Australia

Peter Malinaskaus, Randa Abdel-Fattah and Louise Adler

He gives artists $10m a year. Why did they humiliate him?

AARON PATRICK: Even South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas wasn’t powerful enough to shut down anti-Israel academic Randa Abdel-Fattah, who has been reinvited to speak at the Adelaide Writers’ Festival.

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Angie Fuller

Missing mum Angie Fuller’s boyfriend arrested in Toowoomba

The boyfriend of Angie Fuller, who vanished in the Outback, is facing charges as NT Police release CCTV of her last confirmed sighting and double their reward for information about her suspected murder.

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Australian state governments are spending ‘like they are in COVID lockdown’

States’ credit ratings hit 25-year low amid spending spree

Australian states have racked up hundreds of billions of dollars in debt while maintaining their COVID-level spending habits - sparking fears of a fiscal crisis.

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Cars have been swept out to sea and a campground is underwater as thunderstorms and flash flooding hit a popular holiday hotspot in Victoria.

Tsunami-like waves sweep cars out to sea at popular holiday spot

Onlookers have been left shocked by what was unfolding before them at the Victorian beach.

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Tom Silvagni has launched an appeal against his rape conviction.

Tom Silvagni claims judge made mistakes in rape trial

The son of AFL great Steven and celebrity wife Jo has revealed the grounds for his appeal.

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An unlikely vehicle has been spotted ordering at a McDonald’s drive-through, and you’ll never guess why.

Why a hearse with a coffin was ordering at Maccas drive thru

An unlikely vehicle has been spotted ordering at a McDonald’s drive-through, and you’ll never guess why.

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An arrest warrant has been issued for a woman charged over the deaths of two of her children. (Con Chronis/AAP PHOTOS)

Mother charged over kids' deaths in fire skips court

A woman charged over the death of her two children has not reported to police since December, with a warrant issued for her arrest after she skipped court.

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Maysoon Ibrahim Jubran is accused of assaulting an off-duty cop and leaving kids alone in a car. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Woman stays silent over cop assault, leaving kids in car

A woman has stayed silent outside court about allegedly assaulting an off-duty cop who spoke to her about leaving four children in a shopping centre car park.

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A hand sanitiser given to guests at a Gold Coast resort has been found to have a toxic ingredient. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Urgent recall for hand sanitiser given to resort guests

A hand sanitiser gifted to hotel customers for over five years has been found to be contaminated with a toxic ingredient and has been urgently recalled.

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The 63-year-old teacher was arrested on Wednesday. Photo: NSW Police

Sydney teacher’s sick alleged plot to abuse kids

A Bondi-based teacher has been charged after police allegedly uncovered communications between him and a 35-year-old man about a plot to abuse children.

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Anti-Israel activists are planning a mass gathering in Sydney, despite new laws banning protests in NSW after the Bondi terrorist attack.

Anti-Israel rally challenges NSW ban on protests after Bondi

Anti-Israel activists are planning a mass gathering in Sydney, despite new laws banning protests in NSW after the Bondi terrorist attack. Here’s the loophole allowing it.

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As millions travel to Asia to celebrate Lunar New Year, Australians are being urged to stay alert.

‘Serious threats’: What Aussies visiting Asia need to know

As millions of people travel to Asia to celebrate Lunar New Year, Australians are being urged to stay alert.

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Wu, the central character in Wendy Du Feng's short documentary Only The Lonely.

The unbearable loneliness of the young Chinese man

AARON PATRICK: Thanks to China’s one-child policy, the country now has approximately 30 million ‘surplus men’.

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Australians love a European holiday, but moving there can be difficult — something that could soon change under a long-awaited deal that may change everything.

How Aussies could soon live and work in EU freely

Australians love a European holiday, but moving there can be difficult — something that could soon change.

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There’s a new job trend in town for 2026.

Forget quiet-quitting: This is the 2026 job trend

“It’s definitely replaced what we saw a year or two ago.”

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