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October 10, 2025
Venezuela’s Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize despite intense Donald Trump campaign
Trump has openly sought the prize this year, saying repeatedly that he should win it but that the awards committee might not give it to him.
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October 10, 2025
Souths crashed after Maguire took them to the title. Will history repeat in Brisbane?
After Michael Maguire led South Sydney to premiership glory, there was a rapid decline. Here’s why things are likely to be different at the...
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October 10, 2025
‘My grandchild, I love him too much’: Slain UFC fighter’s family break silence
The grandmother of Suman Mokhtarian, shot dead in a “brazen” and “targeted” daylight attack on Wednesday, has spoken of her heartache.
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October 10, 2025
Who are the hostages believed to still be alive in Gaza?
The latest peace deal is expected to see Hamas free the roughly 20 people taken during the October 2023 attacks who are still alive, alongsi...
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October 10, 2025
‘We need a bigger scheme’: The messages of accused fugitive mastermind aired at corruption inquiry
Sacked transport official Ibrahim Helmy has appeared for the third day at an anti-corruption inquiry into multimillion-dollar kickbacks.
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October 10, 2025
Revealed: NSW Police ‘significantly’ overstated antisemitic attacks
An internal review of Operation Shelter found a “significant number” of cases had been mischaracterised as motivated by anti-Jewish sentimen...
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October 10, 2025
40-storey skyscrapers: If Sydney’s military barracks are to be sold off, what would replace them?
They’ve long been locked up and out of the public’s eye. But now there is a chance Sydney’s barracks will be sold off, what do we fill them...
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October 10, 2025
I’ve found the perfect spot for Albo and Jodie’s getaway
There are some vacation rules that a prime minister should never break, even if he deserves the break.
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October 10, 2025
Multiple arrests as police swoop on alleged Sydney ‘kill car’ gang
Cars, cash and GPS trackers were seized as police targeted alleged members of an emerging Sydney crime gang working for the highest bidder.
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October 10, 2025
How to avoid another Sydney shut-out on NRL grand final day
The Broncos are talking dynasties and Melbourne have an embarrassment of playmakers – so what hope does Sydney (not to mention NSW) have in...
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October 10, 2025
This year’s whale migration has been bigger – and louder
Australia’s east coast humpback whale population is now as large as it was before industrial whaling began, and by some estimates even bigge...
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October 10, 2025
Pocock booted from Parliamentary Sports Club after calling out lobbying sponsorship
The independent senator had criticised a gambling lobby firm being part of the club’s membership in Senate estimates on Tuesday. By Friday,...
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October 10, 2025
Tsunami warning for waves up to three metres after earthquake off Philippines
People have been told to move immediately to higher ground after an 7.6-magnitude earthquake prompted a tsunami warning for the Philippines,...
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October 10, 2025
Trump’s 20-point plan to end Gaza war and how it might unravel
Hamas and Israel have agreed to the first phase of Donald Trump’s solution to the Gaza war. Here are the details of the rest.
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October 10, 2025
Liberal Party factions: The split in the Right that is reshaping the political landscape
The splits within the Liberal Party have been on show since the May election. But they run deeper than most may realise.
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October 10, 2025
The finalists for the three biggest awards at the SMH Good Food Guide Awards revealed
Consider this the Good Food Guide cheat-sheet of the most exciting places to eat in NSW and the ACT right now.
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October 10, 2025
‘He just fell’: How Arjun’s last race proved one too many for Bima’s boy star
The 12-year-old would normally bounce back up when he fell off his horse, as men urged him on beside a crude dirt track. This time, the boy...
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October 10, 2025
At key moment in talks that led to Gaza deal, Trump refused to take no for an answer
After months of gridlock, the Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza came together in days after a deft manoeuvre – or perhaps a misunderstanding –...
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October 10, 2025
Is six weeks too soon to fall in love after a breakup? Nicole has nailed the optics of divorce
I’ve done a bunch of bad things during my life, and was widely judged for my behaviour after my 23-year marriage ended.
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October 10, 2025
Had your life story swiped for the screen like the Bumble billionaire? Good luck
The Disney+ film Swiped is the latest example of someone’s life being dramatised without consultation or consent.
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October 9, 2025
Bear-shaped pill kills person weeks after LNP shut down testing
The alert issued by Queensland Health described the heroin-like synthetic opioid as a very strong substance that “can produce life-threateni...
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October 9, 2025
Piastri’s inner circle met with McLaren to clear the air. It didn’t work
Inside the title fight between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, and why the dynamic between the Australian and his British team is complicate...
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October 9, 2025
Sussan Ley will be challenged, but Libs may resist this Hastie elevation
Andrew Hastie has said he wants to lead the Liberal Party one day. But the Perth MP personifies the division at the heart of conservative po...
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October 9, 2025
Putin’s big bet on gold pays off as price tops $US4000
Russia has built up a massive gold stockpile. Now, as the world shuns the country over its war in Ukraine, Putin is cashing in.
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October 9, 2025
Why dental experts want you to brush before breakfast
Chances are you’ve been brushing your teeth all wrong. Here’s how to maintain good dental health - straight from the expert’s mouth.
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October 9, 2025
Travel quiz: Chicago is the biggest city in which US state?
Are you an expert traveller? Test your knowledge with this week’s quiz.
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October 9, 2025
‘We ended the war’: Trump acclaims peace deal on Israel-Gaza conflict
Israel appears set to welcome hostages home from captivity under Hamas as soon as Monday or Tuesday, clearing the way for Palestinian prison...
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October 9, 2025
Modern wonders: 10 engineering marvels that need to be seen to be believed
The world’s ancient wonders now have new competitors.
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October 9, 2025
‘Ten signatures by Christmas’: Bears recruiter set for shopping spree
Armed with a blank cheque, and with a blank canvas, the man tasked with assembling the Perth Bears’ roster from scratch has revealed how he...
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October 9, 2025
‘I don’t want to name names’: Olympia Valance’s biggest red carpet regret
The actor and mother-of-one shares her tips on motherhood style, and the one trend she’ll never wear.
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October 9, 2025
An ambush, then a note on a corpse: inside the alleged plot to execute a Sydney father
A little-known Asian crime syndicate allegedly hired three would-be assassins to murder a wayward employee as he collected his children from...
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October 9, 2025
Are Lachlan and Sarah Murdoch expanding their Bellevue Hill property empire?
Nobody will officially say who bought a $21 million trophy home next door to the Murdochs’ palatial Sydney residence. But all signs point in...
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October 9, 2025
The housing numbers that show why we’re locked into an endless conflict
When people feel so insecure about something so essential, everything frays. The research is clear that economic distress has deep psycholog...
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October 9, 2025
NSW regional towns where rents rose most over the past year
Employment opportunities in areas off the beaten track are driving double-digit jumps, one of them north of 20 per cent.
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October 9, 2025
Sydney council pushes ahead with 30 per cent rate hike
A year after its councillors attended a luxury Blue Mountains retreat to discuss the rate rise, Ku-ring-gai Council says its residents have...
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October 9, 2025
Putin says Russian air defences downed Azerbaijani passenger jet last year
In what was the Kremlin leader’s most candid admission to date that Moscow was to blame for the deadly incident, he offered promised compens...
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October 9, 2025
This green drink is always sold out. I visited Japan to find out why
Demand for matcha – which used to be exclusive to nobles and samurai in Japan – has soared in Australia. Here’s why farmers can’t keep up.
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October 9, 2025
The Ellisons, Israel and will Network 10 fight for the right?
A look at the anti-woke news chief who Network Ten’s billionaire owner has paid $227 million to hire; The Roar in limbo and an insight into...
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October 9, 2025
She created an Australian icon. Then Bluey brought it to the world
You won’t know her name, but Agnes Lee is probably responsible for some of the best and worst moments in your family’s life.
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October 9, 2025
Peter Malinauskas on those federal tilt rumours, and why a little paranoia helps in politics
And though he is a former senior union and Labor Party official, the South Australian premier doesn’t come across as a party hack from centr...
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October 9, 2025
‘No one else is doing it’: Allegra Spender wins top prize for tax push
Independent MP Allegra Spender has been awarded the McKinnon Prize for Emerging Political Leadership.
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October 9, 2025
A friendship that grew from shattered glass and shared values
Josh Burns’ office was attacked. A Liberal MP reached out with kindness and understanding.
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October 9, 2025
Nuclear-powered villages could be on the moon within 10 years. Where do we fit in?
The world is also firmly in the grips of Space Race 2.0 as the US and China battle to occupy the moon – and beyond.
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October 9, 2025
Trump’s Gaza deal is a welcome ceasefire. Now for the tricky bit
Donald Trump’s Gaza deal is a circuit breaker in the cycle of death. But it does not address its drivers. This is a ceasefire. Peace is hard...
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October 9, 2025
Office party dressing: if you can’t dance to Espresso, don’t wear it
Party season is no time for subtlety, so say it with sequins.
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October 9, 2025
Why Trump is unlikely to win Nobel Peace Prize, even after Gaza breakthrough
The US president has piled pressure on the Nobel Committee to get the award – but one historian says he would only win if the judges had a “...
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October 9, 2025
‘It felt instinctual’: How Rachel found her mojo in a block of wood
Some of Rachel Shaw’s students are still salty that they were excluded from woodworking classes at school. She’s helping them to make up for...
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October 9, 2025
Revealed: How long it will take to turn Woollahra into a train station housing hub
First the government defended not including Edgecliff in its transport-oriented development plan. Then it had another idea.
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October 9, 2025
Khawaja says cricket bosses should consider moving Boxing Day, New Year’s Tests
The Australian opener doesn’t want to see the marquee Tests moved but says it’s worth talking about if it allows the top Australian players...
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October 9, 2025