45 m. ago ‘I’m emotionally attached to the Rabbitohs’: Freeman to fire up Souths for Indigenous Round

In a rare interview, Cathy Freeman spoke of her affinity for South Sydney, Latrell Mitchell, and being intimidated by Michael Maguire before the 2014 premiership.

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66 m. ago It’s obvious what Putin got from this meeting – for Trump, not so much

Reporters were shocked and confused by the summit’s abrupt ending. Had the two leaders actually agreed to anything? What the hell just happened?

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3 h. ago Body found after bear attacks man on Hokkaido mountain in Japan

The victim’s friend saw the man fighting off the bear while bleeding from his leg, before being dragged away into a bush along the trail leading to the summit of Mount Rausu.

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4 h. ago Trump team backs down in stoush over Washington DC police takeover

Officials in the US capital took the Trump administration to court after it tried to put a federal official in charge of the city’s police department.

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6 h. ago Three teenage girls ‘stripped’ and beat girl, 14, in Sydney’s south

Police said the 14-year-old victim was approached at a bus stop in Claymore about 7pm on Friday by three girls, all aged 13, and threatened at knifepoint.

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9 h. ago As Trump trashes America’s democracy, we’re celebrating ours

Australian leaders and their US counterparts met in Adelaide this week. But was it a wedding or a funeral?

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9 h. ago ‘Marrickville isn’t western Sydney’: Calls for AFLW Giants to return to the west

This year, the Greater Western Sydney Giants AFLW team will play a total of six home games: four in Marrickville, two in Canberra and none in western Sydney.

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15 h. ago The Age’s Nick McKenzie wins journalist of the year at Kennedy Awards

McKenzie’s award was among eight recognising the work of The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald’s journalists at the Kennedy Awards.

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15 h. ago The Sydney Morning Herald journalists scoop the pool at Kennedy Awards

Our journalists led the field at the 2025 Kennedy Awards, taking home several major awards, including for the exposure of high-level corruption in the construction industry.

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18 h. ago Essendon Bombers vs St Kilda Saints LIVE: Dons take surprise lead as Lyon vents on social media over rain hitting Marvel surface

The AFL reaches its penultimate round as Essendon and St Kilda face off at Marvel Stadium before Brisbane and Fremantle battle for finals spots in Perth. Follow along for live updates and post match reactions.

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18 h. ago The double act that gave Sydney Girls High its secret debating weapon

They’ve won contest after contest speaking in front of hundreds – but just don’t call these girls public speakers.

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20 h. ago ‘Irrational’: China’s top spy agency attacks ASIO over espionage ‘threat’

China’s ministry of state security has verbally attacked Australia’s intelligence agencies, accusing them of fabricating a “Chinese spy threat” while carrying out their own espionage in China.

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21 h. ago NRL sides with Storm after Panthers accuse Grant of playing for penalty

Was Storm skipper Harry Grant within his rights to run into prop Moses Leota? The NRL thinks so, and there’s fresh vision to prove it.

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24 h. ago Man charged after airport gun drama rearrested over alleged Central Station assaults

Nicholas Teplin, 41, allegedly told an arresting police officer “I know I’m going to get bail like always”.

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25 h. ago Pinched nerve in back forces Latrell Mitchell out of Indigenous Round

Injury has forced South Sydney’s biggest name to the sidelines once again – but another Indigenous star is back for the Bunnies.

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26 h. ago Beaches metro, negative gearing crackdown: The surprising policies backed by NSW Young Libs

Abolishing negative gearing and building a northern beaches metro are all on the agenda at the NSW Young Liberals’ gathering.

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26 h. ago With just one dish on the menu, this Sydney restaurant is a cure for decision fatigue

No choice = no decisions = no stress. It’s liberating.

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26 h. ago Lisa Wilkinson and Peter FitzSimons list Sydney home for sale for $23m

The pair has called the lower north shore residence home since they purchased the landmark property in 1998 for $2.95 million.

Economics

26 h. ago ‘I still love sex’: Menopause, desire and finding fulfilment in midlife

Menopause, and the decades that follow it, are commonly thought of as a transition leading to lower libido and the end of sex. But for many women, it’s just the beginning.

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27 h. ago Brisbane news live: Queensland flu cases highest of year | Accused wife killer to answer curfew

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