52 m. ago Brisbane news live: Dutton office vandalised again, teen arrested | Bluey’s World to stay open longer | One million trips on Brisbane Metro

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89 m. ago Brisbane news live: Bluey’s World to stay open longer | One million trips on Brisbane Metro | Dutton hesitant on domestic violence royal commission

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7 h. ago Major power outage brings Spain and Portugal to a standstill

The unprecedented blackout halted subway and railway trains, cut phone service and shut down traffic lights and ATMs for millions of people across the Iberian Peninsula.

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12 h. ago Vatican sets date for conclave to elect new pope following death of Francis

Roman Catholic cardinals will meet from May 7 in a secret conclave to elect the church’s new leader.

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18 h. ago IPL crackdown: Grade Cricketer takes down hundreds of videos after receiving ‘legal letter’

Indian cricket authorities have clamped down on The Grade Cricketer podcast, consumed by more than a million people around the world – compelling its creators to take down every single video they have produced for this year’s IPL.

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24 h. ago ‘Darkest day in our city’s history’: Youngest Vancouver victim was aged 5

A 30-year-old man with a significant history of mental health-related interactions with authorities is in police custody after a car ploughed through crowds at a Filipino cultural festival in Vancouver.

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28 h. ago Has Trump finally realised Putin has been playing him, or is he just blowing in the wind?

Trump’s comments after meeting Volodymyr Zelensky at the Vatican marked a shift in tone. But the US President is prone to adopt the rhetoric of whoever he spoke with last.

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28 h. ago Has he finally realised Putin is playing him, or is Trump just blowing in the wind?

Trump’s comments after meeting Volodymyr Zelensky at the Vatican marked a shift in tone. But the US president is prone to adopt the rhetoric of whoever he spoke with last.

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29 h. ago Price tag for opening of Parramatta Powerhouse edges towards $50 million

The museum has locked in three major artists for its opening program, including a British stage designer associated with U2’s Las Vegas concerts.

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29 h. ago Obeid does time but his family benefits from the proceeds of his crime

The NSW Crime Commission cannot find the $30 million the former NSW Labor MP made from a corrupt coal licence deal.

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29 h. ago Price tag for opening of Powerhouse Parramatta edges towards $50 million

The museum has locked in three major artists for its opening program, including a British stage designer associated with U2’s Las Vegas concerts.

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39 h. ago US and Ukraine presidents in productive meeting before Pope’s funeral

US President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelenskyy's shock St Peter's Basilica meeting has been described as “productive”.

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39 h. ago US and Ukraine presidents in historic meeting before Pope’s funeral

US President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelenskyy's shock St Peter's Basilica meeting has been described as “productive”.

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41 h. ago ‘Trump is doing permanent damage’: What’s got global market leaders spooked?

The meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank this past week have been dominated by the future of a key building block of globalisation.

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46 h. ago Commuters subsidising tax breaks for wealthy Kooyong EV drivers: McKenzie

Coalition transport spokeswoman Bridget McKenzie has left the door open to a road user charge, saying those can afford to buy an EV should pay their way.

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46 h. ago Trump takes swipe at Putin after meeting Zelensky at funeral

The US President mulled imposing sanctions on Russia in a post on social media, as Vladimir Putin claimed a key victory in the war with Ukraine.

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53 h. ago More women come forward with stories of abuse inside girls’ homes

NSW is the only state that has not held an inquiry or offered redress to survivors of abuse inside its institutions. Survivors say it is long overdue.

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53 h. ago Want a Himalayan trek minus the red tape? Consider ‘Little Tibet’

The city of Leh is where snowcapped peaks and stellar stargazing meet.

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53 h. ago As the Suburban Rail Loop drives up rents, this affordable health clinic could become homeless

Policies aimed at better public transport and more housing in Box Hill could have the perverse effect of forcing out a not-for-profit clinic that provides health services to the same, fast-growing population.

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53 h. ago Wests Tigers boss takes holiday in US as Galvin crisis engulfs club

Since Lachie Galvin rejected Wests Tigers’ $5.5 million, six-year extension, the club has lurched from one crisis to another. Chief executive Shane Richardson has taken a two-week vacation.

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