Heavy rain, excess sewage blamed for shark attack spate
Three separate shark attacks in little more than 24 hours have forced a string of beaches to be closed, as efficient emergency services save one victim's life.
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Labor will introduce reforms in response to the Bondi terror attack after clinching a last minute deal with the Liberals, but the Nationals are yet to agree.
Most workers in fields such as finance, technology and law are using artificial intelligence at home but want changes to make it safer to use on the job.
It's been a year since the multibillion-dollar unravelling of American aid, costing the lives of hundreds of thousands of children and shaking up the sector.
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Second shark attack on young victim within 24 hours
An 11-year-old boy has narrowly escaped injury after a second shark attack in Sydney waters in as many days as a teen victim fights for his life.
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Man accused of making pipe bombs to remain behind bars
A 41-year-old man has faced court for the first time after he allegedly made several pipe bombs found strewn along suburban footpaths in the nation's capital.
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‘Architectural marvel’: $800m market to snag tourists
A decade in the making, fending off legal battles along the way, the new harbour-side Sydney Fish Market will be a key drawcard for millions of visitors, reports FARID FARID.
A native plant species has been rediscovered decades after it was presumed extinct, highlighting the power of citizen science data in research and conservation, reports SAMANTHA LOCK.
Changes to hate speech laws remain up in the air as Anthony Albanese issues a take it or leave it offer to the coalition on the contentious laws.
Police are seeking to identify a man who witnessed an alleged assault in a Civic bar on Halloween last year.
A man accused of assembling pipe bombs from materials bought at Bunnings has been arrested after the explosives were found in parklands across parklands in Belconnen.
A four-year-old boy has died after being struck by a vehicle that crashed into the BWS liquor store shop front in Mawson on Sunday morning.
A firearm was brandished and threats were made to shoot a person during a large disturbance by young people in Glebe Park on Tuesday evening.
Thousands of emergency incidents have been recorded as storms pummel Australia's east coast, leaving one woman dead.
Australian medical specialists have welcomed a study backing the use of paracetamol during pregnancy and debunking a Trump administration call.
Why is it so hard to take a good photo of the moon with a mobile phone? MICHAEL BOWN explains...
Two men were arrested following separate family violence incidents on Friday night.
Eastern parts of Australia remain under a dangerous thunderstorm warning, with a wet weekend forecast to bring widespread storms and possible flooding.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced the government will split a controversial bill to reform hate speech and gun laws.
