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Over 4 million accounts were deleted within days of Australia's social media ban being implemented.

Millions of accounts removed after social media ban

Communications Minister Anita Wells admitted there was “more work to do” but said it was still “early” after millions of accounts were removed in the first two days after the ban.

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US president Donald Trump announced he would “seek to negotiate” foreign agreements instead of slapping tariffs on Australia’s critical minerals.

US tariff backdown ‘critical’ for Australia

US president Donald Trump announced he would “seek to negotiate” foreign agreements instead of slapping tariffs on Australia’s critical minerals.

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State government debt levels are set to soar even further thanks to rising public sector wages.

Soaring public sector pay rises spark government debt crisis

Big pay rises for brazen public sector unions are intensifying a debt crisis in Australia’s states.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

WA man charged with threatening to kill PM, NSW Premier

A WA man has been charged with threatening to kill Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and NSW Premier Chris Minns through an online video.

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UK terror watchdog Jonathan Hall has linked pro-Gaza marches and protests to the Bondi Beach massacre in an overnight address.

‘Like a flame’: UK terror czar links Bondi to Gaza protests

Britain’s independent reviewer of terror legislation found the correlation ‘so plausible’ that it was not worth the risk of allowing future marches in the name of free speech.

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Prominent Hizb ut-Tahrir member Wassim Doureihi.

ASIO chief: criticisms of Israel lead to attacks on Jews

But the group dedicated to Israel’s destruction claimed a law that could impose 15-year jail terms on its leaders was designed to protect the Jewish state from scrutiny over the war in Gaza.

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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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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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Defence Secretary Greg Moriarty is leading a delegation for high-level talks in Washington.

Aussie defence chiefs head to Pentagon as US flexes muscle

Defence Secretary Greg Moriarty is leading a delegation for talks in Washington expected to focus on the AUKUS partnership and growing security concerns in the Indo-Pacific. 

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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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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JANUARY 10, 2026: Police cordon at the crime scene on Newman Street at Merrylands on January 10, 2026 in Sydney, Australia. A 44 year old man has died in a shooting in Merrylands at about 6:40am on January 10, 2026. NewsWire / George Chan

Man shot dead in unit block

A man has been shot dead at a western Sydney unit block in the early hours of Saturday morning.

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Former High Court judge Virginia Bell will lead the Bondi royal commission.

Who is Virginia Bell, chosen to lead Bondi royal commission?

From former High Court judge to a barrel girl with the comedy alter-ego ‘Ginger De Winter’ — the woman appointed to lead the royal commission into Australia’s worst terror attack has had a colourful career.

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Victorian Deputy Opposition Leader Sam Groth will step down at next month's party room meeting.

Sam Groth to quit as Liberal deputy in Victoria next month

Sam Groth will now resign as the Liberal Party’s deputy leader in Victoria on February 3 when Parliament resumes for the year.

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One Labor minister labelled Donald Trump’s tariffs a ‘dog act’. But the American President was just doing what Australia did much more recently.

How Donald Trump’s ‘dog act’ was in fact very Aussie

Donald Trump’s tariffs in 2025 marked the worst US-led trade war since 1930, with one Labor minister labelling it a ‘dog act’. But the American President was just doing what Australia did much more recently.

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Bruce Lehrmann and his legal team are launching a last-ditch bid to clear his name.

Lehrmann launches last ditch legal bid to clear his name

The former political staffer launched a move in the High Court to overturn a ‘compromised’ defamation judgment finding that ‘on the balance of probabilities’ he raped former colleague Brittany Higgins.

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