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Australia Day events take place across the nation, with flag-raising ceremonies and tens of thousands of people from more ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has promised $12.7 million for a theatre and arts centre in Launceston in the seat of Bass, ...

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Australia has summoned Russia’s ambassador to the country over reports that a Melbourne man was killed after being captured ...

Sydney restaurateur Judith Lewis couldn’t save the mezuzah, a framed parchment inked with Hebrew prayers, that was hanging in ...

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his government will take the “strongest action possible” if Russia has ...

Anthony Albanese has used his International Holocaust Remembrance Day address to vow action against “vile” anti-Semitism amid mounting pressure over a spate of attacks in Australia’s biggest cities.

The federal government is reportedly offering up extra cash to make the train line to Melbourne Airport a reality. One person treated for botulism and two others admitted to hospital with suspected ...

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An AFL legend who helped raise more than $100m to find a cure for motor neurone disease (MND) after his own diagnosis has ...