8 h. ago At 23, Paul Churchill was living the ‘sweet life’ in Spain but he was lucky to survive

More than 10 years ago, the podcaster took his last drink and has devoted his life since to helping others do the same.

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18 h. ago Here’s jeers to the $6 cafe latte (from a coffee philistine)

Just to save a few sad coins, I confess I’ve been trying those coffee sachets – permanently half-price in supermarkets.

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22 h. ago My parents are ‘super agers’. Here are six things I have learnt from them

At a time when friends are losing their parents or managing an array of doctor’s appointments, my folks are in rude health. As I get older I’ve started paying more attention to what they do.

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25 h. ago ‘Soaked in blood’: Iran protests turn deadly as Tehran cracks down

Several protesters were killed as the government moved to quell growing unrest triggered by rising prices, a collapsing currency and high youth unemployment.

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26 h. ago Liz and Billy, Katy and Justin: 2025 was the year of weird celebrity matches, hatches and dispatches

2025 was when celebrities stopped being famous for nothing or concentrating on wellness, and started living big, messy, operatic lives again.

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26 h. ago 2025 was the year of weird celebrity matches, hatches and dispatches

2025 was when celebrities stopped being famous for nothing or concentrating on wellness, and started living big, messy, operatic lives again.

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42 h. ago Two women drown, man missing amid ‘horrific’ spate on Sydney beaches

Another woman’s drowning death came after separate earlier tragedies on Sydney beaches, with frantic attempts to save a man hours after a woman’s body was found.

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53 h. ago Man missing in ocean, woman found dead at Sydney’s eastern beaches

Hundreds of onlookers were stunned as swimmers and police frantically attempted to save one man, hours after a woman’s body was discovered at a neighbouring beach.

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64 h. ago Perth cricket legend Damien Martyn 'in for the fight of his life'

There has been a flood of well-wishes for Australian cricketing great Damien Martyn, who is in an induced coma in a Queensland hospital.

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67 h. 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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69 h. ago What’s up, what’s down: The price changes and new laws coming to NSW in 2026

An extension of the $60 toll cap is the main source of relief at the state level, but there are also new rules over gas, as well as behavioural standards for councillors.

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3 d. ago Gilchrist provides update on Damien Martyn after cricket great placed in induced coma

The 54-year-old, who played 67 Tests for Australia between 1992 and 2006, was admitted last week after falling ill.

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3 d. ago South Africa’s ‘French corner’ is the ultimate gourmet escape

An hour from Cape Town, the Franschhoek wine valley’s reputation as the country’s food capital is well earned, but it’s not the only reason you should go.

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3 d. ago Four common myths discouraging men from seeking prostate cancer screening

It’s the most frequently diagnosed cancer in Australian men after melanoma, with a one-in-five risk for men aged up to 85, but understanding of diagnosis is still vague. Here’s what to know.

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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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3 d. ago Man taken into custody in Clem7 as another surrenders from rooftop

No charges had been laid by Wednesday morning as one man remained in hospital and the other in custody.

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3 d. ago Police continue to hunt man after failed carjacking attempt on busy Melbourne street

Police are asking the public to help identify a man who fled the scene of an attempted carjacking on a busy Melbourne street more than four months ago.

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3 d. ago Police hunt man after failed carjacking attempt on busy Melbourne street

Police are asking the public to help identify a man who fled the scene of an attempted carjacking on a busy Melbourne street more than four months ago.

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4 d. ago Two charged after semi automatic guns, drugs allegedly found in Melbourne home

Two people have been hit with multiple trafficking charges after more than 20 guns, as well as illicit drugs, were allegedly seized in Melbourne’s north-west.

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4 d. ago Khawaja, Green, Healy and Perry. What does 2026 have in store for Australian cricket?

It’s been a very Merry Christmas for the Australian Test team and national selectors with Ashes success well and truly ‘urned’, but the new year shapes as being a, shall we say, testing time. We take a look at what the future holds in Australian cricket in 2026.

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