Tribute for ‘great dad’ killed in Lithgow crash
One of the two men killed after he was trapped in his vehicle following a five-car crash in the NSW Central Tablelands has been remembered as a “big role model”.
View ArticleKey issues that will define 2024
This year has been a hard slog for most Australians, with a rising cost-of-living crisis, two major global conflicts and a failed referendum. But as the clock ticks down on 2023, here’s a look at...
View ArticleHeatwave, thunderstorms to batter state
Queensland is on the verge of a heatwave and further damaging thunderstorms, as the government seeks to support residents who have been pushed to the brink.
View ArticleTributes for footy star killed in overseas holiday
Tributes are pouring in for a talented young WAFL player who died while holidaying in Prague over Christmas.
View ArticlePair charged over Christmas Grinch act
Two people have been charged after allegedly stealing Christmas gifts from homes in Sydney’s western suburbs.
View Article‘Massive’ Russian strikes kill at least 30 across Ukraine
Russia launched a massive air attack over Ukraine on Friday, killing at least 30 people and wounding scores across the country in the fiercest assault since the first days of the war nearly two years ago.
View ArticleTop baby names in one state revealed
Oliver and Isla have topped the list of Western Australia’s most popular baby names for the fourth year in a row.
View ArticleDjokovic makes a splash before Aussie Open
Novak Djokovic has been spotted snapping selfies with Western Australia’s famed quokkas ahead of the Australian Open.
View Article‘Exhausted’ Gazans desperate for war to end as Israel presses offensive
After nearly three months of deadly strikes, incessant displacements and sputtering humanitarian aid, "exhausted" Gazans say they are desperate for an end to the fighting as Israel's war against Hamas...
View ArticleIsrael bombs south Gaza as Hamas officials due in Cairo for truce talks
Israel pounded south and central Gaza on Friday as Egypt was to host a high-level Hamas delegation for talks to try and end the nearly 12-week war that has devastated the besieged Palestinian territory.
View ArticleRussian court jails Navalny ally Fadeyeva for nine years
A Russian court on Friday sentenced Ksenia Fadeyeva, who led jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny's now-banned organisation in the Siberian city of Tomsk, to almost a decade in prison, her...
View ArticleHong Kong democracy advocate seeks asylum in Britain
Hong Kong democracy activist Tony Chung said Friday he had fled to Britain because he could no longer endure supervision from authorities, who had pressured him to become an informant and limited his...
View ArticleDR Congo’s Tshisekedi wins second term in landslide victory
DR Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi has won a second term in office with a landslide victory, according to provisional results announced Sunday, in a vote opposition leaders have dismissed as a "sham".
View ArticleDenmark’s Queen Margrethe II announces surprise abdication
Denmark's popular Queen Margrethe II, Europe's longest-serving monarch, said Sunday that she would abdicate on January 14 and pass the baton to her son Crown Prince Frederik.
View ArticleFrederik, Denmark’s ‘woke’ and popular future king
A rebellious teen turned "woke" family man, Denmark's future king Crown Prince Frederik is the embodiment of the country's relaxed, liberal monarchy.
View ArticleWild scenes on famous Aussie beach
A group of revellers kept their new year celebrations going well into the morning on Sydney’s most famous beach.
View ArticleThree men stabbed during NYE celebrations
Nineteen people were arrested across Sydney’s CBD as New Year’s celebrations took place, with police investigating reports that three men were stabbed.
View ArticleBoy and girl dead after river drowning
Two children have died after they were pulled unconscious from a river in Perth.
View ArticleWorld rings in 2024 after war, bots and Barbie
Jubilant crowds began bidding farewell on Sunday to the hottest year on record, closing a turbulent 12 months marked by clever chatbots, climate crises and wrenching wars in Gaza and Ukraine.
View ArticleMeet Australia’s first homegrown queen
Crown Princess Mary will become the first Australian to take the throne as queen after her mother-in-law announced she would abdicate in a shock New Year’s Eve announcement.
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