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Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

‘A five-minute photo op’: Politicians scramble to contain Rivervale anger

23 Oct 03:00

Local member Cassie Rowe has urged locals to be “realistic” about meaningful change in Rivervale, saying the issue is complex and there is no easy fix to ongoing problems with anti-social behaviour.

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Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

Good Food Guide Awards LIVE updates: Muse Restaurant wins Regional Restaurant of the Year; Taguan takes out T2 Tea Cafe of the Year as all the winners, hats revealed

Live coverage of the SMH Good Food Guide Awards ceremony at Carriageworks.

26 Oct 16:56

Australia · ABC

Woman 'stripped of dignity' by man who held her captive, court hears

A woman who endured days of abuse while being held captive by a man in Canberra tells a court about the "psychological and emotional mutilation" of the ordeal.

26 Oct 16:49

Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

Gina Rinehart takes fight for helipad at Hancock’s Perth HQ to tribunal

Gina Rinehart’s company Hancock Prospecting has taken its fight to build a helipad atop its West Perth headquarters to the State Administrative Tribunal after it was knocked back by the local council.

26 Oct 16:49

Australia · Guardian Australia

Australia politics live: Zali Steggall accuses Angus Taylor of not ‘reading the room’ in Haines tribute speech

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26 Oct 16:46

Australia · ABC

Federal MP Luke Gosling's breach of bail charge dropped by prosecution

Prosecutors have withdrawn a breach of bail charge against federal MP Luke Gosling, who is accused of assaulting the Northern Territory administrator in Darwin earlier this year. Mr Gosling denies any wrongdoing.

26 Oct 16:29

Australia · Guardian Australia

Former RAAF pilot who allegedly murdered wife was ‘love rat’ and ‘master manipulator’, jury hears

Robert John Crawford on trial after wife found near ride-on lawnmower on their Toowoomba property A former RAAF pilot was a “love rat” and “master manipulator” who staged his wife’s death to make it appear like an accident, a jury has heard. Robert John Crawford, 49, pleaded not guilty on Monday to murdering his wife, Frances Elizabeth Crawford, at Upper Lockyer on 29 July 2024. Continue reading...

26 Oct 16:28

Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

Bullet left on Victorian politician’s car in chilling threat

Victorian Emergency Services and Police Minister Paul Edbrooke found a bullet on his car etched with the word “rat” and his old firefighting number.

26 Oct 16:24

Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

Family’s plea after Melbourne grandmother vanishes

The family of missing Melbourne grandmother Janet Knight has issued a plea for help after the 73-year-old vanished from her home.

26 Oct 16:24