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Tue, 24 Feb 2026 21:00:00 +1100
Boxing clever in the USA
It’s good to see readers are in the slot.

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 20:53:46 +1100
Victoria weather LIVE: Delays at Melbourne airport after deluge, widespread power outages, building damage, roads flooded; Person escapes injury after tree falls on car in Bendigo
Keep up to date with all the latest as the downpour hits the city.

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 20:10:40 +1100
‘You mean nothing to me’: Dashcam footage captures doctor’s rant before fatal Dalkeith crash
A Perth court has heard the moments leading up to a horror fatal crash as a doctor went on an expletive-laden rant while careening through the streets at high speed.

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 20:09:05 +1100
Volls put Charani on a hat-trick
Georgia Voll gifts a wicket to Sree Charani to put her on a hat-trick.

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:45:00 +1100
These popular dogs can’t breathe or give birth properly. Why do we breed them?
The difficulties that blight pugs and French bulldogs are common in other breeds. However, flat-faced canines trigger strong emotional feelings because they resemble human babies.

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:34:36 +1100
Body found in Queensland home had ‘been there for weeks’
Police said the body of a woman found in an Ipswich home had ‘been there for weeks’ and are now investigating her death as a homicide.

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:30:00 +1100
Why Mark Zuckerberg should be dragged in front of this royal commission
The most successful royal commissions name names and result in systemic change. Can we get that kind of accountability when it comes to antisemitism?

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:30:00 +1100
Health, transport, postage a problem for residents of community that ‘feels invisible’
Melton councillors have abandoned moves to split Mount Atkinson from Truganina, spurning residents’ pleas about missed health appointments and redirected mail.

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:30:00 +1100
The $90 billion question: How many $31 tickets will the high-speed train line sell?
Doubts also remain over whether a high-speed line from Newcastle to central Sydney and out to the city’s new international airport can be built for $90 billion.

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:16:52 +1100
Childcare giant says Joshua Brown ticked company’s hiring boxes
Executives from some of Australia’s largest for-profit childcare providers faced a grilling at a parliamentary inquiry probing the early childhood education and care sector.

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:16:23 +1100
Fast-moving storm dumps heavy rain over Melbourne
Melburnians across dozens of suburbs were told to take shelter as a severe thunderstorm smashed the city.

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:15:00 +1100
Australia backs removing former Prince Andrew from line of succession
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese backs a push to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the line of succession.

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:14:21 +1100
Three injured after truck ploughs into front yard on busy Melbourne road
Three people have been rushed to hospital after a truck veered off the road and ploughed through a fence into a front yard in Melbourne's south-east.

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:11:17 +1100
Uber driver stabbed metres from Melbourne home
An Uber driver is lucky to be alive after he was stabbed and beaten with a hammer just metres from his home.

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:10:09 +1100
Prominent surgeon accused of performing unnecessary endometriosis surgeries
A prominent Melbourne surgeon is under investigation over allegations he performed unnecessary or excessive surgeries on young women.

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:10:07 +1100
Bali battered by torrential rain and flash flooding
Residents have been evacuated and holidaymakers are on edge after a torrential downpour triggered flash flooding in one of Bali's largest tourist areas.

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:05:10 +1100
Partner of Merrylands stabbing victim blames NSW health department
The grieving partner of a man stabbed in Merrylands says the health department is responsible for the system failures that led to his alleged murder.

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:04:35 +1100
High-speed rail line could be shovel-ready in two years
The federal government says a high-speed rail line could be "shovel-ready" in two years.

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:00:22 +1100
First hearing of Royal Commission into Antisemitism
The Royal Commission into Antisemitism will hold its first public hearing today.

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:00:02 +1100
Peace restored in parts of Mexico following clashes between police and a drug cartel
Peace is being restored to more areas of Mexico after deadly clashes between troops and members of a notorious drug cartel.

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