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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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A shock trend emerging in parts of Victoria devastated by bushfires has been slammed by authorities, who are urging people to ‘stay away’.

‘Tourists’ blasted for ‘wrong’ bushfire act

A shock trend emerging in parts of Victoria devastated by bushfires has been slammed by authorities, who are urging people to ‘stay away’.

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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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Communities are bracing for more wild weather as rain continues to hammer an already sodden state. (Scott Radford-Chisholm/AAP PHOTOS)

Thousands without power, roads cut as cyclone hits

Residents in Australia's far north are bracing for torrential rain and flooding as ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji continues its march across the state.

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Tourist dies after being caught in rip at Gold Coast beach

Tourist dies after being caught in rip

A day at the beach has ended in tragedy after a group of swimmers were swept out to sea.

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The winning numbers were 23, 1, 41, 8, 30, 25 and the supplementary numbers were 32 and 37. 

Five Aussies win slice of mega $10m draw

The weekend just got a whole lot better for five Aussies who are celebrating winning a life-changing slice of Saturday night’s lotto draw.

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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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A tropical low is set to bring heavy rain to residents in Queensland's already-drenched north. (Scott Radford-Chisholm/AAP PHOTOS)

Residents hunker down as brewing cyclone eyes coast

A tropical low is threatening to develop into a cyclone as it approaches a region already reeling from heavy flooding that has isolated communities.

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Troy ‘Catman’ West lost his beloved catcave in the Victorian bushfires.

Bushfire devastation for AFL fanatic ‘Catman’

‘I’m very lucky to have a home still. We’ve kept our home and a lot of other people haven’t.’

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Fires in Victoria have destroyed at least 115 structures and 300,000 hectares of bush and farmland.

Heartbreak as volunteer’s home destroyed while he was fighting fire

‘It’s probably the worst because it’s personal. It’s a kick in the guts.’

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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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Shadow Minister for Communications Melissa McIntosh.

Beating ban is child’s play, Opposition claims

Circumventing Australia’s much-vaunted social media ban for under 16’s is child’s play, according to the Opposition.

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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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Queensland Premier David Crisafulli labelled a thief a low life. NewsWire / John Gass

Premier rages as ‘low-life’ risks lives

Queensland’s premier has expressed fury at a particular act as police urge locals to take shelter from an incoming cyclone.

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