2 h. ago Next door to the new Sydney airport is a village residents fear will soon cease to exist

The new airport promises jobs and growth for western Sydney, but in the neighbouring semi-rural village of Luddenham, residents say it is pushing their community towards extinction.

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24 h. ago ‘This is our grand final’: But SCG curator isn’t feeling the heat ahead of Ashes finale

The Boxing Day Test was over inside two days. SCG curator Adam Lewis has given an early indication of how the pitch will play in Sydney.

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27 h. ago Australia’s biggest industry groups demand an antisemitism royal commission

The Business Council of Australia has backed prominent captains of industry who petitioned Albanese to reverse his stance on a national inquiry following the Bondi terror attack.

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50 h. ago ‘Laughable’: Moscow’s claim of drone attack on Putin residence slapped down

US national security officials have found that Ukraine did not target Putin or his Novgorod home, a conclusion backed up by a CIA assessment.

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55 h. ago China sets beef import quotas in hit to Australia and other exporters

The Australian Meat Industry Council said the measures could slash its beef exports to China by about a third, hitting trade worth more than $1 billion.

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58 h. ago ‘OK, I’ve dealt with all of this’: Why Evonne Goolagong’s story still matters

Lila McGuire is playing the tennis legend in a new ABC TV series. She may have been born decades after Goolagong’s final victory but much about her life is familiar.

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62 h. ago How the Goss government tried to win back voters in its dying days

Newly released cabinet documents from 1995 detail the efforts of the then Queensland Labor government to recover from a knife-edge, and temporary, election win.

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3 d. ago Thornbury residents devise their own housing plan as alternative to activity centre

Fair Growth Thornbury say the Allan government’s activity centre plan for the area is excessive, so they made their own alternative plan.

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3 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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3 d. ago ‘You decide your destiny’: Why Michael Vaughan is urging Khawaja to bow out in Sydney

Ashes-winning captain has weighed into the debate over Usman Khawaja’s future, and warned England they need to win well at the SCG to prove Bazball still has a pulse.

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4 d. ago Ignore Melbourne – Brendon McCullum needs a win in Sydney to save his job

England sit seventh in the World Test Championship table heading into the SCG Test match.

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4 d. ago King pong: Villagers kick up stink over Charles’ fertiliser plan

Many in Flitcham are too nervous to discuss their royal neighbour’s council application but as one says, who would want a wafting stench to ruin a summer’s evening?

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4 d. ago ‘A hell of a smell’: Villagers kick up stink over King’s fertiliser plan

Many in Flitcham are too nervous to discuss their royal neighbour’s council application but as one says, who would want a wafting stench to ruin a summer’s evening?

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5 d. ago ‘This is part of our history now’: How Bondi plans to rebuild after horror

A Sydney council will consider how to memorialise the massacre at Australia’s most famous beach, as the community grapples with loss of “15 beautiful souls”.

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5 d. ago This school topped the state for VCE scores, despite having no year 12 students

Students who golf, figure-skate and work 30 hours a week are among those who returned some of the state’s best VCE results, even if they weren’t in their final year of school.

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5 d. ago Lightly raced Bails has others stumped as she eyes third consecutive win

The daughter of top class Pierro steps up to a benchmark 66 handicap after two very versatile victories.

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5 d. ago More risks and more muscle: De Minaur sets sights on Sinner, Alcaraz

Australia’s Alex de Minaur is back in Sydney for the United Cup, but his real focus is on Melbourne as the world No.7 eyes his first grand slam semi-final and more.

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6 d. ago Residents told to stay indoors as fire rips through north Brisbane backyard

Three sheds are on fire, blanketing the suburb in thick black smoke and prompting an emergency declaration.

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6 d. ago Residents told to stay indoors as fire rips through bayside backyard

Three sheds are on fire, blanketing the suburb in thick black smoke and prompting an emergency declaration.

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6 d. ago Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2025 LIVE: 31 yachts retire as Comanche holds lead on day three

It’s the 80th edition of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, and LawConnect took an early lead out of the heads as they vie for a third straight win.

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