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Sun, 30 Nov 2025 05:41:56 +0000Protesters arrested for blocking world's largest coal export port
Police arrest 141 people in Newcastle Harbour for alleged marine-related offences during an anti-fossil fuel protest that began on Thursday.
Sun, 30 Nov 2025 05:19:22 +0000
Anti-immigration protest met with counter-rally in Melbourne CBD
A large police presence, including riot police, was stationed across Melbourne's CBD as two countering protest groups marched through the city.
Sun, 30 Nov 2025 02:17:17 +0000
Pilot dead after light aircraft collide mid-air
Emergency services were called to Napper Field, in Wedderburn about 11:50am on Sunday following reports of a crash.
Sun, 30 Nov 2025 07:56:41 +0000
Homes under threat as bushfire bears down on Geraldton suburbs
Firefighters are defending properties in the outer Geraldton suburbs of Waggrakine and Moresby as a bushfire burned close to homes on Sunday afternoon.
Sun, 30 Nov 2025 02:50:19 +0000
65yo Victorian diver drowns at Tank Cave near Mount Gambier
Police are investigating after a 65-year-old diver drowned at Tank Cave near Tantanoola in the state's south-east.
Brisbane Times Headlines
Sun, 30 Nov 2025 19:56:08 +1000Aerobatic pilot killed after small planes collide mid-air in Sydney
The deceased man was reported to be Eddie Seve, a member of a team of amateur pilots who fly in aerobatic formations at airshows.
Sun, 30 Nov 2025 19:30:00 +1000
‘Cover-up’: Families, pilot demand justice for dead Australian soldiers
Two years after a Taipan helicopter crashed in Queensland, killing four airmen, their families and aviation experts have said their deaths were due to faulty technology.
Sun, 30 Nov 2025 19:14:28 +1000
Smith experiments with NFL-style eye black for Gabba pink-ball Test; Khawaja leaves training early
Australia’s acting captain Steve Smith is seriously considering the use of NFL-style eye black to reduce glare and see the pink ball better during the Gabba Ashes Test.
Sun, 30 Nov 2025 18:46:48 +1000
Joe Root dismisses need for pink-ball Ashes cricket
Joe Root has spoken ahead of the Brisbane day-night Test.
Sun, 30 Nov 2025 18:45:00 +1000
How an ancient civilisation survived 1000 years of climate change
The Indus River Valley in South Asia hosted one of the most advanced societies at the time, along with Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt. Then it mysteriously disappeared.
Canberra Times
Independent Australia
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +1000Firebombed friendlyjordies still receiving death threats
Three years on from the firebombing of the home of Jordan Shanks, AKA friendlyjordies, an ABC Four Corners reporter has allegedly made death threats against the YouTuber. read now...
Sun, 30 Nov 2025 08:00:00 +1000
Big-game Marlin man: Lee Marvin
In the early '70s, American film and TV actor Lee Marvin came to Australia more than once to go big-game fishing for black Marlin. read now...
Sat, 29 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +1000
Physical resistance, rocks and how to build a mass movement
Antifascist combat training is about feeling safe, not tough. read now...
Sat, 29 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +1000
Australia’s aged care continues to operate on a one-size-fits-all model
Across the nation, our culturally and linguistically diverse older population is growing faster than the systems designed to support it. read now...
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 23:30:00 +1000
Building proactive defences against ransomware and beyond
Ransomware has shifted from a disruptive nuisance into one of the most aggressive and costly cyber threats facing organisations of every size and sector. read now...
Otago Daily Times
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.
Sun, 05 Oct 2025 07:05:07 +0000
Hutt Valley Line trains closed while police attend incident
Police were alerted to the incident at about 6.25pm this evening.
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.
Sydney Morning Herald National News
Sun, 30 Nov 2025 21:00:00 +1100The day Sir Geoffrey should have appealed
And more on AusMusic T-Shirt day.
Sun, 30 Nov 2025 20:56:08 +1100
Aerobatic pilot killed after small planes collide mid-air in Sydney
The deceased man was reported to be Eddie Seve, a member of a team of amateur pilots who fly in aerobatic formations at airshows.
Sun, 30 Nov 2025 20:30:00 +1100
‘Cover-up’: Families, pilot demand justice for dead Australian soldiers
Two years after a Taipan helicopter crashed in Queensland, killing four airmen, their families and aviation experts have said their deaths were due to faulty technology.
Sun, 30 Nov 2025 19:46:48 +1100
Joe Root dismisses need for pink-ball Ashes cricket
Joe Root has spoken ahead of the Brisbane day-night Test.
Sun, 30 Nov 2025 19:30:00 +1100
Offshore and out of touch? The curly questions confronting Australian universities overseas
The University of Wollongong’s decision to become the first foreign university in Saudi Arabia has raised eyebrows across the sector.
Sydney Morning Herald World News
Sun, 30 Nov 2025 19:10:55 +1100Trump’s warning over Venezuela
US President Donald Trump has declared the airspace above Venezuela should be considered closed.
Sun, 30 Nov 2025 18:55:21 +1100
‘Broken hearts’ and curdling fury as Hong Kong mourns fire victims
Residents had complained about the renovations in the 40-year-old towers, and requested they be done one at a time.
Sun, 30 Nov 2025 17:20:54 +1100
Ukrainian naval drones hit two Russian ‘shadow fleet’ oil tankers
Separately, a Russian attack on Ukraine’s capital killed six people and wounded dozens, as the US attempts to broker peace talks to end the war.
Sun, 30 Nov 2025 15:30:00 +1100
I commanded Ukraine’s armed forces - here’s how to undermine Russia’s strategy and defeat Putin
The conflict in Ukraine has been going on for 12 years. Let there be no doubt over Russia’s broader goal in Eastern Europe.
Sun, 30 Nov 2025 14:51:10 +1100
US medicine regulator claims COVID jabs killed at least 10 children
A critic of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr described the internal memo an example of science “by press release”.
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 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 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 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.