Asia-Pacific: Australia

Sydney Morning Herald - National (An hour ago)

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It really is time to can it.

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'This has been a major upgrade,' a spokesperson for Brisbane City Council said.

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A tenant accused of beating his 74-year-old landlady to death and splattering the lounge room with blood washed away the evidence in her swimming pool, a court has been told.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (5 hours ago)

A dozen women had strangers turn up at their door or visit their work as part of a convicted sex offender's rape fantasy.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (5 hours ago)

I'm a Sydney GP. My sister once won a nurse of the year award. But what we witnessed over a week at a public hospital shocked us both.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (5 hours ago)

The decision expected to be unveiled on Tuesday is likely to affect more than 211,000 people with private health insurance.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (5 hours ago)

Ricky Chapman was behind Nick Martin at Kwinana Motorplex in December 2020 when the bikie boss was shot by a sniper from 365 metres away.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (5 hours ago)

Carers have reported that their state government cost allowances have been cut by three-quarters without explanation.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (6 hours ago)

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (6 hours ago)

An anti-corruption inquiry was shown WhatsApp messages in which the now-sacked Transport for NSW staffer boasted of the money he had pocketed.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (6 hours ago)

Residents say more investment is needed in West Footscray, Middle Footscray and Tottenham if they are to become the activity centres the government envisions.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (6 hours ago)

It is not far from the CBD, but my suburb is the antithesis of inner-city hustle, a place where the snapper bite at dawn, pelicans drift overhead, and footpaths wind alongside the creek.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (7 hours ago)

Jacinta Allan rejected calls for a protest permit system and defended the right to protest peacefully, after a demonstration that saw rocks thrown at police.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (7 hours ago)

For today's news updates as they happen in Brisbane and beyond, follow us here.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (7 hours ago)

No one is tackling an investment culture that puts profits ahead of a functioning society.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (8 hours ago)

The announcement follows $50 million in funding to outsource testing in a bid to bring justice to victims of serious crime in Queensland.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (8 hours ago)

Ice hockey teams around the country are seeing bigger audiences turn out to watch the winter sport – even in summertime.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (8 hours ago)

A Chinese plane deployed flares near a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) aircraft in an "unsafe" incident in the South China Sea, the government says.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (8 hours ago)

Experts believe the debris, which was found on a remote mine site's access road on Saturday, is part of a Chinese rocket.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (9 hours ago)

Bambini Family Day Care has surrendered its operating licence after a baby died in its care in Skye, in Melbourne's south-east, in February.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (9 hours ago)

Police are hunting down the alleged offenders after teenage boys were injured in a machete attack at Melbourne's Luna Park.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (9 hours ago)

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has described the violence police dealt with during clashing protests on the weekend as "disgraceful”.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (10 hours ago)

Local government elections have come to a close across WA – and there have been several notable shakeups despite only 30 per cent of people turning out to vote.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (11 hours ago)

Record flu numbers across the country have raised alarm among doctors, as data shows vaccination rates for vulnerable populations are in steep decline.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (11 hours ago)

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (12 hours ago)

Fresh from celebrating the end to one of the biggest public transport shutdowns in Perth's history, the government is readying itself for another major logistical challenge.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (12 hours ago)

Health authorities are continuing to search for the source after five people were hospitalised in the Brisbane area in the past week.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (12 hours ago)

The Liberal senator has crowdfunded contributions to her legal bills. Australia's richest person, Gina Rinehart, is among her backers.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (13 hours ago)

"This time of year has always been temperamental.”

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (13 hours ago)

Jacinta Allan rejected calls for a protest permit system and defended the right to protest peacefully, after a demonstration that saw rocks thrown at police.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (14 hours ago)

There were plans to transform this land into a world-class destination. No progress has been made.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (19 hours ago)

Two teenage boys have been left with slash wounds when they were attacked by a machete-wielding group outside Melbourne's Luna Park.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (19 hours ago)

Staff and students were urged to send in their messages of support, to be added to a photo book which will be presented to John Collier at the end of his term.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (19 hours ago)

Tariffs, trade and the AUKUS pact will top the agenda when Prime Minister Anthony Albanese sits down for talks with US President Donald Trump.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (20 hours ago)

The Minns government is set to introduce the changes ahead of an anticipated inquiry into a fugitive Sydney property developer's alleged dealings.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (20 hours ago)

One sentence posing a theory has turned into a call to arms that, 50 years later, doctors and lawyers still can't agree on. But children in Australia and beyond are being taken from their parents because of it.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (20 hours ago)

Business management is considered a practical subject among VCE students, whereas more traditional subjects such as biology and chemistry have dropped in enrolments.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (20 hours ago)

Security guards patrolling housing estates in the booming outer west at night will soon be armed as burglaries, carjackings and machete attacks soar.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

Mitchell Marsh reacts in disgust at the pickle juice and gel after his cramp.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

Voters have re-elected Bruce Reynolds as the City of Perth's lord mayor.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

Stunned workers at a Pilbara mine site have found a flaming chunk of suspected space junk after it crash landed in outback Western Australia.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

Voters have re-elected Bruce Reynolds as the City of Perth's lord mayor.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

A magic fluid, not just for drinking.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

Police are investigating after two teens were wounded following an altercation with a group wielding machetes near Luna Park in St Kilda on Sunday night.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

At least one person was arrested and glass containers were thrown at police as anti-immigration and counter-protesters rallied in the city.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

Staff at Westpac Rescue have allegedly been left broken amid claims of sexual harassment, bullying and victimisation within the iconic organisation.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

Victoria Police has confirmed two officers have been hospitalised after clashing with anti-immigration protesters and counter-protesters in Melbourne on Sunday.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

Anthony Albanese is on his way to meet with US President Donald Trump for strategic talks.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

Police are investigating the death of a man at a property at Langwarrin in Melbourne's south-east.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

Passengers who witnessed a young woman get hit by a showgrounds rollercoaster in 2022 are suing the Royal Agricultural Society and the ride operator

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

A food delivery driver has told of his terror after he was ambushed by machete wielding carjackers.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

More than 1600 customers of telco Dodo and iPrimus have been impacted by a data breach of the company's email and mobile services.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

Anti-immigration and anti-racism protesters battled to have their voices heard during protests in Brisbane today.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

Australia's first Indigenous press photographer, Mervyn Bishop, has opened up about capturing images of the moments that have shaped the nation.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

An extra 800 students in 2024 received an ATAR above 90 compared to 2020.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

Two innocent workers who were badly burnt in a targeted firebombing at a South Australian supermarket are recovering from emergency surgery as the hunt for their attackers intensifies.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

Bravo, Tom Keneally, your views on the outdated relationship between Australia and Britain are on the money, writes Warren Thomas.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

Police were pelted with rocks as March for Australia protesters and anti-racism counter-protesters clashed on Sunday in Melbourne.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

At least one person has been arrested and glass containers have been thrown at police as anti-immigration and counter-protesters rally in the city.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

Queensland Health is scrambling to identify how at least five people were poisoned in Brisbane's south, with tests confirming they were hospitalised after ingesting rat poison.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

Mitchell Starc has dismissed Virat Kohli for a duck in Perth.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

Eze's classy goal in first-half stoppage time helped Phoenix overcome a 2-0 deficit on the way to claiming a point in their season opener.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

A Queensland company is set to turn trash into liquid gold to help the airline and shipping industries cut their emissions.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

Peters is set to perform in Brisbane, showcasing Stephen Sondheim songs and other classic show tunes in a one-off performance for the Melt festival.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

If you ask Australians, they don't trust Trump's America, but believe they need an alliance with it more than ever. Which raises bigger, more unsettling questions.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Sporting fields, picnic areas and parkland would be created at Wentworth Park under a City of Sydney Council plan to transform the 13-hectare site.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

The Millers Point childcare centre will close this year due to dwindling enrolments as locals say high housing prices are forcing out young families.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Mark Taylor has revealed his Ashes XI with one month to go until the first Test against England.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

A Perth family is desperate for answers after mum-of-three Michelle Leahy went missing three days ago.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Nationals leader David Littleproud has vowed to try and change Barnaby Joyce's mind after the long-time MP announced plans to quit the party yesterday.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Five decades after a toddler vanished from a beach south of Sydney, her family vows to unmask the man who once allegedly confessed to her murder.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Thousands of homes were left without power across the south-east after storms delivered hail and havoc on Saturday.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

South-east Queensland was lashed with wild weather as golf ball-sized hail fell and strong winds brought down power lines.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

A survey has found 27 per cent of Optus' 10.7 million customers have considered ditching the telco following the tragic triple zero outage.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Barnaby Joyce is reportedly having advanced talks with One Nation leader Pauline Hanson after revealing after revealing he will leave the National Party.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Insiders liken the Triple Zero system to the unstable building brick game Jenga, but a replacement system has just been pushed out "at least six months”.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Children have become increasingly scarce in some parts of the city.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

It's unclear when the stores will be able to reopen to the public after closing suddenly on October 11.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Emmanuel "Manny” Malou wants to use the clout afforded by his professional basketball career to show disadvantaged teenagers in Melbourne's west a positive way forward.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Justin Hemmes has spent the past four years snapping up $60 million worth of property in Byron Bay.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Tony Abbott hasn't changed. He is still campaigning, putting forth his world view as the right one and feeling that everybody else is out of step.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Legends across all sports code are uniting for a new campaign to stand against the potentially deadly coward punch.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

A family is pleading for the public to help find a mother-of-three who vanished from WA's Goldfields region.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Locals raced billycarts – including one designed like an aerodynamic potato – through North Melbourne for the fourth annual Queensberry Cup.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

The Federal Government has put $10 million towards stamping out bullying at schools.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Police are investigating the suspicious fires of three unoccupied homes in Victoria.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Two innocent workers have been set alight in a supermarket attack, believed to be linked to Adelaide's ongoing tobacco wars.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Multiple takeaway orders in south-east Queensland are feared to be contaminated with rat poison.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Thunderstorms are lashing the east coast, especially in parts of Queensland and NSW.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

A record crowd has descended on Randwick Racecourse for the Sydney Everest Carnival.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Baranby Joyce has announced he will not recontest his seat of New England as he parts with the Nationals Party.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

A woman has been charged over an alleged rampage in a Bunnings carpark in Geelong.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Victoria's opposition says the state's crime crisis is driving down tourism and keeping away visitors.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

The 76-year-old driver of the Lexus was uninjured, police said.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

In 1829, convicts aboard the brig Cyprus mutinied and sailed to Japan—making first contact between Australia and Japan when they met the samurai.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

For religious reasons Prabhjeet Gill has a beard and does not cut his hair. He was shocked when he was told this meant he couldn't do a required mask-fitting test.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

A perfect spring day for Caulfield Cup carnival

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Brisbane Pilates instructor Keisha Love posted a TikTok gauging interest in free classes. Now, hundreds of people get behind the initiative in New Farm Park.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

In 1859, a CBD hotel held ratting nights, where you'd bet on how many rats a dog could kill.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

The purple reign has begun again across town, with the trees a perfect backdrop for Instagram photos.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Day 4: The Common Ground at SXSW

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 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 (3 days ago)

Schools will have 48 hours to act on complaints and teachers will receive specialised training as part of a major bullying crackdown.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

A Sydney man has been charged after authorities allegedly detected a child-like doll in a shipment from Asia.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Jacinta Allan is under fire for stating that Melbourne's CBD is safe, despite multiple violent incidents.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Volodymyr Zelensky believes that Trump can help put an end to the war in Ukraine following Donald Trump's phone call with the Russian President

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

A 61-year-old was found in Victoria's Bushland after starting multiple fires to attract rescuers.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

For many women, the marks left behind by breast cancer and its treatment are indelible.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

President Donald Trumpseemed to confirm reports that Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro offered preferred access to his nation's resources because he "doesn't want to f**k around with the United States.”

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

The infatuation began with $5000 to an OnlyFans creator, before it skyrocketed to $157,000. The payments are just some uncovered as part of a covert probe by the ATO into the family behind Queensland sporting enterprises.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Prince Andrew has given up titles and honours, including the Duke of York, after a meeting with his brother King Charles.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Sydney's underworld is importing more drugs and guns than ever and it is also becoming more tech-savvy.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

A proactive approach is urgently needed to protect Australia from data and privacy breaches.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

In the last three years there has been a huge increase in young people experiencing homelessness. Experts are calling for immediate change in a system that is stacked against them.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Getting hormones without a doctor's prescription is increasingly popular – but doctors warn the practice is illegal and not safe.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

The past decade has been filled with turmoil, horrendous injury and death for the retired jockey and expert trainer.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

This office-to-home conversion gets a big tick of approval from apartment owners and design professionals. Adaptive reuse saves embodied carbon compared to a full demolish and rebuild, but it comes at a cost.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

The challenge was to complete five common daily tasks without a smartphone. Just how difficult is it?

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Activist, historian and author Tony Birch on waging a political argument, the one type of friend he won't have – and the joyful link between running and writing.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Drivers make the house rules, says our Modern Guru – unless you went full Jason Statham.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Racing champion Michelle Payne: triumph and turmoil | The man who raised the Kidman women | America's 'insanely predictable' crime | Smartphone detoxing

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

A precedent-setting legal judgment in Australia was based on scientific evidence that was "very weak”, says an international expert who gave evidence.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

The New York actor and comedian tells Fitz about her feud with Trump, her decision to move to Ireland, and why being famous is not the most interesting part of her life.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

The once-popular proposal to transform the former glass manufacturing site into South Bank 2.0 appears to be dead in the water.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

9News has obtained disturbing vision of rats eating crumbs on top of stove inside an Adelaide restaurant's kitchen.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

A renewed search for four-year-old Gus Lamont has come to an end.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

The alleged double life of a beauty pageant organiser has been laid bare after detectives raided his Brisbane home.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Jacqui Williams spent 45 years helping people as a nurse and palliative care worker. Now she helps them transition at the end of life.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Kelly North, who lived in a regional town, said she was perpetually moving between short-stay accommodations to flee her alleged attacker who left her "half-dead” through sexual assault, and doused her in hot water to allegedly 'burn any evidence off'.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

The now 20-year-old says there were no teachers on recess duty when he was put in a headlock at Beaconhills College in 2022.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

A warning for large hailstones and damaging winds was issued for the greater Sydney area on Friday evening as storm fronts lash the state.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

A leading credit rating agency warned Queensland's debt would continue to spiral based on its "very weak” budgetary position.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

A woman has been arrested after a man was left with life-threatening injuries in an alleged stabbing in Melbourne.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Defence lawyers for a man accused of raping a neighbour twice are questioning the reliability of the four-decades-old evidence.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

A man has been arrested and cars rammed after a suspected carjacking in Corio.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Troy Milne, a diabetic, was found in remote bushland after he lit a fire to attract attention.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

A man accused of giving nitrous oxide instead of oxygen to a one-month-old baby has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Australia's minerals could be crucial to securing a deal with US President Donald Trump when he meets with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

It's called the Gen Z stare, and it's a thing.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Christopher Turner changed his plea on Friday over the 2016 tragedy that left one newborn dead and another with life-long brain injuries. 

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Norman Monshall is an 80-year-old squeaky wheel, and he's determined to cycle over the Harbour Bridge while he can. That's about to get easier.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

The family of Rhyce Harding arrived at court with the 27-year-old's ashes, awaiting the sentencing of the man who killed him in a 2024 road rage incident.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

The murderer of a "blameless peacemaker” who never got to meet his unborn daughter will spend most of the next two decades behind bars.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Its differences with Labor on defence are minor and there's little real difference on the economy or housing.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

On Friday, 60,000 HSC students sat their second English exam. One question made sure they had read the whole book.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Geoff Puttick, 66, was found guilty of a raft of money laundering charges, bringing to an end a police investigation which also culminated in the imprisonment of six of his clients.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Animal welfare was meant to be 'at the core' of The Q's design, but a new report has found that did little to prevent up to 16 deaths at the venue this year.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Sacked transport official Ibrahim Helmy also allegedly schemed with his right-hand man to "find loopholes” in the system, an anti-corruption inquiry has heard.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

A teenage boy has condemned his mother in an emotional courtroom address after she admitted the criminal cruelty of his slain baby brother.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

William Tan was expected to make an application for bail in the Brisbane Magistrates Court, after police seized more devices in raids.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

The victim of an apparently random stabbing attack in Melbourne's CBD says she is slowly recovering but is still fearful, as her alleged attacker's identity is revealed.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

The WA Supreme Court has heard the man who David Pye allegedly paid to shoot former Rebels boss Nick Martin was glad he killed him.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

The federal government's attempt to make Australians pay for freedom of information requests has been turned down.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Storm clouds are swelling statewide with a weather warning in place in Sydney.

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