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Australians expected to spend big on Boxing Day as shoppers warned of deceptive sales tricks

Shoppers predicted to spend $3.8bn in the week after Christmas, with household goods and fashion to dominate sales

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Wounded Bondi hero Ahmed al-Ahmed recovering well and may soon leave hospital

The 44-year-old has gone through three rounds of surgery in a Sydney hospital since suffering five gunshot wounds

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The 10 best Australian films of 2025

Spanning shark mayhem, Nicolas Cage and porridge-making, here are film critic Luke Buckmaster’s 10 favourite Australian movies of the year

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From Lily Allen to six-seven: it’s the 2025 bumper pop culture quiz of the year

Did you watch KPop Demon Hunters? Have you listened to Rosalía? And do you know who ‘fedora guy’ is? If you answered yes to all these, this is the quiz for you

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This Christmas, peace won’t come from the politics of envy. It will come only by building a more equal Australia

Wealth is shifting upwards, basic universal services are outsourced and improving the lives of the Australians doing it toughest is being ignored. So where can we find hope?

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Afternoon Update: NSW protest laws take effect; Trump and Andrew in new Epstein files; and the Christmas weather forecast

NSW premier says it is up to police commissioner to activate protest ban while PM announces special honours list for Bondi acts of bravery

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Scott Boland reveals uncomfortable truth about standing up to England during Ashes

Scott Boland has admitted it has not always been easy – both for his ego and his length – to have wicketkeeper Alex Carey stand up at the stumps

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NSW premier says police commissioner to decide when to use state’s new protest ban powers

Introduced in response to the Bondi beach terror attack, the laws give police powers to ban on protests for up to three months after a terrorist event

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Retribution fears as Australian Muslims see surge in Islamophobic hate since Bondi terror attack

Security stepped up at mosques amid spate of targeted abuse as leaders mourn Bondi victims and say community will not ‘claim victimhood’

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Great Barrier Reef’s Hamilton Island to be bought by US private equity firm in reported $1.2bn sale

Blackstone says it has agreed to buy popular Whitsundays island from Australian winemaking family

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Former EU commissioner and activists barred from US in attack on European tech regulators

State department accuses group of pressuring tech firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints through regulation of disinformation

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Ukraine war briefing: Pope Leo expresses ‘great sadness’ at Russian rejection of truce calls

Pontiff calls for ‘day of peace’ on Christmas Day; two Moscow police injured in suspected explosion near site of general’s killing. What we know on day 1,400

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After more than a decade of tragedy, Christchurch emerges as New Zealand’s most ‘vibrant city’

Christchurch now at the centre of the country’s fastest-growing region as lower house prices, job prospects and thriving cultural scene entice people to the city

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Katie Allen, former federal Liberal MP, dies aged 59

The family of the specialist doctor and former member for the Victorian seat of Higgins announced her death on Tuesday

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NSW passes controversial new gun and protest laws in wake of Bondi attacks after marathon debate

The omnibus bill, which included amendments to multiple pieces of legislation, was criticised by both progressives and conservatives

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‘It looks very haphazard’: doubts cast on reports claiming alleged Bondi shooters may have met IS in the Philippines

Australian says if Naveed and Sajid Akram had no links to terror group, it would be near impossible to meet with its representatives in the Philippines

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Sydney’s queer bookstore ‘haven’ to close after 43 years: ‘This has never been about just selling books’

The Bookshop Darlinghurst has stood firm through the decades as laws and attitudes towards LGBTQI people have changed dramatically. Today it shuts its doors for good

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After getting so drunk I hugged a bouncer before blacking out, I wondered, what does alcohol do to our brains?

Why do some people get drunk more quickly and feel more impaired? Biology and genetics play a role but alcohol’s effects on the brain are complex

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Alex fled civil war into an Australian nightmare with no end. After 16 years, he could not bear it

He escaped violence and chaos in Sri Lanka only to get trapped in a labyrinthine immigration system, never to see his wife and children again

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Crunch time: are freeze-dried fruit and veg actually healthy to eat or just chips in a different form?

This food preservation method is being promoted as a nutrition powerhouse, but it shouldn’t be treated as a direct substitute for fresh produce

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The Apartment: Billy Wilder’s Christmas classic is the blueprint for romcoms everywhere

The 1960 film about a downtrodden insurance worker and his burgeoning crush is full of staccato repartee and unforgettable jokes. It’s barely aged a day

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Anthony Albanese was cruising to the summer break. Now his leadership faces its most serious test

Despite a landslide election victory little more than six months ago, the prime minister is facing a complex political landscape

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A tent, an electric stove and -40C temperatures: the chefs who cook ‘on ice’ in Antarctica

During the southernmost continent’s darkest, coldest days, scientists and researchers turn to food for comfort

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Pro-Palestine academic Randa Abdel-Fattah cleared of wrongdoing after investigation into research grant

A suspension on the grant was lifted earlier this month, after a 10-month investigation into potential conflicts of interest

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