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Former South Australian premier dies: ‘Legend’

Former South Australian Premier Steele Hall is being remembered as a “legend” of politics following his death on Monday, aged 95.Hall became the state’s...

Whistleblowers lift lid as new Sydney homes sink and crack

An outbreak of new homes riddled with defects has emerged across Western Sydney and whistleblowers say the problem is far bigger than first feared.Residents...

Marles enforces his veto on all potential defence shipments to Israel

Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy said some items had been sent from Australia to Israel in recent months but all involved equipment being repaired...

‘Rescind this honour’: Call for Andrews to be stripped of award

Former Victorian premier Jeff Kennett has claimed the decision to hand Daniel Andrews the nation's highest honour "failed all Australians," as he called for...

Neighbours rescue deputy lord mayor and husband from house fire

Neighbours have come to the rescue of Parramatta's deputy lord mayor after hearing her screaming for help when her home went up in flames.Deputy...

Man ‘beaten effectively to death’ by murder accused, who claimed to have found the victim in bed with his girlfriend, court hears

In short: Paul Anthony Quinlan has pleaded not guilty to murdering Scott Pilton on Lamb Island in 2020Mr Pilton, 48, died in hospital of...

‘The water situation is dire’: This city faces running out of water inside two years

In short: South Australia's Eyre Peninsula may not have drinkable water within two yearsPoliticians want to put in a desalination plant but those in...

Council forced to pay back $36m after ‘egregious pork barrelling’

A council in Sydney's north has been ordered to pay back more than $36 million from a fund the NSW government has described as...

Vandals behead King George V statue on King’s Birthday

A statue of King George V has been beheaded and covered in red paint in Melbourne’s CBD in the latest attack on colonial monuments...

Caps on international students won’t just be a headache for universities

Just before the , the federal government made a surprise announcement: it will in the country. It is fair to say this plan is...

A Melbourne statue has been beheaded and spray-painted red

In short: A monument to King George has been beheaded and spray-painted red in Melbourne's CBD.The vandalism attack took place on the eve of...

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