81 m. ago The major changes coming to NSW local council meetings in 2026

Ratepayers at 128 NSW councils will be barred from speaking at meetings, and if they want to be heard must have their say one week earlier, among other changes.

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7 h. ago ‘Our Arthur has gone’: Swiss fire victims identified, with youngest aged 14

Authorities have identified 24 of 40 people killed in the nightclub blaze, with four Swiss teenage girls among the dead, including one aged 14.

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8 h. ago Why Kokkinakis ‘teared up’ over emotional comeback victory with Kyrgios

The battered-and-broken former teenage idols reprised their triumphant Australian Open partnership by winning their opening match at the Brisbane International on Sunday.

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16 h. ago Kyrgios and Kokkinakis victorious in emotional comeback in Brisbane

The battered-and-broken former teenage idols reprised their triumphant Australian Open partnership by winning their opening match at the Brisbane International on Sunday.

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30 h. ago Sydney man bashed, bound and locked in boot of Uber in suspected kidnapping

Police believe a 29-year-old found bound with stab and burn wounds locked in the boot of an Uber was kidnapped. In a separate incident, a rideshare driver was allegedly stabbed by a teenage passenger.

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30 h. ago Teenager charged after allegedly assaulting rideshare driver with machete

A teenager has been charged after he allegedly assaulted a rideshare driver with a machete in Sydney's west.

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45 h. ago Police track two teenagers after alleged joyride in Adelaide

Police have tracked two teenagers as they allegedly went on a joy ride in a stolen car across several suburbs in Adelaide.

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59 h. ago One thing is already changing pop culture forever. This is how

Dead celebrities are coming back to life, non-human musicians are topping the charts and podcasters are using languages they can’t speak – the future has arrived.

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69 h. ago As new year unfolds, we will celebrate Victoria’s successes and speak plainly of its flaws

As we enter this election year, there is no shortage of intractable issues facing Victoria.

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4 d. ago Five Australians onboard trains in deadly crash near Machu Picchu

Images taken near Peru’s top tourist site show the badly damaged locomotives – which collided head-on – facing each other and people being treated on the sides of the tracks.

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4 d. ago Britain's Queen Camilla recalls being attacked on train as a teenager

Britain's Queen Camilla recalls being attacked on a train as a teenager

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4 d. ago ‘Furious’: Queen speaks about being groped on train as a teenager

Speaking publicly for the first time about the indecent assault, Camilla recalled fending off the man who attacked her.

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4 d. ago Cabinet papers reveal Howard warned of disaster risk before rejecting Kyoto Protocol

Speaking at the release of the 2005 cabinet papers, former minister Philip Ruddock said the government had extensive scientific research about the consequences of unchecked emissions.

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4 d. ago Police search Sydney waters for missing teenager after fatal boat capsize

A teenage boy is missing from waters near Sydney's northern beaches after a boat capsize left one man dead and another injured.

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4 d. ago Man dead after boat flips off Sydney’s northern beaches, search under way for missing teen

A man is dead, another is in hospital, and a search continues for a missing teenager after a “tragic boating incident” on New Year’s Eve.

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5 d. ago Queensland’s public sex offender register launches on New Year’s Eve

“We don’t really know what sort of volume it’ll be,” the police minister said, speaking about the potential influx of visitors to the website.

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5 d. ago The reality TV winner, her secret lover – and the deadly gift that arrived by courier

She was a feisty Bogota entrepreneur, full of ambition, when she first appeared on TV. Now two teenage girls are dead - and she’s the chief suspect.

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5 d. ago Police say six men arrested after loaded guns found in car were ‘contract killers’

Police said the six men, including two teenagers, who were charged in Sydney after loaded guns were allegedly found in a car, were likely "contract killers".

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6 d. ago AFP Commissioner offers update on Bondi attack investigation

AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett speaks about the ongoing investigation into the Bondi Beach terror attack.

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7 d. ago The Queen’s Gambit made chess cool. This series turns it into a psychological thriller

Garry Kasparov’s battle against Deep Blue is painted not just as a pivotal, but as a harbinger of the looming computer age.

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