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Fri, 25 Apr 2025 07:24:27 +0000
Linda Reynolds launches legal action against Commonwealth over Higgins payment
Outgoing WA Senator Linda Reynolds is suing the Commonwealth over a payment it made to Brittany Higgins, which she claims gave validity to false accusations her former staffer Brittany Higgins had made against her. 

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 22:00:28 +0000
'Neo-Nazis' condemned for disrupting Anzac Day service in Melbourne
Bunurong and Gunditjmara man Uncle Mark Brown was booed and heckled by members of the crowd at Melbourne's Shrine of Remembrance on Friday morning.

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 03:32:49 +0000
The Neo-Nazi heckling at Melbourne's Anzac Day echoes our past pain
The heckling at Melbourne’s Anzac Day service mirrors the long, quiet and painful exclusion of Black diggers from the national conversation.

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 08:19:06 +0000
Man drowns in Victoria after a tragic week on Australian beaches
A man has been swept off rocks at Cape Schanck south of Melbourne in another Easter-Anzac Day beach tragedy in Australia.

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 04:38:30 +0000
Man charged with murder over fatal car park shooting
Police have charged a 22-year-old man with murder over the fatal shooting of Ekampreet Sahni Singh, 18, in a Newcastle car park on Wednesday night.

Brisbane Times Headlines

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 18:54:44 +1000
Anzac Day 2025 as it happened: PM says Welcome to Country booing a ‘disgrace, low cowardice’; Dutton plays two-up in Townsville
Follow the federal election campaign and Anzac Day commemorations live.

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 18:44:33 +1000
AFL Anzac Day 2025 LIVE updates: Jamie Elliott bags five goals as the Pies claim Anzac Day honours over the Bombers
Essendon took the lead in the third term but the Pies pushed away from there to win an Anzac Day blockbuster in front of more than 92,000 fans.

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 18:34:35 +1000
Pompey puts Warriors on the board
Despite being down a player, the Warriors scored first through Adam Pompey in their Anzac Day clash with the Knights in Christchurch.

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 18:29:25 +1000
NRL Highlights: Roosters v Dragons - Round 8
Sydney Roosters host the St. George Illawarra Dragons in Round 8 of the 2025 NRL Premiership at Allianz Stadium, Sydney.

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 18:14:00 +1000
Man charged with murder of Newcastle teen killed in drive-by shooting
The 22-year-old was arrested on Friday morning, and will face court on Saturday after being refused bail.

Canberra Times

Independent Australia

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +1000
A whopping 95 reasons why Dutton is unfit to be PM — and still counting
IA's catalogue of major reasons Peter Dutton should never be prime minister is now at 95. read now...

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 14:00:00 +1000
Despite Kylie and Midnight Oil, Aussie music still fighting for airplay
Kylie gets honoured, Rob Hirst battles cancer and Aussie music is still waiting for its big break. read now...

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +1000
CARTOONS: Dutton dogged by dipping polls
The adage about "dogs" and "fleas"? Also on the lips and tips of the nation. read now...

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +1000
Anzac Day is the right time to question Australia's military identity
Honouring our Anzacs should mean thinking critically about war — the ones we fought and the ones we might have to.  read now...

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +1000
Let's hear it for Bruce, the little chook who could
Sometimes it's not about politics, social issues or saving the world. Sometimes we just need an inspiring story, like that of Bruce the chook. read now...

Otago Daily Times

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 21:46:16 +0000
Hawke’s Bay prison attacks: Four Corrections staff members injured on one day
Sugar may have been mixed with the hot water, but Corrections hasn't confirmed it yet.

Sun, 13 Oct 2024 03:03:21 +0000
State Highway 3 closed following ‘serious crash’ between Waitōtara and Waverley
Motorists are told to expect delays.

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 03:45:25 +0000
One person dead after being trapped in avalanche during heli-skiing trip in Southern Alps
The victim was pulled alive from the avalanche but died from their injures.

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 08:16:14 +0000
Raglan dog-walker death: Driver’s aunty blames police for delayed response before fatal crash
Woman says the vehicles of interest never left the accident scene.

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 01:23:00 +0000
Dog walker death: Video shows man walking on dark road before fatal hit
The man can be seen holding up traffic as he walks with his dog in the dark.

Sydney Morning Herald National News

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 18:14:00 +1000
Man charged with murder of Newcastle teen killed in drive-by shooting
The 22-year-old was arrested on Friday morning, and will face court on Saturday after being refused bail.

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 17:36:40 +1000
‘We have to stand strong’: Indigenous elders defiant in face of Nazi hecklers at dawn service
Hecklers shattered the peace at Melbourne’s Shrine of remembrance during a Welcome to Country ceremony. Hours later, the scene was repeated in Perth.

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +1000
Courts have to prioritise protecting women rather than their attackers
The death in jail of a man with a history of violence who was allowed back into the community to kill highlights failures in the law enforcement and justice systems.

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 16:24:53 +1000
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese condemns hecklers at Anzac Day dawn services
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has condemned hecklers who interrupted Welcome to Country acknowledgements at Anzac Day dawn services in Melbourne and Perth.

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 16:12:17 +1000
Outrage over death of teen after accused killer’s violent history revealed
Audrey Griffin was allegedly murdered by a man who only months earlier had been spared jail despite a record of domestic violence, sparking frustration from victims’ rights groups.

Sydney Morning Herald World News

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 14:38:20 +1000
Almost biblical in its timing, Francis’ funeral falls under the same shadow as his papacy
As the world teeters under the weight of war, its leaders, adversaries and allies alike will sit shoulder to shoulder in an extraordinary – and historically charged – gathering.

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 13:57:21 +1000
A subdued Musk backs away from Washington, but his project remains
The Department of Government Efficiency has already made an immense imprint on the government, but it has not come close to Elon Musk’s pledge of cutting $US1 trillion.

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 13:54:21 +1000
‘Is she going to hug me?’ The moment that brought a mass killer to tears
He killed 23 people in one of the worst mass shootings in US history. At his final court hearing this week, the sister of one of his victims looked him straight in the face.

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 13:30:00 +1000
Trump’s strength is also his greatest weakness
You’d have to go back to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration in 1933 to find a presidency that has operated with such verve during its first 100 days.

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:41:27 +1000
‘We don’t want to be the sacrificial lamb’: The farmers hurt by Trump’s tariffs
Caleb Ragland voted Republican three times and doesn’t regret it. But he is about to plant a field of crops that China loves to buy – and he is very worried.

The Age

Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMT
Shorten 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 GMT
Course 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 GMT
Labor 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 GMT
Fears 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 GMT
Shorten 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 GMT
Course 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 GMT
Labor 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 GMT
Fears 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.

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