Asia-Pacific: Australia

Sydney Morning Herald - National (47 minutes ago)

Alande Safi borrowed $5 million for 10 days. When he failed to pay back the loan - or its interest - the lender took him to court.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (47 minutes ago)

When it comes to living a healthy life, many people don't know where to begin – or what to believe. Thankfully, these three experts can set you straight.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (47 minutes ago)

This week in our Life in the 'Burbs series, we focus on a neighbourhood that's gone from shabby chic to a developer's dream.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (47 minutes ago)

A detainee has been charged with murder over the death of another detainee at a detention centre in Villawood, Sydney.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (47 minutes ago)

A body has been found in the aftermath of the Longwood fire in Victoria as multiple blazes continue to burn.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (47 minutes ago)

Multiple severe flood warnings are in place in northern Queensland as ex-Cyclone Koji moves inland.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 hours ago)

About a dozen shops across WA have been shot at or set on fire allegedly by recruits of tobacco syndicates. Most are back up and running – and still openly selling illegally imported cigarettes.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 hours ago)

The Hunter Street station is set to become the most expensive on the line, with confidential estimates showing costs have blown out by more than $900 million.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 hours ago)

Myer family siblings Celia Burrell and Richard Shelmerdine are in a legal battle over her plans to build a $3 million beach house next door to his.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 hours ago)

Ten years ago the Herald examined how Sydney would house its population in 2026. But the future poses an even bigger challenge.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 hours ago)

As Gen Zs and Millennials turn to digital subscription services for hair loss, doctors are warning men to consult a GP in person and use additional safeguards.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 hours ago)

Maybe Max and I were on the same page when it came to appreciating the beauty, the solace and simplicity of this special place.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (7 hours ago)

One month on from the terror attack, thousands converged at Bondi Pavilion for the final daily vigil, shining lights to commemorate the 15 victims who were killed.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (7 hours ago)

Trivia buffs, test your knowledge with today's interactive superquiz.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (7 hours ago)

The true test is not whether we establish an inquiry but whether we have the courage to confront uncomfortable truths about how we arrived at this point.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (10 hours ago)

Kerry Smith thought she was doing the right thing when, feeling the early signs of a cold, she took a popular supplement she'd used before.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (10 hours ago)

There has been a lucky escape for a Baldivis family after a car came crashing into their kitchen.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (11 hours ago)

Police said they found human remains 100 metres from a vehicle near Yarck in central Victoria on Sunday afternoon.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (11 hours ago)

When the Longwood fires crept up over the rolling hills and threatened to reduce Yarck to cinders last week, Robbie Cumming's parents decided to stay back and fight.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (12 hours ago)

A Sydney childcare centre is the first to be shut down under a tough new crackdown after failing to meet national standards for more than a decade.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (12 hours ago)

Up to a dozen major bushfires were burning across Victoria after new blazes broke out despite milder conditions.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (12 hours ago)

A family has been airlifted to safety with their cat after sheltering in a shipping container amid Victoria's bushfires.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (12 hours ago)

Pressure to reinstate Palestinian-Australian author Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah to the line-up of one of the country's best-loved writers' festivals is mounting.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (12 hours ago)

A couple driving to the airport has had an unusual mishap after getting their hire car stuck in a sinkhole.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (12 hours ago)

Parts of North Queensland have copped the brunt of ex-cyclone Koji.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (12 hours ago)

Higher education regulators have sounded the alarm on early childhood education students, warning some are "not genuine”.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (12 hours ago)

Eating reindeer, visiting Santa's home in the Arctic Circle and speaking Finnish at school were all novel experiences for Marley Hines.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (13 hours ago)

Australia has significant deposits of rare earth reserves, but being a useful ally is apparently irrelevant to being annexed by the United States.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (13 hours ago)

What were once rare disasters are becoming more common with extreme weather events striking multiple times a year and leaders fighting to fund recovery.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (13 hours ago)

Mass demonstrations in Iran are escalating as millions of people unite to try and topple the country's regime.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (15 hours ago)

While the system has been downgraded, damaging winds and heavy rain are expected to continue for the next few days.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (16 hours ago)

Steve Smith smashes a six on his second ball back with the Sydney Sixers.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (16 hours ago)

While downgraded, ex-tropical cyclone Koji is bringing heavy rain and winds with flood warnings.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (16 hours ago)

Dozens of West Australian emergency services specialists are flying to Victoria as devastating bushfires ravage communities across the state.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (17 hours ago)

Wycheproof Fire Brigade shared a video showing one of the fires burning in Victoria overnight.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (19 hours ago)

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji has been downgraded but is still expected to bring damaging winds and heavy rain to North Queensland from today.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (19 hours ago)

Residents of a Baldivis home had a rude awakening in the middle of the night when a car ploughed into their house.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (19 hours ago)

The 83-year-old cyclist died shortly after being struck by a car, while another driver, who allegedly hit two teen e-bike riders, fled into NSW.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (20 hours ago)

Tropical Cyclone Koji was downgraded to a category 1 system overnight but is still expected to bring damaging winds and heavy rainfall to North Queensland from today.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (23 hours ago)

Protests have broken out across the United States over the shooting death of an American mother by an ICE agent in Minneapolis.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (23 hours ago)

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has warned residents to prepare for significant rainfall as Tropical Cyclone Koji makes its way to the coastline.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (23 hours ago)

At least 65 people have been killed and thousands have been arrested in anti-government protests in Iran.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (23 hours ago)

A 19-year-old man has been arrested after another teenager was found fatally stabbed in Melbourne's CBD.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (24 hours ago)

Firefighters continue to battle a number of out-of-control bushfires in Victoria.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (24 hours ago)

A tropical low lurking in the Coral Sea was declared a cyclone overnight.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

Growth in short-stay listings has stagnated, threatening revenue from the new Airbnb levy, but experts are not convinced there will now be more long-term rentals.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

Women's muscle mass across the lifespan has been mapped for the first time by Australian researchers who found resistance training counters the effects of declining sex hormones.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

Far from being a bit cliquey with the interlopers from Sydney, these locals are ready to help, despite the odd jibe about the flashy Speedos.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

Trivia buffs, test your knowledge with today's interactive superquiz.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

Fierce winds and hot weather have sparked more than 200 fires in every corner of the state, leaving a trail of destruction and dozens of towns on high alert.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

"Henry” has done us all a great service in pointing out the life left in classic Test matches when other sports result in dead rubbers.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

A late wind change was expected overnight creating perilous conditions for fires still burning out of control across the state.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

A witness has described the moment a car crashed into a patrol car and the alleged driver was chased by police.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

North Queenslanders are bracing for a tropical low to strengthen to a category 1 cyclone before it crosses the coast.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

After winning Dancing with the Stars in the US, Robert Irwin is back home at Australia Zoo and has unveiled a photo competition for Crikey Magazine.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

The bureau has issued an alert for damaging winds along the Sydney coastline as a southerly buster arrives to provide relief after temperatures soared above 40 degrees.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

After an out-of-control bushfire tore through a small township in Victoria, residents returned to find relics of their family history completely lost.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

The top of 42.2 degrees recorded at Observatory Hill was the equal-highest of the summer so far, while the state has been spared major bushfires for now.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

Calls have arisen to widen the Commonwealth royal commission into antisemitism to widen to include all forms of hate impacting social cohesion.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

Police are hunting for a man who shot a local dead inside his home in the early hours of the morning.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

ICE agent's phone captures fatal confrontation in Minneapolis

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

After 30 straight hours of constant firefighting, dozens of crews were forced to pull back to make a desperate last stand.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Hospitals have reported a rise in presentations from people with asthma-like symptoms, as the bushfire crisis spreads heavier smoke across Victoria.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

A local firefighter commander of 48 years, lost his own home while fighting a bushfire in his hometown.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Victorians have told of their urgent dash to outrun a fire that fast approached their town of Natimuk.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

The Longwood fire flattened homes in Alexandra, including that of frontline firefighters and volunteers.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

We measured how western Sydney's urban fringe experienced Saturday's heatwave. It was horrifying.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Ann and Jamie Laherty-Hunt returned to the fire-ravaged hamlet of Ruffy to find their dream home had been destroyed. But there were little wins in the ruins.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Ask Tyrone Rice about the devastation of the little town of Harcourt and you get a stiff upper lip in response.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

David Crisafulli said the theft was "as low as you can get” after cables were cut in Far North Queensland as it braces for a cyclone.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Victorians in fire-ravaged towns across the state are grappling with immense loss, as major bushfires continue to pose a threat.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Nightlife is growing significantly faster in Sydney's west than in the east – and this is not by accident.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

A man is dead after being shot in the chest inside his western Sydney unit in what police are calling a targeted attack.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Video shows extensive bushfire damage in Harcourt, Victoira.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Lancelin locals found large packages tied to flotation drums in the ocean about 30 kilometres offshore that police allege was left there by a passing livestock carrier.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

CCTV footage appears to show two men collect items from bins behind Inflation nightclub and put them into a City of Melbourne truck.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

The smell of smoke is drifting down to Melbourne, as residents report ash falling into their homes. But weather experts warn the air quality will only deteriorate as smoke settles in across the state on Sunday.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Letter writers and coin collectors of the world unite! Our analogue days are numbered.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

As the gateway heaved during a busy holiday period, air traffic controllers were facing an unusually fetid issue – the raw smell of sewage.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributing photographers at The Age

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

A crime scene has been declared after five fire crews battled the blaze at the site of a planned 34-storey tower development.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

We asked writers to share the moments that changed their young lives for The Age 2026 Opinion summer series

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

The Broadway Hotel in Woolloongabba went in flames for a third time just before midnight on January 9, 2026.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Police are investigating the possibility that the driver of a truck that crashed into four cars may have suffered a medical episode.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

North Queensland communities are being urged to prepare for a destructive weather system that is barrelling towards the coastline.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

The manhunt for a missing gunman in Perth's north has entered its third day.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

A state of disaster has been called in parts of Victoria as hundreds of firefighters continue to battle out-of-control conditions statewide.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

The clash between two legal heavyweights is just one front in a long-running war.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

With only four sessions permitted each season – each limited to just one hour between 7am and 8am – abalone fishers have limited time to catch their quota.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Life, or what's left of it, is too short for the folly of must-do lists. It's easier to work out your "never-agains”.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

I can't stop bragging about her: her beauty, power and presence.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

More than just a playground for Melbourne's wealthy during summer, the seaside community in Sorrento still maintains a sense of coastal soul.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Teri Teramoto's life has taken an unpredictable path: from Hiroshima to Chatswood.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Trivia buffs: can you get a perfect score in the interactive superquiz?

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Firefighters are urgently searching for three people, including a child, who are missing after the Longwood bushfire destroyed homes and buildings as extreme weather conditions grip the state.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Out-of-control bushfires threaten homes in the state's north and east as firefighters prepare for conditions that are expected to be the worst in Victoria since Black Summer.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

A video shared to social media shows several destroyed commercial buildings in the Victorian town.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

From a million blooming sunflowers to medieval jousting and the state's biggest motorsport festival, south-east Queensland is set for a massive year of unique regional events.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Two men have died after collision in Wembley in Perth's western suburbs, with CCTV capturing the moment of the impact.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Police are confident 58-year old Kenneth Giles is using 'bush tracks' to evade them while on the run, after a woman was shot in the hand at a Mullewa property this week.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

New data reveals the number of children treated for injuries at Perth Children's Hospital's emergency department last month, with one family's story serving as a warning to others.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Dozens of writers have pulled out of the Adelaide Writers' Week after it dropped a Palestinian author from the program.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

A significant stretch of the North Queensland coastline is in the danger zone with a tropical low currently sitting off the coast in the Coral Sea.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Police are probing whether a medical episode was the cause of a major multi-vehicle crash in Queensland, which left two toddlers fighting for life.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

A 17-year-old girl has died at the scene of a horror car accident in Sydney's south-west overnight.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Thick, grey smoke is blanketing the town of Yea, and most residents have left. But some are staying to protect their homes and animals.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Police are searching for the driver responsible for a dangerous stunt after three people were spotted car-surfing inside the M8 tunnel.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Iran is being rocked by intensifying anti-government protests, sparked by the collapse of the local currency.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

An urgent recall has been issued for a luxury Volkswagen SUV due to fears it could pose a major fire risk.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

At least five houses have been destroyed in the western Victorian town of Natimuk.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

At the Mansfield Showgrounds, animals outnumber people, brought by fire-hit residents from far and wide seeking shelter for them.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Giving a label to impending dangers "can make hazards more memorable”, say two academic experts.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Australia's best writers festival could collapse within days as international and local writers boycott it in protest at the removal of Randa Abdel-Fattah.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

A scorching day recalled catastrophes of the past. Could this be a new Black Friday? Emergency warnings playing on painful memories may help avoid utter disaster.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Five homes have been lost in a blaze in Victoria's west.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Some residents have been told it's too late to leave as an erratic and fast-moving bushfire threatens towns near the Walwa bushfire, in the north-east of the state.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

More than 20 homes are estimated to be lost and a family-of-three are missing as out-of-control bushfires burn across Victoria.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

The Bureau of Meteorology's station in the city recorded a maximum of 42.9 degrees at 4.04pm. Just over an hour later the temperature had dropped to 31.3 degrees.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

It's obviously very dangerous being anywhere near US police, ICE or the Border Patrol.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Politicians and the Jewish community have reacted to Anthony Albanese's call for a Royal Commission into antisemitism.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

The Longwood fire hit Matt Fowles' family-owned winery outside on Thursday morning and just 45 minutes later, it had left a moonscape of scorched vines, razed homes and dead sheep.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Australia's best writers festival could collapse within days as international and local writers boycott it in protest at the removal of Randa Abdel-Fattah.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Tradies pulled the toddlers from one of two cars struck by a truck on the Sunshine Coast.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Heatwave warnings remain in place over the weekend as intense weather continues to grip large parts of the country.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Crews across Victoria are continuing to battle multiple fires burning at an emergency level across the state.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Extreme heat and wind are expected to sweep into NSW and the ACT on Saturday, with warnings a large bushfire burning south of the Murray River could blow across the border.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Three vessels have been sunk by a fire that also destroyed a fourth, as the operators of a lower north shore marina take stock of the damage.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has provided an update on the bushfires burning in the state.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Two motorcyclists have died after colliding head-on in a late-night crash in Wembley on Thursday. 

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

As a tropical low closes in on the far north, up to half-a-metre of rainfall is possible in some areas, with flooding expected.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Victoria Police Deputy Commissioner Bob Hill has confirmed a man, woman and child "are unaccounted for" in the fire danger zone in the Longwood East area.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

John James, the 94-year-old architect behind the Reader's Digest building in Surry Hills, visits the site that marked both the peak and end of his career.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

The fake website, created nine days after the terror attack, claims its co-founder was shot in the tragedy. NSW Fair Trading is working to get it removed.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Multiple homes are confirmed lost in the Ruffy area in Victoria's bushfires, while three people remain unaccounted for.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

A massive electrical storm swept in to south-western Victoria at midnight. It felt like the prophecy of a day of catastrophe for Victoria.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Victoria's Emergency Management Commissioner Tim Wiebusch has confirmed property losses from the Longwood fire.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

The pair were known to each other and have been seen travelling in a Holden ute.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

A fire has ripped through superyachts at The Spit Marina in Mosman.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

An uncontrolled bushfire continues to burn near Longwood, VIC on a day of catastrophic fire danger.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Some council bureaucrats in south-east Queensland are out-earning David Crisafulli and their own mayors, with a few taking home more than $600,000 a year.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

North Queensland is bracing for a weekend of severe weather as the risk of a tropical cyclone intensifies.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Victorians have been told to expect catastrophic fire conditions today, with extreme heat, fierce winds and lightning strikes expected.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

The police search for an armed man in WA's Mid-West over a shooting at a rural property continues today.

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Protesters have clashed with police after an American citizen was shot dead by an immigration agent in Minneapolis.

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An American man has been jailed in the UK over running a sustained bomb hoax campaign.

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Four people have been treated for smoke inhalation during a fire at a marina on Sydney's lower north shore.

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The actor appeared on social media unfiltered, and the internet melted down. What's wrong with ageing naturally?

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Perhaps the key to the Venezuela puzzle is to remember that Trump's administration is made up of divergent factions. When it acts it is because one has prevailed, or the factions have agreed.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

A plan to build 17 residential buildings on a car park and block of land has angered residents in this Sydney community.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

This year may have started with a bang, but 2025 was a big one for WA sport. Here are the most discussed moments and memories from the past 12 months.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

The 16-year-old Olympic skateboarder has set her sights on surfing, too, at the LA Games. Her surfing prowess began riding the "beginner” waves at Yamba's Spooky Beach.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Trivia buffs, test your knowledge with today's interactive superquiz.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has buckled after weeks of pressure, calling a royal commission after the Bondi terror attack.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

England coach Brendon McCullum shirks off a question regarding his methods from former captain Nasser Hussain.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Jungle-themed movie classics under a subtropical canopy kick off a summer of music, arts and culture at South Bank. Here's what's on.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Two bushfires are burning out of control in the state's north, triggering emergency warnings and traffic closures. Keep up to date with the latest information here.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Our findings show that burning plastic as household fuel is far more commonplace than previously thought.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Police are still searching for a man believed to be armed with a gun in the mid-west region of Western Australia.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

WA Police have launched a major crackdown in response to teenagers allegedly terrorising Perth's northern suburbs.

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