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Find out how you can get a glimpse of the “blood moon”.

Lunar eclipse: How to see the ‘blood moon’ tonight

This is when the blood moon will rise in your city, what time totality begins, and how best to watch the 2026 lunar eclipse.

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Petrol prices may hit $2 a litre

Why surging diesel prices spell trouble for our economy

Wholesale diesel prices surged overnight as NRMA warned the increases could worsen cost of living pressures unless the Middle East conflict is resolved.

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In an election fought in inflation, the Nationals became known for nuclear power policy.

Secret review: Nuclear power plan defined Nationals, badly

In an election fought in inflation, the country-based party became known for nuclear power, which many voters viewed with scepticism, an internal review found

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A critical incident has been declared.

Dramatic scenes as police shoot man after tasering him

Police have shot an armed man after he allegedly bashed two women during a rampage inside a Sydney apartment block.  

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Crucial advice has been issued for Aussie travellers stuck overseas as major Middle East airports remain closed amid the regional conflict.

Huge travel warning issued amid Iran chaos

Crucial advice has been issued for Aussie travellers stuck overseas as major Middle East airports remain closed amid the regional conflict.

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Many airspaces across the Middle East have been shut. NewsWire/Tertius Pickard

Flight from Europe to Australia now $16k

Prices for return flights with a major airline have soared as high as $15,900 amid the travel fallout from the recent US-Iran conflict.

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A man has been charged following the murder at a NSW campground.

Major update after horror Aussie campground murder

A Northern NSW camping trip ended in tragedy, with a man charged over an alleged axe attack that left a 33-year-old dead.

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Maya was kicked in the head twice by an unknown man in a Bunnings carpark.
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Iranian missiles hit Dubai base where Aussies are stationed

A large airbase used by Australian forces in the Middle East was reportedly hit by Iranian missile strikes, but Richard Marles insists all military personnel in the area are safe and accounted for.

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NSW Premier Chris Minns has condemned a Sydney mosque for mourning Iran’s dead Ayatollah Ali Khamanei with a service remembering him as a martyr.

Minns blasts Sydney mosques for mourning ‘martyr’ Ayatollah

A leading expert on global Islamic politics has suggested why the mosques are praising the tyrant, and it’s not what you think.

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Leaked review blames tax cut stance for Liberal disaster

Inside the disastrous tax call that cost Libs the election

A decision by the Liberal leadership team to oppose tax cuts ahead of last year’s election damaged the Opposition’s economic credentials, according to a confidential party review. 

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Darran Hyman drowned trying to rescue his bike from floodwaters.

Motorcyclist dies in floods while on memorial ride for his late father

The 47-year-old was swept away while trying to save his bike from fast-rising floodwaters.

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The US strike on Iran could revive an inflation nightmare in Australia.

Eye-watering price Aussies could soon fork out for petrol

The US strike on Iran could revive an inflation nightmare in Australia. Those relying on their car could soon by paying $2.40 a litre, adding $22 to a weekly fill.

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NSW Premier Chris Minns has revealed he will not be around for the 2031 state election.

‘I won’t be here’: Minns puts expiry date on leadership

NSW Premier Chris Minns has announced that 2027’s election campaign will be his last, revealing that he won’t seek a further term beyond that. 

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