65 m. ago ‘Great place to live’: NSW regional towns where house prices rose most

Tree-changers, locals and investors armed with interest rate cuts are pushing up property prices beyond Sydney.

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6 h. ago Like most people, the RBA has a bias. But it’s costing us jobs

Being wrong is costly, but so is being slow and stubborn. The Reserve Bank risks being all of them.

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10 h. ago For doctors, uncertainty is a fact. But we must be brave, take risks – and save lives

Medicine needs more evidence creators, not just evidence users. I implore students and young doctors to step up.

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10 h. ago AFLW weekly LIVE round 11: No.1 draft pick dealt a bitter blow, will miss the rest of the season

Welcome to our weekly AFLW blog for round 11. Throughout the season, follow along for updates from every game, as well as news and analysis across the round.

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12 h. ago As it happened: Abbott backs ADF personnel in Gaza, says he respects Hanson; Optus execs depart after fatal Triple Zero outage; Greens, Coalition criticise environment reform plan

Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and beyond.

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12 h. ago Australia news LIVE: Abbott backs ADF personnel in Gaza, says he respects Hanson; Optus execs depart after fatal Triple Zero outage; Greens, Coalition criticise environment reform plan

Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and beyond.

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13 h. ago 'Inexperienced' surfer and friend trying to save him drowned in fierce swell

An inexperienced surfer and a friend who tried to save him both drowned during a fierce swell at a Melbourne beach yesterday.

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13 h. ago ‘Definitely a risk’: Schmidt names rookie skipper and 13 new starters for tricky Japan clash

Nick Champion de Crespigny only debuted in Super Rugby, and for Australia, this year. But he will lead a massively changed Wallabies side into battle against Eddie Jones’ Japan on Saturday.

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13 h. ago An intimate Valley rooftop bar opens just in time for summer

Expect live entertainment four nights a week, a Middle Eastern food menu from a celebrated chef, and cocktails and slushies by an award-winning bartender.

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13 h. ago Australia news LIVE: Hastie breaks media silence; ICJ says Israel must allow aid into Gaza; Optus execs depart after fatal Triple Zero outage

Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and beyond.

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14 h. ago Australia news LIVE: Hastie breaks media silence; ICJ says Israel must allow aid into Gaza; 100,000 strike in New Zealand over public funding

Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and beyond.

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15 h. ago Soaring First Nations meditation completes triple bill greater than sum of its parts

Creative heavyweights Rafael Bonachela, Tra Mi Dinh, Stephen Page and William Barton have come together for Sydney Dance Company’s triple bill Continuum.

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16 h. ago Dancing robot overlords and a world where memories can be deleted? This show has it all

Control at Theatre Works is a dramatic dance between tech and human psychology.

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16 h. ago Australia news LIVE: Ley opposes Labor’s environmental reform; Hastie breaks media silence; ICJ says Israel must allow aid into Gaza

Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and beyond.

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16 h. ago Authorities release new national advice for what to do in a terror attack

Australians are being reminded of three simple actions that can save lives during a public armed offender attack.

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16 h. ago Brisbane news live: Thorpe to advise on 2032 Olympics; Telstra warns some Samsung phones may not connect to Triple Zero

For today’s news updates as they happen in Brisbane and beyond, follow us here.

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17 h. ago The area of Melbourne where half of youth gang violence is carried out

A coroner’s report has exposed the shocking level of knife crime in Victoria that has claimed the lives of 18 children.

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17 h. ago This legendary band said goodbye years ago – but their future still beckons

With classics mixed with new gems, Crowded House outdid even themselves at the State Theatre this week.

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18 h. ago British surfer and friend who tried to save him drown at Frankston Pier

An inexperienced British surfer and a friend who tried to save him both drowned during a fierce swell at a Melbourne beach yesterday.

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18 h. ago Rod Laver Arena can barely contain the theatrics of Teddy Swims

The star performer is enchanting, even when rising from a trapdoor on a toilet throne, signing a roll and tossing it into the audience.

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