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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been evacuated from his official residence in Canberra.The Australian Federal Police said its officers responded to an "alleged security incident" about 6pm today.It wasn't until after 9pm that police confirmed the all clear had been given for the prime minister to return.Prime Mi…
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been forced to evacuate from The Lodge, his residence in Canberra, while police searched the premises following a security threat.
Fears over the structural integrity of a South Bank car park’s roof have prompted concert organisers to install reinforcements ahead of a planned series of performances on the Cultural Forecourt.
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Anthony Albanese was evacuated from The Lodge and moved to another location following a safety threat Source: AAP / Lukas Coch
This item carries a bit of a red flag: “Unfortunately, Chris Wilmott (C8) has the wrong end of the mailbox flag. The red flag on a traditional American kerbside mailbox is a signal for the mail carrier that there’s outgoing mail, correctly stamped, inside to be picked up,” informs Odille Esmonde-Morgan of Bridgewate…
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US President Donald Trump’s company has announced plans for a skyscraper in Australia, which according to his son Eric, will be the country’s tallest building.
A 31-year-old Sunshine Coast man has been charged with 11 counts of rape and dozens of other offences, including harassment, stalking and administering a stupefying drug.
A fight is brewing about the cost of supported camping in NSW national parks, while an updated government document reveals commercial motorbike tours and quad biking could be allowed in hundreds of parks across the state.
True North Copper has secured a $400,000 Queensland Government grant under the Collaborative Development Program (CDP) to probe old mine waste at its Mt Oxide copper project in Queensland.
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Commissioner Virginia Bell arrives at the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion in Sydney, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (Sarah Wilson/AAP Image via AP)
When Deni Dee returned home after spending four weeks in the intensive care unit at Royal Melbourne Hospital in 2023, the single mother of two needed a lot of care.
More than 16 million passengers a year would pay $31 for a one-way trip on a proposed $90 billion high-speed rail line between Sydney and Newcastle that is promised to deliver hundreds of thousands of new homes across the two cities.
A major sporting shooters group says it has had a rush in applications from women seeking firearms training in order to obtain gun licences, as the NSW Liberals say changes to weapons laws after the Bondi massacre were rushed and should be reviewed.
Prime minister discusses range of issues in hour-long YouTube interview with Karl Stefanovic
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Hull KR v Brisbane Broncos was a cracker and further proof that the event should be set in stone every year
Gutting the mental health regulator would weaken the system and break promises made after the royal commission, the sector has warned, as upper house MPs prepare to block the cost-cutting measures.
The two North Ryde households couldn’t have been more different.
The 47-year-old died while on remand at Silverwater women’s correctional centre in 2022 for minor shoplifting charges
Optus is cutting 200 jobs across its business as Australia’s second-largest telco attempts to reset following a disastrous year that included a Triple Zero outage linked to two deaths and a $100 million fine for predatory sales practices.
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Travel spending by councillors at the City of Perth more than tripled last financial year, jumping to $106,500, newly released figures show.
URM Group (near) retired from the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race with hull damage — it could not be repaired in time for the Trans-Tasman Yacht Race. (AAP: Dean Lewins)
Jamal Rifi (left) has been trying to help return a group of women and children who'd been living in a Syrian displacement camp, as well as Yusuf Zahab (right), a Sydney schoolboy who became caught in a Kurdish prison system. Credit: Jacob Chantarat/AAP
Margaret Tighe, the most durable and divisive figure in Australia’s pro-life movement, has been remembered as a warrior for the defenceless, the aged, weak and vulnerable.
He was a doctor who had built a successful clinic helping pregnant women navigating childbirth, she was a promising university student who had her whole life ahead of her.
A man who allegedly used social media to groom and harass women before sexually assaulting them has been charged with more than 30 offences on the Sunshine Coast.
Four-year-old’s parents say ‘even the smallest detail could give us the answers we so desperately need’
Rail line projected to cost taxpayers $61.2bn, with further line to Western Sydney international airport to cost extra $32.4bn
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Bauxite miner Alcoa is facing further scrutiny of its clearing practices after the WA Greens referred the company to the environmental regulator over two more alleged breaches of an exemption order allowing it to continue mining.
Kateryna Argyrou said that despite fears for loved ones, Ukrainians in Australia remain hopeful for a lasting peace. Source: Supplied / Cameron Carr
Long before block-long queues formed for a viral focaccia, Peter Raineri spent his Saturday mornings navigating a different kind of crowd. Before TikTok and Instagram, customers lined the counter of his Five Dock continental deli, shoulder-to-shoulder, arguing over who was next in line.
Virginia Bell delivered a reality check on the first day of the royal commission into antisemitism and social cohesion in Australia. While never veering into self-pity or blame, she made clear she is operating in a constrained environment and the royal commission she leads cannot make everyone happy.
Dark storm clouds gather over Benalla, in north-eastern Victoria. (Supplied: Rene Martens/Weather Obsessed)
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Australia will have to do without Kim Garth (L) and Ellyse Perry (R) as they take on India in the one-day section of their multi-format series. (Getty Images: ICC/Alex Davidson)
Eric Trump has released new images of a proposed Trump tower on the Gold Coast, but many questions are yet to be answered about the project.
A protester accused of biting a police officer’s finger as other officers punched him at a rally against Israeli Prime Minister Isaac Herzog’s visit has been criticised by a magistrate for breaching his bail for previous offences and over a decision to wear a Palestinian scarf in the courtroom.