Icac hits paydirt as Reformers’ ‘shit sheets’ are given a very public airing

Dirt files are always damaging – not least those originating in the secretive rightwing...

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Hotelier stopped funding NSW Liberal ‘Reformers’ after deciding Morrison and Perrottet had ‘gone woke’, Icac hears

Michael O’Hara also tells corruption watchdog he was wrong to support young Liberals alleged...

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Paddleboarder who rescued woman from Coogee shark attack wins world title in record time

Charlie Verco, who rescued Leah Stewart in June, is ‘stoked’ to claim his fourth...

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Qantas tests new ultra long-range Airbus in 17,000km direct flight from France to Melbourne

Airbus A350–1000ULR becomes most watched plane on flight tracking websites as Qantas tests...

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School in remote SA Indigenous community on list of places where accused paedophile worked

Police investigating Hamish Tait – who faces 329 child abuse charges – have released...

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Former Sydney church turned LGBTQ+ arts venue weighs legal action after landlord orders it to stop ‘offensive trade’

Divine Playhouse promoter and founder says venue faces significant operational, legal and financial...

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LGBTQ+ pop-up in former Sydney church ordered by landlord to cancel events after religious protest

Landlord of deconsecrated building sends notice of breach to Divine Playhouse, claiming it...

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More than 120 families contacted as police investigate alleged abuse by Sydney childcare worker

Police allege there are 136 victims of the man’s offending, which allegedly took place over a...

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Extreme high temperatures double young people’s risk of mental health admissions, Australian research shows

Exclusive University of Sydney study finds heat-related hospital admissions to increase by 6% to...

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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...

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Chris Minns says Labor needs to ‘climb Everest’ to stay in power as One Nation looms over state conference

The New South Wales premier warns of rising threat of Pauline Hanson’s party as he addresses...

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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...

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Rapid demand for AI datacentres in Australia could stoke inflation, experts warn – and crowd out land for housing

Calls are growing for new datacentre approvals to be halted until stronger protections are...

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House prices fall in four capital cities as Sydney values drop nearly $50,000 this year

More than half of homes taken to auction not selling while median property price in Adelaide...

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Cairo Takeaway secures court win over pro-Israel activist who claimed he was ‘completely vindicated’ after settlement

Federal court judge rules Ofir Birenbaum breached parts of settlement with Middle Eastern...

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Sydney to get parking zones for shared ebikes in bid to stop ‘wild west scenes’ of blocked footpaths

NSW transport minister says growth in shared schemes is a positive development but pedestrians are...

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NSW beaches to get dawn-to-dusk drone patrols in $34m anti-shark program

Premier Chris Minns says he wants to restore confidence to beachgoers after series of shark...

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Woman arrested after her 84-year-old mother found dead in Sydney aged care home

Police allege the Rooty Hill care home resident was administered an unknown substance by her...

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Sydney shark attack survivor awake, alert and ‘remembers the whole event in detail’, brother says

Australian woman Leah Stewart no longer in critical condition but doesn’t yet have use of her...

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The pianist from the audience at La La Land in Concert was a global feelgood story – but all was not what it seemed

Two orchestra members from the Sydney performance allege tensions behind the scenes were the cause...

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Woman attacked by shark at Coogee beach wakes briefly from coma to say three words

‘I love you,’ Leah Stewart told her mother and partner after being extubated on...

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Video of two Sydney nurses allegedly making antisemitic comments to Israeli influencer struck from court case

Huge blow to prosecution as judge rules footage is inadmissible in upcoming trialFollow our...

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Almost three tonnes of cocaine found buried under Sydney property in Australia’s biggest ever seizure, police say

Australian federal police arrested and charged two men after allegedly finding 2.7 tonnes of...

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‘I wish it hit me’: Sydney mother shares anguish after children in pram hit and killed by car

Katherine, five, and brother Harry, 14 months, died on Wednesday after their pram was hit by an SUV...

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Two children dead after pram hit by car in Sydney

Police officers found two children – both aged under five – had been struck by a car in...

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