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National/ WA
Rachael Clifford
New details have emerged of the harrowing ordeal German backpacker Carolina Wilga endured in WA’s outback,a year on from her remarkable rescue.
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https://www.smh.com.au/national/western-australia/station-owner-relives-miracle-in-wa-outback-a-year-on-from-backpacker-s-rescue-20260714-p60fbp.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national
Tue,14 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +1000
Station owner relives miracle in WA outback a year on from backpacker’s rescue
National
Angus Dalton
There are plenty of disaster stories when it comes to invasive species. Here’s how the humble dung beetle flipped the script.
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https://www.smh.com.au/national/invasive-species-are-a-nightmare-why-did-csiro-just-introduce-three-more-20260713-p60eus.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national
Tue,14 Jul 2026 19:45:00 +1000
Invasive species are a nightmare. Why did CSIRO just introduce three more?
National
Sally Rawsthorne,Emily Kowal
A government body will deliver its verdict on the cost of university education in mid-2027. Meanwhile,students continue to pay up to $50,000 for an arts degree.
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https://www.smh.com.au/national/not-fair-at-all-hundreds-of-thousands-more-students-to-be-slugged-with-high-fees-20260708-p60dj5.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national
Tue,14 Jul 2026 19:30:00 +1000
‘Not fair at all’:Hundreds of thousands more students to be slugged with high fees
National
Kate McClymont
Former assistant tax commissioner Nick Petroulias and his partner,lawyer Despina Bakis,have been hit with a series of fraud charges.
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https://www.smh.com.au/national/sham-sale-and-a-dead-director-the-1m-fraud-case-against-ex-tax-official-nick-petroulias-20260714-p60fa2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national
Tue,14 Jul 2026 19:30:00 +1000
Sham sale and a dead director:The $1m fraud case against ex-tax official Nick Petroulias
National/ Queensland
Courtney Kruk,Dominique Tassell,Andrew Stafford
The sick northern giant petrel found over the weekend sparked fears the deadly bird flu virus had reached Queensland.
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https://www.smh.com.au/national/queensland/results-in-for-sick-bird-found-on-noosa-beach-20260714-p60fb6.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national
Tue,14 Jul 2026 19:21:59 +1000
Results in for sick bird found on Noosa beach
National/ Victoria
Wendy Tuohy
The mother and grandfather of teenager Isla Bell,whose body was driven around Melbourne for days in a plastic-covered refrigerator,says the watering-down of charges is stripping Victorian crime victims of humanity.
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https://www.smh.com.au/national/victoria/office-of-perpetrator-protection-isla-bell-s-mum-says-prosecutors-have-failed-victims-of-crime-20260714-p60f8l.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national
Tue,14 Jul 2026 19:12:45 +1000
‘Office of Perpetrator Protection’:Isla Bell’s mum says prosecutors have failed victims of crime
National
Loved ones and supporters of Isla Bell have rallied outside the Supreme Court,as the man charged over dumping her body tries to have his case dismissed.
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https://www.smh.com.au/national/loved-ones-of-isla-bell-rally-outside-of-supreme-court-20260714-p60fbm.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national
Tue,14 Jul 2026 19:06:05 +1000
Loved ones of Isla Bell rally outside of Supreme Court
National
Two police officers could face decades in jail after being charged with the negligent manslaughter of a builder during an arrest in Hoppers Crossing.
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https://www.smh.com.au/national/two-men-could-face-decades-in-jail-charged-with-negligent-manslaughter-of-builder-20260714-p60fbn.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national
Tue,14 Jul 2026 19:05:59 +1000
Two men could face decades in jail charged with negligent manslaughter of builder
National
UK police are investigating whether the murder of an outspoken former Conservative politician was an act of terrorism.
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https://www.smh.com.au/national/uk-police-investigating-terrorism-ties-to-murder-of-former-politician-20260714-p60fbo.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national
Tue,14 Jul 2026 19:05:59 +1000
UK police investigating terrorism-ties to murder of former politician
National/ Queensland
Rex Martinich
Five people were killed when two aircraft from Sea World Helicopters collided midair in 2023.
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https://www.smh.com.au/national/queensland/joy-flight-company-boss-denies-helicopters-blocked-pilot-view-20260714-p60fbg.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national
Tue,14 Jul 2026 19:02:22 +1000
Joy flight company boss denies helicopters blocked pilot view
National
A young man has been charged with orchestrating firebombings from his parents'Essendon home in a major breakthrough in Melbourne's hospitality war.
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https://www.smh.com.au/national/major-breakthrough-in-melbourne-s-hospitality-war-20260714-p60fbk.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national
Tue,14 Jul 2026 19:02:20 +1000
Major breakthrough in Melbourne’s hospitality war
National
An official report into the fatal 2023 Sea World Helicopter crash has been called into question at an inquest.
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https://www.smh.com.au/national/report-into-helicopter-crash-called-into-question-20260714-p60fbc.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national
Tue,14 Jul 2026 18:41:28 +1000
Report into helicopter crash called into question
National
A teenager has been arrested and another is fighting for life after an alleged stabbing at a school in Brisbane’s south.
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https://www.smh.com.au/national/teenager-arrested-another-critical-after-alleged-high-school-stabbing-20260714-p60fa1.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national
Tue,14 Jul 2026 18:40:47 +1000
Teenager arrested,another critical after alleged high school stabbing
National/ Victoria
Alex Crowe
School staff have voted to walk off the job as ongoing negotiations with government fail to reach an agreement.
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https://www.smh.com.au/national/victoria/state-school-teachers-to-strike-for-24-hours-over-pay-dispute-20260713-p60exz.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national
Tue,14 Jul 2026 18:39:56 +1000
State school teachers to strike for 24 hours over pay dispute
National
The identity of a former childcare worker charged with hundreds of child abuse offences has been revealed.
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https://www.smh.com.au/national/childcare-worker-charged-with-hundreds-of-child-abuse-offences-identified-20260714-p60fa8.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national
Tue,14 Jul 2026 18:31:46 +1000
Childcare worker charged with hundreds of child abuse offences identified
National
A new poll has revealed a massive majority of Australians want property prices to drop,as the government gains ground on its controversial tax reforms.
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https://www.smh.com.au/national/new-poll-reveals-majority-of-australians-want-house-prices-to-drop-20260714-p60fa4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national
Tue,14 Jul 2026 18:31:28 +1000
New poll reveals majority of Australians want house prices to drop
National/ NSW
We should be deeply concerned by the creeping Americanisation of Australian politics.
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https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/power-of-money-threatens-to-undermine-our-democracy-20260714-p60f41.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national
Tue,14 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +1000
Power of money threatens to undermine our democracy
National
A man has been charged after he was accused of being the ringleader behind the alleged kidnapping and murder of Sydney grandfather Chris Baghsarian.
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https://www.smh.com.au/national/alleged-ringleader-of-fatal-kidnapping-of-sydney-grandfather-charged-20260714-p60fa9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national
Tue,14 Jul 2026 18:27:26 +1000
Alleged ringleader of fatal kidnapping of Sydney grandfather charged
National
The US and Iran are a step closer to reigniting an"all-out war"with escalating strikes across the Middle East.
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https://www.smh.com.au/national/us-and-iran-war-escalates-with-more-strikes-20260714-p60fa5.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national
Tue,14 Jul 2026 18:27:10 +1000
US and Iran war escalates with more strikes
National/ WA
Michael Philipps
The move by a coalition of unions,comprising members from the Electrical Trades Union,the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union and the Western Mine Workers Alliance,will see members stop work for an eight-hour period.
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https://www.smh.com.au/national/western-australia/strike-confirmed-bhp-s-port-hedland-workers-to-down-tools-for-first-time-this-century-20260714-p60fa6.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national
Tue,14 Jul 2026 16:49:22 +1000
Strike confirmed:BHP’s Port Hedland workers to down tools after five-hour peace talks fall flat