Police rushed to Edensor Park after two armed men were allegedly seen trying to break into a home
A man has been charged after an alleged bungled shooting resulted in a high-speed chase through south-west Sydney.
Police had attended a home in Edensor Park about 1.30am on Tuesday after two men armed with guns were allegedly seen trying to break into a property, before leaving in a Hyundai sedan.
Continue reading...Particles recorded by scientists at the Chilean research station, the Profesor Julio Escudero Base, as recently as Sunday
Smoke from bushfires in south-eastern Australia has been detected over Antarctica for the first time since the 2019-20 black summer fires.
Scientists detected the smoke particles at the Profesor Julio Escudero Base, a Chilean research station on King George Island, at the northern tip of the Antarctic peninsula.
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Continue reading...Bigger Austudy and carer allowance payments, higher Medicare safety net thresholds and mandatory corporate reporting on climate also ahead
With the new year comes new policies, laws, taxes and reforms. Here’s everything to know about changes on 1 January, 2025 that could affect you.
Continue reading...Electricity prices fall an average of 4% over 12 months – but almost half of customers miss out by sticking with their old plan
Millions of households could save more than $300 on their yearly energy bills on average just by swapping to better deals on the market, the consumer watchdog has found.
Falling electricity prices over the 12 months to August saw nearly 5m households and businesses on flat rate plans receiving a 4% cut on average, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
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Continue reading...The 23-year-old was last seen descending a walking trail after agreeing to meet up with friends at Geehi campsite, sparking a multi-agency search
A major search for a 23-year-old hiker missing in Kosciuszko national park since Boxing Day resumed on Monday.
The man – who police said was an experienced hiker – was last seen by friends about 2.30pm last Thursday. He was descending the Hannels Spur trail, Geehi, between Khancoban and Thredbo, in the park.
Continue reading...Police allege 31-year-old victim was shot in his car outside family home in western Sydney in ‘targeted attack’
Police have charged an alleged getaway driver after the shooting death of a man outside a family home in western Sydney in what they have labelled a “targeted attack”.
Emergency services found a 31-year-old man in Canley Heights on Sunday night after reports of shots being fired just before 7pm. Paramedics treated him for gunshot wounds but he died at the scene.
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Continue reading...Boy dies while being transported to hospital after being struck by Ford at Glossop Street in North St Marys
A four-year-old boy has died after being hit by a car in Sydney’s west.
Emergency services were called to a Glossop Street in North St Marys just after noon on Monday after receiving reports a pedestrian had been hit by a car.
Continue reading...Night skies will light up on New Year’s Eve to welcome in 2025. Here’s your guide to child-friendly shows plus what time and where to see the fireworks in Sydney, Melbourne and across the country
Night skies across Australia will light up on New Year’s Eve to herald the beginning of 2025.
Whether you are in a capital city or regional town, there are fireworks displays scheduled early in the night – for children, and those wishing to hit the hay early – and at midnight, for people counting down to the new year.
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Continue reading...The country has recorded more than 30 drowning deaths in December, including multiple fatalities over the weekend
A 21-year-old man has died while swimming in a river on Canberra’s southern edge, bringing the number of drowning deaths around Australia in December alone to more than 30.
The man was swimming in the Murrumbidgee River at Pine Island reserve, near Tuggeranong, with family and friends on Sunday afternoon but failed to resurface.
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Continue reading...Two men from Victoria and South Africa are charged with trafficking the drug into Australia
Two men are accused of trafficking 200kg of cocaine into Australia in a clandestine plot involving a small aircraft, a remote airstrip and night-vision goggles.
Australian federal police arrested a Victorian man, 48, and a South African national, 44, in Perth’s central business district at 6pm on Saturday after an investigation that began in October.
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Continue reading...Drowning deaths in 2024 were overwhelmingly male, accounting for 22 of the 29 lives lost
Another three people have drowned in Australian waters as the summer death toll continues to climb during the festive period.
Police said on Sunday that two tourists were unable to be revived after a group of swimmers were pulled from a rip at a beach on Western Australia’s south-west coast.
Continue reading...BoM says light winds are expected to temper the fire danger despite high temperatures, especially inland
Scorching temperatures and elevated fire dangers are forecast for the coming week as Australia rings in the new year – but light winds could protect towns from blazes becoming too severe.
Perth was the first hit by the heatwave, with a high of 34C recorded on Sunday, and maximums above 32C forecast for every day until Friday.
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Continue reading...Sixty-year-old pilot dies but surviving passenger stable in hospital
A man has died and another has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after their light plane crashed.
Emergency crews, including several ambulances and a rescue helicopter, were called to Palmers Island, about 8km west of Yamba, in the NSW northern rivers on Sunday following reports of a crash.
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Continue reading...The actor announced on social media that the ‘legal wedding’ was officiated by her sister
Rebel Wilson has married wife, Ramona Agruma, for the second time in Sydney and this time it was legal.
Wilson, the Australian actor and director, revealed the “legal wedding” was officiated by her sister on Sunday via Instagram, in a post accompanied by photos of the couple standing in front of the Sydney Opera House with the Harbour Bridge in the background.
Continue reading...Prime minister announces disaster recovery payments for survivors as premier gives ‘heartfelt’ thanks to firefighters
At least three homes and nearly a dozen outbuildings have been destroyed by the fire in Victoria’s Grampians, as a new fire threatens homes and lives in Western Australia.
The Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, said on Sunday morning that assessments of the damage were still continuing, and the full impact of the blaze was not yet clear. She thanked those in the path of the fire for listening to warnings and taking action to stay safe.
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Continue reading...The 40-year-old school chaplain was bitten by the shark while fishing with family in waters off Keppel Islands on Saturday
A youth pastor and school chaplain described as an inspirational leader has been identified as the man who died after being bitten by a shark while on holiday with his family in Queensland.
Emergency services were called to Humpy Island in the Keppel Bay Islands national park, about 18km off the central Queensland coast, on Saturday after reports a man had been attacked.
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Continue reading...New opposition leader puts focus on crime crackdown – and not on all-male leadership team
The Victorian Liberal leader, Brad Battin, has praised John Pesutto – the man he toppled for the top job – as he seeks to unite the fractured party.
“John is an important part of our team,” Battin told reporters in Melbourne on Saturday.
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Continue reading...Victorian temperatures to rise from Monday, with fire warnings also in place in NSW and Western Australia
Milder conditions across the weekend will bring temporary relief to firefighters who continue to battle an out-of-control bushfire in Victoria’s Grampians.
But the forecast rain was not expected to extinguish the fires and hot weather was expected to ramp up again from Monday.
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Continue reading...21-year-old Taewoo Kim last seen going for a swim at Moonee beach, near Coffs Harbour, on Boxing Day; police say another man’s body found in sea south of Wollongong
A multi-agency search is under way for a man presumed missing in the ocean since Boxing Day, off the north coast of NSW, as another man’s body has been pulled from the water further south.
Taewoo Kim, 21, was last seen around 1pm on Thursday, police said in a statement, going into the water at Moonee beach, north of Coffs Harbour.
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Continue reading...Critical incident team from Bankstown Police Area Command to investigate circumstances surrounding 33-year-old’s death
A man has died after he was arrested while allegedly attempting to enter vehicles armed with a knife in the middle of Sydney traffic.
Police declared a critical incident after officers responded to reports of a man trying to stop traffic and enter vehicles on Remembrance Driveway at Tahmoor in Sydney’s south-west at about 1pm on Friday.
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