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Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:32:59 +0000Australian rock legend Angry Anderson dies
The ARIA Hall of Fame inductee spent 50 years in the music industry and also became a television presenter and youth advocate.
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 07:31:07 +0000Heeney 'extremely thankful' after addressing entire Swans club on return
Isaac Heeney speaks publicly for the first time since he was banned by Sydney for breaching the club's standards after the Swans season came to an end.
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:18:42 +0000'Terrifies me': Victorian Premier makes One Nation admission
Victorian Premier Ben Carroll tells 7.30 "One Nation terrifies me" but beneath the message analysts say it is a "fear campaign" to try and keep Labor voters.
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:16:54 +0000Albanese and Trump meet after US criticises social media overhaul
Anthony Albanese has pushed back against the Trump administration's "censorship" criticism of Australia's draft digital duty of care laws, as the US president rejects a push from Australia and other countries to impose AI safeguards.
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 03:31:38 +0000Leaders condemn Israel, Cuba walks out and other UN moments
At the UN summit, on its sidelines and on social media, world leaders collaborated and clashed against a backdrop of global conflict and tech-driven threats.
Brisbane Times Headlines
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:00:12 +1000Young girl dies in car crash on Adelaide coast
An 11-year-old girl has died in a head-on crash in Moana, Adelaide.
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:00:11 +1000Youngest of Snowtown killers set to start life on parole
After 27 years behind bars, the youngest of the Snowtown serial killers James Vlassakis is about to begin his new life on parole.
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +1000‘It’s up to the clubs’: AFL CEO says there’s risk in trading for besieged Swans
In a wide-ranging interview with this masthead, Andrew Dillon spoke on the Pullman saga, the umpiring in the Hawks’ preliminary final loss, and the potential of the AFL being aired on Netflix.
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:56:32 +1000Rock legend Angry Anderson dies at age 79
The Rose Tattoo frontman had suffered a cardiac arrest in late August.
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:53:09 +1000One $50,000 private school just revealed next year’s fees. Here’s how much lunch costs
Baseline fees for year 12 reach $52,380, while the price of lunch will go up as the country’s oldest school faces an increase in costs.
Canberra Times
Independent Australia
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000Tom Tate and the battle over the Gold Coast’s public land
Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate is just the symptom of a much larger malaise in the heart of civil administration. read now...
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:30:00 +0000Convicted fraudster Adrian Campbell exposed in scathing Federal Court rebuke
Judge exposes Kinnara Capital CEO Adrian James Campbell swearing under oath to a false affidavit to conceal a criminal past. read now...
Tue, 22 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000Trump accelerates AI race as industry leaders urge caution
As AI industry leaders warn of the dangers of rapidly advancing superintelligence, Donald Trump is doubling down on America’s race for technological dominance. read now...
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000Killer robots turn technological utopia into deadly dystopia
A century-old science-fiction play foresaw the promise of AI becoming an existential threat to humankind. read now...
Sat, 19 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000Trump dinner reject Tate's foul-mouthed tirade a Towering charade
Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate fails to produce evidence of his Mar-a-Lago dinner after being brutally rebuked by his idol, Donald Trump. read now...
Otago Daily Times
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:48:07 +0000Vanuatu earthquake: Magnitude 7.3 quake strikes near Luganville
The quake struck about 35km northeast of Luganville in Vanuatu.
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:10:43 +0000Mt Albert violence: Vehicle driven at group of partygoers, six injured in mass disorder
A car was also driven at partygoers and a number of vicious assaults reported.
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:36:00 +0000Emergency incident in Auckland’s Mt Albert: Four injured; police, ambulance at scene
70-100 people could be seen gathered in groups near the scene in Mt Albert.
Sat, 21 Mar 2026 20:09:14 +0000Southern motorway crash near Ōtara injures three, lanes blocked
Police said the accident near Ōtara has blocked multiple lanes.
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 22:35:44 +00001 dead, 2 in hospital after car crashes into Hawke’s Bay’s Wairoa River
Police believe they have found everyone from inside the vehicle, but divers will check.
Sydney Morning Herald National News
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:00:12 +1000Young girl dies in car crash on Adelaide coast
An 11-year-old girl has died in a head-on crash in Moana, Adelaide.
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:00:11 +1000Youngest of Snowtown killers set to start life on parole
After 27 years behind bars, the youngest of the Snowtown serial killers James Vlassakis is about to begin his new life on parole.
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:53:09 +1000One $50,000 private school just revealed next year’s fees. Here’s how much lunch costs
Baseline fees for year 12 reach $52,380, while the price of lunch will go up as the country’s oldest school faces an increase in costs.
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:50:49 +1000Rose Tattoo frontman Angry Anderson dies aged 79
Angry Anderson, an Australian rock legend and frontman for Rose Tattoo, has died at the age of 79.
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:50:37 +1000Ex-boyfriend of alleged killer ‘petrified’ before death
A court has heard Jesse Baird said he was "petrified" of Beau Lamarre-Condon before the former police officer allegedly murdered him and his boyfriend Luke Davies in Paddington in 2024.
Sydney Morning Herald World News
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:30:00 +1000Xi to get the rock star treatment as Trump prepares a spectacle
US President Donald Trump is about to roll out the red carpet for China’s president, with the latest meeting between them likely to focus more on pageantry than striking major deals.
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:30:00 +1000‘Fake news’ v faker-in-chief: Why Trump’s media war is backfiring
The US president speaks relentlessly with a forked tongue – and that has provoked the media’s increasingly probing coverage.
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:30:00 +1000Earl Spencer’s apology isn’t enough, says Piers Morgan
The British broadcaster says he will pursue legal action against the earl and his publisher over a factual error in a new book about Princess Diana.
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:59:56 +1000Albanese defends Australia’s social media crackdown from Trump admin’s ‘censorship’ blast
In a formal response issued by the US embassy in Canberra, the Trump administration said Australia’s proposed policy would likely lead to censorship of legitimate speech.
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:51:56 +1000Six-year-old sets new Rubik’s Cube world record
Lian Yunzhi, from China, learnt more than 1300 cube algorithms, spending between two and three hours practising on the cube per day in the past year.
The Age
Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMTShorten veers left on treaty, boats
Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.
Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMTCourse set for vote failure
Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.
Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMTLabor props up budget with raids
Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has ordered sweeping raids to prop up the cash-strapped state’s ailing budget.
Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMTFears over Brexit wipe $30bn
Shares fell yesterday, wiping more than $30 billion in value, as investors braced for a British vote to leave the EU.
Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:15:00 GMT‘Dole destiny’ for STEM grads
Efforts to increase the number of people studying science and maths are wrongheaded, says Productivity Commission.
The Australian
Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMTShorten veers left on treaty, boats
Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.
Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMTCourse set for vote failure
Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.
Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMTLabor props up budget with raids
Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has ordered sweeping raids to prop up the cash-strapped state’s ailing budget.
Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMTFears over Brexit wipe $30bn
Shares fell yesterday, wiping more than $30 billion in value, as investors braced for a British vote to leave the EU.
Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:15:00 GMT‘Dole destiny’ for STEM grads
Efforts to increase the number of people studying science and maths are wrongheaded, says Productivity Commission.