Australia

RBA Governor Michelle Bullock has been left to defend its monetary policy as critics labelled it scared to do its job of bringing inflation under control.

Critics pile into Reserve Bank governor for ‘wimping out’

Economists lined up to attack the board for being too slow to raise rates, accusing it of protecting mortgage borrowers and the Labor Government. 

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Sydney Mardi Gras’ party has been scrapped for 2026 in what organisers call a ‘heartbreaking’ move to protect the festival’s future.

Sydney Mardis Gras event cancelled for 2026

Sydney’s Mardi Gras after-party has been scrapped in what organisers call a ‘heartbreaking’ move to protect the festival’s future.

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Austin Appelbee swam 4km to shore to save his family.

Teen swims 4km through rough seas to save drowning family

It was a decision no parent should ever have to make, but for Joanne Appelbee it was a matter of life or death - sending her eldest child, Austin, on an hours-long swim to save her and his siblings. 

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Experts reveals how to get through to someone you believe has fallen down an internet rabbit hole of misinformation.

How to talk to friends who are deep into conspiracies

‘They’re lying to us.’ An expert reveals how to get through to someone you believe has fallen down an internet rabbit hole of misinformation.

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A teenager who was found dead after becoming separated from his mate during a camping trip has been remembered as a respectful, intelligent boy with huge dreams of joining the defence force and becoming a pilot.
The RBA have made the first rates decision of 2026.

Reserve Bank hike to cost average home borrower $1300 a year

Variable mortgage rates will hit 6 per cent and the typical working couple will be charged $4157 a month on their home loan.

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Abdulghani Albaf, left, has stepped down as Principal of New Madinah College in Young and NSW Premier Chris Minns, right, has revealed a new code of conduct for NSW schools.

NSW teachers who troll Jews online or in class to be fired

Principals and teachers face losing their job without the chance to be employed elsewhere in the school under a new code of conduct banning them from spreading hate on social media or in the classroom.

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Police believe they have found the body of swimmer who went missing in the water of Maroubra Beach.

Heartbreak as body of swimmer missing off NSW beach found

Police believe they have found the body of swimmer who went missing in the water of Maroubra Beach.

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Labor is tightening control of Question Time, cutting the opposition’s share as the fractured Coalition struggles to find its footing.

Labor limits Liberal questions after Coalition collapse

Labor is tightening control of Question Time, cutting the opposition’s share as the fractured Coalition struggles to find its footing.

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Qantas has launched an epic sale NewsWire / David Swift

Prices slashed on hundreds of Qantas flights

The Aussie airline has dropped a mammoth sale on some of the hottest international destinations such as Paris, London and Japan.

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Daniel Andrews is reportedly undertaking intense rehabilitation after a medical incident.

Shock Daniel Andrews health claims emerge

Former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews is reportedly recovering from a significant health incident.

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Dee Why Beach.

Body located washed up on Sydney beach

A body has been found at a popular Sydney beach, with authorities quickly shutting down the area.

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The distraught family of an Adelaide grandmother is demanding answers after the 64-year-old died alone in a hospital corridor at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.

Devastating CCTV captures grandma dying alone in hospital hallway

The damning footage shows Helen Sargent lying unattended for over an hour without access to an emergency buzzer.

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A Greenacre home has been firebombed twice in 24-hours.

Double firebombing attack on suburban home

A suburban home has been the target of a firebombing attack for the second time in just 24 hours.

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A nurse who hit her step-child with a wooden spoon has had her registration cancelled.

Nurse banned after hitting step-child with wooden spoon

An enrolled nurse convicted for bruising her six-year-old step-daughter with a wooden spoon has had her registration cancelled for at least a year.

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