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Small town Australian becomes 'accidental expert' in sumo wrestling
Katrina Watts captures the moment professional wrestler Daishoyama has his hair washed by his attendant. (Supplied: Katrina Watts)
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/donna-harper/12122150
Massive rain dump on Sydney leads to flash flooding and rescue operations
Thousands of commuters stranded on major roads after severe weather on Thursday night
· Australian Associated Press
Government launches consultation into locally made wind infrastructure
The government is looking into the possibility of producing wind turbine infrastructure in Australia. (ABC News: Jean Bell)
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/laura-mayers/12950738
Liberal event gatecrashed by immigration protesters
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Tim Wilson’s ‘respectful society’ forum gatecrashed by white supremacist
A white supremacist has gatecrashed a community event hosted by Goldstein MP Tim Wilson, claiming that immigration is an existential threat to Australia.
· Alexander Darling, Angus Delaney
Celine Cremer: ‘compelling evidence’ human remains found in Tasmania belong to missing Belgian backpacker
Hiker disappeared in June 2023, aged 31, after departing for a walk near Cradle Mountain
· https://www.theguardian.com/profile/nick-visser
ASX to edge up after tech rally stalls on Wall Street
The Australian share market is likely to edge higher at open after a mixed session on Wall Street.
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/samuel-yang/9406324
'It gives us pride': Bad Bunny tour unites Sydney's Latin diaspora
Bad Bunny and his band were looking very stylish at his concert in Sao Paulo in February. (AP: Andre Penner)
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/pablo-vi%C3%B1ales/7468448
Thieves swipe $40,000 of rescue gear from SES depot
Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
· Adam Vidler
Australia news live: attorneys general to meet to discuss antisemitism and online hate; cheaper mortgages push up cash rate, RBA says
Michelle Rowland’s office says rising antisemitism needs ‘coordinated and sustained response’. Follow updates live
· https://www.theguardian.com/profile/nick-visser,https://www.theguardian.com/profile/josh-butler,https://www.theguardian.com/profile/luca-ittimani
Tasmania announces stronger gun laws but stops short of firearm limit
The reforms announced by the Tasmanian government do not include caps on the number of guns people can own. (Unsplash: Paul Einerhand)
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/monty-jacka/102206016
Last-minute apology for 'racist' posts 'doesn't change anything' for NT administrator, Elder says
Northern Territory MP Yingiya Guyula has said David Connolly shouldn't be welcome as NT administrator "until he's proven that he no longer has these racist opinions". Source: AAP / Amanda Parkinson
· https://www.facebook.com/SBSAustralia/
Thousands without power after heavy rain, flash floods smash Sydney
There were 40 flood rescues within a three-hour period on Thursday night. (Supplied: NSW SES)
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/miriah-davis/105680756
Dozens rescued from floods as rain hammers Sydney
Dozens of flood rescues have been carried out in Sydney in the past 24 hours after a massive afternoon and overnight downpour, with more on the way.Homes were evacuated as the rain inundated streets in Fairfield East and more than 490 calls were made to the SES.Out of those, 42 led to swift water rescues.READ MORE:…
· Adam Vidler
Australia news LIVE: IS brides would go to jail in Australia to get children out of Syria; Pauline Hanson calls for referendum to avoid hate speech laws
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· Emily Kaine
Morning Mail: One Nation job for Pauline Hanson’s daughter; tensions high amid US-Iran nuclear talks; fears over ChatGPT Health advice
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· https://www.theguardian.com/profile/paul--gallagher
Queensland victims of crime owed almost $50 million in restitution
Topic:Law, Crime and Justice
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/alex-brewster/13556424
Adelaide Uni students fear merger could extend degrees and debts
Bethany Corbin says she is still waiting for her full study plan despite being weeks into her degree. (ABC News: Briana Fiore)
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/briana-fiore/14016750
BBy Briana Fiore
Briana Fiore is an Adelaide-based reporter and visual storyteller, known for character-driven journalism. A 2021 Walkley Young Australian Journalist of the Year, three-time Walkley finalist and former Andrew Olle Scholar, she has worked on Four Corners investigations and contributed to Australian Story and 7.30 in S…
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Thomas is a reporter for the ABC in Adelaide with experience covering politics, urban development and higher education.
The life expectancy gap in two Brisbane suburbs is 15 years. Despite being 1.6km away
Women living in the Brisbane suburb of Murarrie are dying 15 years younger than those in neighbouring Cannon Hill, according to new research mapping health outcomes across the city.
· Courtney Kruk
Council-linked developer puts shops on market months after contentious decision
The owners of a Brisbane bayside shopping centre who benefited from a council decision to cancel a rival project are now selling the “blue chip” site.
· Julius Dennis, Matt Dennien
Victoria to ban ‘good character’ references from watering down sentences
Victoria will ban “good character” references that reduce jail sentences for convicted criminals, after years of advocacy from child sex abuse survivors.
· Rachel Eddie
Team behind Nour and Aalia to open tapas bar in Bondi (with a hatted chef in the kitchen)
When Besa opens on Sunday, March 1, Bondi’s newest tapas bar will feature a hatted chef in the kitchen and an interior that resembles a set from a Pedro Almodovar film. Besa’s owners will be hoping it becomes a bright spot after a tough summer at Australia’s most famous beach.
· Scott Bolles
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Sandy Powell is a social reporter based in Burnie. He moved to Tasmania in 2018 and has spent years working in Tasmania's north-west and reporting on the local community.
I run a gay sauna in Australia. You'd be surprised who comes through the door
Glenn McNamara left his decades-long corporate career to run a gay sauna. Source: Supplied / Laura Brierley Newton
· https://www.facebook.com/SBSAustralia/
'Tip of the iceberg': Australia faces a rising threat
The AFP commissioner recently warned Australian high office holders and culturally diverse communities are facing hatred masquerading as a "right or freedom to do or say something". Source: SBS News
· https://www.facebook.com/SBSAustralia/
Australia lags behind NZ and Canada when it comes to one major problem
The rate of Indigenous people behind bars continues to rise and there are calls for a different approach to justice. (AAP/Human Rights Watch: Daniel Soekov)
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/tahnee-jash/13474330
Sydney hit by extreme weather
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Warning of severe downpour in Adelaide
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Rising tide of new voters forcing a tax rethink on property
Australian real estate prices are now among the highest in the world. (ABC News: Ian Cutmore)
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/ian-verrender/5261264
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Nassim Khadem is an award-winning multimedia journalist. She reports on business news across online, radio and TV for ABC News. Her recent reporting has also focused on international affairs, including Iran's protest movement. Nassim began working as a journalist with The Age in 2003, including as that newspaper's e…
‘It keeps me afloat’: The side hustle earning Angie $10,000 a year
A side hustle that brings in an extra $10,000 a year is helping to keep a roof over the head of Sydney’s Angie Shen.
· Nina Hendy
The verdict on Melbourne’s glam new Manhattan-style hotel
Hannah St Hotel, Southbank, Melbourne
· Katherine Scott
Sydney’s best beach and how much it costs to live there
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· Alice Uribe
How to get mass adoption of EVs in city areas? It’s not just about public chargers
Electric vehicle owners in inner-city Sydney and Melbourne are resorting to dangling charging cables out windows, stringing them through trees and laying them across footpaths, adding pressure for councils to allow more permanent solutions.
· Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Rumours have been swirling about the Australian Grand Prix. Travis Auld has quashed them
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· Hannah Kennelly
The PM’s high-speed gamble: The world’s longest rail tunnel or deepest money pit
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· Shane Wright, Matt O'Sullivan
Taxpayers ‘deserve better’: Labor puts top climate lawyers on notice
Australia’s leading environmental legal service could be stripped of Commonwealth funding as Resources Minister Madeleine King warns taxpayers deserve a “higher standard of conduct” following a second high-profile courtroom defeat against oil and gas giant Santos.
· Mike Foley, Nick Toscano
Qantas says new jets power higher sales, profit
SYDNEY, Australia ꟷ Australia’s Qantas Airways said on Thursday new fuel-efficient aircraft and strong demand for travel helped to drive up sales and deliver a steady half-year profit.
· Agence France-Presse
La nueva era de la F1 exige otro estilo de manejo. Los '4 Grandes' buscan ganar en Australia
Max Verstappen de Red Bull previo a una jornada de pruebas de pretemporada de la Fórmula Uno, el viernes 13 de febrero de 2026, en Sakhir, Bahréin. (AP Foto/Altaf Qadri)
· https://apnews.com/author/james-ellingworth
Back to Back Barries: the politics of no sympathy for ‘IS families’
Tony Barry and Barrie Cassidy examine the divisive political debate over the future of the 34 Australian women and children languishing in a Syrian detention camp.
‘The sky’s the limit’: Newcastle Art Gallery unveils its ‘divisive’ $48m expansion with a blockbuster opening show
Now the largest public gallery in NSW outside of Sydney, NAG’s new exhibition marries big names with local artists – and celebrates a changing city
Pauline Hanson’s daughter employed in taxpayer-funded job with NSW One Nation senator
Exclusive: Tasmanian Lee Hanson employed as senior adviser to Sean Bell in role worth as much as $180,000
· https://www.theguardian.com/profile/sarah-martin
Hop to it: a rabbit-themed Sydney itinerary for Bad Bunny
The places the Puerto Rican musician should visit as he begins his Australian tour
· https://www.theguardian.com/profile/isabella-lee
‘Let me in!’ The artist inviting you to protest outside major art venues he can’t access
In Let Me In, Let Me Out, Hugo Flavelle takes audiences on a tour of galleries and theatres he has struggled in around Perth – creating a protest crossed with a mobile rave
· https://www.theguardian.com/profile/dee-jefferson
Albanese should demand reparations from Israel, say families of Australian soldiers whose graves were bulldozed
A third family says the Australian government must do more to hold Israel and the Israeli Defence Force to account, including demanding an apology
· https://www.theguardian.com/profile/christopher-knaus,https://www.theguardian.com/profile/ben-doherty
From Women’s World Cup euphoria to Olympic despair: how did the Matildas get here?
The 2023 tournament was a defining moment in Australian football but there have been more troughs than peaks on the way to a home Asian Cup
· https://www.theguardian.com/profile/joanna-khan,https://www.theguardian.com/profile/martin-pegan