2 h. ago Fate of private services hangs in the balance at Northern Beaches Hospital

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

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3 h. ago ABC’s John Lyons to miss Trump, Albanese Oval Office meeting

The public broadcaster’s Washington bureau chief will be a no show after the PM’s office rejected repeated requests for a spot in the press pack.

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6 h. ago Reynolds lands top job in Perth as WA councils face election shake

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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6 h. ago Gold FOMO in full swing: why people are lining up to buy bullion

Gold is not just hot right now - it’s smoking. But when people start lining up in streets to get their hands on it, there may be bigger problems ahead.

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7 h. ago Experts warn of ‘excessive bleeding’ for victims of rat poison

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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8 h. ago Victoria’s historic treaty makes First Peoples feel ‘safe’ – but here’s what it doesn’t include

A common fear that dogged Anthony Albanese’s Voice to parliament referendum campaign will not be realised in the legislation before state members.

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15 h. ago Shore prepares for a special farewell as principal set to depart

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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15 h. ago Premier’s private staff ‘totally unaccountable’, former ombudsman warns

Deborah Glass says Victoria’s parliamentary integrity reforms failed to address the most critical problem identified by her and IBAC’s investigations.

Events

16 h. ago McGorry steps down from Celtic Club to make way for new generation

Australia’s oldest Irish club has dealt with its fair share of issues, but the outgoing president insists it is turning over a new leaf.

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24 h. ago Inside the allegedly toxic rescue service, masked by a ‘god amongst men’ reputation

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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29 h. ago Rat poison mystery: Queensland Health scrambles after five hospitalised

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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40 h. ago ‘Some people are afraid of women in power’: How Marion Cotillard found hers at 50

The French film star explains why she was hesitant to take on her first TV role.

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40 h. ago The Liberal Party’s on life support. Time for a deathbed conversion

What the Liberal Party needs to move forward isn’t more factional sniping, but the birth of a movement supported by people who believe in backing aspiration.

Events

49 h. ago A quarter of Optus customers consider leaving telco after fatal Triple Zero outage

A survey shows the potential commercial damage to the telecommunications giant from the outage, which follows a similar outage in late 2023.

Economics

55 h. ago She posted a TikTok. Now hundreds of people turn up for free Pilates

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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63 h. ago Contract criminals with no links to their victims are hired online. Innocent people are being killed

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

Events

64 h. ago Kristie and Isabel are the faces of WA’s youth homelessness crisis. Here’s what can be done to help them

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.

Events

3 d. ago The MRC parted ways with two CEOs in 12 months. It cost the club $2 million

The Melbourne Racing Club forked out millions in severance payments to cut ties with its past two chief executive officers.

Economics

3 d. ago Melbourne father’s ‘vicious’ killer will spend 19 years behind bars

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

Economics

3 d. ago One of Australian sport’s biggest earners will ride the Everest favourite. Most people have never heard of him

Jockey Zac Purton has pocketed about $70 million in the past 18 years riding in Hong Kong. He will add $350,000 in 70 seconds on Saturday if he can win the $20 million Everest.

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