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Many Aussies are in for another chilly weekend as a cold front sends temperatures plunging, with damaging winds and showers forecast. An Antarctic air mass is tracking towards south-east Australia, bringing chilly and damp conditions to widespread areas. The system is predicted to link up with a north-west cloud band which will bring thick cloud […]

A mother grieving for her 15-year-old “brave little girl” who died by suicide has shared how her daughter felt “broken” by the bullying she faced on social media, a parliamentary inquiry has been told. For its second public hearing on Friday, the probe continued to explore the “influence and impacts of social media on Australian […]

A health warning has been issued to people travelling to Bali during the school holidays after the number of dengue fever cases in returned travellers tripled. WA Health said the number of dengue fever cases compared with the same time last year had jumped from 107 cases to 322 cases. Eighty per cent of these […]

Sydney identity Fadi Ibrahim has narrowly avoided jail after he was arrested for possessing $600,000 in suspected proceeds of crime following an act of “familial generosity”. He was arrested alongside brother Michael in Dubai in August 2017 amid a multi-agency sting on illegal importation and spent a month in custody before being extradited to Australia. […]

Former Prime Ministers Tony Abbott and John Howard are among 27 Australians who will be denied access into Russia for an “indefinite term” under new sanctions as Russia looks to punish those it believes is working against them. Russia’s Foreign Ministry released the list on Wednesday night local time, declaring the decision was “in response […]

Mobile phone detection cameras will soon be able to bust NSW drivers not wearing a seatbelt, with the government trying to lower the number of avoidable deaths that occur on the state’s roads each year. The new capabilities come online from July 1, and drivers and passengers blatantly flouting the laws will be stung with […]

Julian Assange’s father hopes his son will take a year off to appreciate “the beauty of ordinary life” as the WikiLeaks founder is hours from touching down in Australia. Mr Assange is in the western Pacific US territory of the Northern Mariana Islands to front a US court on Wednesday, the hearing scheduled for 9am […]

A senior Labor figure has ruled out the expulsion and suspension of first-time West Australian senator Fatima Payman after she voted against the government on a Greens motion recognising the statehood of Palestine. On Tuesday afternoon, the 28-year-old, defied her colleagues and became the first Labor member to cross the floor in 18 years. While […]

Australia’s richest schools of 2024 have been revealed, with the top five in several states exposing a major wealth divide between public and private schools. In exclusive analysis of financial data from the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority’s MySchool database, we ranked schools based on wealth in each state, combining gross income – including […]

A popular music festival has been permanently cancelled as a result of rising costs, falling ticket sales and issues in the music industry. The Sunshine Coast Council revealed it had made the difficult decision to discontinue the major live music event. Organisers of the festival, which had been backed by the council, confirmed in April […]