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Sydney man Jonathon Towers took his young son to buy MDMA at a suburban Bunnings car park. He’s now facing two years behind bars.
Emergency services are looking for two children seen “in distress” in Floyd Bay in Lansvale. A woman was pulled from the water but could not be revived.
A 26-year-old has been charged with six offences after allegedly leading police on a high-speed chase in NSW’s New England region on Friday.
Syrian refugees are sleeping on the beach,fleeing Palestinians are crammed into a camp. This is Lebanon,where Israeli strikes are a constant threat. Matthew Knott and Kate Geraghty report.
Onlookers can hope to see the royals outside a North Sydney church,the Australian War Memorial and Parliament House in Canberra,or at the Sydney Opera House.
The joint Australian of the Year is still well after almost 17 months since his diagnosis of terminal brain cancer.
It’s one of the biggest days for Australian racing,with The Everest running at 4:15pm at Royal Randwick before the Caulfield Cup gets under way at 5:15pm. Follow all the action.
What the age,barrier number and sex of a horse tells us about their chances of winning The Everest.
Ezra Mam was tested and taken to hospital after a head-on collision with an Uber carrying three people,including a young girl.
This season is shaping up to be a huge one for the classic greengrocer,thanks to a mathematical quirk that could belie an evolutionary strategy.
Venice’s brutal modernisers did not want to rebuild their collapsed bell tower. The city persevered,as should Sydney with its long-lost people movers,the trams.
Zoologist and evolutionary biologist
Inspired by 2022’s teal wave,community independent campaigns are building momentum across the country in lead up to the next federal election.
Addiction,oral cancer,facial disfigurement,the loss of a great friend … the musical legend has been through a lot in recent times.
Trump’s comments are the latest stage in his volatile relationship with the network and its Australian-born owner.
The justice system has a chance to examine whether bias against men who survive rape prevents them getting a fair hearing.
Journalist,broadcaster,historian and author
Small towns across NSW are increasingly becoming better places to eat and drink thanks to a proliferation of new wine bars run by young,ambitious teams.
Dean Lewis is a platinum-selling singer-songwriter,whose younger sibling Sean Loaney is his official videographer – and “voice of reason”.
The Tripologist
Religious zealots,kidnapping,jail and a Hollywood ex … how the love of salt-of-the-earth parents turned a crazy upbringing into something special.
When the young Queen Elizabeth visited Australia in 1954,75 per cent of Australians saw her. Can a visit by her 75-year-old son revive some excitement in royalty?
They were supposed to fly over Sydney as giant photographs of their own faces stared back at them from the Opera House sails. Instead,King Charles III and Queen Camilla were met by sporadic rain as they arrived for the king’s first tour as monarch.
The Parents&Citizens Federation has condemned some teachers’ plans for pro-Palestinian activism in our schools.
The 25-year-old engaged in an “act of stupidity” when he rode a motorbike through the crash site where two men died,a court heard.
The government has no appetite for a referendum on a republic,but the question is alive and well among Britain’s “royal rat pack”.
Her existing bills already exceed $1 million. Network Ten has signalled that it may not be willing to pick up the tab in full for any further costs.
The Iranian-back terrorist group’s comments appear to hamper hopes for a Middle East ceasefire following the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.
For Hamas,his loss is a serious setback,analysts say,but the group has survived the assassinations of multiple leaders over the decades.
The premier is frustrated at the slow turnaround in new approvals despite making increased housing supply the centrepiece of his first term.
If you want to earn money,forget medicine,law and engineering – play Minecraft on YouTube,or post lifestyle TikToks to start raking in serious coin.
The former president used a speech at a pre-election charity event to rip into Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democrats.
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In a patchy market in the top end of town,even the well-heeled are asking the big question:sell now or wait and try our luck next year?
Properties for sale in Sydney from the inner city to the inner west and northern beaches.
Australia’s footwear manufacturing industry is all but gone,but a small group of passionate craftspeople are keeping the art alive.
It made headlines for being “disrespectful”. Now,the organisers want compensation from the government.
It’s one of the biggest days for Australian racing,with The Everest running at 4.15pm at Royal Randwick before the Caulfield Cup gets under way at 5.15pm in Melbourne. Follow all the action
Rocky Elsom and a group of Australians took over a French rugby club,aiming to restore the club to former glory days. It ended with bitterness and a prison sentence.
Debasing ourselves in front of visiting English people should have gone with the end of being a colony.
Columnist and author
Rachel King is adamant she’s not a female jockey,just a jockey. And a damn good one. But it’s hard not to escape the growing influence of the girls on this year’s $20 million race.
Before stepping into the enormous shoes of Jarome Luai,Panthers recruit Blaize Talagi plans to pick his brain while the pair are in Samoan camp.
There has been progress in 2024,but the Wallabies remain a work in progress as a Lions tour nears.
Rugby columnist