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Sun, 15 Feb 2026 20:25:45 +1100
Mother and daughter injured in alleged hit-and-run by stolen car on Gold Coast
A mother and daughter are recovering after they were allegedly run down by a stolen car while on a pedestrian crossing on the Gold Coast.

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 19:30:00 +1100
‘We’ve got an equity problem’: HSC overhaul for thousands of students
Sophie Geeves had a battle on her hands to prove she had cerebral palsy. Now her advocacy has made it easier for all students.

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 19:30:00 +1100
The ‘dreaded middle’ or a secret superpower? Why turning 40 in 2026 feels like a trap – and a triumph
I’m about to turn 40 – is it the sweet spot for age, ambition and success? Ask me in a few weeks.

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 19:26:33 +1100
Teen hurt in one-punch attack
A teenager has been seriously hurt in a one-punch attack in Adelaide.

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 19:26:11 +1100
Promise of jobs boom from $30 billion defence project
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a multibillion-dollar investment in an Adelaide shipyard to train workers in building AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines.

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 19:15:23 +1100
Mother and daughter hit by car on crossing
A mother and daughter are recovering after they were run down on a Gold Coast pedestrian crossing by an allegedly stolen car.

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 19:10:59 +1100
NSW gets day off for Anzac Day
The NSW government has announced an extra public holiday to make up for Anzac Day falling on a Saturday.

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 19:06:51 +1100
E-bike rider righting for life after police chase
A man on an e-bike who hit a pole while being chased by police in Sydney is fighting for life with head injuries.

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 19:06:48 +1100
Warning tradies needed from overseas
Australia's housing crisis is about to sit squarely in the centre of a fight over immigration numbers as the industry warns the country needs to top up tradies from overseas.

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 19:01:01 +1100
Man, 85, still missing after kidnapping
An elderly Sydney man police say was kidnapped by mistake remains missing.

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 19:01:00 +1100
Grandmother killed in car crash on way to pick up wedding dress
A grandmother thought to be on her way to collect her granddaughter's wedding dress was killed in a Sydney crash involving an allegedly stolen car.

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 18:46:19 +1100
Police ram driver in Melbourne
Undercover police have swooped on an erratic driver, ramming his car outside Southern Cross Station in Melbourne.

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 18:30:00 +1100
Ignorance and panic mark death throes of liberalism
James Paterson and others who clamoured for change should know that the polls don’t always ring true come election day.

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 17:35:20 +1100
Tony Abbott’s budgie smugglers sell for $700 at Young Libs gala
Up for auction at a recent Young Libs event were a pair of the former PM’s famous swimwear and Scott Morrison’s book.

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 17:19:53 +1100
New law to give police power to refuse ‘hate’ protests
The Cook Government will introduce new laws to Parliament this week that aim to give WA Police the power to refuse a permit to protest if it is considered likely to promote hate.

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 16:57:16 +1100
Man dead after spate of stabbings across Sydney
Emergency services were called to a unit in Sydney’s north-west on Sunday afternoon.

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 16:25:16 +1100
Police find man on island after bizarre museum heist
The museum has thanked police, but says the exhibition area will need to undergo repair before the artefacts can be displayed again.

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 16:24:08 +1100
These alleged rapists were free for 25 years. Here’s what caught them
A forensic technology that has set wrongfully convicted murderers free and jailed famed serial killers just landed its first arrests in NSW.

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 16:21:26 +1100
Standing room only: Melbourne’s busiest tram routes revealed
Some passengers are battling for a strap on the 96 while others relax in their own booth on the 82. New data reveals which of Melbourne’s twenty-four tram routes are the most crowded.

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +1100
Man under ASIC investigation allowed to leave Australia to visit Mecca
A man accused of driving investors into the failed First Guardian and Shield funds has given an undertaking in court that he will return to Australia to face further questioning.

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