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Record-breaking rain across inland Australia like ‘weather whiplash’, BoM says

Some areas receive more rainfall in a week than in all of last year, having only a few weeks ago sweltered through temperatures up to 50C

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Angus Taylor snaps at journalist as Liberals ramp up rhetoric against Australian children in Syrian camp

Opposition leader suggests 23 children and 11 women attempting to leave al-Roj are ‘Isis sympathisers’

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Afghanistan says it thwarted Pakistan airstrikes on Bagram airbase

Sporadic clashes reported in several provinces in Afghanistan as both sides give conflicting death tolls

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Desperate first home buyers are fuelling price ‘up-crash’ at lower end of market, experts say

Biggest house price increases in February come in smaller capital cities as buyers undeterred by interest rate hikes

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As Albanese celebrates 30 years in parliament, what would the leftwing warrior of 1996 think of today’s PM?

He was once a ‘scrappy’ young firebrand and is now the longest-serving member in the Labor caucus. But Anthony Albanese’s journey to the top was not always a sure thing

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Shark culls brought in after fatal attack causes division and anger in New Caledonia

Authorities say capture of bull and tiger sharks necessary to protect lives as environmentalists launch urgent legal challenge

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Dan Simmons, author of Hyperion and The Terror, dies aged 77

Award-winning science fiction and horror writer died in Colorado on 21 February with family at his side

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Formula One’s Australian Grand Prix hit by travel chaos amid Middle East crisis

As many as one thousand members of the Formula One circus have been forced into last-minute travel changes to get to Melbourne’s opening round

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Israel strikes Lebanon after Iran ally Hezbollah fires missiles over border

Conflict spreads as militant group targets Israel over Ali Khamenei killing and IDF responds with Beirut strikes

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Fire at US embassy in Riyadh after drone strike – as it happened

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Disbelief as crocodile captured in Newcastle creek thousands of kilometres from natural habitat

The small freshwater crocodile was first spotted by a group of teenagers in Ironbark Creek in the Australian city on Saturday

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Possums, asbestos and pigeons: snap review into NSW hospitals highlights serious maintenance issues

Health minister pledges to work quickly to improve hygiene after mould outbreak in Sydney’s Royal Prince Alfred hospital left two patients dead

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Australia’s timid response to the US and Israel’s attack on Iran risks being seen as complicity

It is up to countries like Australia to stand up against aggression and make its position clear in support of international law

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Ukraine war briefing: Starmer says Ukrainian experts will help shoot down Iranian drone attacks in Gulf

Ukrainians to help intercept drones targeting Gulf allies, UK PM says; Russian overnight missile attacks on Ukraine hit new high. What we know on day 1,468

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Wong warns ‘there are limits’ to helping Australians affected by flight cancellations amid Iran conflict

Government has not yet committed to repatriation flights as Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways cancel flights

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Hanson calls censure motion a ‘stunt’ before leaving chamber – as it happened

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Morning Mail: calls for talks as waves of missiles target Iran; scrutiny on ‘less lethal’ police projectiles; Australia’s energy hungry datacentres

Death toll rises as missiles rain down across Middle East; police use of ‘less lethal’ weapons scrutinised; datacentres churning through energy resources

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Delta Goodrem to represent Australia at Eurovision 2026

One of the country’s bestselling singers is heading to a contest mired in geopolitical controversy – but, she says, ‘I believe in the healing powers and hope of music’

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How Courtney Barnett made her new album by retreating to the desert: ‘It nearly drove me mad’

After closing her scene-making record label and moving to the US, Barnett decamped to Joshua Tree – where she learned to slow down and make noise again

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Sam Kerr made a statement with her leaping header – the Matildas’ leader is back

Australia’s captain scored with a precise, powerful finish befitting a striker of her calibre – and 851 days since her last goal, this one meant a lot

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The kindness of strangers: at San José airport, I couldn’t pay my departure tax – then a woman handed me the cash

There was no ATM at the airport and banks were closed. If I missed this flight, all my subsequent flights would have been cancelled

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How will datacentres affect Australia’s power prices, water supply and emissions?

There’s a growing expectation that if you build a datacentre you must meet your own energy needs. But there are other key policy questions that need answering

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‘Less lethal’ deaths: courts examine role of controversial police weapons before three Australians died

Exclusive: Police forces argue bean-bag and foam baton rounds are less harmful than firearms but the projectiles have been linked to deaths around the world

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All about choice? Liberals move childcare battlelines to vouchers for nannies and grandparents

Some experts worry the policy move could threaten Australian standards and equity, raise childcare costs and encourage fraud

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As a psychologist, I’ve seen that polyamory doesn’t fix relationships – it reveals them

The success of any relationship hinges on the same pillars of trust, respect, honesty and shared values. Polyamory simply tests their integrity daily

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