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B-52 Stratofortress crashes after take-off in California smh.com.au/world/north-ameri…

B-52 Stratofortress crashes after take-off in California

Emergency crews were responding after the aircraft went down at Edwards Air Force Base, the US military said. There was no immediate information on casualties.

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Bat boom sparks backlash as 50,000 flying foxes descend on Sydney suburb smh.com.au/national/nsw/bat-…

Bat boom sparks backlash as 50,000 flying foxes descend on Sydney suburb

A colony of 50,000 bats has set up camp in a Sydney suburb, leaving residents battling noise, droppings and odour – and authorities searching for answers.

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Bus routes axed, new ones added under sweeping changes to Sydney network smh.com.au/national/nsw/bus-…

Bus routes axed, new ones added under sweeping changes to Sydney network

The shake-up will affect bus routes from the northern beaches and north shore to the Hills, north-west and city’s south-west.

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One in three like Labor’s budget. Taylor has other reasons to hope smh.com.au/politics/federal/…

One in three like Labor’s budget. Taylor has other reasons to hope

Public assessment of Jim Chalmers’ performance as treasurer has fallen to its lowest level ever as business groups unleash on the May budget.

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Trump celebrates 80th birthday with Iran deal, White House cage fight smh.com.au/world/north-ameri…

UFC Freedom 250 LIVE: Trump celebrates 80th birthday with Iran deal, White House cage fight

The US president hailed an agreement to end the conflict in Iran hours before a celebration on the storied South Lawn that once would have seemed unfathomable. Follow our rolling coverage.

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Pakistani police officer arrested over ‘mistaken identity’ fatal shooting of Australian girl smh.com.au/national/western-…

Pakistani police officer arrested over ‘mistaken identity’ fatal shooting of Australian girl

The Perth family’s hire car was littered with bullets after local police mistook them for thieves.

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‘She’s amazing’: Coogee shark attack survivor an ocean lover and young mum smh.com.au/national/nsw/she-…

‘She’s amazing’: Coogee shark attack survivor an ocean lover and young mum

The mauling of Leah Stewart, 35, at her local beach has renewed debate about the state’s shark mitigation strategies.

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Pakistan PM says Iran, US have reached peace deal smh.com.au/world/middle-east…

Pakistan PM says Iran, US have reached peace deal

Iran and the US have reached an agreement to halt the war “on all fronts” that could be formally signed on Friday, Pakistan’s PM Shehbaz Sharif says.

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Popovic made some massive calls. It’s fair to say they paid off smh.com.au/sport/soccer/iran…

Popovic made some massive calls. It’s fair to say they paid off

Questions over the Socceroos coach only grew once the team to play Turkey was announced on Sunday. The result justified every move.

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‘A performance the world will notice’: Socceroos player ratings after World Cup win over Turkey smh.com.au/sport/soccer/a-pe…

‘A performance the world will notice’: Socceroos player ratings after World Cup win over Turkey

The Socceroos won their opening match over Turkey. Here are our player ratings from a special win in Vancouver.

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Socceroos turn the World Cup green and gold as pair of wonder strikes power sizzling win: shorturl.at/ivjZ8
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FIFA World Cup 2026 LIVE updates: Australia’s Socceroos start campaign against Turkey shorturl.at/szLzo
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Elizabeth worked at Australia’s top women’s safety body, until she went on mat leave smh.com.au/politics/federal/…

Elizabeth worked at Australia’s top women’s safety body, until she went on mat leave

Elizabeth Watt spent years fighting the federal agency after being denied her pre-parental leave role. Her case exposes a loophole that experts say leaves mothers lagging the rest of the world.

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Klein’s problem gambling spiralled on NRL’s watch smh.com.au/sport/nrl/klein-s…

Klein’s problem gambling spiralled on NRL’s watch

Rugby league’s top referee continued to gamble even as the NRL began monitoring his betting in 2019, accruing substantial losses that eventually prompted him to self-exclude.

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‘I couldn’t fight off the shark’: The hero paddleboarder who rescued Coogee attack victim smh.com.au/national/nsw/i-co…

‘I couldn’t fight off the shark’: The hero paddleboarder who rescued Coogee attack victim

Charlie Verco paddled furiously to help when he saw a 35-year-old woman being mauled by a white shark at Coogee Beach.

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Father rehearsed murder-suicide over several days, police believe smh.com.au/national/nsw/fath…

Father rehearsed murder-suicide over several days, police believe

Cameras at a waterfront property captured the man throwing his six-year-old daughter into the Parramatta River moments before jumping in himself.

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Domestic violence royal commission ‘should examine family law system’ smh.com.au/national/nsw/dome…

Domestic violence royal commission ‘should examine family law system’

Teal MPs are calling for action amid warnings that perpetrators are weaponising the family court system and “deliberately driving up the other side’s legal costs”.

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Young, telegenic and tough on Trump, could Ossoff be the new Obama? smh.com.au/world/north-ameri…

Young, telegenic and tough on Trump, could Ossoff be the new Obama?

The 39-year-old senator from Georgia has put himself on the map this month with a blistering speech about US President Donald Trump, corruption and the future of America’s democracy.

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Man’s body found, girl missing after boat found adrift in Parramatta River smh.com.au/national/nsw/man-…

Man’s body found, girl missing after boat found adrift in Parramatta River

A man’s body has been found, and a child is missing after a boat was found drifting in the Parramatta River in Sydney’s inner west. 

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Chilling footage shows shark moments after Coogee Beach attack smh.com.au/national/nsw/chil…

Chilling footage shows shark metres offshore after Coogee Beach attack

A three-metre shark swims slowly across the bay moments after a woman was pulled from the water with severe injuries.

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