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Police and SES investigating in Buccan, after the sudden death of a woman who had been reported missing from Ashgrove, Monday, January 12, 2026 - Richard Walker

Man arrested after death of missing woman

A man has been arrested in a neighbouring Aussie state following a grim update in the search for a missing Brisbane woman not seen in days.

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Defence for Machaya argued the vest was for exercise.

Man’s explanation for vest after charges laid following Bondi chaos

The scene unfolded just days before the one-month anniversary of the Bondi terror attack.

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Wissam Haddad’s Bankstown prayer centre was shut by Canterbury Bankstown Council last year.

Hate preacher keeps posting anti-Jew videos, new laws coming

An anti-Semitic hate preacher has continued posting videos online railing against Jews. Councils will be given more power to cut electricity and water and levy tougher fines against rogue NSW prayer centres.

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A man has been charged over the murder of a fellow detainee at an immigration detention centre.  (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Murder charge after man found dead inside detention centre

A murder probe is underway after an immigration centre detainee was charged over the death of another man inside the complex.

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NSW has expanded the powers of local councils to help combat hate.

New laws empower councils to silence hate preachers

Councils will be empowered to shut down unauthorised prayer halls hosting hate preachers under new measures introduced by the NSW Government. 

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Western Sydney childcare centre shuts down after more than a decade of safety breaches.

Childcare centre shut down after more than a decade of safety breaches

Documented breaches included emergency exits being padlocked shut, inadequate planning for children with severe allergies, and unlabelled chemicals stored in children’s bathrooms.

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Ahmed Al-Ahmed: Bondi hero’s health declines after busy US trip, including meeting Kevin Rudd.

Bondi hero Ahmed Al-Ahmed’s health declines on busy US trip

Bondi attack survivor Ahmed Al-Ahmed has suffered another health setback while in New York for medical treatment, after meeting Kevin Rudd and being honoured at a gala dinner.

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 Hazy skies over Sydney. Bushfires across the state can contribute to hazy Smokey skies.

Welcome relief arrives for overheated southern states

The worst of a fierce heatwave impacting southern Australia is finally over.

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Sydney’s water polo community swims at Bondi Beach for injured cop Scott Dyson

‘Remarkable’: Cop injured in Bondi terror attack honoured

The water polo community took to the waves to pay tribute to one of their own.

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It was very much suns out, buns out on Sydney Harbour, with the British rock star spotted stripping off during a raucous harbour yacht party.

Rockstar goes all natural aboard Sydney yacht

The adage ‘Suns out, buns out’ proved to be a little too accurate for British rockstar Yungblud.

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Rabbi Yehoram Ulman and Ahmed al-Ahmed in New York on Jan. 7, 2026. Al-Ahmed, a Muslim from Syria and Ulman, a Hasidic rabbi from the Soviet Union, met as a result of the Dec. 14, 2025 mass shooting in Sydney, Australia during a Hanukkah celebration. (Ahmed Gaber/The New York Times)

Bondi hero shot five times reveals shocking thought process

NEW YORK TIMES: In was a moment of heroism, captured on video and viewed millions of times around the world. Ahmed al Ahmed has opened up about his shocking thought process in a new interview.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JANUARY 10, 2026: Police cordon at the crime scene on Newman Street at Merrylands on January 10, 2026 in Sydney, Australia. A 44 year old man has died in a shooting in Merrylands at about 6:40am on January 10, 2026. NewsWire / George Chan

Man shot dead in unit block

A man has been shot dead at a western Sydney unit block in the early hours of Saturday morning.

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Heatwave conditions are severely affecting Victoria. BOM

Extreme heat in Sydney and NSW but no fire emergency yet beyond Victoria

As bushfires rage in Victoria, other parts of Australia's southeast are sweltering amid extreme heat ahead of an expected cooler change.

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A four-year-old boy has died after being pulled unconscious from a pool in a popular coastal holiday area of NSW.

Tragedy as four-year-old pulled unconscious from pool

Family members performed CPR, but he sadly couldn’t be saved.

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Australia’s internet watchdog has revealed it received nearly 100 complaints about harmful online content relating to the Bondi Beach massacre

Nearly 100 complaints of harmful Bondi-related content

Australia’s internet watchdog has revealed it received nearly 100 complaints about harmful online content relating to the Bondi Beach massacre.

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