29 h. ago Mornington Peninsula is now ground zero for rough sleeping in Melbourne

Despite its beaches and multimillion-dollar properties, the holiday region is facing a homelessness crisis that support services fear will only get worse.

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52 h. ago ‘Yobbos with custard’ vandalise Crown Jewels in ‘disgraceful’ dessert protest

UK Police have made four arrests after “Tax the Rich” activists smeared crumble and custard over the case containing the State Crown at the Tower of London.

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56 h. ago Protesters smear Crown Jewels with apple crumble and custard

The British Crown Jewels in the Tower of London were smeared with apple crumble and custard by protesters.

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59 h. ago ‘People will always want what we sell’: Inside the world of Sydney’s Arab jewellers

Western Sydney’s Iraqi artisans are a growing micro-economy built around a very specific product.

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59 h. ago I had a huge fear of commitment, but an earthquake gave me the jolt I needed

Filmmaker Paul Feig talks about the terrifying moment that made him realise he had to marry his partner.

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3 d. ago Less local, higher prices: How will WA’s fishing ban flow through to the public?

Seafood and hospitality industry workers fear Wednesday’s decisions were made with an everyone-in-the-same-fishing-boat mentality.

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3 d. ago ‘I can’t remember the last time I had one’: McIlroy shows he is human with swing and miss

The Northern Irish star had an air swing on the par-five 14th at Royal Melbourne and made bogey, sending waves of fear around the course that he could miss the cut.

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4 d. ago Almost a year after synagogue firebombing, Jews gather in sorrow – and fear

International Jewish leaders have been told Australia has suffered the world’s most dramatic rise in the percentage of hate incidents against Jews during the past two years.

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5 d. ago Adass Israel Synagogue alleged arsonists in court days out from anniversary

The two men alleged to be behind the Adass Israel Synagogue firebombing appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court days before the one-year anniversary of the attack.

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5 d. ago Nick Cave is a changed man. Wild gods and cold water will do that

After so much sorrow, the Bad Seeds frontman has decided that “now is the time for joy”.

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6 d. ago Secret diary detailed abuse, fear of camper killer’s wife before her death

Lisa Lynn documented the alleged abuse she suffered at the hands of her husband, missing camper killer Gregory Lynn, before she was found dead on the front lawn of the pair’s home.

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1 week ago The moment of dreadful clarity: How Katie Allen’s daughter recognised her worst fear

As a doctor, Allen had delivered news like this to parents before. Now, she was on the other side.

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2 w. ago The Great National Koala Park is not a firebomb. It’s the opposite.

Logged forests are much more prone to bushfires. This park is actually lowering the risk of a blaze.

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2 w. ago WA news LIVE: Detainees on the roof of Banskia Hill Detention Centre

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2 w. ago Nine out of 10 employers fear for staff's safety as retail crime rises

A staggering nine out of 10 retail employers in Victoria fear for the safety of their staff.

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2 w. ago WA news LIVE: Mason Cox signs with Fremantle Dockers; Midland tobacco shop firebombed overnight

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2 w. ago ‘It was just madness’: Three cars destroyed in Sydney firebombing

Arsonists targeted a quiet Sydney street overnight, setting three cars alight and leaving residents rattled.

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2 w. ago Manhunt underway after three cars torched in Sydney firebombing attack

Police are searching for arsonists after three cars were set alight during a firebombing in a suburban Sydney street.

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2 w. ago The Ashes, first Test, day two live: England seek last wicket of shell

Brendon McCullum’s Bazballers can smell the fear in Australia’s dressing room after a chaotic opening day. Follow the day two action from Perth live.

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2 w. ago The Ashes, first Test, day two live: Australia all out for 132, trailing England by 40 runs

Brendon McCullum’s Bazballers can smell the fear in Australia’s dressing room after a chaotic opening day. Follow the day two action from Perth live.

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