57 minutes ago Coleen Rooney feels able to sign up for I’m A Celebrity as she 'totally trusts' Wayne

Coleen Rooney flies to Australia for I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! next month and sources claim she no longer has "fears and apprehensions" about husband Wayne

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81 minutes ago King faces Indigenous activists for second day in a row on Australia tour

Indigenous elders in Sydney one told him their goal was ‘sovereignty’.

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86 minutes ago Joseph Sua’ali’i joins Skelton and Kerevi in Wallabies squad for UK and Ireland tour

Sua’ali’i one of three uncapped players on 34-man listWill Skelton and Samu Kerevi recalled for first time this yearAustralia’s big money signing from rugby league Joseph Sua’ali’i looks set to make his Wallabies debut on the end-of-season tour after being included in Joe Schmidt’s squad for Tests against England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.The 21-year-old, who is likely to play in the centres or outside backs, could have been sent on the Australia XV tour of Britain but was instead named in the 34-man Wallabies squad. Continue reading...

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90 minutes ago Liam Payne had ‘pink cocaine’ in his system at time of death – reports

An official in Argentina, where the boy band star died last week, has spoken anonymously ahead of the final toxicology results being releasedFormer One Direction singer Liam Payne had multiple drugs including crack cocaine and methamphetamine in his system when he fell to his death from a hotel balcony in Argentina, according to anonymous Argentinian sources familiar with the initial toxicology reports.The British singer and former One Direction member died last week at the age of 31 after plunging from a third-floor hotel room in Buenos Aires. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Efforts continue to rescue cockatoo ‘living on brioche’ for four weeks inside Sydney supermarket

NSW environment minister reassures public ‘Mickey will be freed’ after false rumours of ‘kill order’ spread onlineFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWildlife services are working to rescue a cockatoo called Mickey that has been “living on brioche” inside a Sydney supermarket for four weeks.The New South Wales environment minister, Penny Sharpe, on Tuesday promised the bird was “not going to be shot” after false rumours of a “kill order” had spread online.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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1 hour ago King Charles confronted again by indigenous leader hours after angry protestor berated him

King Charles nodded as Allan Murray, an indigenous elder, told the monarch how Australia's indigenous people were "unwavering" in wanting to achieve their own sovereignty

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2 hours ago Queen Victoria statue VANDALISED in Sydney just hours before King Charles and Queen Camilla are set to meet crowds in Australian city

Police are investigating who was responsible for vandalising the historic monument outside the Queen Victoria Building overnight in what is believed to be a protest at the royal visit.

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2 hours ago Liam Payne was 'preyed on' by dealers: Singer had been clean 'for weeks' and was winning battle against his demons in US before he was given drugs at Buenos Aires hotel, close friend says

Former One Direction singer Liam Payne, who died last Wednesday aged 31, had struggled with poor mental health for years and had sought treatment for his excessive alcohol and drug consumption.

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2 hours ago Lidia Thorpe shrugs off Dutton’s call to resign, saying she’s looking for ‘justice’ not re

Independent senator, who made international headlines for heckling King Charles about Indigenous injustices, says people should ‘get used to truth-telling’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIndependent senator Lidia Thorpe has shrugged off calls from conservative opponents to resign from parliament after interrupting a reception for King Charles, defiantly responding, “I’m not looking to be re-elected – I’m looking to get justice for my people.”Speaking on Radio National, Thorpe said: “I will be there for another three years, everybody. So, you know, get used to truth-telling.” Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Here's why every Australian can request, and receive, a free portrait of King Charles

Photo portraits of King Charles are available in Australia under a little-known government policy that says every citizen there can request, and receive, a portrait of their monarch

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