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Woman arrested after body of four-year-old boy found in Central Coast home
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Australia news live: Albanese to target rightwing ‘axis of grievance’ at NSW Labor conference; first east coast bird flu case confirmed
Follow the day’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, will use a speech at the seco...
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What Australia can learn from the rise of populists around the world to avoid following Hanson down her rabbit hole | Julianne Schultz
A quarter of the world’s democracies are now led by authoritarian regimes and almost none have media systems that are able to hold power to account We mus...
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Reducing speed limits in cities can save lives. Why is Australia still reluctant?
Victoria has led the way in trialling 30km/h zones, but in Sydney the NSW government has been accused of dragging its feet Get our breaking news email, fr...
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Doctors’ soaring use of AI scribes prompts Australian government warning over privacy
Exclusive: With the technology fast becoming popular in GP surgeries, regulators are monitoring its implementation and potential pitfalls Get our breaking...
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‘It’s all a set-up’: the ‘fake’ Australian documentary TV series mining governments for millions
Long-running TV series Aussie Gold Hunters and Outback Opal Hunters have received funding set aside for documentaries – but insiders claim much of the on-...
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Norfolk Island’s unique corals under triple threat from disease, El Niño and now government-approved dredging
Exclusive: Most of the island’s corals are likely to be species that have not been formally described by science, researcher says Get our breaking news em...
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Jessica Mauboy: ‘Why did I do a kookaburra call for Ellen DeGeneres? Did I think that was cool?’
The singer and host of That Blackfella Show on her most controversial pop culture opinion, her go-to karaoke song and being recognised by police while get...
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Jail and a $10,000 fine: former political staffer shares fear over MP complaint system
An Australian parliamentary workplace watchdog was created to clean up bad behaviour in the seat of government – but some are questioning its efficacy Get...
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Sydney records hottest June since 1859 as expert warns new high a ‘signature’ of global warming
Bureau of Meteorology says city’s mean temperature reached 16.1C, surpassing the previous record of 15.7C set in 1991 Get our breaking news email, free ap...
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Chris Minns admits NSW Labor needs to ‘climb Everest’ to stay in power as protesters interrupt state conference
The New South Wales premier warns of One Nation threat as he addresses party conference Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Ne...
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How can Australia’s Socceroos end their World Cup knockout drought? – video
Following Australia’s agonising penalty shootout defeat to Egypt, sports reporter Jack Snape joins Guardian Australia’s Martin Pegan and football writer S...
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Third teenager charged after 15-year-old Melbourne boy allegedly left to die from stab wounds
Darweish Mohamed was found critically wounded outside Craigieburn Community Hospital on Wednesday evening Get our breaking news email, free app or daily n...
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The fight against green ‘waste’: how a Victorian community came together to create garden gold
Kitchen scraps and garden waste can be a valuable resource. Newsiline summarises this report from The Guardian Australia and links readers to the original...
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Socceroos rally around Lucas Herrington after World Cup penalty shootout disappointment – video
Australia's Aziz Behich and Jackson Irvine have given their full backing to Lucas Herrington after the 18-year-old missed a penalty in the shootout defeat...
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We’ve had a gutful of politicians failing to act on harm from the pokies. This is a critical moment for NSW Labor | Darcy Byrne
There are almost 90,000 poker machines in our state. Newsiline summarises this report from The Guardian Australia and links readers to the original publis...
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Cold feet and cooling prices: Australia’s property market is transforming – and first home buyers aren’t biting
Exclusive: Data shows buyers are not rushing to get into the market, despite lower prices and less competition Get our breaking news email, free app or da...
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One Nation is campaigning directly to Christians. But will party policies rub against worshippers’ conscience?
Anti-abortion policies may have appeal, but with one in three Australian churchgoers born overseas, talk of a monoculture may put them off Get our breakin...
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NSW government ‘absolutely thrilled’ to welcome OpenAI ... until someone mentioned the Terminator films
Emails sent between MP Anoulak Chanthivong’s staff take cautious approach to AI giant arriving in Sydney – despite the government’s encouragement Get our...
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Europe’s ‘murder capital’ slashed violent crime with a radical program. Will it work in Victoria?
An early intervention program developed in Scotland is showing promising signs – but in an election year full of punitive rhetoric, its future is uncertai...
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Almost no one is happy with Labor’s gambling crackdown. Albanese may as well do the right thing and get tough
A NSW mayor’s push against pokies should serve as inspiration for federal Labor to make stronger moves against the harms of gambling addiction When the Ne...
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In Thailand’s sex tourism hub, bright lights flash, loud music blares – and underage girls are exploited
The death of a Thai girl has highlighted the dangers of the country’s illegal but ‘normalised’ sex tourism trade Sky Kanyarat was playing pool in the earl...
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Entire NSW Labor left calls for controversial anti-protest laws to be scrapped ahead of party conference
Fifty-six state branches want the laws reviewed, while gambling, Aukus and Palestine are also on the agenda Get our breaking news email, free app or daily...
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For allies and adversaries alike, America at 250 is a solid global citizen gone rogue
America has long stood for freedom and prosperity, but under Trump insults, threats and unpredictability have become the new norm. Newsiline summarises th...
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Afternoon Update: Christian Brothers kept child abusers; bird flu reaches NSW; and collecting 1,000 four-leaf clovers
Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Newsiline summarises this report from The Guardian Australia and links readers to the original publisher for...
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Predicted $27bn wartime windfall for Australian LNG exporters reignites calls for new gas tax
David Pocock says the huge revenue boost for gas companies underscores that Australians are ‘missing out on a fair return’ Get our breaking news email, fr...
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Details of MCG assault against Lidia Thorpe revealed after court lifts suppression order
Ebony Bell convicted and handed community work order following assault on senator and second ‘gratuitous act of violence’ while on bail Follow our Austral...
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Unpopular, unknown or undecided: Jacinta Allan and Jess Wilson have a lot of work to do to win over Victorian voters | Jon Faine
The embattled Labor premier and an opposition leader struggling to establish her identity need to define their vision for Victoria Follow our Australia ne...
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Jacinta Allan admits criminals infiltrated Big Build but rejects calls for royal commission
Premier apologised over organised crime in some of Victoria’s largest construction projects, in op-ed that claimed a royal commission would not solve the...
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Christian Brothers kept nine child abusers in religious order due to Gospel imperative to help ‘the needy’, court documents reveal
Exclusive: Documents also show the Catholic order sought financial support from the Holy See months before it declared it lacked money to pay survivors Fo...
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Tributes for Melbourne boy allegedly left to die from stab wounds, as teen charged with murder
Darweish Mohamed, 15, died after being found with alleged stab wounds outside a Craigieburn hospital on Wednesday night Follow our Australia news live blo...
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Former AFL player Nicky Winmar found guilty of assaulting woman in northern Victoria
Judge finds woman was truthful after the former St Kilda star accused her of lying about attack Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get...
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The closure of Canberra’s Afghan embassy is another blow to people on the brink of losing hope | Shadi Khan Saif
After Kabul fell to the Taliban, consulates around the world became hubs of resistance. Newsiline summarises this report from The Guardian Australia and l...
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Michelle Grattan and Melissa Clarke on the political year so far - podcast
The 2026 political year has already been surprising. Newsiline summarises this report from The Guardian Australia and links readers to the original publis...
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NSW records first suspected case of deadly H5 bird flu as virus reaches Australia’s east coast
Migratory giant petrel discovered near Hawks Nest north of Newcastle infected with H5. Newsiline summarises this report from The Guardian Australia and li...
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‘Don’t kill music’: Anthony Albanese’s favourite bands beg PM to stop AI companies from stealing their work
A potential deal with the government would allow international tech companies to mine the creative work of Australian musicians. Newsiline summarises this...
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Moira Deeming launches lawsuit against Victorian Liberal president as party meets to decide her future
Scandal has engulfed the state party as Deeming resists calls to apologise to fellow MP Matthew Guy over an assault allegation A Liberal MP has launched a...
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Australia news live: Deeming lodges legal suit against Victorian Liberal president; blizzard brings snow to NSW and Victorian alps
Case due to be heard in supreme court this morning. Newsiline summarises this report from The Guardian Australia and links readers to the original publish...
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AFP assesses Gaza war crimes allegation, median wealth falls, Socceroos aim to make history
Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Newsiline summarises this report from The Guardian Australia and links readers to the original publisher for...
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Sunburnt surrealism: Gerwyn Davies’ love letter to kitschy, coastal Australiana – in pictures
Sunburn, the latest exhibition by photographer and costume designer Gerwyn Davies, is a homage to the Tweed region of New South Wales and the borderlands....