5 d. ago Chosen Family by Madeleine Gray review – friends, lovers or something in between?

From classmates to co-parents, the changing dynamics of a female friendship are astutely observed in a novel that explores the boundaries between love, lust and companionshipAustralian author Madeleine Gray’s award-winning debut novel Green Dot was a smart, funny tale of a doomed office affair. Her new novel, Chosen Family, is a smart, funny tale of a complicated, life-changing relationship between two women.Nell and Eve meet aged 12 at a girls’ school in Sydney. Gray’s narrative moves smoothly back and forth from the 00s to the present day; as in David Nicholls’s One Day, we learn about our protagonists by meeting them at different moments in their lives, from the pressures of high school to the alcohol-soaked freedoms of university to the frustrations and joys of early parenthood. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago New Year's Eve: from Sydney to London, how the world ushered in 2026 – video

New Year's Eve: from Sydney to London, how the world ushered in 2026 – video  The Guardian

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2 w. ago New Year's Eve LIVE: London fireworks police warning as Sydney and Paris celebrations cancelled

New Year's Eve LIVE: London fireworks police warning as Sydney and Paris celebrations cancelled  The Mirror

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2 w. ago Photos of New Year’s celebrations across the globe as the world welcomes 2026

Australia saluted the new year with defiance less than a month after its worst mass shooting in almost 30 years

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3 w. ago New Year’s Eve live: Sydney fireworks ring in 2026 as Asia sees in the new year ahead of Europe and the US

Join our live coverage as we cross the globe to enter the new yearSydney is the self-appointed “world capital of new year’s eve” and arguably rightly so. As always, eyes will be on the Opera House at 13:00 GMT when fireworks will light up the sky in spectacular fashion. But there are also huge crowds out in Melbourne to see off the year in style.Thousands of people are expected to descend on Melbourne this evening to celebrate NYE. There will be two 7 minute firework displays and light shows tonight, first a family one at 9.30pm for young children, and the main one at the stroke of midnight. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago New Year's Eve LIVE: London fireworks warning as Sydney and Paris cancel 2026 celebrations

New Year's Eve LIVE: London fireworks warning as Sydney and Paris cancel 2026 celebrations  Daily Express

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3 w. ago Sydney New Year’s Eve strikes more sombre tone as fireworks follow minute’s silence for Bondi

Terror attack victims remembered with menorah projected on to Harbour Bridge ahead of traditional dazzling displayAustralia paused to show solidarity with the Jewish community as New Year’s Eve festivities rolled across the nation.Weeks on from the Bondi Beach terrorist attack, hundreds of thousands of people around the Sydney Harbour observed a minute’s silence and shone a collective, defiant light following the recent atrocity. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago New Year's Eve: Sydney celebrates 2026 with spectacular fireworks as city ushers in new year after honouring Bondi victims

LIVEBLOG: Follow New Year's Eve celebrations across the globe as nations around the world throw parties to toast the final hours of the year before ushering in 2026.

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3 w. ago New Year’s Eve live: Sydney fireworks ring in 2026 as the world prepares t o see in the new year

Join our live coverage as we cross the globe to enter the new yearSydney is the self-appointed “world capital of new year’s eve” and arguably rightly so. As always, eyes will be on the Opera House at 13:00 GMT when fireworks will light up the sky in spectacular fashion. But there are also huge crowds out in Melbourne to see off the year in style.Thousands of people are expected to descend on Melbourne this evening to celebrate NYE. There will be two 7 minute firework displays and light shows tonight, first a family one at 9.30pm for young children, and the main one at the stroke of midnight. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Sydney’s New Year’s Eve fireworks draw large crowds as people asked to ‘show defiance’ after Bondi attack

More than 2,500 police officers deployed on patrol on New Year’s Eve

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3 w. ago Sydney, Paris and Tokyo cancel New Year's Eve events amid terror and stampede fears

Major cities including Sydney, Paris and Tokyo have cancelled New Year's Eve events days before December 31, amid growing safety concerns following terror threats and stampede fears

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3 w. ago Australia weighs deploying army to protect Jewish sites after Bondi attack

Premier Chris Minns says New South Wales deploying armed police for New Year’s Eve celebrations in Sydney

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