Asia-Pacific: Australia

Sydney Morning Herald - National (24 minutes ago)

Confidential documents reveal abandoning the $3.2 billion underground motorway project has been canvassed in a secret scoping study and other reports.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (24 minutes ago)

Inspector Kane Robinson commands the elite unit handling Melbourne's ugliest street clashes. His secret weapon? Empathy learned from tragedy.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (24 minutes ago)

A man has been arrested after a dramatic police operation at a home in Spotswood in Melbourne's south-west.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (24 minutes ago)

One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson has defended Barnaby Joyce for his blunder during a live interview.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 hours ago)

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (4 hours ago)

The blaze threw fireballs and billows of smoke into the air in the early hours of the morning.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (4 hours ago)

Marnus Labuschagne was starting to look dangerous when he was run out after a mix-up with Josh Inglis.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (5 hours ago)

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (7 hours ago)

The former chairman of a major WA-based mineral explorer is suing the company for performance rights worth around $10 million.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (7 hours ago)

The former Kerry Stokes consigliere has joined the chorus of voices against a development proposal for 160 Oxford Street in Paddington, where he's co-owner of a nearby shopfront.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (7 hours ago)

Sarah Malass is staying tight-lipped as she is accused of disobeying court orders to vacate and demolish her unlawfully built Strathfield home.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (7 hours ago)

Cannabis is now the No.1 substance found in the blood of seriously or fatally injured road victims – and the premier wants to go light on "medicinal” cannabis users who drive.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (7 hours ago)

Stephen Collier's home is shortlisted for two major architecture awards. It also marks a remarkable recovery and shows the power of our homes as a refuge and remedy.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (7 hours ago)

A group of aggrieved clients claim James Thomson owes them money. He claims he is the victim of an online smear campaign.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (7 hours ago)

There's often an extra hidden emotional cost in slowly ending a friendship.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (7 hours ago)

Financial files value the Brisbane Airtrain concession at $45m, fuelling demands for a state takeover to bring airport trips into Translink's 50¢ fare network.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (9 hours ago)

Alchemy Saunas have put forward a proposal to build a sauna atop the North Cottesloe Surf Life Saving Club - but do locals want it?

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (12 hours ago)

Marnus Labuschagne is sent back by Josh Inglis and run out.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (12 hours ago)

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (15 hours ago)

Hats off to the water girls!

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (15 hours ago)

A Transperth bus has veered onto the wrong side of a busy Wanneroo road before crashing into a tree, injuring eight people.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (16 hours ago)

Three people have been charged over their alleged roles in a plan to smuggle the alleged outlaw motorcycle gang member from Western Australia using a luxury yacht.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (16 hours ago)

More details about the charges laid against a Melbourne "ISIS bride” have been laid bare in court. 

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (16 hours ago)

A Queensland family now struck twice by tragedy has opened up about a devastating alleged domestic violence attack that destroyed their home on the weekend.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (16 hours ago)

Police say they've foiled a plot to smuggle a wanted Queensland man out of the country

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (16 hours ago)

A pregnant mum has raised the alarm over a popular essential oil sold at two major Australian retailers.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (16 hours ago)

The tobacco black market is booming, with new data revealing a huge spike in the number of Australians buying illegal cigarettes and nicotine products.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (16 hours ago)

The 44-year-old was thrust into the international spotlight after wresting a rifle off one of the Bondi gunmen. He allegedly assaulted his father at home in Sydney's south-west.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (16 hours ago)

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says she believes Australian activists who claim they were sexually assaulted by Israeli military personnel last month.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (16 hours ago)

The Queensland government, along with other states, wrote to the embattled firm to confirm contracts worth tens of millions of dollars were managed appropriately.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (16 hours ago)

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (17 hours ago)

The retail giant is taking action over the compulsory acquisition of land after a series of financial offers it says are too low.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (17 hours ago)

The Albanese government has pushed its controversial budget bill through the lower house after a tense final sitting day in parliament.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (17 hours ago)

A rideshare driver is tonight behind bars charged over the alleged kidnapping and sexual assault of a teenage girl on Sydney's north shore.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (17 hours ago)

A large school in Sydney's south-west is closed until further notice after more than 20 classrooms were damaged in a late-night vandalism spree.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (17 hours ago)

The man was one of eight people, including the bus' driver, who were hospitalised following the crash on Joondalup Drive on Thursday morning.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (17 hours ago)

A Melbourne content creator has been sacked amid a backlash to a video in which she stereotypes Indigenous people.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (17 hours ago)

A slave captured by Islamic State was sold to a Melbourne family living in Syria for sex and housework, a court has been told.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (17 hours ago)

One of the worst paedophiles in South Australia's history has walked free from prison a quarter of a century after he was locked away.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (17 hours ago)

Chilling footage of the moment a murderer was arrested in his Adelaide home accused of killing his own mother has been made public.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (18 hours ago)

Bondi terror attack hero Ahmed al Ahmed has been charged with assaulting his father.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (18 hours ago)

Police are hunting the driver after a 70-year-old woman was struck by a car in Brunswick in inner-city Melbourne.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (18 hours ago)

Many women seeking financial freedom may switch their votes away from the teals and Labor to One Nation.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (18 hours ago)

Caroline recalls the last conversation she had with her son before his death.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (18 hours ago)

The head of the agency which oversees NAPLAN said there would be no mark adjustments.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (18 hours ago)

Queensland's anti-corruption agency has been asked to probe poor financial governance at the top of a police service said to have been "living beyond its means”.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (18 hours ago)

Kurt Charlton, 29, was working as a babysitter on top of his usual teaching job to gain "unsupervised access to children” a court has heard.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (19 hours ago)

Victoria has been revealed as Australia's car theft capital, with insurance claims in the state outstripping most of the country combined.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (19 hours ago)

Queensland deals with roughly 1000 complaints about local councillors each year, with some deeming the system broken entirely.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (19 hours ago)

Drivers in NSW who have lawful cannabis prescriptions will have a medical defence and be subject to a three-strike impairment test under new reforms. Advocates want a similar system in WA.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (19 hours ago)

An early burst of icy winter weather has smashed parts of Victoria, as heavy rain and damaging winds arrive in Melbourne.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (19 hours ago)

A 30-year-old man has been arrested and taken to hospital for assessment after allegedly carrying a knife around a shopping centre in Melbourne's east.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (19 hours ago)

Defence lawyers for two nurses accused of making antisemitic threats say it would be a devastating blow for the prosecution's case if a video isn't able to be used in court.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (19 hours ago)

One of several long-anticipated investigations into the Australian National University released damning findings on Thursday.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (20 hours ago)

An elderly couple has been airlifted to hospital after an alleged double-murder attempt at their rural New England property.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (20 hours ago)

Drugs, peptides and weapons have been seized during a sweep of properties in Melbourne as police target a major crime syndicate.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (20 hours ago)

Five teenagers and a man have fronted court accused of the brutal kidnapping and murder of Patrick Longordo.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (20 hours ago)

A $19 million mansion belonging to the founder of a cult streetwear brand has been firebombed.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (20 hours ago)

The Australian Centre for the Moving Image is the second Melbourne arts institution to be involved in a data breach in less than a week.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (21 hours ago)

Neo-Nazis have lost a bid to temporarily shield themselves from arrest under federal hate speech laws, as they mount a constitutional challenge in the High Court – represented by a former Liberal MP.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (21 hours ago)

The federal government's controversial tax changes are set to clear their first hurdle by passing the lower house but will face a sterner test in the Senate.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (21 hours ago)

Top official Steve Dargarvel has been regarded as one of the most effective players in attempting to fix Victoria's scandal-ridden construction sector.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (23 hours ago)

Priscilla Brooten, a former beauty queen in the US, disappeared from her Brisbane home in July 2018. Her body has never been found.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (24 hours ago)

Two Years Later is a show to make you fall in love with Brisbane. Its movie-star leading man certainly did.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (24 hours ago)

The trio have been sentenced over a "black flight” from Queensland to a remote and dangerous Indonesian province late last year.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (24 hours ago)

An elderly couple are fighting for their lives after a home invasion in Torrington, NSW, during which the alleged attacker was shot.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (24 hours ago)

Kacie Stephens, the partner of Kris Stephens, recounts how the family was unexpectedly stopped at Sydney Airport while trying to leave the country for a trip to Thailand.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (24 hours ago)

One of Australia's most notorious paedophiles has been released from prison after 25 years behind bars.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

Interior design expert Neale Whitaker and hair and make-up artist David Novak-Piper on a 2023 health shock, design disagreements – and their forever home.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

An elderly couple are fighting for life and a man has been shot in a home invasion in NSW's New England region.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

Joshua Dylan Trethewey, 34, remains under police guard after allegedly forcing entry into the home, stabbing Di Blessing in the chest and slashing her husband, Keith, across the abdomen.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

Police have accused Setka of telling people to sleep with their mothers, get liposuction and stop sucking up to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

Two men have been charged with car theft after their dramatic arrest in Ipswich.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

More female voters are backing One Nation, new polling shows.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

Police have charged three teenagers who were allegedly armed over a brawl at a Melbourne shopping mall.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

A severe weather warning has been issued for parts of Victoria today.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

Australia is facing a new 12.5 per cent US tariff imposed over forced labour concerns.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

The state's peak conservation body has put forward a suite of recommendations, including expanding the EPA and reviewing WA's prescribed burning program.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

The surgeon's appeal after he lost a defamation battle with Nine is scheduled to go ahead next week.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

Insurance payouts for stolen cars in Victoria last year totalled $243 million – more than the rest of Australia combined.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

Five properties would be bulldozed to build the 15-storey tower, as part of a wider push to accommodate Brisbane's booming population.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

After a 40-year career, Ceberano is to be inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame. There is, however, one thing the singer would like to tell her younger self.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

Two years after the Land and Environment Court ordered Sarah Malass to vacate and demolish her unlawfully built Strathfield home, it still stands, in pristine condition.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

Stares at the supermarket. 3am starts. Batch cooking champions. As Australia's fertility rate falls to a record low, families with four or more children are becoming a rare species.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (A day ago)

Australian researchers have created the biggest and most detailed image of a colossal cosmic mystery.

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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 (2 days ago)

Police allege the group broke into Patrick Longordo's house last month before abducting and killing him, then dumping his body in a Tarneit park.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

But don't dine out on it.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

The 17-year-old's mum said she was helpless to get her daughter the care she needed because there were no available mental health beds across the state.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Cyber experts concerned about unregulated AI chatbots linked to a series of mass tragedies in the US are pushing for them to be included in Australia's under-16 social media ban.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

If Brisbane is looking for a distinctive story to tell the world over the next decade, new research shows it could start with our penchant for rising early.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Women will be able to skip the GP and get their contraceptive pill prescribed by a trained pharmacist from Friday.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Hundreds of patients are undergoing trials of new technology developed in Western Australia, changing the way breast cancer cells are identified during surgery.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Police are on the hunt for the Pokémon card thief behind a toy store ram raid in Perth, as the childhood craze sparks thefts across the nation.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

The tax office pursued one woman for five years after her death, causing "unnecessary distress to her family”, an ombudsman has found.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

The discovery of folders of negatives from nearly 50 years ago provided a photographic time machine.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Democracies are weakened when parties seek power without showing understanding or the ability to govern responsibly.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

A convicted murderer who claims his human rights have been breached because he can't eat Vegemite behind bars has been told not to expect special treatment.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Work continues to run around the clock to respond to residents caught out by South Australia's stormy start to winter.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Ex-CEO Gail Connolly pressured a staffer to leave over critical messages and declared she never put her own complaints "in writing”, the inquiry heard.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

The mother of one of the Lake Cargelligo shooting victims reveals her pregnant daughter gave critical information to police about shooter Julian Ingram.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

A total overhaul of Queensland's child safety processes is being promised after a report from a commission of inquiry laid bare a costly, broken and incredibly damaging system.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

The deputy premier has dismissed a Labor "scare campaign” after leaked minutes revealed IOC security concerns and potential station closures.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

WA Greens environment spokesperson Jess Beckerling said the government should not be even considering issuing a new exemption order for the miner.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

The deputy premier has dismissed a Labor "scare campaign” after leaked minutes revealed IOC security concerns and potential station closures.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Underworld figure Mick Gatto has been arrested following a search of his Victorian home by police.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

The Victorian government will introduce laws to reinstate limits on political donations after a court found the old framework was unconstitutional.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Hundreds of education support workers have rejected the state government pay offer, while school nurses are also seeking a better deal.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

The sluggishness of the Australian economy has been confirmed, with weak productivity growth adding to the government's challenges.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Two Sydney teenagers have been charged with attempting to kidnap a man in the city's north-west.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

A neo-Nazi has made an apology in court after booing during the Welcome to Country at an Anzac Day dawn service.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

The wife and daughter of late AFL legend Neale Daniher have spoken for the first time since his death.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

There are signs an El Nino weather pattern is approaching, with forecasters tracking a spike in temperatures that could trigger the climate driver by winter.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

There are currently 60 high-rise activity centres. A secret plan drawn up by a state government department calls for 150 more.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

The WA government will tip $17.8 million into a program to recycle solar panels and lithium-ion batteries in a bid to recover valuable materials and reduce the waste being sent to landfill.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell is living in a secret multimillion-dollar compound in Melbourne's far north-east "gifted” to him by one of the wealthy backers helping Australia's neo-Nazis plot their next move into politics.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Handwritten notes made by a US citizen before she suspiciously disappeared have been read to a jury as part of a second trial for her accused killer.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

A man has been hit with an AVO to protect Norwegian Princess Ingrid Alexandra after claiming he wanted "friendship”.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

A multimillion-dollar charity has had its accreditation revoked and its government contract cancelled after the Herald raised allegations of a "hostile” and "toxic” culture.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

A man alleges he was abused by an authority figure while playing for an Ipswich and West Moreton primary schools squad.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

After 145 years, the James Boag Brewery in Launceston will shut its doors.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Australian captain Pat Cummins speaks to Nine's Today about the gruelling Test and ODI period on the horizon.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

The man collapsed near a Mitchelton shopping centre shortly after police were called but before they arrived.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Another day of state parliament begins with the tabling of a report of the inquiry into Queensland's child safety system.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

WA Police have seized 57 kilograms of methamphetamine, 23 kilograms of cocaine and 2.5 kilograms of heroin in a series of raids kicked off by a traffic stop in the South West.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Police successfully applied for an apprehended personal violence order on Ingrid Alexandra's behalf.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Victoria Police confirmed officers executed a warrant as part of a current investigation into alleged financial offences, seizing a baton and a knife.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

David James Cooke, 63, was on Wednesday banned from contacting Ingrid Alexandra or entering the University of Sydney – where she lives and studies – for two years.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Justice Andrew Watson ruled on Wednesday that moving the case out of the Supreme Court would potentially prevent public vindication for Cate Sayers if she were to win.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Western Sydney University has acknowledged that the opinion piece, published by this masthead, was AI-generated using the author's previous work.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

From July, ratepayers will be paying hundreds of dollars more after the state's pricing regulator approved the increases for five local councils.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

The 21-year-old driver was discovered by police eating the McDonald's meal he originally intended to deliver.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

The crash, involving three cars and a motorcycle, caused gridlock and major delays, particularly in the inbound lanes.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

The bridge was shut down just before 6.20am, and remained closed for more than two hours.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Pakistan opener Maaz Sadaqat was out in the first over after he chopped on off the bowling of Aussie fast bowler Nathan Ellis.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

A rental car has crashed into the water of a Hyde Park fountain in central Sydney.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

An infamous one-punch killer who has spent more than a decade behind bars in NSW faces a new drug charge.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

A huge storm has caused flooding and property damage in South Australia.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

A woman has life-threatening injuries after being struck by a car in Melbourne overnight.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Dockers devotees have developed the sort of thick skin that only diehard followers of a trophy-less team can truly understand. This year they may finally get that anchor tattoo.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Two complaints seen by CBD claimed the behaviour of Ben Collins, dating back to November 2023, was "intimidating” and "aggressive”.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

More than 50,000 kilometres of cables, fibre optics and lighting components will power 18 installations across Kings Park as part of the immersive Lightscape experience.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Smarter people than me reckon there's a decent chance the human race could soon be wiped out. Our biggest threat? Ourselves.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Tony Kellisar was jailed for 22 years after he strangled his wife in 1997. He was then in limbo in immigration detention before being released in 2023, but his freedom was short-lived.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

NSW politicians have supported a motion for redress for two mothers and their daughters who were allegedly sexually assaulted at a Sydney childcare centre.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Patients are not receiving the best care because "we don't have the space”, the emergency doctors' college warns.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

The delays to upgrading more than a dozen depots complicates the state government's rollout of more than 1200 electric buses within the next two years.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

Australia's fertility rate is at a record low, putting those who have made the personal choice to be child-free in the centre of a political battleground whether they like it or not.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (2 days ago)

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

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Kmart is taking on IKEA with a new furniture showroom concept called K Home.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Reza Adib, the partner of former Queensland premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, has been suspended from practising in Australia as he faces rape charges.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

AMA Queensland president says Queensland's new E-mobility laws don't go far enough.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Talk about Loong odds.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Lasting damage has been done by WA's once-in-a-generation storm, turning stretches of Perth beaches into cliff edges.

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Sydney Morning Herald - National (3 days ago)

Weather alerts have been issued for dangerous high tides and flood risks.

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