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Police and SES investigating in Buccan, after the sudden death of a woman who had been reported missing from Ashgrove, Monday, January 12, 2026 - Richard Walker

Man arrested after death of missing woman

A man has been arrested in a neighbouring Aussie state following a grim update in the search for a missing Brisbane woman not seen in days.

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Defence for Machaya argued the vest was for exercise.

Man’s explanation for vest after charges laid following Bondi chaos

The scene unfolded just days before the one-month anniversary of the Bondi terror attack.

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Her cancellation from the Adelaide Festival has created a stir, but Randa Abdel-Fattah has previously campaigned to prevent two other authors from touring Australia

Inside the literal irony of Adelaide writers block

Her cancellation from the Adelaide Festival has created a stir, but Randa Abdel-Fattah has previously campaigned to prevent two other authors from touring Australia.

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Prominent Hizb ut-Tahrir member Wassim Doureihi.

Hizb ut-Tahrir preaches hate but seeks Australia’s tolerance

AARON PATRICK: Facing a legal ban, the extremist Islamist group inadvertently revealed why it is a threat to social cohesion.

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Founder of global muesli empire shares her horrifying experience with steak that left her minutes from death.

Aussie entrepreneur worth millions reveals near-death scare

The Aussie founder of global muesli empire has spoken about the horrifying experience that left her minutes from death.

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Dr Ginny Mansberg has told Sunrise viewers to brace for a brutal flu season.

Doctor’s warning as thousands fall ill amid outbreak of ‘Super K’ flu strain

‘You’re going to feel absolutely dreadful. And those who are vulnerable can end up in hospital or worse.’

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Wissam Haddad’s Bankstown prayer centre was shut by Canterbury Bankstown Council last year.

Hate preacher keeps posting anti-Jew videos, new laws coming

An anti-Semitic hate preacher has continued posting videos online railing against Jews. Councils will be given more power to cut electricity and water and levy tougher fines against rogue NSW prayer centres.

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Residents in north-east Victoria have been warned to ‘take shelter now’ as an out-of-control bushfire rages near the New South Wales border.

‘Take shelter now’: Warning as out-of-control bushfires rage

A man aged in his 60s is dead and hundreds of homes have been razed as out-of-control bushfires continue to rip through Victoria.

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Inspector Amy Scott has been diagnosed with cancer.

Hero cop who stopped Bondi knifeman given grim diagnosis

The heroic police officer who ran towards danger and single-handedly took down a crazed knifeman at a Sydney shopping centre two years ago has been given a grim diagnosis.

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A top retired British Rear Admiral says the UK does not have the capacity to deliver Australia AUKUS submarines.

High probability UK element of AUKUS deal ‘will fail’

A top retired British Rear Admiral says the UK does not have the capacity to deliver Australia AUKUS submarines, and there is a high probability that the program will fail. 

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Police swarmed Oxford Street in Bondi late on Sunday night.

Man faces charges after duct-taped vest scare in Bondi

A 33-year-old man will face court charged with offensive behaviour after allegedly wearing a vest with objects duct taped to it in Bondi.

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A peak body had earlier warned Australian Muslims were increasingly being targeted for their faith. NewsWire / Brendan Read

Three charged over vicious race-hate attack on Imam and wife

Three people have been charged over a terrifying attack on a prominent Muslim leader and his wife in Victoria. 

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Flames are continuing to burn out of control across Victoria, which has turned deadly over the weekend.

‘Too late to leave’: Deadly bushfires tear through state

Despite the heat settling across Victoria, it is doing little to deter the catastrophic bushfires from tearing through the state, which have claimed one person’s life.

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Meta wants the onus of blocking children put on app stores rather than social media platforms.

Meta slams social media ban as it blocks child accounts

Social media giant Meta has criticised the federal government's world-first social media ban as it releases data into how many accounts it wiped in one week.

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