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Sun, 21 Sep 2025 02:37:16 +0000
Optus triple-0 outage wider than first reported, CEO admits
Optus reveals that in addition to customers in South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory, two people in New South Wales were unable to connect to emergency services during the 13-hour outage last Thursday.  

Sun, 21 Sep 2025 01:37:02 +0000
White House says new $100k H-1B visa fees won't apply to current workers
The massive fee hike prompted a panicked reaction from big tech companies, but the US government says workers already on the visa won't be affected. 

Sun, 21 Sep 2025 01:56:30 +0000
UK fighter jets begin NATO air defence mission over Poland
British fighter jets fly their first NATO air defence unit over Poland as part of a mission to bolster the Western alliance's defences following a Russian drone incursion this month.

Sun, 21 Sep 2025 05:04:37 +0000
Penrith keep five-peat alive with dominant win over Bulldogs
Penrith has crushed Canterbury-Bankstown after a phenomenal first half to claim a 46-26 victory, keeping their hopes of a fifth-consecutive NRL premiership alive.

Sun, 21 Sep 2025 03:14:05 +0000
Australian singer drops out of Russian contest after 'political pressure'
Vassy dropped out of the contest at the last minute after coming under what Russian organisers said was "unprecedented political pressure from the government of Australia".

Brisbane Times Headlines

Sun, 21 Sep 2025 18:57:31 +1000
NRL Highlights: Bulldogs v Panthers - Finals Week 2
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs take on the Penrith Panthers in the Finals Week 2 of the 2025 NRL Premiership at Accor Stadium, Sydney.

Sun, 21 Sep 2025 18:54:58 +1000
SA woman hit by triple zero outage after husband’s emergency
A South Australian woman was unable to get through to triple zero after her husband fell unconscious.

Sun, 21 Sep 2025 18:54:17 +1000
Local footy match erupts into brawl
A local footy match in Melbourne’s south-west erupted into a brawl.

Sun, 21 Sep 2025 18:53:33 +1000
Woman allegedly busts into boutique clothing store
Footage shows a woman allegedly breaking into a clothing store in Melbourne’s CBD.

Sun, 21 Sep 2025 18:51:02 +1000
How Canterbury suffered killer blow before semi-final had even kicked off
The ankle injury sustained by Stephen Crichton against Melbourne last week deprived the Bulldogs of their captain and the best defensive centre in the game. Penrith took full advantage.

Canberra Times

Independent Australia

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 17:00:00 +1000
Why supporting Independent Australia investigations is important
Successful investigations take more than money, resources and shoe soles, they also take public support and big hearts, writes founder David Donovan. read now...

Sun, 21 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +1000
Jeff Kennett's Hawthorn hoodoo gone but not forgotten
After Hawthorn beat Geelong in the 2008 AFL Grand Final, the much-publicised 'Kennett curse' tormented the Hawks for the next five years. read now...

Sat, 20 Sep 2025 16:00:00 +1000
New music from Little Quirks and new copyright laws from the Government
While the music industry fights against Big Tech and AI, some homegrown Aussie artists are doing great things. read now...

Sat, 20 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +1000
Trump masters the art of "dobbing" on an Australian journalist
Trump turned a simple conflict-of-interest question into a schoolyard spat — threatening to "tell on" a journo to Australia’s Prime Minister. read now...

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 08:00:00 +1000
Senator Jacinta Price dumped from Liberal front bench over migrant comments
The Liberal frontbencher and MAGA enthusiast has been stood down after just four months in the role. read now...

Otago Daily Times

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 21:46:16 +0000
Hawke’s Bay prison attacks: Four Corrections staff members injured on one day
Sugar may have been mixed with the hot water, but Corrections hasn't confirmed it yet.

Sun, 13 Oct 2024 03:03:21 +0000
State Highway 3 closed following ‘serious crash’ between Waitōtara and Waverley
Motorists are told to expect delays.

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 03:45:25 +0000
One person dead after being trapped in avalanche during heli-skiing trip in Southern Alps
The victim was pulled alive from the avalanche but died from their injures.

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 08:16:14 +0000
Raglan dog-walker death: Driver’s aunty blames police for delayed response before fatal crash
Woman says the vehicles of interest never left the accident scene.

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 01:23:00 +0000
Dog walker death: Video shows man walking on dark road before fatal hit
The man can be seen holding up traffic as he walks with his dog in the dark.

Sydney Morning Herald National News

Sun, 21 Sep 2025 19:00:00 +1000
How a coin toss drove Corey’s switch from the army to juggling
Corey Tomlins, who left the army two years ago to become a full-time juggler, will perform at this week’s Melbourne Juggling Convention.

Sun, 21 Sep 2025 19:00:00 +1000
The lost boys: Australia’s male education ‘catastrophe’
New research highlights gaps between male and female students and private and government school students.

Sun, 21 Sep 2025 18:54:58 +1000
SA woman hit by triple zero outage after husband’s emergency
A South Australian woman was unable to get through to triple zero after her husband fell unconscious.

Sun, 21 Sep 2025 18:54:17 +1000
Local footy match erupts into brawl
A local footy match in Melbourne’s south-west erupted into a brawl.

Sun, 21 Sep 2025 18:53:33 +1000
Woman allegedly busts into boutique clothing store
Footage shows a woman allegedly breaking into a clothing store in Melbourne’s CBD.

Sydney Morning Herald World News

Sun, 21 Sep 2025 16:33:00 +1000
Trump’s war on free speech won’t stop with Jimmy Kimmel or Stephen Colbert
When I wrote for The Tonight Show, the last thing I was thinking was, “Will this joke annoy the president?” The whole point of my job was to take jabs at political figures.

Sun, 21 Sep 2025 14:14:18 +1000
‘A big coming together for America’: Loyal followers gather for Kirk memorial
The memorial, to be held at the cavernous State Farm Stadium in Phoenix, will be the biggest event in MAGA-world since US President Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Sun, 21 Sep 2025 12:35:30 +1000
Zelensky to push Trump on security guarantees at UN meeting
The Ukrainian president’s comments came as British fighter jets flew their first NATO air defence sortie over Poland following a Russian drone incursion earlier this month.

Sun, 21 Sep 2025 10:59:30 +1000
Duchess of York wrote to ‘supreme friend’ Epstein after vow to cut contact
The duchess had previously apologised for the “terrible, terrible error of judgment” in associating with the disgraced financier.

Sun, 21 Sep 2025 10:54:36 +1000
Trump turns on his attorney-general for failing to prosecute political enemies
In an extraordinary public intervention explicitly directed at Attorney-General Pam Bondi, the president said: “We can’t delay any longer, it’s killing our reputation and credibility.”

The Age

Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMT
Shorten veers left on treaty, boats
Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.

Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMT
Course set for vote failure
Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.

Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMT
Labor props up budget with raids
Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has ordered sweeping raids to prop up the cash-strapped state’s ailing budget.

Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMT
Fears over Brexit wipe $30bn
Shares fell yesterday, wiping more than $30 billion in value, as investors braced for a British vote to leave the EU.

Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:15:00 GMT
‘Dole destiny’ for STEM grads
Efforts to increase the number of people studying science and maths are wrongheaded, says Productivity Commission.

The Australian

Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMT
Shorten veers left on treaty, boats
Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.

Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMT
Course set for vote failure
Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.

Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMT
Labor props up budget with raids
Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has ordered sweeping raids to prop up the cash-strapped state’s ailing budget.

Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMT
Fears over Brexit wipe $30bn
Shares fell yesterday, wiping more than $30 billion in value, as investors braced for a British vote to leave the EU.

Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:15:00 GMT
‘Dole destiny’ for STEM grads
Efforts to increase the number of people studying science and maths are wrongheaded, says Productivity Commission.

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