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Australia · ABC

Western Sydney International Airport opens to passengers today

25 Oct 07:21

"Eyes are moving west" when it comes to forward-planning for the future growth of Western Sydney and its new airport, which opens to passengers today.

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Australia · ABC

Former RAAF pilot was living 'double life' before wife's death, court hears

The Brisbane Supreme Court hears Robert John Crawford was a "master manipulator", "adulterer and philanderer" before allegedly murdering his wife Frances Crawford at their Queensland home in 2024.

26 Oct 15:49

Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

Good Food Guide Awards LIVE updates: All the winners and hats revealed for NSW and the ACT

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

26 Oct 15:48

Australia · Guardian Australia

Australia politics live: Plibersek notes ‘industrial scale of abuse’ but urges young women not to be turned off entering politics

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26 Oct 15:44

Australia · Guardian Australia

Birthkeeper who allegedly ‘groomed’ pregnant women to fear hospital could face criminal charges

Victorian coroner hears Emily Lal told Stacey Warnecke that her ‘condition and mindset’ needed to be ‘solid’ to avoid a hospital birth A birthkeeper who allegedly “groomed” pregnant women to fear hospital could be referred to prosecutors to face potential criminal charges, a Victorian coroner has heard. Stacey Warnecke died in September 2025 at Frankston hospital in Melbourne after giving birth at home and suffering

26 Oct 15:29

Australia · ABC

Jumping castle inquest looks to NASA dust devil researcher

A coronial inquest into the deaths of six children in the Tasmanian jumping castle tragedy will seek to engage a planetary scientist from the US for his expert knowledge on dust devils.

26 Oct 15:16

Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

‘Love rat’ RAAF pilot loved women, money so much he killed his wife over it, court hears

A former Royal Australian Air Force pilot accused of murder lived a double life and was motivated to kill his wife so he would not lose millions of dollars in a divorce, a court has heard.

26 Oct 15:11

Australia · ABC

Amateur prospector finds $150,000 gold nugget in outback

A Broken Hill prospector searching for gold was about to finish up for the day when there was a faint signal on his metal detector and he hit paydirt.

26 Oct 14:58

Australia · Canberra Times

Woman who allegedly drove at pedestrians 'presents ongoing pattern': court

She has a history of dangerous driving crimes.

26 Oct 14:48