Australia

Maslin Beach, south of Adelaide, is the focus point for a search after a car went over a cliff.
South Australia
Matt Shrivell

Frantic rescue after car spears off beach clifftop

All available emergency services have scrambled to the area after reports a car drove off a beach clifftop in the middle of the night. 

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A man has been charged with murder after allegedly forcing his way into a home at Iluka, in NSW. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)
NSW
Matt Shrivell

Murder charges after breached AVO bashing inside apartment

Police have charged a man with murder following a vicious assault led to a man’s death inside an apartment. 

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Stanley 1913 travel mugs are being recalled over a dangerous issue with shrinking lids.
Lifestyle
Hayley Taylor

Popular Stanley drinkware urgently recalled over risk of injury

Consumers are urged to stop using the products immediately.

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Brisbane pastor William Strickland remains missing in floodwaters in NSW northern rivers.
Australia
Sarah Keszler

Pastor swept away in floodwaters on way home from wedding rehearsal identified

The man’s ute was found 400m downstream by search and rescue crews.

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Tropical Cyclone Sean has been declared north of the Pilbara Coast in Western Australia.
Australia
Melissa Meehan

WA towns bunker down as cyclone gathers strength

Wild weather is impacting regions across Australia as a tropical cyclone threatens exports and nearby communities are told to bunker down.

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Two teenagers drowned at the popular swimming spot.
Queensland
Matt Shrivell

Tragedy as two teenagers drown at popular swimming hole

Tragedy has struck on an afternoon at a popular swimming hole after two teenagers drowned at the base of a waterfall. 

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Adrian Portelli encouraged his followers to target the reporter.
Australia
Digital Staff

Vile twist as Nine star stood down after scoring $50k for on-air comment

Billionaire Adrian Portelli was offering cash to change his nickname from ‘Lambo Guy’ to ‘McLaren Man’ but the story has taken an ugly turn.

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Cyclone approaching Exmouth.
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Western Australia
Taylor Renouf

Category one cyclone off WA coast threatens lives and homes

Residents in WA’s north are being told there is a possible threat to lives and homes as a category one cyclone approaches the area.

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A baby is dead and three other kids and an adult are injured after a house fire at Rokeby.
Tasmania
Hayley Taylor

Neighbour’s desperate act to try and help family caught up in tragic fatal house fire

His brave decision was tragically too late for a baby stuck inside the home.

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A 48-year-old man had died of critical injuries after he was found unconscious in a unit at Ryde on Saturday evening.
NSW
Hayley Taylor

Murder charge laid after man killed in Sydney unit

Investigators tracked down the alleged killer the day after the victim’s body was located.

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South Australia has reported its first case of measles in 2025, as Victoria battles its own outbreak and both states issue alerts.
Australia
Hayley Taylor

Health alert for two Aussie states after toddler found with ‘highly infectious’ disease

People who have been in the same place as the child are being urged to monitor for symptoms.

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A man has been charged after he allegedly carjacked a vehicle with a child inside and struck a woman while driving away.
NSW
Elisia Seeber

Man charged after child caught up in terrifying carjacking

A man has been charged after he allegedly stole a vehicle with a child inside and struck a woman while driving away in a terrifying carjacking.

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Nine Today show host Alex Cullen has stood down over a $50,000 gift from Adrian Portelli (right).
Australia
Digital Staff

Nine star stood down after scoring $50k for on-air comment

Billionaire Adrian Portelli offered the cash with a request to media that he be called ‘McLaren Man’ instead of ‘Lambo Guy’.

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JACKSON HEWETT: Clearly Trump wants to hit the ground running, and from an economic perspective his key policy platforms are tariffs, taxes and liberalisation.
analysis
US Politics
Jackson Hewett

Five areas to watch in Australian economy under Trump 2.0

JACKSON HEWETT: Clearly Trump wants to hit the ground running, and from an economic perspective his key policy platforms are tariffs, taxes and liberalisation.

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A 34-year-old woman was allegedly set on fire in an attack in a Kingston Ct home on Saturday.
Queensland
Hayley Taylor

Man charged with attempted murder after allegedly setting woman on fire

‘Her condition will evolve in the coming days, but her life will be forever changed.’

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