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A Chinese jet fighter dropped flares in front of the helicopter in international waters,an incident Defence Minister Richard Marles condemned as “unacceptable”.
The NSW police officer allegedly raped the 19-year-old woman at a police station and sexually touched her without consent.
The partner of one of the Australians brothers killed in Mexico has led online tributes after authorities confirmed the identities of three bodies found last week.
The Israeli army has told Palestinians to begin evacuating eastern Rafah,according to an Israel Defence Forces statement,sparking fears a ground invasion is imminent
Police have retrieved the body of a man in water off Sydney Heads after he went overboard while on an Elvis-themed P&O cruise.
The minister’s office also revealed he outsourced decisions over the visa conditions of former immigration detainees to departmental officials earlier this year.
WA Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds is taking to the court seeking details of a trust she fears may prevent her from gaining a financial remedy.
The Herald agrees with the premier that immediate action is needed,but he and cabinet have missed a moment to do something with generational consequences.
Twenty-six buyers registered to bid on the two-bedroom unit,which is in an unliveable condition
Directors who have amassed large assets,such as trophy homes and flash boats,while not passing on collected taxes to the government,are some of the first in the firing line.
The Coalition’s plan to allow Australians to use their super for housing would disproportionately help wealthier people buy more expensive homes.
The Sydney Roosters have been in private discussions with Fifita and have now offered him a deal to join the club on $800,000 a season.
Stefanovic apologised on air after facing heavy criticism for his interview with Northern Territory fishing competition winner Keegan Payne.
While the airline faces $120m in compensation and fines,Qantas could have ended up paying a far heavier price for its so-called “ghost flights”.
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Two Lune locations will open in Sydney by Christmas,including Kate Reid’s biggest bakery yet.
Biscuits and gravy? Australians could be forgiven for being confused when they hear about this dish. But biscuits ain’t biscuits in the US.
Mawaan Rizwan cast members of his own family in his sitcom Juice,a joyous celebration of a neurotic Pakistani-British man navigating love,family and work stresses.
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Many thought they were mad for recruiting a bunch of small,multi-skilled players. But were Phil Gould and Cameron Ciraldo ahead of the game?
Andrew Thaler,who had claimed to be a spokesman for the family of Taser victim Clare Nowland,was charged with choking a female cafe owner in a spat over the show.
The state government is using “magical” and unrealistic figures to describe the impact of its key housing policy,planning experts say.
Brumby advocates remain opposed to culling and argue rehoming should be the future of feral horse management. Environmentalists say it’s “tinkering at the edges”.
Professor George Williams AO,a current deputy vice chancellor at the University of NSW,has been announced as the new leader of Western Sydney University.
The number of women seeking help from Legal Aid NSW now represents more calls than the service can manage in one day.
The time and cost of a royal commission were the two pivotal factors that led Premier Chris Minns to decide against a royal commission into domestic violence.
The takeover of US Steel is turning into a political nightmare. The effects could be huge.
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After weeks of speculation of a move against him,it appears even Sunak’s colleagues have lost hope that changing the leader could do anything ahead of the general election in the UK.
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The conventional wisdom is to start with a modest apartment and buy a house later,but financing the move has never been so challenging.
An investor keen to capitalise on Sydney’s soaring rents beat nine other parties for the tidy apartment close to cafes.
Summer’s done,so indulge in a back-to-basics pedicure minus the polish.
New album Hyperdrama from French duo Justice is nowhere near as bold as its title suggests.
The Bulldogs football boss has engaged a lawyer and will fight the NRL’s sanction for comments he made about the game. But why is he in trouble in the first place?
The honeymoon ended some time ago but,after a 4-2 loss to Liverpool,the Australian coach and free-falling Tottenham could be headed for divorce if they don’t improve defensively next season.
Ten years after the Wanderers lifted the AFC Champions League trophy,the Gosford-based Mariners have sealed another remarkable achievement. Now an unprecedented treble beckons.
Wests Tigers’ refusal to give up while staring down defeat in Bathurst last month convinced the Panthers flyer Sunia Turuva to join Benji Marshall’s rebuild.
Despite being knocked in the first tackle on Anzac Day,St George Illawarra star Moses Suli believes the contentious kick-off is a highlight of the game.
Serious questions must be asked about the Waratahs’ effort in their heavy defeat to the Hurricanes,while Test coach Joe Schmidt will have been delighted at the Reds’ win over the Crusaders in Christchurch.