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Luxury tower 'affordability' claim rejected in landmark court ruling
A landmark court ruling casts doubt over Gold Coast high-rise approvals, finding luxury apartments cannot justify exceeding height limits on the basis of...
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Sydney trains to run on schedule after wiring issue causes network chaos
Trains will operate on schedule on Saturday morning after overhead wiring issues caused widespread delays across Sydney's network last night. Newsiline su...
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Trump says he will soon declare Strait of Hormuz US territory
US President Donald Trump says he will soon declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory, escalating his rhetoric over the vital waterway that carries a si...
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'They're going to take our GST' sets alarm bells ringing in the west
Premier Roger Cook said "east coast clowns" attacked Western Australia's federal GST deal. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia and li...
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Almond grower loses gun licence after threats to burn biosecurity officers
A Riverland man who threatened to burn PIRSA officers who drove onto his property to inspect almond trees for fruit fly has lost a bid to reinstate his gu...
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Should Australia copy New Zealand's 83-page building code?
Should Australia copy New Zealand's example and adopt a radically-slimmed down national building code? Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Aust...
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How a predatory Catholic bishop was finally undone
Bishop Christopher Saunders remains one of the most senior Catholic clergymen, despite being convicted this week of multiple counts of sexual assault.This...
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Excluded from early learning, kids like Tommy 'falling through the gaps'
The NSW government is being asked to intervene to help a four-year-old boy who was excluded from his early learning centre on the south coast due to his d...
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Trial project sees everyday locals settle refugees in their backyard
As debate about immigration continues, communities across the country roll out the welcome mat for refugee families. Newsiline summarises this report from...
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Showery days ahead after week of sunny Queensland skies
Scattered showers will fall on much of Queensland's east coast this weekend, with the state's south-west also in for overcast and potentially stormy weath...
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The fight to protect an 85-year-old fire station and its 'haunted' history
The building is unlike any other in town, with even the occasional ghost story capturing the community's imagination. Newsiline summarises this report fro...
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Nationals 'fighting' to win Bendigo as Jacinta Allan exits politics
Nationals members say they are "fighting very hard" to win Bendigo as former Victorian premier Jacinta Allan leaves politics. Newsiline summarises this re...
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Telstra urged to 'step up' in services for regional and remote Australians
Telstra has blamed natural disasters for long outages in remote areas of Australia. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia and links rea...
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Rejuvenated Hockeyroos and Kookaburras tackle World Cup with fresh perspectives
The Kookaburras and Hockeyroos' last major tournament was Paris 2024 where they exited in the quarter-finals. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC Ne...
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What dozens of empty chairs revealed about Australia's racism inquiry
Witnesses laid bare the impact of racism on their lives in hearings held around the nation. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia and l...
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Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and the UAE are looking to Africa
The expansion of strategic ambitions by Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and the UAE into Africa show just how quickly global forces are shifting. Newsiline summaris...
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Sean Dorney was a roaming ABC reporter. Now, just getting out of bed is a struggle
A long-time ABC reporter is one of nearly 100,000 Australians waiting on a crucial aged-care assessment. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Au...
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What went wrong for the Suns this year and how 2027 can be much better
Gold Coast went from a maiden finals win last year to sliding down the AFL ladder, but a drought-breaking win in wintry Canberra offered signs of a bright...
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As Trump's reflecting pool mess unfolded, a camera captured it all
Piecing together webcam images, court documents and online posts highlights what the public was told about Donald Trump's reflecting pool saga and the rea...
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'I live with the scars': Why the fight against HIV is not over
Australia's community-led response to HIV has put an internationally remarkable goal within reach, but new challenges are threatening to disrupt decades o...
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The pioneering female botanical artists you may never have heard of
Female botanical illustrators have translated the science of our landscapes for centuries, today the craft is as important as ever. Newsiline summarises t...
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From street to gallery, globetrotter Stormie Mill's art comes full circle
When Stormie Mills was a teenager starting out in the world of street art, he wondered how artists got their work into the Art Gallery of WA. Newsiline su...
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French court blocks Macron’s social media ban for under-15s
Constitutional council says curbs infringe freedom of expression and privacy as president vows to rework legislation France’s top court has blocked a ban...
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Across the world authoritarians want to tell us what a ‘good life’ looks like. Here’s how liberals must respond | Alexandre Lefebvre
From Maga to Hungary’s Fidesz and Australia’s One Nation, politics is returning to its oldest question: what makes a life worth living? Newsiline summaris...
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Abbas fought the Taliban alongside US and Australian troops. Now exiled in Iran, he feels abandoned
Five years after the fall of Kabul, the former Afghan soldier is stuck in the middle of a new American war War is Abbas’s* earliest memory. Newsiline summ...
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Bird flu has been evolving and migrating for 30 years. It is a far more deadly virus that has now arrived in Australia
Experts say the H5N1 bird flu virus’s risk to humans is low, but fear an impeding decimation of seal populations after tens of thousands of deaths in Sout...
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‘It opens up doors and minds’: inside Sydney’s tattoo convention
While some of the event’s 5,000 attenders arrive sporting full bodysuits and ready to compete, others are gearing up for their first tattoo At the Sydney...
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Nepo babies and exclusive clubs: the ties binding young Liberals with the conservative Catholic ecosystem
Icac hearings delve into links between Catholic Schools NSW and the Reformers, a shadowy group of rightwing Liberal operatives Get our breaking news email...
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Deborah Mailman becomes first Indigenous inductee to Logies Hall of Fame
Deborah Mailman, star of Total Control and The Secret Life of Us, is also the sixth woman to enter the Logie Awards Hall of Fame. Newsiline summarises thi...
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Multi-million dollar art recovered after three-minute Italian museum heist
Three century-old paintings stolen by an organised gang from an Italian museum during a three-minute heist have been recovered. Newsiline summarises this...
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NATO fighter jet shoots down a drone over Latvia
An Italian NATO fighter jet shot down a drone that entered Latvian airspace, a spokesperson from the alliance has said. Newsiline summarises this report f...
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Cory Bernardi condemned for anti-trans slur, labelling protesters 'incels'
Derogatory comments from One Nation MP Cory Bernardi have been condemned by organisers of an anti-One Nation rally at SA parliament. Newsiline summarises...
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Live: Fremantle and Adelaide meet in blockbuster clash to open round 23
Fremantle and Adelaide go head-to-head in Perth in a match that could be a potential dress rehearsal for a finals clash later in the year. Newsiline summa...
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Tasmanian woman charged over alleged 'series' of attempted poisonings
A 43-year-old South Launceston woman has been charged over what Tasmanian police allege is a "series of attempted poisonings" of a man known to her. Newsi...
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Tobacco, firearms, silver, gold seized in joint Victorian, Tasmanian operation
Police have launched a multi-agency operation in Victoria and Tasmania, with three arrests and cash, silver, gold, firearms, and ammunition seized. Newsil...
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Trump orders navy to revert to steam-powered fighter launching system
Donald Trump orders the US Navy to remove the system used to launch fighter jets from its newest type of aircraft carrier and return to using older steam...