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Sun, 22 Feb 2026 21:00:00 +1100
A sketchy recollection
And a Boo in the birdhouse.

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 20:45:00 +1100
Ahmed Al Ahmed reveals what he said to Bondi gunman when he turned his weapon on him
In his first Australian interview, the feted hero also reveals he is living with two bullets still lodged in his shoulder and why he did not shoot Sajid Akram.

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:52:54 +1100
Two men charged, weapon seized over fatal Bruce Highway crash
The driver of the stolen Hino truck remains in a critical condition following the crash last week that killed 26-year-old Andre Roberts.

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:30:33 +1100
Jewish community reflects on synagogue attack
Queensland's Jewish community is coming to terms with a targeted attack on its largest synagogue.

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:30:00 +1100
Sarah’s experience while hiking alone has women taking safety into their own hands
Student Sarah Gibbs filmed her trek to show solo women hikers what they could achieve, but what followed left her terrified and feeling police didn’t take what happened seriously.

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:30:00 +1100
Revealed: Hundreds of school-leavers with ATARs of less than 50 offered teaching spots
A leading education academic says the ‘downward trend’ is ‘concerning’.

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:30:00 +1100
‘It’s really unfair’: Leo’s Supermarket Heidelberg to close in weeks
But the new owner of the Burgundy Street site has revealed that a new supermarket and five shops will replace it.

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:12:48 +1100
Hero bodyboarder saves woman swept out to sea
A bodyboarder saved a woman who was swept into the sea in South Australia.

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:06:54 +1100
Poppy thieves steal thousands of plants from Victorian farm, sparking health warning
As police investigate the theft of about 1700 poppy plants from a farm in the Ballarat area, authorities warn that products from the plants contain high levels of toxicity and were unlike traditional opioid poppies.

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 18:55:08 +1100
Bondi Beach hero returns to scene of shooting
Ahmed al Ahmed has returned to the beach where he became a hero, in an exclusive interview with 60 Minutes.

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 18:54:23 +1100
Floods hit outback South Australia
Summer storms and torrential rain are lashing South Australia's outback.

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 18:37:08 +1100
Princess seen for first time since Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest
Princess Catherine has stepped out in public for the first time since the arrest of her uncle-in-law, the former duke of York.

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 18:35:26 +1100
Two men allegedly stabbed in Melbourne
Two young men have allegedly been stabbed north of the Melbourne CBD.

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 18:35:03 +1100
Million-dollar reward for 45-year-old cold case
A $1 million reward is being offered to help solve the 1981 cold case sexual assault and murder of a 25-year-old Melbourne woman.

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 18:30:00 +1100
Police probe burnt-out car as search for missing grandfather continues
Police believe a car torched in Sydney's west earlier this week is linked to the disappearance of 85-year-old grandfather Chris Baghsarian.

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 18:30:00 +1100
Our women in Syria should have support they deserve
The prime minister does not have the right to deny procedural fairness and access to the rule of law to these Aussies in Syria.

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 18:29:28 +1100
Confusion over Trump’s tariffs
There's confusion and uncertainty as governments and businesses all over the world try to keep up with US President Donald Trump's tariffs.

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 18:28:57 +1100
Minister says Hizb ut-Tahrir can be banned
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke says ASIO has advised that radical Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir meets the threshold to be banned.

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 18:24:32 +1100
Trump announces 15 per cent tariffs
Australian exporters are bracing for the blow of yet another economic shockwave from the Trump administration.

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +1100
Council fights ‘greedy land tax grab’ over kinders, parks and gardens
A western suburbs council wants the auditor-general to probe a dispute over more than $5m in land taxes for properties ranging from kinders to garden beds.

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