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Original MasterChef trio in talks for I’m a Celebrity 2026

Original MasterChef trio in talks for I’m A Celebrity 2026

The original judges, Matt Preston, George Calombaris, and Gary Mehigan are reportedly in talks to join the cast of I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!

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Police used pepper spray while arresting a 52-year-old man in Sydney on Monday. (Aap/AAP PHOTOS)

Man dies after being pepper-sprayed by police in Sydney

A 52-year-old man has died in hospital after police used pepper spray on him during an arrest in Sydney’s inner west on Monday morning.

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A woman jailed over Jason Galleghan's murder has been charged with assaulting a prison officer. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

Woman behind fatal teen bashing accused of jail assault

A woman jailed for decades after luring a 16-year-old to his death over a pair of headphones is back in court after allegedly assaulting a prison officer.

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Former Nationals senator Ron Boswell has died at age 85. Glenn Hunt / The Australian

‘Fiercely loyal’ politician dies aged 85

Former Nationals senator Ron Boswell has died at 85, remembered as a ‘fierce’ advocate for rural Australians and a giant of the party he served for decades.

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A man has been arrested over the firebombing of a prominent Melbourne rabbi’s car .

Man arrested over Christmas firebombing of rabbi’s car

A man has been arrested over the firebombing of a prominent Melbourne rabbi’s car on Christmas Day. 

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Brett Andrew Button was jailed for causing a catastrophic 2023 bus crash that killed 10 wedding guests and injured 25 others in the NSW Hunter Valley.

REVEALED: Real cause of ‘war zone’ Hunter Valley bus crash

His erratic driving prompted several scared passengers to buckle their seatbelts and at one point he told them ‘if you liked that corner, you’re going to like this one’.

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Bruce Lehrmann has made a last-ditch effort to clear his name.

Lehrmann escalates 'compromised' Higgins rape finding fight

A finding Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins in Parliament House was infected by a judge doing his own research, the nation's highest court has been told.

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Officers conduct a roadside breath test on the driver.

Alfa Romeo driver runs riot on same speed camera

The driver triggered a single speed camera 11 times within minutes, reaching speeds of 110km/h in a 60 zone.

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Sam Groth, centre, with Jess Wilson.

Sam Groth remains lame duck Liberal deputy leader

Former tennis ace Sam Groth is remaining as the deputy leader of the Liberal Party despite announcing he won’t contest the next election as a candidate. His colleagues are now speaking out.

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Arsen Ostrovsky says Anthony Albanese has not called or texted him after the Bondi terror attack.

‘PM still hasn’t called me,’ says Bondi massacre survivor

The man whose bloodied selfie went viral after he was shot in the head in the Bondi terror attack says he has still not had a single phone call or text message from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. 

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Sinkhole at AJ Burkitt Reserve and the path of North East Link tunnel boring machines (circled is the sinkhole location).

Anger over massive oval sinkhole as locals ask one big question

The ground collapsed in late on Monday, leaving behind a hole about 10 metres wide.

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Floodwaters have cut off some communities in northwest Queensland. (Marjie Middleton/AAP PHOTOS)

Towns cut off, farmers ‘lose everything’ in flood disaster

Communities in northern Australia have had their roads cut off and face the grim task of counting livestock losses after some areas were hit with the worst flooding in decades.

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Rallies such as a march condemning US strikes on Venezuela have been held despite NSW's protest ban. (Flavio Brancaleone/AAP PHOTOS)

Future of protests unclear as top cop to decide on ban

Police will decide whether to extend a ban on protests as civil liberties groups decry the measure as a suppression of Australians' rights.

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Lachie Neale speaks to the media during a Brisbane Lions AFL press conference on January 02, 2026 in Ipswich, Qld.

Lachie Neale makes huge move after shock split from wife

It comes just days after the AFL star broke his silence on the marriage scandal.

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