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Greens councillor rejects 'antisemitic' newsletter claims from Brisbane mayor
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Published: December 17, 2025 at 09:25 PM
by Unknown
A Brisbane Greens councillor rejects claims she distributed an "antisemitic" council-funded newsletter as "shameful and defamatory".
Bondi Beach gunmen's movements in the Philippines under investigation by local police
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Published: December 17, 2025 at 08:52 PM
by By Indonesia correspondent Tim Swanston and Haidarr Jones in Davao, Phillippines
Philippines National Police say they are investigating whether the father-son Bondi gunmen travelled to a region known as a hotbed for violent Islamic extremism.
ACT inquiry slams 'aggressive' debt recovery in stamp duty concession scheme
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Published: December 17, 2025 at 07:25 PM
by By Lois Maskiell and Adam Shirley
A legislative inquiry has criticised the ACT government for aggressively recovering debts from people it found were ineligible for stamp duty concessions.
Man refused bail charged with depicting Adolf Hitler and Nazi symbols on boat
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Published: December 17, 2025 at 06:53 PM
by Unknown
Lake Macquarie man Jake Dearie has been refused bail after being charged with depicting Adolf Hitler and Nazi symbols on his boat.
Live updates: Tim Tszyu vs Anthony Velazquez, super welterweight boxing clash in Sydney
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Published: December 17, 2025 at 06:34 PM
by Unknown
Tim Tszyu faces a make-or-break test against unbeaten American Anthony Velazquez at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. Follow live.
Teenager jailed after stabbing doctor at Tasmanian hospital in 2023
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Published: December 17, 2025 at 06:27 PM
by Unknown
A doctor continues to experience nightmares and may never work again after being stabbed by a teenager he was treating in 2023, a court is told.
Ashes drama for Steve Smith, Alex Carey and DRS — quick hits from day one of the third Test at Adelaide Oval
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Published: December 17, 2025 at 06:23 PM
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Australia's first-innings topscorers get some help from England's sloppy fielders and the DRS technology on a tightly contested day in Adelaide. Here are the quick hits from day one of the third Ashes Test.
Loved ones seek support to repatriate minivan crash victims to Papua New Guinea
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Published: December 17, 2025 at 05:58 PM
by Unknown
A teenage boy and a 51-year-old woman from Papua New Guinea have been identified as victims of a fatal crash in Northern Victoria.
Queensland records worst flu season in a decade, with cases 18 per cent up on last year
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Published: December 17, 2025 at 05:39 PM
by By Tobi Loftus and Will Murray
Official data shows more than 90,000 lab-confirmed cases of influenza in 2025, which is more than an 18 per cent jump on the number of cases reported last year.
Australians are rushed and time-poor with most working unpaid hours
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Published: December 17, 2025 at 05:30 PM
by Unknown
Most people spent time doing unpaid work in 2024, according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
High school graduate Annabelle Klint-Pedersen weeks away from moving overseas before fatal fall
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Published: December 17, 2025 at 05:20 PM
by Unknown
Annabelle Klint-Pedersen was celebrating the end of school with friends on the Sunshine Coast when an innocent trip to watch the sunset went tragically wrong.
North Queensland's small Jewish community celebrates Hanukkah in Townsville
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Published: December 17, 2025 at 05:16 PM
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North Queensland's only rabbi did not let a nine-hour traffic delay stop him from spreading light during Hanukkah to a Jewish community grappling with the Bondi tragedy.
Bondi shooter Naveed Akram charged by NSW Police over terrorist attack
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Published: December 17, 2025 at 04:53 PM
by Unknown
Naveed Akram has been charged over the terrorist attack that killed 15 people in Sydney's east.
Frydenberg calls for antisemitism royal commission after Bondi attack
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Published: December 17, 2025 at 04:31 PM
by By chief digital political correspondent Clare Armstrong
Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg has called for bans on radical "hate preachers," protests, stronger immigration laws and a royal commission into antisemitism in an emotional speech in Bondi.
Former AFL footballer Marlion Pickett handed suspended prison term
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Published: December 17, 2025 at 04:03 PM
by Unknown
Dual Richmond premiership player Marlion Pickett receives a suspended prison term for possessing and dealing with proceeds of crime, in what a judge calls a "line-ball decision".
Falling tree kills farmer tackling blaze in Mindarabin, in WA's Great Southern
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Published: December 17, 2025 at 03:07 PM
by Unknown
A 34-year-old farmer dies helping fight a fire in Mindarabin, in WA's Great Southern region.
NSW parliament recalled to discuss gun reforms after Bondi Beach shooting
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Published: December 17, 2025 at 02:24 PM
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Premier Chris Minns said among the reforms to be discussed were proposed limits on the number of firearms a licensed shooter could own.
Ashes 2025: Alex Carey century carries Australia on day one of third Test against England at Adelaide Oval
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Published: December 17, 2025 at 09:41 AM
by Unknown
Australia's Alex Carey scores his maiden Ashes century to carry his team to a solid total of 8-326 on day one of the third Test at the Adelaide Oval.
WA Jewish MP Simon Ehrenfeld feared terror attack before Bondi shooting, says antisemitism 'part of life' in Australia
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Published: December 17, 2025 at 08:15 AM
by By Keane Bourke, Courtney Withers and Grace Burmas
State Liberal MP Simon Ehrenfeld says he has felt a greater sense of risk when attending events recently, fearing an increase in antisemitism and the possibility of a terror attack on Australia's Jewish community.
Australian sharemarket falls, Westpac removes rate cut call, silver tops $US65 per ounce — as it happened
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Published: December 17, 2025 at 07:37 AM
by By business reporters David Chau, Stephanie Chalmers and Samuel Yang
Major bank economics teams are rushing to change their cash rate calls ahead of next year. The Australian share market falls for its third straight day.