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Sun, 06 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +1000Aged 35, I never expected to be diagnosed with bowel cancer
It has been almost a year since my world was turned upside down. It began with abdominal cramps – nothing too alarming at first. Eventually the pain became unbearable.
Sun, 06 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +1000‘We love you, Elwood’: Fans rejoice at return of stolen hospital cat
Elwood, the Epworth hospital’s much-loved cat was snatched by thieves, but found safe and well.
Sun, 06 Jul 2025 18:57:58 +1000Pacific Islands vital in power struggle against China
They are neighbours, friends and in many cases family but now the Pacific Islands are being seen as vital in the struggle for power in our region.
Sun, 06 Jul 2025 18:47:44 +1000Hunt for teens after man seriously hurt in hit and run
Authorities are on the hunt for a group of teens responsible for stealing two Mercedes, one of which was involved in a hit and run.
Sun, 06 Jul 2025 18:45:25 +1000Woman mauled by big cat at Queensland zoo
A woman has had her arm ripped off in a shocking attack at a Queensland zoo.
Sun, 06 Jul 2025 18:44:13 +1000Mother of child allegedly abused at daycare centre says she's ‘broken’
A mother has shared her anguish after learning her child was allegedly sexually abused by accused paedophile Joshua Brown.
Sun, 06 Jul 2025 18:44:01 +1000Man charged over alleged Melbourne synagogue attack
A man has been charged with setting fire to the front of a Melbourne synagogue.
Sun, 06 Jul 2025 18:39:55 +1000Woman loses arm in lion attack at Queensland zoo
A woman was airlifted to hospital after she was mauled at Darling Downs on Sunday morning.
Sun, 06 Jul 2025 18:38:46 +1000Cyclist killed outside Taronga Zoo in Sydney
A Sunday ride has turned to tragedy in Sydney, just outside Taronga Zoo.
Sun, 06 Jul 2025 18:38:33 +1000Man in hospital after being hit by police car in Sydney
A man is in hospital after he was hit by a police car at Darlinghurst in Sydney.
Sun, 06 Jul 2025 18:30:00 +1000Childcare horror: Perhaps the accused has the answer
It might be necessary for the future safety in childcare, for the police investigating to offer some sort of incentive to the accused offender for information
Sun, 06 Jul 2025 17:42:20 +1000Protesters continue anti-IDF chant at Melbourne rally
Pro-Palestinian advocates have chanted ‘death death to the IDF’ at their weekly demonstration in Melbourne on Sunday.
Sun, 06 Jul 2025 17:31:45 +1000‘This can be a wake-up call’: Six people dead on WA roads in grim start to school holidays
A single-car crash at the intersection of Patterson and Ward roads in East Rockingham on Sunday morning brought the state’s road toll to 104 for the year to date.
Sun, 06 Jul 2025 16:30:00 +1000More than 30,000 students do this HSC subject. Fewer than 200 get top marks
More students are choosing standard English over advanced English in the HSC – and a large performance gap has opened up between the courses.
Sun, 06 Jul 2025 16:30:00 +1000My family arrived in the gold rush. My great-grandparents married at this synagogue
Built in 1870, it is a place that bore witness to the promise Australia extended to Jewish immigrants, that here, they would not be persecuted for their faith.
Sun, 06 Jul 2025 16:27:40 +1000Pro-Palestinian protest in Melbourne's CBD
Protestors chanted as they walked through Melbourne's CBD on Sunday, July 6. Taken by Chris Hopkins
Sun, 06 Jul 2025 16:27:32 +1000Pro-Palestine protest in Melbourne's CBD
Protesters in the CBD on July 6. Video by Alexander Darling
Sun, 06 Jul 2025 15:10:37 +1000Protesters continue anti-IDF chant at Melbourne rally following antisemitic attacks
A Melbourne leader of the pro-Palestinian protest movement disavowed Friday’s synagogue arson attack, while another group told people to “stop clutching their pearls” over ugly scenes at an Israeli restaurant on Friday night.
Sun, 06 Jul 2025 14:04:39 +1000Police reveal identity of man charged over East Melbourne Synagogue fire
A 34-year-old Sydney man has appeared in court over an alleged arson attack at a synagogue in East Melbourne on Friday night.
Sun, 06 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +1000This program has been a ‘lifeline’ for new parents. It’s now been quietly axed
A popular sleep program helps exhausted parents seeking support at local maternal and child health services, but its state funding was cut with just six weeks notice.