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History quiz: When was the first Mars Exploration Rover launch?
What make of car was stolen in the world's first official vehicle theft? Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia and links readers to the...
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Shrek, Captain Cook and the stars: Welcome to Brian Robinson's multiverse
Newcastle Art Gallery presents the distinctive and intricate work of the Torres Strait Islander artist in its first major solo survey following a four-yea...
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Hundreds in Nigeria freed from militant group Boko Haram
Hundreds of men, women and children abducted by militant group Boko Haram have been rescued, according to the Nigerian military. Newsiline summarises this...
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A high court justice warned of US-style judge ‘stacking’ and created a new front in Australia’s culture wars
Justice Robert Beech-Jones has accused the Samual Griffith Society of a US-style attempt to stack the high court with conservatives, exposing a partisan r...
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The kindness of strangers: I was lost in the pouring rain – then a man came along with a big rainbow umbrella
He walked out of his way to get me on to the right street, then handed me the brolly saying, ‘Here, you take this’ Read more in the kindness of strangers...
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Australia’s housing market is cooling – but a Sydney flat with a broken shower still costs nearly $1m
Linly and Lena needed steady incomes, Linly’s parents’ help, the federal 5% deposit scheme and NSW’s stamp duty discount to buy a two-bedroom flat in Ashf...
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The fight to save Australia’s ‘incredibly captivating’ endangered spiny crayfish
Global heating is destroying creeks the crayfish call home. Newsiline summarises this report from The Guardian Australia and links readers to the original...
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A quarry atop an ancient volcano is Sydney’s newest bushland park. It’s just the start of an ‘intergenerational project’
Hornsby Park is the latest former industrial site transformed into a peaceful green escape in a city known for its vistas Sydney’s newest bushland park in...
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A priceless book of Yiddish songs from the Holocaust lay in a Sydney cupboard for decades – now it has been rescued
The family of Olga R almost threw out the collection of 20 songs written by concentration camp prisoners after her death, before discovering its incredibl...
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'What a legacy': Pioneering researcher Richard Scolyer dies aged 59
The 2024 Australian of the Year Professor Richard Scolyer has died. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia and links readers to the orig...
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Maths genius, devoted mum, headline-making CEO on King's Birthday Honours roll
Almost 950 Australians are honoured, including five stand-out recipients who are now Companions of the Order. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC Ne...
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King's Birthday Honours 2026: See the full list of awardees
From sport and the arts to academia and industry, the King's Birthday Honours celebrate Australia's best. Newsiline summarises this report from SBS News A...
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King’s Birthday top honours go to Natasha Stott Despoja, Will Hodgman and Terrence Tao
Former leader of the Australian Democrats awarded honour in recognition for her work on the SA royal commission into family violence Get our breaking news...
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Live: Piastri starts Monaco GP seventh, Ferrari boss returns from hospital
Formula 1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli starts tonight's Monaco Grand Prix from pole position, as the teenager aims to continue his impressive run. N...
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Six filmmakers had 10 days to make a movie overseas. See how they went
From illegal fishing in the Philippines to Michael Jackson impersonators in Las Vegas, catch up on the films from the very first week of Race Around The W...
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Several infrastructure projects put on backburner as ACT 'at peak construction'
Some ACT government infrastructure projects, including health, emergency services and sports facilities in North Gungahlin, will be deferred to save about...
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ABC Classic 100: Greatest of All Time — by the numbers
Thousands of Australians voted in this year's ABC Classic 100. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia and links readers to the original...
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Motorbike rider dies in Finke Desert Race crash
A motorbike rider has died in the Central Australian outback after a Finke Desert Race crash, with the two-day event expected to continue as police invest...
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Who gets to write symphonies beyond Beethoven and why it matters
Beethoven's Ninth has topped the ABC Classic 100 countdown for the fifth time. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia and links readers...
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One Nation leader Pauline Hanson tells rally Ben Roberts-Smith is a person ‘I respect and I admire’
Hanson compares former soldier’s prosecution for war crimes to her 2003 jailing for electoral fraud, which was later overturned The One Nation leader, Pau...
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'See what happens': PM takes aim at Coalition over 'divisive' permanent resident debate
Both One Nation and the Coalition have proposed policies affecting permanent residents, including on housing and social services. Newsiline summarises thi...
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Pauline Hanson tells Ben Roberts-Smith supporters she's 'walked in his shoes'
Pauline Hanson says, like Ben Roberts-Smith, she knows what it's like to face a criminal trial. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia a...
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Daniel Turpin named as diver killed in Albany shark attack
The family of a 35-year-old diver who died after being bitten by a shark has described him as "an adored husband, son, brother and uncle who had a lifelon...
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Multiple teens arrested over alleged machete brawl in Melbourne as government says crime laws working
Commuters were forced to run for cover after a group of youths allegedly fought with knives at Flinders Street station on Saturday night Follow our Austra...
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SA Police investigating after man becomes unresponsive during Clare arrest
Police are investigating an incident at Clare, in South Australia's mid north, where a man became unresponsive during an arrest. Newsiline summarises this...
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Suns ruck investigated for alleged homophobic slur in VFL match
The AFL's integrity unit launches an investigation into fringe Gold Coast ruckman Max Knobel for an alleged homophobic slur during a VFL match. Newsiline...
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'Right' decision: Lakemba Nights stallholders save thousands under changes
Considered as Australia's largest cultural festival, the Lakemba Nights food markets has been attracting more people every year amid the event's rising co...
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'Wouldn't have commissioned it': Ex-TV boss lashes MAFS UK
Married at First Sight UK could be axed as its broadcaster, Channel 4, awaits an external review into the program and serious rape allegations before "dec...
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Greens warn nuclear submarines deal risks war with China as Albanese says Aukus ‘full-steam ahead’
David Shoebridge says Australia could become embroiled in a US war with China if purchase of Virginia-class attack submarines proceeds Anthony Albanese ha...
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Live: Swans looking for top gear against Saints ahead of Sunday night football
The Sydney Swans look to stay in touch with Fremantle as they host St Kilda at the SCG, ahead of a Sunday night clash between Essendon and Carlton. Newsil...
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Homelessness service concerned by changing demographic in clients
As cost of living and housing pressures intensify, a South Australian homelessness service says more young women and single mothers are reaching out for s...
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Family of coopers keeping the artisan trade of making barrels alive
Master cooper Dave Schmeider spent nearly 56 years in the barrel-making trade and reckons his "nose is stuffed" and his body is telling him to "back up";...
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Live: Luai takes on former halves-partner Cleary in NRL blockbuster
NRL premiership winning halves Nathan Cleary and Jarome Luai stand on opposite sides as Wests Tigers host the Penrith Panthers in Western Sydney. Newsilin...
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'Flamingo revolution' vs Trump resort. Inside Albania's anti-Kushner protests
Ivanka Trump has floated "manifestations" of luxury holidays. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia and links readers to the original p...
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Simone Biles reveals recent health scare
Decorated gymnast Simone Biles shares an undisclosed health scare, telling her social media followers that "almost dying wasn't on my bingo card earlier t...
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Meet the man born, raised and married in his local town hall
Brian Baker, 95, spent the first 21 years of his life in living quarters at the York Town Hall where his father was caretaker. Newsiline summarises this r...