17 h. ago Brisbane news live: Superstar singer Teddy Swims surprises fans in Valley beer garden; PM heads to Washington to meet Trump; Prince Andrew facing police investigation over Giuffre claims

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17 h. ago Police probe claims Prince Andrew sought information on accuser Virginia Giuffre

Prince Andrew is at the centre of a police probe over claims he asked a taxpayer-funded bodyguard to dig up information about his accuser, Virginia Giuffre.

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20 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.

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21 h. ago Prince Andrew facing police investigation over Giuffre smear claims

Prince Andrew’s biographer, Andrew Lownie, warned there was more scandal to come and this latest probe was “just the tip of the iceberg”.

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25 h. ago This tech giant is betting big on AI. But will companies pay for it?

AI agents are leading a “digital labour revolution”, this billionaire CEO says. But less than 5 per cent of his customers are paying for them.

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28 h. ago Two teens suffer slash wounds in machete attack near Luna Park

Police are investigating after two teens were wounded following an altercation with a group wielding machetes near Luna Park in St Kilda on Sunday night.

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31 h. ago Brown stars as Kiwis pip Samoa in Pacific Championships thriller

Newcastle-bound New Zealand playmaker gives a glimpse of his class in thriller.

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33 h. ago ‘I had to look in the mirror’: How Simonsson healed Ryles rift

When Dylan Brown was picked ahead of him in the centres, a frustrated Bailey Simonsson wanted to walk out on the Eels.

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38 h. ago Humour and depth in story about faith, family, and finding your beat

Two very different young men are at the centre of Daytime Deewane, which unfolds amid a daytime rave in late 1990s London.

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45 h. ago Childcare to close after 120 years amid warnings Sydney is losing grandchildren

The Millers Point childcare centre will close this year due to dwindling enrolments, as locals say high housing prices are forcing out young families.

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54 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.

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55 h. ago Three unoccupied homes go up in flames in ‘suspicious’ fires

Police are investigating the suspicious fires of three unoccupied homes in Victoria.

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57 h. ago Evening blues and a touch of Brownlow magic: The Everest’s best looks

Royal style rules trackside: What Count Nikolai and Kate Waterhouse wore to The Everest.

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57 h. ago How soon is Nowra: Smith’s pair primed to grab winning double

Warwick Farm trainer Matthew Smith reckons Cool Rupert and Can’t Touch This are ready to salute in Sunday’s meeting on the South Coast.

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68 h. ago Inside one man’s mission to reveal the truth about American Express

After two regulatory investigations spanning three years, John Smith wants Australia’s privacy regulation overhauled.

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3 d. ago He gave up his jersey and made other Wallabies look like stars. They voted him MVP

Wallabies centre Len Ikitau has been recognised for an outstanding season by winning the John Eales medal.

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3 d. ago WA money laundering mastermind jailed after cleaning nearly $2 million in dirty cash

Geoff Puttick, 66, was found guilty of a raft of money laundering charges, bringing to an end a police investigation which also culminated in the imprisonment of six of his clients.

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3 d. ago The 11 travel rules you need to know (and the ones you can ignore)

Traveller investigates which overseas laws can get you deported, jailed or fined, and which are fine to ignore.

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4 d. ago These academics defend white nationalism. Their college says that’s ‘freedom of speech’

A small but influential Catholic higher education institution launched an investigation into two senior staff over public comments about Australia’s racial identity.

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4 d. ago The deadly war raging on Australia’s doorstep that Trump won’t touch

Credit where it’s due, the US president has been making things happen in the Middle East. But there is another brutal conflict no one will touch, even as the UN pleads for help.

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