Ancient Whale Fossil Unearthed on Victorian Beach Stirs Scientific Excitement
A 20-million-year-old whale fossil found on a Victorian beach is now under examination by Museums Victoria palaeontologists.
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DFAT Urges Australians to Leave Middle East Amid Escalating Tensions
Australia's foreign affairs department is urging citizens in the Middle East to leave immediately as regional tensions raise serious safety concerns.
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Female Athletes Say Reporting Abuse Feels Pointless. They May Be Right.
Elite female athletes say they fear speaking out about harassment and abuse because nothing ever changes. New research suggests they have good reason to feel that way.
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Victorian Families Foot the Bill as State School Funding Falls Short
Victorian parents pay the highest voluntary school contributions in the nation, raising hard questions about whether the state is meeting its funding obligations.
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AFP Probes Whether Shen Yun Tour Sparked Bomb Threat at The Lodge
PM Albanese was evacuated from The Lodge after bomb threats. AFP is now investigating whether the threat was tied to an upcoming Shen Yun performance tour.
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Critica Drills Into Jupiter as Australia's Rare Earths Moment Approaches
Critica Limited has begun resource upgrade drilling at its Jupiter rare earths project in WA's Mid West, with results to feed into an upcoming scoping study.
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Cartel Violence Clouds Mexico's World Cup Promises
Mexico's president insists fans face 'no risk' at the World Cup, but cartel bloodshed following El Mencho's death tells a more complicated story.
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Cody Simpson and Emma McKeon Confirm End of Four-Year Relationship
Singer-turned-swimmer Cody Simpson and Olympic champion Emma McKeon have split after four years together, 7News reports.
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Return of ISIS Brides Tests the Limits of Australia's Counter-Terrorism Laws
Eleven women from Syria's Roj camp are preparing to return to Australia, but the law offers far fewer options than political rhetoric suggests.
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Proper Malay Cooking Finds a Home on the Central Coast
The NSW Good Food Guide highlights Warung Malaysia at Ettalong Galleria as a destination for proper Malay cooking on the Central Coast.
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Australian Boxing's American Ambition: Clever Strategy or Long Odds?
Australian boxers have long looked to America for their biggest paydays. But is the pursuit of US recognition a sound strategy, or a costly gamble?
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Zuckerberg Should Not Be Spared Australia's Antisemitism Inquiry
Australia's antisemitism royal commission must demand real accountability from Meta's chief executive, whose platform decisions shape what millions of Australians encounter daily.
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The $90 Billion Rail Dream: Who Will Actually Buy That $31 Ticket?
A $90 billion high-speed train line sounds transformative. But the economics of a $31 fare demand far more scrutiny than they have received.
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Super Bowl Champion Dickson Comes Home for a Parmi and Some Perspective
Michael Dickson won the Super Bowl. Then he flew home to Sydney and ordered a chicken parmi. There is a lesson in that simplicity.
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Women Join Licence Surge as NSW Gun Buyback Looms
Women are joining a surge in firearms licence applications across NSW ahead of a planned gun buyback, raising questions about the policy's real-world effects.
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Optus to Cut 200 Jobs, but Questions Remain About Who Pays the Price
Optus is cutting 200 jobs as part of a restructuring push, raising hard questions about who bears the cost of the telco's troubled recovery.
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Robert Carradine, Hollywood's Beloved Underdog, Dies at 71
Robert Carradine, star of Revenge of the Nerds and Lizzie McGuire, has died at 71, his family confirmed in a heartfelt statement.
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Margaret Tighe: The Unbending Activist Who Rewrote Australia's Abortion Debate
Margaret Tighe spent decades as Australia's most prominent anti-abortion campaigner, reshaping elections and hardening debate in ways that still echo today.
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Community Rallies to Free Trapped Horse from NSW Sewage Tank
A horse trapped in a NSW sewage tank was freed after emergency crews, a veterinarian, and a quick-thinking neighbour coordinated an impromptu rescue operation.
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What Dulcie's Cottage Gets Right That Too Many Restaurants Get Wrong
A burger-and-craft-beer venue in a century-old weatherboard cottage earns recognition in the 2026 NSW Good Food Guide.
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