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Private toll roads are supposed to save taxpayers’ money, but can have these hidden costs

If you’ve ever driven in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane, chances are you’ve used – or steered clear of – a private toll road.

The Conversation · Sep 11, 2025

Wallabies, Roosters to battle it out for Nawaqanitawase

Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt has weighed in on Mark Nawaqanitawase's future as the Sydney Roosters star prepares to come off contract.

AAP · Sep 11, 2025

Wallabies make call on new fly-half for Argentina Test

Tane Edmed will start at fly-half for the Wallabies for the first time after being named as Tom Lynagh's replacement to face Argentina in Sydney.

AAP · Sep 11, 2025

Tornado in central NSW and flood rescues in Sydney as wild weather soaks state

Heavy rainfall forecast to continue in Sydney on Thursday as low pressure weather system heads for parts of Queensland

The Guardian - AU · Sep 10, 2025

Alleged mastermind behind antisemitic attacks on Sydney childcare centre and Jewish school charged

Tarek Zahabe, 27, was charged in July for allegedly orchestrating four attacks in January, along with alleged accomplice Kye Pickering, 26

The Guardian - AU · Sep 10, 2025

Alleged mastermind of anti-Semitic attacks arrested

A man allegedly sprayed swastikas on a synagogue and played key roles in the firebombing of a childcare centre and an attack on a Jewish leader's vacant home.

AAP · Sep 10, 2025

At Primavera 2025, young Australian artists consider making art in the age of commodities

Primavera is the Museum of Contemporary Art’s annual spring exhibition featuring selected Australian artists under 35. This year, curator Tim Riley Walsh asks what it means for artists to create in a post-industrial age of reproduction.

The Conversation · Sep 9, 2025

British Airways flight returns to Sydney airport after mayday call

Reports of a ‘technical issue’ forced the flight to return to Australia

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2025

Hannah Thomas To Launch Civil Action Against NSW Police Over Violent Arrest

“It took the police two days to charge me, but 73 days later, the male police officer who punched me in the head with enough force to rip open my right eyeball has not been charged, and to the best of my knowledge, he remains in uniform prowling the streets…

Pedestrian.tv · Sep 9, 2025

Master of the waves: family mourns shark attack victim

The family of a Sydney surfer and horticulturalist who died in a shark attack has been hailed as a hero as a premier pauses a shark nets removal trial.

AAP · Sep 9, 2025