4 h. ago Bondi shooting LIVE updates: Court releases new allegations against Bondi gunman; Hate speech reform to face scrutiny

New polling reveals the public’s dissatisfaction with the prime minister and shows a clear majority of Australians feel there has been a rise in racism, particularly antisemitism, in the past two years. Follow for live updates.

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6 h. ago This was the hardest ATAR exam question WA students faced. Can you solve it?

Dr Vesife Hatisaru took a look at one of the hardest questions from this year’s mathematics specialist exam, which focused on complex numbers. 

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13 h. ago Airline’s lost plane found after 13 years – with a huge parking bill

How does a 30-tonne, 30-metre-long Boeing passenger jet go missing for well over a decade? That’s a question people are asking Air India.

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13 h. ago Call for transparency as NSW parliament prepares for historic debate

NSW MPs are being called on to reveal any meetings with gun lobbyists as the Minns government faces pushback from all sides of politics, including his own, on a bumper bill.

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27 h. ago Big rise in private health insurance premiums flagged as costs soar

Private health insurance customers face their biggest premium hike in a decade as insurers face rising costs and consumers choose to downgrade their cover.

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52 h. ago The 2025 honour roll: WA students with the highest ATARs revealed

West Australian high school graduates have logged in to find out their ATAR results and for 18 students, opening them held an additional surprise – the highest possible score of 99.95.

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54 h. ago The Ashes 2025 third Test LIVE: Aussies lose quick wickets as Stokes, Tongue fire but England face record run chase

Australia gave England a valuable lesson in how to turn an advantage into an unassailable position as they strengthened their hold on the third Test and the Ashes. Will the third Ashes Test be decided on day four?

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3 d. ago WA faces gas supply cliff amid warning rising energy prices could kill off businesses

The supply cliff prompted a warning from the Australian Energy Market Operator that if the price of the commodity continues to rise it may result in gas-reliant WA businesses shutting up shop.

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3 d. ago The elite Brisbane high school where eight boys got the state’s top grade

Queensland’s 37 top achievers went to a handful of schools, mostly in the state’s south-east – and one Spring Hill school celebrated eight students with the highest mark.

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3 d. ago Tony Mokbel bound for Queensland holiday as prosecutors delay retrial decision

The gangland figure had his bail conditions significantly scaled back as prosecutors drag a decision on whether he should face a retrial on drugs charges.

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3 d. ago How many VCE exam papers were marked this year? Take The Age quiz

Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook’s quiz.

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3 d. ago 37 students got the top ATAR. Which Queensland schools did they go to?

As high schools across Brisbane celebrate their graduating class of 2025, one elite boys’ school in the inner city may have the most to be proud of.

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3 d. ago The elite Brisbane high school where seven boys got the state’s top grade

Queensland’s 37 top achievers went to a handful of schools, mostly in the state’s south-east – and one Spring Hill school celebrated seven students with the highest mark.

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4 d. ago HSC results 2025 as it happened: North Sydney Boys tops the state; NSW year 12 students receive ATARs after exam results drop

Tens of thousands of high school graduates are receiving their HSC results and ATARs today. Follow our live coverage as we celebrate the class of 2025.

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4 d. ago Men pulled from crashed car by heavily armed tactical police

At least five men could be seen lying face down with their hands zip-tied during the police operation in Sydney’s south-west.

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4 d. ago Albanese, at crucial moment for his leadership, steps up to the plate on antisemitism

The prime minister faced days of criticism from Jewish leaders and the Coalition that he had not taken antisemitism seriously. He finally stepped up on Thursday.

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4 d. ago Behind every North Sydney Boys HSC student was a plush toy called Don

North Sydney Boys and James Ruse students take us inside their remarkable achievements in this year’s HSC.

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4 d. ago HSC results 2025 LIVE updates: North Sydney Boys tops the state; NSW year 12 students receive ATARs after exam results drop

Tens of thousands of high school graduates are receiving their HSC results and ATARs today. Follow our live coverage as we celebrate the class of 2025.

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4 d. ago Incredible moment 2025 HSC students react to their ATAR results

Students across NSW woke up on Thursday to receive their Year 12 results. And this will make you smile.

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4 d. ago ‘Inexcusable’: Optus staff face sack after review into Triple Zero outage

The telco’s chairman calls the findings of an independent review into the incident “a sobering read for everyone at Optus”.

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