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1 week ago | 
news.com.au | Jessica Wang |Nathan Schmidt |Andrew Hedgman |Duncan Evans
With fewer than three hours to go until voting booths close on the east coast, Anthony Albanese has admitted he has not yet chomped down on a democracy sausage. The Prime Minister cast his vote this afternoon at Marrickville West Public School in his seat of Grayndler. Mr Albanese said he “would have loved to” hit up the sausage sizzle, but claimed the press blocked the way.
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2 weeks ago | 
news.com.au | Summer Liu |Jessica Wang |Nathan Schmidt |Clareese Packer
Known neo-Nazi Jacob Hersant has allegedly heckled an Indigenous elder’s Welcome to Country at an Anzac Day Dawn Service, with political leaders slamming the conduct. Melbourne’s Dawn Service was marred by booing from numerous attendees during Bunurong elder Uncle Mark Brown’s welcome ceremony. It was quickly drowned out by others who applauded the recognition of First Nations custodians.
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1 month ago | 
news.com.au | Sarah Keoghan |Nathan Schmidt
The Prime Minister has responded angrily after reports Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to base “long range” aircraft in the Indonesian province of Papua – just 1380km from Australia. Respected US military website Janes has reported Moscow has lodged an official request with Indonesia to base several aircraft at the Manuhua Air Force Base, sending shockwaves through Canberra.
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1 month ago | 
news.com.au | Nathan Schmidt |Sarah Keoghan |Blair Jackson
Housing Minister Clare O’Neil has slammed Nationals leader David Littleproud over “deeply offensive comments”, after he compared a female Labor MP to a “chihuahua”. Mr Littleproud has drawn controversy after telling the media on Monday that the Labor MP for Bendigo Lisa Chesters has “about as much pull as a chihuahua”. “I mean literally, what has she got for the people of Bendigo?” he said.
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1 month ago | 
news.com.au | Nathan Schmidt |Jessica Wang
Labor has attacked the Coalition after Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price said she wanted to “make Australia great again”, declaring the “wheels were coming off” Peter Dutton’s campaign. Joining Dutton and WA senator Michaelia Cash to address the Liberal Party faithful at Mount Pleasant Bowling Club, Senator Price seemingly invoked US President Donald Trump’s famous slogan.
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1 month ago | 
news.com.au | Clareese Packer |Nathan Schmidt
WARNING: Graphic detailsA former NSW MP accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy in a string of historical child sex offences will fight the charges in court. Roderick “Rory” Amon fronted Downing Centre District Court on Friday for arraignment after he was charged with historical child sex offences last year. Mr Amon appeared in court represented by lawyer Matthew Johnstone. Judge Stephen Hanley SC read out each of the 10 charges against Mr Amon, who calmly entered not guilty pleas.
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1 month ago | 
news.com.au | Cameron Micallef |Nathan Schmidt
A woman is behind bars on remand after allegedly stabbing a man with a pen after an altercation with another woman on a bus outside a busy Westfield in Sydney’s east. Emergency services were called to a bus stop outside the Eastgardens Westfield in Maroubra shortly before midday on Saturday after reports of a stabbing. Police will allege a 41-year-old woman and a 21-year-old woman became involved in an argument as the bus was travelling on Anzac Pde in Maroubra.
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1 month ago | 
news.com.au | Steve Zemek |Nathan Schmidt
WARNING: Disturbing content. Chilling CCTV has shown Lilie James’ killer practising how he planned to burst into a bathroom to murder the beloved young teacher and the lengths he went to in order to set a trap inside the Sydney school where he beat her to death with a hammer. A coronial inquest is examining her death at the hands of Paul Thijssen, who took his own life after the attack by jumping from Diamond Bay Reserve in Vaucluse.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
news.com.au | Clareese Packer |Nathan Schmidt
The NSW government has made public its offer to Sydney Trains workers on the eve of further industrial action that could cause chaos across the network. From Wednesday, train crews will slow trains by 23km/h less in areas of track that are 80km/h or higher. The Rail, Tram and Bus Union has demanded a 32 per cent pay rise across four years for its members amid protracted negotiations with the Minns government.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
news.com.au | Nathan Schmidt
A Sydney businessman was preparing to fly to Lebanon from Australia when he was stopped by police after officers allegedly uncovered a disassembled shotgun in his luggage. Antonios Habib Moussa, 33, appeared before Downing Centre Local Court on Tuesday in a desperate bid for release on bail after spending the new year in custody on remand.
