39 m. ago Six killed, including a child, in Mississippi shooting, suspect charged with murder

Four members of the same family and related to the suspect - including a 7-year-old - and two other adults were shot at three separate locations, according to local law enforcement.

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3 h. ago The art of summer – how some of Sydney’s cultural movers and shakers are enjoying their break

Whether grilling politicians on prime time, building sets for an opera spectacular, rehearsing or performing, our creative types need time out. Here’s how they do it.

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3 h. ago Women over 40 should lift weights to stop their muscles ‘falling off a cliff’

Women’s muscle mass across the lifespan has been mapped for the first time by Australian researchers who found resistance training counters the effects of declining sex hormones.

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3 h. ago The childcare crackdown is welcome, but this is no time for a victory lap

If 2025 was the year the sector faced a reckoning, then 2026 should be a year of action.

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14 h. ago Heavier smoke to blanket the state amid air quality warnings

Hospitals have reported a rise in presentations from people with asthma-like symptoms, as the bushfire crisis spreads heavier smoke across Victoria.

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15 h. ago Waller mare cruises home in $500k Lakes to break Australian drought

Premier trainer Chris Waller won the $500,000 Lakes again, this time with a drought-breaking effort from Chica Mojito.

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18 h. ago Wind, smoke, ash: What this weekend’s weather will bring to Melbourne

The smell of smoke is drifting down to Melbourne, as residents report ash falling into their homes. But weather experts warn the air quality will only deteriorate as smoke settles in across the state on Sunday.

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20 h. ago Trump says he’d accept Nobel Prize from winner Machado. It doesn’t work like that

The US president said he’d heard that the Peace Prize winner, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, wanted to give him the prize and that it would be “a great honour”.

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20 h. ago Trump says he’d accept Nobel Prize from winner. It doesn’t work like that

The US president said he’d heard that the Peace Prize winner, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, wanted to give him the prize and that it would be “a great honour”.

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22 h. ago ICE agent’s video shows moments before fatal Minneapolis shooting

Mobile-phone footage captured the moments leading up to the shooting of driver Renee Nicole Good and the immediate aftermath.

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27 h. ago In a race against time, fishers brave early starts and hazardous waters for this prized snail

With only four sessions permitted each season – each limited to just one hour between 7am and 8am – abalone fishers have limited time to catch their quota.

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37 h. ago Heatwave Hayley? It’s time to name these ‘supercharged’ weather events

Giving a label to impending dangers “can make hazards more memorable”, say two academic experts.

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38 h. ago ‘I’ve read the speculation’: Craig Tiley addresses US tennis links for the first time

Tiley has transformed the Australian Open into the country’s biggest sporting and entertainment event, but he’s been linked to a shock defection.

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40 h. ago With the Ashes secured, now it’s time to start regenerating this Australian side

The most difficult period for selectors is when a team is nearing the end of its cycle. It’s time for the Australian selectors to start looking to the future.

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40 h. ago Tiley backs Kyrgios in ruling himself out of playing Australian Open singles

Nick Kyrgios will not compete for a place in the Australian Open singles draw, instead focusing on doubles with Thanasi Kokkinakis.

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40 h. ago National outcry after second shooting by US agents in two days

Anger over the fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis was compounded when border patrol agents shot a man and a woman in Portland, Oregon.

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43 h. ago Bondi hero bound for treatment in Israel after bungle, while Ahmed honoured in US

Gefen Bitton is due to land in Israel on Friday local time for specialist medical treatment for injuries suffered during the December 14 attack.

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44 h. ago Kyrgios rules himself out of playing Australian Open singles

Nick Kyrgios will not compete for a place in the Australian Open singles draw, after deciding to focus on doubles with Thanasi Kokkinakis.

Politics

44 h. ago PM refuses to admit he may have made a mistake resisting royal commission

He flagged the high legal stakes of running the highest form of national inquiry alongside an active court case for the first time.

Events

44 h. ago When it comes to violence against protesters, this administration has a track record of lies

It is difficult to take ICE’s claims about Minneapolis seriously when it has already been called out for gross misrepresentations about its encounters with demonstrators.

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