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Alleged 'fight club' organiser arrested, SA Police say
SA Police have arrested the alleged organiser of a 'fight club' and reported seven other teenagers they allege were linked to videos of amateur bouts that...
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Woodside demands activists reveal names of stink-bomb stunt planners
Energy giant Woodside has taken climate activists to court in a bid to unmask the conspirators behind a stink-bomb protest that forced the evacuation of i...
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New monkey species with orange lips discovered after years of searching
The monkey — colobus congoensis — is only the fifth new species of African monkey to be discovered in the past 75 years. Newsiline summarises this report...
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Live: Cats try to stop the slide against Saints in Geelong
Geelong hosts St Kilda at Kardinia Park to kick off round 19 of the AFL, with the under-strength Cats desperate to stop a recent slide. Newsiline summaris...
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Federal MP and staffer injured in 'man overboard' incident
Tasmanian police say a man fell from an oyster barge when it hit a sandbar and was briefly trapped. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Austral...
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Live: Broncos premiership defence on the line against NRL-leading Panthers
The Penrith Panthers and Brisbane Broncos have won the past five NRL premierships between them, but their 2026 campaigns could not be any different. Newsi...
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Spain v Argentina: Who will win at the World Cup's biggest stage?
Argentina are chasing back-to-back World Cup titles, while Spain are seeking to lift the trophy for the first time since 2010. Newsiline summarises this r...
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Ambulances arriving late to lower-priority patients, SA opposition says
Data obtained by the South Australian opposition shows fewer ambulances are arriving on time to priority 3 and 4 patients. Newsiline summarises this repor...
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Delay in revealing theft of medical data labelled 'unacceptable'
Cybersecurity experts have questioned why Partnered Health took more than three weeks to reveal it had been the victim of a data breach. Newsiline summari...
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Aboriginal death in custody confirmed at privately-run NSW prison
A 21-year-old Aboriginal man has died at the privately-run Clarence Correctional Centre in northern NSW. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Au...
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Report finds Brisbane has country's best nightlife — if it's Thursday
The Queensland capital outranks every other city for Thursday nightlife trade, a report finds. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia an...
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Public art lightning rod 'blue blob' turns one
The blue sculpture that's been the subject of love, loathing, debate and international headlines for googly eyed-vandalism has made it to its first birthd...
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Police investigate drone footage after suspected underworld hit
Drone footage that reportedly captured a suspected underworld hit in Sydney is under investigation and "concerning", a senior NSW Police officer says. New...
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Drone footage captured suspected underworld hit in Sydney, police say
The use of a drone to capture footage of a suspected underworld hit in Sydney is under investigation and "concerning", a senior NSW Police officer says. N...
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BHP staff down tools for historic strike in Western Australia
Workers at the mining giant's operations in Port Hedland have walked off the job in one of the most significant industrial disputes to hit the resources s...
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Terrorist use of AI 'major national security concern', report finds
A report finds AI systems can be tricked into coaching extremists how to make bombs and plan attacks. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Austr...
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Snake in a chain: lucky escape for Australian woman after bite from deadly reptile caught in bike wheel
Woman in her 60s was riding on popular cycling trail in northern NSW when she ran over the two-metre-long eastern brown snake, one of the world’s most ven...
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Afternoon Update: Sam Neill’s cause of death announced; first case of bird flu in NZ; and Andy Burnham’s winding path to power
Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Newsiline summarises this report from The Guardian Australia and links readers to the original publisher for...
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Transgender woman's 'humiliating' experience with major corporations
What should have been a quick process of updating personal details left Laura Mitchell "insulted" and "humiliated" by the country's largest institutions....
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Financial backer of embattled MP Moira Deeming requests loan repayment
Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming is embroiled in further court action, this time over funds she is owed from her successful defamation action so that sh...
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Smelter closure devastates Tasmanian community
Australia's only manganese smelter is ceasing operations, leaving more than 200 employees without work in northern Tasmania. Newsiline summarises this rep...
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Wallabies coach gambles at selection table in Test farewell
Outgoing Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt is rolling the dice in his final Test in charge, relegating one of his key players to the bench for the clash with It...
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Police release images of clothes to help identify victims of alleged Sydney childcare paedophile
AFP release images of children’s clothes found on electronic devices seized as part of investigation into Hamish Tait Get our breaking news email, free ap...
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'Haven't had a day off all year': PM defends broken festival promise
A year ago the Anthony Albanese vowed to attend the Garma Festival every year for as long as he remained prime minister. Newsiline summarises this report...
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Drug traffickers jailed over failed plot to smuggle cocaine from PNG by plane
Two masterminds behind a 2020 plot to bring $80 million worth of cocaine into Australia were sentenced in Victoria’s County Court, five years after a fail...
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Australian patients’ medical records could be sold on dark web after clinics’ data breach
‘Malicious actor’ obtains sensitive data including Medicare numbers, treatment details and pathology results in cyber-attack on Partnered Health Follow ou...
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Family of Australian missing in US says somebody 'does know something'
Australian police say they're ready to help US authorities, as a weeks-long search for Melbourne woman Sally Grace Contarino continues in Las Vegas. Newsi...
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Activists fear China's ethnic unity law could silence critics in Australia
Thirty-nine community groups in Australia and around the world issue a statement rejecting and strongly condemning China's ethnic unity law. Newsiline sum...
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In pictures: Orange skies and wildfire smoke loom over the World Cup final
As thick smoke settles in over major cities, Canada recorded the worst air quality in the world. Newsiline summarises this report from SBS News Australia...
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Three times the size of Sydney's CBD: Why the US bombed this tiny island
The 90-minute attack has cast a spotlight on a little-known outpost in the widening battle over the Strait of Hormuz. Newsiline summarises this report fro...
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Researchers say pet cats wrongly blamed for injuring native wildlife
University of Queensland researchers say the threat posed by pet cats to Australian wildlife could be overstated, but other experts disagree. Newsiline su...
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Hundreds face homelessness as accommodation centre set to close
Hundreds of residents fear they could be left homeless after the Northern Territory government announced it will shut a Darwin short-stay accommodation ce...
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SA victims of alleged childcare centre abuser identified, AFP says
"A couple" of alleged victims from South Australia have been identified as part of an investigation into a Sydney childcare worker accused of abusing more...
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Driver charged over fiery multi-truck crash near Goulburn
A 28-year-old semi-trailer driver is charged with negligent driving over an explosive collision that saw six trucks destroyed in a fire at a rest stop nea...
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Police appeal for information about deaths of two central Queensland women
Homicide detectives are assisting investigations into two unrelated suspicious deaths of women in Rockhampton and Blackwater. Newsiline summarises this re...
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Tamworth music festival manager quits after sexual touching admission
Joel Ulbricht admitted he had sexually touched someone without consent in January this year. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia and...