63 h. ago Sydney NYE LIVE updates: Sydney welcomes 2026 with spectacular fireworks display

Follow along for live updates as Sydney celebrates New Year’s Eve amid a heightened police presence following the Bondi terror attack.

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64 h. ago Sydney NYE LIVE updates: The countdown is on as midnight fireworks loom

Follow along for live updates as Sydney celebrates New Year’s Eve amid a heightened police presence following the Bondi terror attack.

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2 d. ago Sydney NYE LIVE updates: First fireworks light up the harbour as Sydney celebrates

Follow along as we bring you the latest live updates as Sydney gears up for New Year’s Eve celebrations amid a heightened police presence following the Bondi terror attack.

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3 d. ago Sydney NYE LIVE updates: Thousands flock to vantage points; Heavy police presence expected

Follow along as we bring you the latest live updates as Sydney gears up for New Year’s Eve celebrations amid a heightened police presence following the Bondi terror attack.

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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 Pistols, revolvers and thousands of bullets seized as cops swoop on alleged contract killers

Six people believed to be members of a “contract kill crew” have been arrested in a major bust in Sydney while two others have been arrested over an alleged shooting plot.

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3 d. ago Floods cut roads, threaten livestock in far north Queensland

The premier told Queenslanders the region was seeing heavy rainfall, but added: “We’ve got every confidence in locals being able to handle that.”

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4 d. ago ‘That’s heavy’: Woolies bag laden with $20 bundles seized in Fortitude Valley drug probe

Police arrested 16 men after a six-month investigation into alleged drug dealing in Brisbane’s party precinct.

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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 Knives, daggers and batons seized in shopping centre crime crackdown

More than 100 people have been arrested in the first three weeks of a trial of police and protective services officers patrolling major shopping centres.

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7 d. ago Woman charged after 15kg of meth labelled ‘tea’ found in luggage

The 40-year-old woman was arrested after a routine bag check at Sydney Airport found 15 kilograms of methamphetamine in her luggage.

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7 d. ago Boxing Day Test LIVE: Madness at the MCG as Australia take three wickets in Boxing Day fight back

Australia have gone into the fourth Ashes Test match with a pace-heavy squad, but their batters have failed dismally on the opening day. Follow the action LIVE.

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8 d. ago Boxing Day Test LIVE: Australia bowled out in Boxing Day horror show at MCG

Australia have gone into the fourth Ashes Test match with a pace-heavy squad, but their batters are the ones under fire on day one. Follow the action LIVE.

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8 d. ago Boxing Day Test LIVE: Carey is out, Australia slumps to six down in Boxing Day Test at the MCG

Australia have gone into the fourth Ashes Test match with a pace-heavy squad, but it’s their batters in focus on day one. Follow the action LIVE.

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8 d. ago Boxing Day Test LIVE: Smith clean bowled, Aussies under siege in Boxing Day Test

Australia have gone into the fourth Ashes Test match with a pace-heavy squad, but it’s their batters in focus on day one. Follow the action LIVE.

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8 d. ago Boxing Day Test LIVE: Aussies three down as England strikes early in Boxing Day Test at MCG

Australia have gone into the fourth Ashes Test match with a pace-heavy squad, but it’s their batters in focus on day one. Follow the action LIVE.

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8 d. ago Boxing Day Test LIVE: England win toss, target Head as Boxing Day crowd turns out in full dress

Australia have gone into the fourth Ashes Test match with a pace-heavy squad, but it’s their batters in focus on day one. Follow the action LIVE.

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8 d. ago Boxing Day Test LIVE: Big selection clue as crowds flock to the MCG for Boxing Day Test showdown

Australia won’t attempt to replace injured Nathan Lyon with another spin bowler for the fourth Ashes Test against England and will go into Friday’s start of the match with a 12-man, pace-heavy squad. Follow the action LIVE.

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8 d. ago Silicon Valley’s billionaire elite can’t engineer our consent

A decade after Peter Thiel backed Donald Trump, the ascent of the “tech right″ has made billionaire founders “evil geniuses” in the eyes of many.

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9 d. ago Homicide probe launched after man found stabbed to death in Perth’s south

A man has died after being discovered with stab wounds on a street in Perth’s southern suburbs overnight. 

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