44 m. ago Twins building twin paddle steamers to embrace the joy of slow travel

Twins Craig and Rohan Burgess have invested $8 million to build a new luxury paddle steamer, based at Echuca.

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8 h. ago Why the ‘toughest job in cricket’ will be even harder for Khawaja’s successors

With legacy-defining tours against India and England on the horizon, the questions over Australia’s top order take on fresh urgency.

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22 h. ago Perth house prices spike nearly 16 per cent in a year as affordability pressure looms

Perth house prices have jumped almost 16 per cent over the past year, one of Australia’s strongest-performing housing markets, despite signs momentum is cooling.

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25 h. ago ‘It happened in seconds’: How a night of youthful joy turned into tragedy

Young revellers had crowded into the Le Constellation basement to cheer the year ahead. Now, that future has been cut short for at least 40 of them.

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32 h. ago These are my 20 definite, undeniable, guaranteed predictions for 2026

Look, I’m often wrong. But not this time.

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44 h. ago The eight looks that defined the Princess of Wales’ comeback year

Catherine has had one of her most dazzling years yet – charming presidents, bolstering the British fashion industry and gently evolving her look.

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3 d. ago Imagination comes before love for this effortlessly marvellous author

In her latest hard-to-define book, Jeanette Winterson skips over genres in an ode to storytelling.

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3 d. ago The big global trades of 2025: Bubbles, cockroaches and Trump coins

As the year draws to a close, here are some of this year’s most eye-catching market wagers – the wins, the wipe-outs and the positions that defined the year.

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4 d. ago ‘My soul asked me to do that’: Bondi hero breaks silence on tackling gunman

National hero Ahmed al Ahmed has described the moment he tackled and disarmed a Bondi Beach terrorist, in an interview with US network CBS.

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5 d. ago Bondi hero opens up about moment he bravely confronted gunman

The Australian hero who bravely disarmed one of the Bondi Beach gunmen and got shot in the process has spoken out for the first time since being released from hospital.

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5 d. ago Princess Anne and Margot Robbie are best and barely dressed for 2025

How Jacob Elordi, Sarah Ellen and A$AP Rocky defined the year’s most notable looks.

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7 d. ago Ukraine’s ‘Brexit’ moment: Zelensky to hold talks with Trump on ending war

The US and Ukrainian leaders will meet in Florida to discuss territorial issues – the main stumbling block in talks to end the war with Russia – as a new 20-point peace deal nears completion.

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8 d. ago The fight for the Ashes is over. But the Boxing Day Test is definitely not dead

Boxing Day at the cricket is a tradition, which makes it significant outside the scoreline in any one series. It’s a secular feast day, with all the rites.

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9 d. ago Welcome to Coonamble, where kids ride bulls and big toes come and go

A night of storytelling brings out the best in an outback town.

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1 week ago The generous sandwich shop owner who has spread priceless joy to his suburb

Fed up with a lack of “decent” Christmas decorations in his shopping strip, Leroy Fletcher and his business partners splashed out $300,000 for some festive cheer.

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1 week ago Private yachts and $20,000 hotels: Online posts reveal exiled dictator’s life of luxury

From the moment they fled their Damascus palace via private jets and convoys of cars, the Assad family has maintained an opulent lifestyle.

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1 week ago ‘An absolute crater’: Moment giant hole swallows boat as canal collapses

Authorities said it was a miracle no one was hurt or killed in the incident, which saw boat owners leaping for their lives in the middle of the night.

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1 week ago England called this Ashes ‘Everest’. Perhaps that’s why they never got out of base camp

Initially, it seemed that England were emphasising the joy in the journey rather than hyper-focusing on the Ashes. But the old hyper-focus returned with much rhetorical flourish on the eve of their tour, and they lost the series within 11 playing days.

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1 week ago Rapper Nicki Minaj mortified by own gaffe during talk with Charlie Kirk’s widow

The singer went silent for a few seconds at a conservative conference as the audience laughed over the awkward moment. Erika Kirk quickly consoled her.

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1 week ago Charlie Kirk’s widow comes to Nicki Minaj’s rescue after ‘assassin’ gaffe

Minaj went silent for a few seconds as the audience laughed over the awkward moment. Erika Kirk quickly consoled her.

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