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Mon, 21 Sep 2026 05:47:23 +0000Australia banned these Chinese CCTV cameras. Now they're turning up in EVs
Just a year after hundreds of Chinese CCTV cameras were removed from federal government buildings over surveillance fears, cameras from the same company were being used in EVs.
Mon, 21 Sep 2026 05:29:57 +0000Australia to join Japan, Italy in deaths outpacing births
Australia is getting much older, and it is getting older faster than previously thought. But the major political parties are currently in a race to cut the greatest source of resilience against that trend: migration.
Mon, 21 Sep 2026 07:41:08 +0000Inside the crackdown on a $23 billion black market
Authorities across Australia's east coast are cracking down on the fishing black market, conducting raids, issuing large fines and crushing boats soon after they seize them.
Mon, 21 Sep 2026 05:13:44 +0000Number of people with migraine doubles after years of undercounting
About 4 million Australians live with migraine, revised figures show, with experts saying it highlights how authorities have been grossly under-reporting the chronic disease.
Mon, 21 Sep 2026 06:03:50 +0000Another indecent assault charge dropped against Alan Jones, amid trial
Prosecutors told the court on Monday they would no longer press one count of indecent assault in relation to a reporter who alleged Alan Jones touched him indecently in public.
Brisbane Times Headlines
Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:57:25 +1000Inglis saves Aussies in Harare
Josh Inglis hit a century in Australia's chase before Nathan Ellis led the side to victory.
Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:51:59 +1000Klein axed for finals
Ashley Klein has been dropped for the preliminary finals after the controversial ending between the Warriors and Knights.
Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:50:45 +1000Pilbara traditional owner’s rock art damage complaint goes to UN rights council
Murujuga traditional custodian Raelene Cooper is travelling to Geneva to address the UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday, detailing her complaint to the council about feared damage to the rock art.
Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:46:36 +1000Man pulled teen from head-on smash
A man dragged a teenager from the wreckage of a tragic car crash which killed a 17-year-old boy in South Australia.
Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:41:04 +1000Comparison sites warned
Millions of Australians turn to comparison sites to save money but the platforms are on notice from the corporate watchdog.
Canberra Times
Independent Australia
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...
Mon, 21 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000CHRIS HEDGES: Trump’s assault on the midterms threatens American democracy
Chris Hedges warns that Trump’s efforts to reshape the US electoral system threaten the midterms and could leave mass resistance as the final defence of American democracy. read now...
Mon, 21 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0000Democracy and putting power back in public hands
David Higginbottom examines who really holds power in Australia and how democratic institutions can better serve the people they represent. read now...
Wed, 16 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0000Hanson’s ‘two-way street’ and the underbelly of male violence
The 'underbelly of disregard for women's rights' allows Pauline Hanson to suggest domestic violence is a 'two-way street' and James Ashby to compare it to inconvenient media scrutiny. read now...
Sun, 20 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000Falsehoods about Australia’s productivity: Malicious intent or stupidity?
Commentators continue to vilify the Albanese Government with nonsensical claims about the economy. 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
Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:57:25 +1000Inglis saves Aussies in Harare
Josh Inglis hit a century in Australia's chase before Nathan Ellis led the side to victory.
Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:50:45 +1000Pilbara traditional owner’s rock art damage complaint goes to UN rights council
Murujuga traditional custodian Raelene Cooper is travelling to Geneva to address the UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday, detailing her complaint to the council about feared damage to the rock art.
Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:46:36 +1000Man pulled teen from head-on smash
A man dragged a teenager from the wreckage of a tragic car crash which killed a 17-year-old boy in South Australia.
Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:41:04 +1000Comparison sites warned
Millions of Australians turn to comparison sites to save money but the platforms are on notice from the corporate watchdog.
Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:39:27 +1000Bus crashes into power poles, parked cars in Woolloongabba
About 4pm the bus veered off Ipswich Road, with initial police reports suggesting the driver had suffered a medical episode.
Sydney Morning Herald World News
Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:30:00 +1000To avoid an energy crunch, the Philippines could turn to this ancient, never-used nuclear plant
There’s no uranium at this 1970s nuclear plant – it never opened. That could soon change as the Marcos government explores solutions in a new era of uncertainty.
Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:56:57 +1000Lindsay Clancy’s ex-husband breaks silence after controversial mistrial
Patrick Clancy, who divorced Lindsay Clancy and has since remarried, appeared in a 60 Minutes interview with his new wife, Dr Rachel Danis, with both lamenting how the tragedy was ‘twisted’.
Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:21:58 +1000Behind Trump’s bluster there’s a sobering realisation he is losing the public
The US president has routinely dismissed poor polls, but he is starting to get the message that his brand and his party are on the nose with US voters.
Mon, 21 Sep 2026 11:49:10 +1000In Washington, temples to Trump’s ego lie ruined. And another is on the way
The Kennedy Centre was once America’s cultural heart. Now it is barricaded, empty and being held hostage as the US president insists his name be added to its facade.
Mon, 21 Sep 2026 11:45:00 +1000Diana’s brother is right to be furious with Charles over Harry and William
A war of words has erupted over conversations between Diana’s brother and her ex-husband over her sons’ role at the funeral almost 30 years ago.
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.