38 h. ago Zahid Safi getting grilled by a voter about his Masters degree

At a polling booth in the electorate of Bruce, a voter grills Liberal candidate Zahid Safi about the validity of his claim to have a Masters degree.

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40 h. ago Serial pest in sperm donor groups joins Clive Palmer’s colourful cast

A man who uses various aliases to troll sperm donation groups is standing for the Trumpet of Patriots.

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57 h. ago Welcome to Country is not an election issue, so why are we talking about it? I think I know

If this Welcome to Country furore has shifted your vote, perhaps it’s time to come clean on your motivations.

Politics

57 h. ago Boarding licence under review at private school after abuse scandal

The state government education regulator has launched a safety review of Ballarat Grammar’s boarding houses in response to its ‘strapping’ scandal.

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59 h. ago Queensland man accused of local, overseas abuse to stay behind bars

Samuel Emmerson Howard Blackley has been accused of using the internet to sexually exploit children in south-east Queensland and the Philippines.

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2 d. ago MasterChef’s best moments, from Katy Perry to white chocolate veloute

With the nostalgia of Back to Win in the air, we look back at the most “disgustingly good” moments from the past 16 years on air.

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3 d. ago Key staff at private boarding school step down after ‘strapping’ abuse scandal

The head of Ballarat Grammar’s boarding facility and his deputy have stood down from running Dart House, the principal has told staff.

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4 d. ago Tom Hanks’ daughter reveals a childhood marred by abuse at the hands of her mother

E.A. Hanks’s memoir re-creates a road trip she once took with her late mother to seek answers to what was an “incomprehensible” childhood.

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4 d. ago Federal election 2025 as it happened: Dutton denies recruiting Brethren church members after Queensland office vandalised; Welcome to Country debate dominates campaign

Follow live as we bring you all the news from the final week of the election campaign.

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4 d. ago Federal election 2025 as it happened: Dutton faces inflation rate gotcha; Welcome to Country debate dominates campaign

Follow live as we bring you all the news from the final week of the election campaign.

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4 d. ago Welcome to Sydney: Ryan Reynolds’ Welsh soccer team set for Australian tour

Wrexham AFC, the club owned by Hollywood actors Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, is set to play against Sydney FC.

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4 d. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Dutton denies recruiting Brethren church members after Queensland office vandalised; Welcome to Country debate dominates campaign

Follow live as we bring you all the news from the final week of the election campaign.

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4 d. ago Peter Dutton’s Welcome to Country claim comes from a common misconception about the ancient ceremony

Antagonism towards the tradition has been bubbling for months, but an argument the opposition leader recently made on the national stage is steeped in a fundamental misunderstanding.

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4 d. ago Liberal MP jokes that Advance Australia Fair is the ‘best Welcome to Country’

Sure, politicians are debating the custom and its place, but most have the good sense not to be glib about it.

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5 d. ago ‘I feel horrible doing this’: Inside Poh’s hardest challenge yet

The TV-grown cooking superstar is widely regarded as a national treasure. But going into MasterChef: Back to Win, this time as a judge, she’s not totally convinced of her talents.

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5 d. ago My generation could learn a lot from Boomers about gratitude

I admit I have a slight tendency to spiral into negativity. So it’s a pleasure to look to a generation that has mastered the art of finding joy in simple things.

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5 d. ago Dutton says veterans don’t want Welcome to Country on Anzac Day. RSL branches say otherwise

The opposition leader hardened his stance against the ceremonies while his agenda on immigration and road taxes was confused by a series of conflicting statements.

Events

5 d. ago Storm chairman ‘greatly upset’ by Welcome to Country ‘miscommunication’

Melbourne Storm have taken responsibility for what they say was an internal miscommunication that meant the Welcome to Country for their Anzac Day clash at AAMI Park was cancelled.

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5 d. ago This Netflix hit sold us a likeable serial killer. Now it’s pointing the finger at you.

Romance-thriller You had many of us rooting for a monster for five seasons. It turns out that was the point all along.

Events

5 d. ago Bondi Junction attacker searched for serial killers online, sought access to guns

Joel Cauchi was severely mentally ill but “effectively unmedicated” and unmonitored for about five years before his death, an inquest has heard.

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