‘Stupid’: P-plater to learn fate over fatal crash

A P-plate driver will be jailed after he admitted he was driving more than 57 km/hr over the speed limit when he smashed into a tree and killed five children.

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Major blow for Seven and Kerry Stokes

Ben Roberts-Smith’s financial supporters at the Seven Network, including billionaire Kerry Stokes, will have to hand over thousands of documents, including personal emails, showing their level of involvement in the soldier’s failed defamation trial.

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Urgent recall issued for popular ute

Isuzu has issued an urgent safety recall for thousands of its popular D-Max dual-cab ute.

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Moment heroic 14yo girl saves school bus

Shocking CCTV footage has revealed the moment a young girl saved her classmates by taking control of a runaway school bus.

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Plus-size model calls out brand that Photoshopped her thinner

"You can have curves, just don’t look fat." Plus-sized model Sarah says she was Photoshopped “to the extreme” by a fashion brand.

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New life hack for shoppers

Honda's walk away tailgate takes the stress out of unloading groceries.

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Parents warned of ‘serious danger’ this summer

Parents are being warned not to leave their kids in the car this summer, as sweltering temperatures increase the danger of hot cars.

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97yo man among 100 arrested in Newcastle protest

NSW Police have charged more than 100 protesters who blocked ships from exiting Newcastle's coal port beyond an agreed deadline.

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‘Heavy’ delays after tourist strip crash

The driver of a luxury Chevrolet Corvette is speaking to police following a multi-car pileup along one of Bondi’s busiest roads, which has caused “heavy delays” and left two injured.

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One cost that Labor refuses to reveal

Energy and Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen has refused to detail the cost of the government’s landmark green energy scheme amid Coalition criticism over its financial exposure to taxpayers.

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Labor ‘obsessed’ with ‘renewable ideology’

Labor has been slammed for being “obsessed” with renewables and “out of touch” on its nuclear energy policy, ahead of a major climate change conference in the Middle East.

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Wild scenes as car smashes into pizza shop

Four people, including a young boy, have been injured after a car crashed through the front window of a pizza shop in Adelaide’s east during one of its busiest trading hours.

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‘Just not stopping’: One state’s road carnage

It’s Friday night and four young friends are out together celebrating Schoolies at the beachside town of Goolwa Beach, south of Adelaide.

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World’s largest iceberg breaks free

The world’s biggest iceberg is on the move for the first time after being stuck to the ocean floor for 30 years.

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How banks are saving Aussies from scams

Australia’s biggest banks have announced a $100m change to the way people pay online in a bid to protect customers against fraudsters and identity scams.

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Family trapped in raging floodwaters

A woman and four children have had the fright of their lives after their car became trapped amid rising floodwaters in Queensland’s southeast.

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Severe storms to soak Aussies for days

Large parts of Australia inundated by thunderstorms will not get relief from the rain for up to a week, as wild and wet weather is here to stay.

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‘Thousands of years’: Sensational UFO claim

A former US intelligence officer turned UFO whistleblower claims the government has recovered remains of multiple different types of non-human biological “entities” from crashed craft — and hinted that there may have been “interactions” with living beings.

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‘Dumb’ reason Woolies driver given ticket

A Sydney parking ranger has been filmed handing out a fine to a Woolworths delivery driver for a “dumb” reason as bystanders urge him to “take it to court”.

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State reels from more road carnage

A motorcyclist is in a critical condition after yet another serious crash on South Australia’s roads.

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If you live in red zone, you need to read this

The world’s largest parasitic cuckoo has landed in Australia for its breeding season, and it is wreaking havoc for all kinds of Aussies, feathered and not.

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Aussie man hilariously punched by cat

An Aussie man has some battle scars to remember the time he got punched in the face by a cat.

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Details of alleged deadly hit-and-run

The first details in a shocking alleged hit-and-run that killed the young son of South Australia’s police commissioner have emerged in court documents, with conflicting eyewitness accounts about what happened in the horror crash.

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New threat for areas plagued by bushfires

Families in Queensland’s southeast have been forced to flee as out-of-control bushfires threaten homes.

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Four injured in horror high-speed crash

Four people have been hospitalised in a horror high-speed crash, causing lengthy traffic delays and damage to power poles in Sydney’s southeast.

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‘Shattering’ Gaza scenes visible from space

ANALYSIS

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Optus slugs Aussie $1600 in two minutes

Optus slapped a customer with a $1600 fee two minutes after she touched down in London and told her it was a standard international roaming charge.

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‘Leave immediately’: Horror fire warning

Residents of a small community in southern Queensland are being asked to “leave immediately” as a dangerous bushfire creeps through the area.

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Musk’s rocket explodes minutes after liftoff

SpaceX’s Starship took off from Texas on Saturday morning and reached space before both the booster and the spacecraft were lost in a pair of explosions minutes into the test flight.

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Big boost for popular family car

Subaru’s long-serving and popular Outback is now available with a turbo kick. Here are five things you should know about the Sport XT.

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‘Hideous’: White House slams Elon Musk

The White House has called out the world’s richest person, Elon Musk, for a post he made on social media website X that promoted a dangerous conspiracy theory against Jewish people.

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Navy divers injured by Chinese warship

Divers with the Royal Australian Navy have suffered minor injuries after an incident involving a Chinese warship off the coast of Japan.

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DP World Australia delayed ‘critical’ fix

DP World Australia is dealing with the aftermath of a recent cyber attack that exploited a critical IT vulnerability known as ‘CitrixBleed,’ resulting in the shutdown of four major ports and significant disruptions with 30,000 containers piling up.

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‘Your word against mine’: Ugly audio emerges

An audio recording has revealed what happened moments before a police officer got into a heated argument with a red P-plater for allegedly speeding on a busy highway.

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$780k copper theft behind power outages: cops

Police have busted an organised crime syndicate that allegedly stole $780,000 worth of copper from telco pits, causing internet and power outages.

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Iconic American brand returns to Oz

Cadillac is back, but the iconic American brand’s line-up will be nothing like the cars it sold the last time it graced these shores.

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‘Nasty’: Golf ball-size hail warning

“Nasty” storms are set to intensify on Wednesday and Thursday over eastern parts of Australia.

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600kg visitor disrupts morning commute

Move over, dog eating homework — here comes a 600kg southern elephant seal named Neil disrupting the morning commute in Primrose Sands, Tasmania.

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Urgent recall of Chemist Warehouse product

An Australian healthcare company has issued an urgent recall for one of its supplements, warning it could lead to toxic overdoses.

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Cyclist with Israel flag attacked in Melbourne

A cyclist has been attacked on a popular Melbourne street while carrying an Israeli flag, in another sign of tension in the city over the Middle Eastern conflict between Israel and Hamas.

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State reacts to gruesome shark attacks

A spate of shocking shark attacks has pushed South Australian authorities to bring forward aerial beach patrols two weeks earlier than planned, but some in the community say more needs to be done to protect swimmers.

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Proof that claw machines are rigged

A young woman has shared her shocking findings proving exactly how claw machines are rigged against players.

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‘Wake-up call’: State’s road toll ‘truly tragic’

A fatal car crash in regional Victoria over the weekend that killed four work colleagues has brought the state’s death toll a horrifying 15-year high.

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State’s $123 billion toll nightmare revealed

Sydney motorists will pay at least $123 billion in road tolls by 2060, according to new modelling released by Labor as it accused the former Coalition government of keeping the true cost of “multi-decade” contracts a “state secret”.

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‘Smart park’ reveals future Australia

We live in a time where we have access to a plethora of “smart” technology; smart TV, smart fridges, smart watches and smart light bulbs.

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‘Fool’: Backlash over PM’s Tuvalu offer

Plans to offer “climate refugees” from the island nation of Tuvalu a path to residency in Australia have faced pushback amid disputed claims about liveability on the remote atoll.

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Why Aussies face a scorching summer

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has released the latest “hot” announcement — El Nino is here to stay for a long time.

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Toyota’s radical rival to battery EVs

Toyota has unveiled a HiAce passenger van that has been converted to run purely on hydrogen.

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Two teens dead in horrendous crash

Two teenagers have been killed and three others are in hospital after a horror crash in NSW’s north in the early hours of Saturday.

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Woman killed, teen injured in crash

A young woman has died and a teenager has been rushed to hospital following a shock collision in central Queensland.

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DoorDash, Uber driver deaths probed

A DoorDash executive has faced tough questions around driver deaths and safety during a senate inquiry examining the laws around the sector.

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Toyota recalls thousands of popular SUVs

Australia’s most popular car brand has issued an urgent safety recall for its Kluger big family SUV.

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Clock ticking for Albo on key issue

Anthony Albanese has declined to put a timeline on when he’ll present a new short-term emissions target to Pacific leaders.

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Mystery ‘blobs’ appear on beach

Many Aussies have been left dumbfounded by an array of “odd blobs” that washed ashore at Melbourne’s Brighton Beach.

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Meta’s Approach to Protecting Teens Isn’t Working, Says Former Engineer

A former Meta employee says executives at the company are failing to protect minors on its platforms. WSJ reporter Jeff Horwitz joins host Julie Chang to discuss what led him to testify on Capitol Hill. Illustration: Taylor Callery

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$2 billion lottery winner continues splurge

Edwin Castro, the fortunate Californian who pocketed a $2 billion Powerball Jackpot, has further fuelled his automotive passion by acquiring two vintage Porsches.

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Minister to make major Optus announcement

The Australian Government is set to address a mass, ongoing national Optus outage affecting as many as 10 million people.

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Rimac Nevera earns Guinness World Record for highest speed in reverse

Rimac Nevera has set a Guinness World Record for the fastest reverse speed, obliterating the previous record of 102.58mph.

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Surprising new monster ute revealed

Ram’s new battery-electric pick-up truck isn’t what it appears to be.

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AI Used to Spread Fake Nudes of Students at a New Jersey High School

The latest form of online harassment is powered by artificial intelligence. WSJ family and tech columnist Julie Jargon joins host Julie Chang to discuss how girls at one New Jersey high school found out that some classmates were sharing fake nude images of them in group chats. Photo: iStock

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‘Dangerous’: Wild storms threaten Cup

Melbourne Cup racegoers could be lucky and just miss out on possible thunderstorms forecast for Victoria as the race that stops the nation begins.

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Fate of rat-tailed ‘road rager’ finally revealed

EXCLUSIVE

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Why your next car could sound like a spaceship

Electric cars are ready to make a lot of noise.

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Melbourne driver gets instant karma during road rage

A motorist in Melbourne has been captured challenging another motorist during a road rage incident, but hilariously missed the Victorian police sitting in traffic nearby.

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Next ‘absolutely catastrophic’ pandemic

Prominent scientists have sounded the alarm on the potential emergence of a deadly global pandemic that could ravage the world and be far more disastrous than Covid-19.

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Shocking moment train rips through semi-truck

Bystanders were left shocked after a train ripped through a semi-truck that was stuck on the tracks in California.

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