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Armed gang raids security cars of gold in one of PNG's biggest robberies
Gold bars worth millions of dollars and thousands in cash have been stolen at gunpoint in a brazen heist in Papua New Guinea.
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Queensland Police receive safety notices over watch house conditions
Workplace Health and Safety issues multiple regulatory notices to the police service regarding conditions at the state's watch houses.
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Albanese bristles at pre-COP questions as UN delivers sobering report
A new UN report warns the world is likely to overshoot warming of 1.5C as world leaders shun Australia's pre-COP talks in Fiji.
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Ciraldo calls out NRL over delayed rule-change communication
Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo urges NRL to improve rule-change communication In short: Canterbury Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo wants the NRL to communicate rule changes for next season well in advance. Ciraldo said he only learned his team will be subjected to a trial of new rule changes this weekend via an email. What's next? Ciraldo's Bulldogs will wrap…
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Boy, 14, charged over alleged rock attack that left man unconscious
A 14-year-old boy is charged with assault after a man was seriously injured and left convulsing on the ground in an alleged rock throwing attack in a fast food restaurant car park.
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Darwin hospital opens new ward with hopes of easing capacity pressures
A new multi-purpose ward at the Northern Territory's largest hospital has received its first patients this week, with hopes the $24 million investment will help ease capacity pressures in Darwin's health sector.
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Victorian man defrauds women of more than $45,000 after meeting them online
In short: Stephen James Cross, 41, has pleaded guilty to charges relating to the deception of four women in Gippsland in Victoria's east. Cross called himself "Jimmy Smith", even living with one of the women under the alias. What's next? Cross entered pre-sentence detention today and will be sentenced in October. An unemployed Gippsland man who pretended to…
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Car bomb, feuds and $5K to count 12 votes as NSW councils scrutinised
Local government may have a reputation for being boring, but NSW budget estimates today provided an extraordinary snapshot of what is playing out across the state's councils.
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Special school sexual abuse allegations with authorities, premier says
The Victorian premier says allegations of almost two decades of sexual abuse at a Traralgon special school are "harrowing".
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Premier urges Chinese, Indian coal firms to merge before funding stops
The state government throws its support behind a proposed merger between WA's last remaining coal miners as its self-imposed 2030 deadline to retire state-owned coal assets approaches.
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AFL boss backflips by scrapping controversial 'Opening Round' experiment
AFL CEO Andrew Dillon says the 2027 season will start with all 18 teams in action despite previously defending the staggered start.
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WA police drop AI seatbelt fines amid influx of complaints
Hundreds of fines issued via AI-assisted traffic cameras are being dropped in WA, with officers unable to prove drivers knew their passengers were wearing their seatbelts incorrectly.
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Brown and foul tasting: This town's water may be the tipping point of a crisis
In Australia's most decentralised state, water infrastructure is failing, leading residents in one town to rely on the bottled variety, but it comes at a cost.
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Police pursuit of emu just part of 'life of a country cop'
A video of a flightless bird being chased by a police officer down a road on the NSW Central Tablelands goes viral, with the local chief inspector saying it's all part of "the life of a country cop".
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Police investigating if fatal Sydney shooting a case of mistaken identity
Police say it is "tragically" possible that a man who was shot dead on a Western Sydney street was another case of mistaken identity.
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Former Bondi Rescue lifeguard Matt Dee dies
Well-known former Bondi Rescue cast member and mental health advocate Matt Dee has died, according to a statement posted online by the clothing and events company he co-founded.
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Fatal hit-and-run driver thought he had hit animal, court hears
A 20-year-old hit-and-run driver who fatally struck a woman in Adelaide's north-east has apologised to his victim's family in court, which heard he did not initially realise he had hit a person.
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Police speak with four men over Sydney Swans scandal
Victoria Police detectives confirm they have spoken with four Sydney men as part of their sexual assault investigation linked to the Sydney Swans.
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Judge tells retiring triple murder jury to consider if survivor truthful
A jury has retired to consider its verdict in the trial of a Queensland grazier accused of a triple murder and an attempted murder.
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'The Family' serial killings suspects should be named, victims' relatives say
Relatives of some of the victims of "The Family" murders are demanding the public release of the long-suppressed names of suspects linked to the case.
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Another plan unveiled to tackle long-standing issues in Port Augusta
The state government has announced another plan to tackle issues regarding crime, violence and substance abuse in Port Augusta. The efforts have been praised by Indigenous leaders who say it is needed, but have criticised the lack of Indigenous consultation.
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The turquoise home that withstood a torrent
Inside the turquoise house close to the riverbank, a mother of two, her husband, daughter and in-laws remained stranded on their balcony as the flood tore through their Nepali town.
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Telstra outage caused by failure to address well-known network issues
Telstra failed to prioritise fixing known vulnerabilities in its systems despite being warned about them months before they triggered a major nationwide outage.
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Case against Lizzo's Big Grrl Touring company dropped by federal judge
A district judge in the US has cleared Lizzo's touring company of wrongdoing after allegations of discrimination and harassment were filed by a former wardrobe assistant.
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Man sentenced to two years in jail over deepfake images of women and children
Antonio Rotondo was found guilty on Tuesday of creating and distributing "profoundly violating" and "degrading" deepfakes of Brisbane women and children.
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Four Australians found in Nepal, but dozens of others still missing
In short: Four more Australians have been found safe after the devastating floods in Nepal and Tibet, but 38 others remain missing. Families of those still missing are urging authorities to do more to find their loved ones. At least 1,066 people have been killed and 4,462 others remain missing. Four more Australians have been confirmed safe in the Nepal-Tibe…
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Man who slipped in McDonald's sought more than $2 million in damages
A man who slipped near a wet floor sign at a Canberra McDonald's is awarded nearly $15,000 in compensation, after initially seeking millions.
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Key player in Melbourne tobacco wars to spend at least three years behind bars
A key lieutenant of jailed tobacco kingpin Kazem Hamad will spend at least three years behind bars for orchestrating arsons and car thefts at the height of Victoria's tobacco wars.
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Man convicted of National Zoo stabbing murder has small legal win
A man who murdered his colleague at Canberra's National Zoo and Aquarium has had three and a half years shaved off his 30-year sentence after an appeal.
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Hate and vilification charges laid after alleged threats of violence
Charges of hate and vilification threats laid against man after Mossman raid In short: A man has been charged in Far North Queensland with making threats with serious vilification or hate crime aggravating circumstances. Police were responding to complaints of ideologically motivated threats of violence. What's next? The man will face court on September 21.
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Man shot dead in Sydney home invasion appears to be 'innocent'
NSW police commissioner says a man shot dead in a Sydney home invasion appears to be an "innocent life" lost to organised crime.
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Clarkson sacked as Kangaroos hunt 'coach for the modern game'
North Melbourne president Sonja Hood and football boss Todd Viney address the media after the decision to part ways with senior coach Alastair Clarkson.
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Australian economy grows faster than expected, raising rate hike risk
Australia's economy grew 0.4 per cent in the June quarter, slightly beating most economist forecasts and further raising the prospect of an interest rate hike as soon as this month.
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More than 5,000 sheep worth $1.7m stolen from property in rural Qld
Detectives from the Rural and Stock Crime Squad are asking anyone who may have seen a flock of dorper sheep "matching the description" to come forward.
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Buffalo attack in Northern Territory leaves tourist shaken
Two young tourists say they've never been more scared in their lives after 21-year-old Victorian woman Emma Hipwell was charged by a wild buffalo while holidaying in the Northern Territory.
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Mine considered 'beating heart' of small Tasmanian town to reopen
Mining company Sibanye-Stillwater hopes to have the Mt Lyell copper mine near Queenstown back up and running in 2029, creating 300 jobs in the process.
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Prosecutors allowed to seek death penalty in Charlie Kirk murder case
A judge has ruled that Tyler Robinson, the man accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk last year, should face trial on murder charges in a case eligible for the death penalty.
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Live: 'I wasn't happy': Depth of Hadley and Jones animosity revealed in court
Retired 2GB radio host Ray Hadley has resumed giving evidence at Alan Jones's indecent assault and sexual touching trial.
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Ferrari's Schumacher-inspired livery, F1 leader to cop penalty in Italy
Ferrari will be celebrating the legacy of Michael Schumacher this weekend at its home race, with special livery dedicated to the seven-time Formula 1 world champion.
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Meet the emerging artists featured in Primavera 2026
Who decides what is remembered? What happens to the objects and stories consigned to history's rubbish bin? Can we ever truly understand or recapture the past? These are some of the questions the artists showcased in this year's Primavera exhibition, which features Australian artists aged 35 or younger, are wrestling with. Exhibition curator Antares Wells tr…
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AFP raid Melbourne home of former CFMEU official
Federal police officers have raided the home of a former senior official of the militant construction union as part of their probe into corruption in the building industry.
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Amateur drone pilots put races and aircraft at risk, authorities say
Looking through her shots from an outback camel race, a photographer notices she snapped a drone where it should not have been.
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Bledisloe Cup quadruple-header announced as sevens added to ticket
Australia's sevens teams will share the stage in a scheduling first with the Wallabies and Wallaroos to create a Bledisloe Cup quadruple-header in Sydney.
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Hiker found after spending night in Mount Remarkable National Park
A hiker is missing at Mount Remarkable National Park in South Australia. The woman failed to return from a hike yesterday, prompting a late-night search by PolAir and local crews. A renewed search is commencing this morning, with police patrols, Mounted Operations and SES volunteers. The popular hiking spot in South Australia's Mid North region is about 250…
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Hidden in an attic for decades, rare photos shed new light on Pilbara strike camps
They waited in a Fremantle attic for decades. Now an anthropologist's snapshots of remote Australian history are about to see the light of day.
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Live: ASX falls sharply, oil hits two-month high amid US-Iran strikes
The Australian share market is recording heavy losses after the US launched fresh strikes against Iran, driving oil prices up and contributing to a global bond sell-off. Follow live.
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Sunshine and snow: Your photos of WA's wild August weather
August has always been a transitional month in WA, and these stunning photos from across the state show just how wild the weather was.
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Australians accused of involvement with IS look set to face Iraqi trial
Local Iraqi authorities say they have finishing interrogating more than 5,700 prisoners transferred from Syria earlier this year.
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NSW premier 'serious' about Indian airline joining Western Sydney airport
The New South Wales premier says he is still hopeful of luring Indian airlines to Western Sydney airport, declaring "we're serious" about securing direct flights. Chris Minns met Air India representatives in New Delhi on Tuesday night, however no formal agreement was reached. The premier is on a four-day visit to India to "attract investment", his first over…
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Live: Four more Australians confirmed safe in Nepal-Tibet flood disaster
Four more Australians have been confirmed safe after the Nepal-Tibet flood, with the number of unaccounted-for Australians revised down to 38. Follow live.
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'No-one told us anything': NT community without services months after floods
Months after record flooding, the remote Aboriginal community of Nauiyu / Daly River remains significantly damaged and without key services. Locals say some are still without power and little has been done to prepare for the next wet season.
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Growers fight to save Cavendish bananas as farms fall to Panama disease
Growers, researchers and plant breeders are looking for a genetically modified saviour for the world's most popular banana variety after the 11th detection of a soil-borne fungus in Queensland.
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Fifth seed comes from behind to avoid another US Open boilover
Italian fifth seed Flavio Cobolli has rallied from two sets down to win his first-round match at the US Open, avoiding another early upset on the men's side.
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Thea Frodin, Serena Williams's body double in movie, makes US Open debut
Making a US Open debut as a teenager is a daunting task, but American Thea Frodin is not a stranger to the bright lights.
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Live: Iran says US will 'regret' new wave of attacks
The new round of strikes comes after Iran attempted to attack American troops and commercial ships in the region, according to US central command. Follow live.
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Deadlocked jury in Lindsay Clancy trial told to keep deliberating
Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial say they have been unable to reach a unanimous decision on whether the Massachusetts mother was criminally responsible for killing her three young children.
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Dugong population drops 50pc in 'real shock' for researchers
New research finds the number of dugongs in the Gulf of Carpentaria — one of the animal's most globally important populations — has halved in the past two decades, a decline scientists have called a "real shock".
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Illegal strip search of Aboriginal woman sheds light on 'invasive' practice
A First Nations former detainee is suing the ACT government after her human rights were breached when she was illegally strip-searched while being held in remand at Canberra's jail.
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Bird poo concerns in SA town grappling with avian flu
A pontoon turned white from bird droppings and the potential for exposure through untreated drinking water are among the issues concerning the Port MacDonnell community in south-east SA.
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Injured Kokkinakis withdraws from US Open before hitting a ball
Thanasi Kokkinakis concedes he may have contested his last US Open without even hitting a ball after the cursed star's body failed him once again.
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Big batteries' midnight power raid now in regulator's crosshairs
Batteries have been hailed as an antidote to price pain but strange charging behaviour in WA has pushed the market higher. Now the regulator is preparing to intervene.
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MotoGP is on track for Adelaide — here's what's planned in the parklands
Plans for Adelaide to host future MotoGP races are about more than the track and the trees, according to the SA government, which is promising what amounts to a sweeping refurbishment of the eastern parklands.
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Spring roars in with near-record temperatures across Victoria
After a mild winter, temperatures across Victoria are continuing to climb, with the state experiencing a warmer-than-average start to spring.
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First Nations people with disability spending extended periods in custody, report finds
The Indigenous disability-led research is a national first, and examines the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability in Australia's justice system.
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New plan to tackle drug trafficking in Pacific as Australian cases soar
The drug smuggling trade ravaging some Pacific communities is being fed by Australia's appetites for illegal drugs with seizures more than three times higher than last year.
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AI boom could hit housing pipeline as worker shortage grows
A government-established jobs and skills commission is calling on urgent action to add thousands of skilled tradespeople to the workforce and address poaching across projects.
18 hours ago
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Silicon Valley fascism is waging war on democracy
"Billionaires have become radicalised against democracy," the American independent journalist Gil Durán told the ABC. "We have to realise how much power we have, and to stop being tuned out from the very real threat we face from a billionaire class that has gone off the edge of sanity into an altered reality. "But we also need to realise where we're at, how…
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On motorbikes, four friends search for their missing mate in Nepal
The ABC follows four men as they travel on motorbike through the flood zone, a hospital, army barracks and a morgue in a desperate search of their missing friend.
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Pleas to intensity search efforts for Sydney couple missing in Nepal
Chitra Venkatraman and her husband Venkatraman Balakrishnan were on a spiritual tour when deadly flash floods swept through the Nepal-Tibet border last Wednesday.
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Former UTAS exec alleges 'smear campaign' after reporting relationship
A former senior HR executive at the University of Tasmania alleges the institution mishandled her conflict-of-interest disclosure about a relationship she had formed with another executive.
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Pill testing to be made permanent at up to 15 music festivals a year in NSW
The Minns government will provide a drug checking service at up to 15 music festivals per year in the state, beginning in October.
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Rescue package to help vulnerable families care for children at home
The in-home childcare sector says the relief package is "monumental" but warns longer term problems still need to be addressed.
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Social media algorithm opt-in would curb 'manosphere', says advocate
In short: Chanel Contos is warning tech giants could design their way around weaker attempts to rein in harmful social media algorithms. The Teach Us Consent chief executive will use a National Press Club speech to further her push for algorithmic feeds to be "opt-in". What's next? The federal government is considering giving users greater control over conte…
19 hours ago
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How Coles and NSW Police busted an Apple gift card tampering scam
Police found a bag containing 47 iTunes gift cards in bundles of five labelled with post-it notes when they raided a home in Sydney's western suburbs.
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Weather quiz: Rank Australia's hottest, coldest and wettest places this winter
It's time to celebrate making it through another punishing Australian winter by taking on the challenge of today's weather quiz.
19 hours ago
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Blak & Bright Writers Festival rare public safe space for conversation
Poet Evelyn Araluen says the Blak & Bright Writers Festival will provide a welcome reprieve from the often hostile online environments First Nations people deal with. The festival will take place in Naarm this week.
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US launches fresh strikes on Iran around Strait of Hormuz
Tehran remained defiant, warning that it would prevent oil being exported from the Gulf, despite a threat by US President Donald Trump to hit Iran "hard".
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor 'committed sex crimes in US', congressman says
Breakaway Republican Thomas Massie uses congressional privilege to accuse Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former Duke of York, of committing sex crimes in the United States.
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Germany says Russia responsible for Leipzig airport drone attack
Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said that after assessing the technology used and other intelligence information "the government concludes that Russia is responsible for the hybrid attack".
21 hours ago
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Twelve killed as Russia steps up aerial assault on Ukraine
Russia carries out a sixth straight day of heavy attacks on Kyiv, with civilian infrastructure and residential buildings among the targets.
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