16 h. ago What to stream this week: A drama about Australia’s most wanted and five more picks

Don’t miss the true-ish tale of the Postcard Bandit, a stand-up set from Kumail Nanjiani and ace Kiwi drama Top of the Lake.

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30 h. ago Nearly two years after sinkholes opened, fix for halted Sydney motorway remains unresolved

An engineering solution remains bogged down in complex negotiations between the NSW government and contractors building the project in the city’s south.

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40 h. ago Drone pilot captures explosive footage of Brisbane’s fireworks show

Skimming past exploding rockets and through showering sparks, this footage was months in the making.

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47 h. ago Why don’t Aussie sporting crowds sing like the Brits do? Blame the Beatles

We’ve borrowed so much from British sporting culture – but their fans sing with gusto, and we’re so sheepish in comparison.

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49 h. ago Aussie drama tries to capture the Postcard Bandit – but the robber remains elusive

The new six-part drama works – with much invention – as a familiar crime story, but the psychological portrait is grasping.

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54 h. ago We may all love The Pitt, but don’t forget it was ER that led the way

TV has changed radically in past decades but thankfully, good drama, especially of the medical kind, never goes out of style.

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68 h. ago New Year’s Day movies to watch: Jackman channels Neil Diamond, Ralph Fiennes’ choir drama and stylish sci

Welcome to our weekly wrap of what’s new in cinemas.

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2 d. ago Sydney to Hobart drama as French crew penalised after breaking rules

Skipper Jiang Lin has become the first female-skipper to win the overall Sydney to Hobart race.

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2 d. ago French crew stripped of Sydney to Hobart victory as new overall winner named

Skipper Jiang Lin has become the first woman to collect the famous Tattersall Cup for the Sydney to Hobart overall winner.

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3 d. ago Man taken into custody in Clem7 as another surrenders from rooftop

No charges had been laid by Wednesday morning as one man remained in hospital and the other in custody.

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3 d. ago Firefighters battle enormous blaze at factory in Sydney’s south

The fire engulfing a timber flooring factory, showering bricks to the ground, is expected to remain active “for a considerable amount of time”.

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3 d. ago Explaining Australia’s enduring love affair with vintage sportswear

To some they are an ugly piece of polyester and cotton. To others, they remain a treasured piece of Australian history.

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4 d. ago Teen arrested after Porsche crashes into Sydney golf course following police pursuit

The high-performance vehicle smashed through a fence at the golf course. A boy is in custody, as other occupants of the car remain at large.

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4 d. ago This actor was cast as Australia’s most notorious bank robber. Then he got a call from prison

He was famed for his armed robberies and prison escapes, but there was more to the Postcard Bandit than meets the eye.

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4 d. ago What to stream this week: Brooke Satchwell’s heartfelt donor drama, plus five more picks

Don’t miss a local drama about grief and understanding, retro fun with Miami Vice and a South Korean survival thriller.

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4 d. ago A miracle child and an Aussie Nobel Prize winner. The five biggest science discoveries of 2025

It’s hard to keep up with all the discoveries made around the world every year in science, but harder still to sort the hype from the game changers.

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5 d. ago Tim Picton's alleged attacker freed on bail as he remains in critical condition

The man accused of assaulting Tim Picton has walked free on bail as family of the prominent WA figure speak out.

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6 d. ago Ashes player ratings: The Australian trio who should be nervous after Bazballers finally deliver

England have finally fired an Ashes shot, and a growing host of Aussies are now looking over their shoulders. We rate every player from another scarcely believable Boxing Day Test.

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6 d. ago Ashes Boxing Day Test LIVE: England fans boisterous, Aussie supporters hopeful as tourists close on victory

Australia finished marginally on top at the end of a chaotic opening day of the fourth Ashes test after an extraordinary 20 wickets fell in front of a record crowd at the MCG on Friday.

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6 d. ago 50 years ago Mark Edmondson, ranked 212 in the world, won the Australian Open. How?

The most improbable and somewhat mysterious 1976 Australian Open men’s singles champion remains etched in sporting folklore as the lowest-ranked grand slam singles winner of all time.

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