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Melbourne teen dies after suspected Laos methanol poisoning; Sydney train strike called off; and a US$5.2m banana

Bianca Jones has died in a Thai hospital, Anthony Albanese confirmed in parliament

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Sydney train strike: chaotic shutdown averted after eleventh hour crisis talks with union

New South Wales government caves to rail union demands to prevent workers striking

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Labor to confiscate phones from non-citizens in immigration detention in new bill

Greens and legal advocates say bill will make it harder to hold authorities accountable for conditions in detention facilities

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Percival Everett wins National Book Award for fiction with retelling of Huckleberry Finn

Everett’s novel, James, which focuses on Twain's enslaved character Jim, won the $10,000 prize

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A social media ban for everyone is in the national interest – not just kids under 16

I personally resent being excluded from protection against monetised fear, anger and toxicity

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Linton Besser, award-winning investigative journalist, named new Media Watch host

Former ABC foreign correspondent and SMH journalist says he will put a ‘blowtorch’ to the industry

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Melbourne teen Bianca Jones dies in hospital after suspected methanol poisoning in Laos

US state department also confirms American’s death in Vang Vieng, where Jones and friend Holly Bowles fell critically ill

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Australia’s east coast on heatwave weather alert with temperatures up to 12C above average

Extreme heat expected to hit much of South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and inland NSW as central Queensland braces for flooding

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Allegations of police brutality as number of protesters arrested after Land Forces expo swells to 110

Police Accountability Project says a number of charges had been withdrawn and raised questions about the response

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Maurizio Cattelan’s duct-taped banana artwork fetches US$5.2m at New York auction

Crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun bought one of three editions of the viral 2019 work, describing it as ‘a cultural phenomenon’

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The Simpsons: Milhouse voice actor Pamela Hayden retires from show after 35 years

After almost 700 episodes playing Bart’s bespectacled and beleaguered best friend, the voice actor is moving on to other opportunities

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ABC radio shakeup: Fran Kelly to host new show as Sarah Macdonald dumped from Sydney morning program

Kelly will host The Radio National Hour, a new evening program that will focus on big news stories shaping our world

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Australia hoped hosting a Cop climate summit was a done deal. But one nation still stands in the way

Despite a diplomatic push from Chris Bowen and Anthony Albanese, Turkey won’t back down on its bid to host Cop31

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Coachella 2025 lineup: Lady Gaga, Green Day, Post Malone and Travis Scott to headline in April

Other acts include Charli xcx, Megan Thee Stallion, Missy Elliott, Shaboozey and Blackpink members Jennie and Lisa

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First arrest as New Zealand ban on displaying gang patches comes into force

Ban on public display of gang insignia is part of a wider crackdown on gangs that some experts say could infringe on rights while doing nothing to cut gang membership

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Australia took its interest rate medicine – and it has poisoned our living standards

Even as we spent less, the Reserve Bank kept raising rates – and now household disposable income is back to what it was in 2015

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What is methanol, how does it get into alcoholic drinks and why is it so dangerous?

Poisoning can overload the body with acid, causing vomiting, abdominal pain, unconsciousness and vision loss

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Morning Mail: Christian ‘police state’ warning, university pay shock, why Melbourne shunned Kyle and Jackie O

Lobby groups say Labor’s hate speech laws will create ‘thought crimes’; hundreds of education executives earn more than state premiers

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Australia politics live: NSW supreme court overturns Minns government attempt to prevent Rising Tide climate protest

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Victoria’s First Peoples’ Assembly wants powers over schools’ Indigenous history curriculum

Co-chair says treaty will not outline specific changes to syllabus but is ‘more about saying this is the role that First Peoples will play’

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Sky News Australia documentary The Real Cost of Net Zero fails to live up to its hubris, with viewers paying the price

Chris Uhlmann says power costs are soaring while renewables are falling short, but do the pair have anything in common?

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Rejigged India can draw strength from 2021 – but still face uphill struggle

The visitors have some unfamiliar faces as they look to make it three series wins in a row down under

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Australians in outer suburbs have far less access to schools, healthcare and public transport, report finds

Too many new developments lack green spaces and have fast food outlets built before essential infrastructure, peak body warns

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Labor’s ‘thought crime’ hate speech laws will turn nation into ‘police state’, Australian Christian Lobby says

Christian Schools Australia also claims harm definition means its views on immutability of sex will be outlawed as ‘hateful’

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There’s a buzz online about local honey being the ‘ultimate hay fever hack’ – but does it actually help?

Influencers are claiming raw honey can reduce symptoms but evidence for its effectiveness is weak – and relying on it instead of allergy medication has its risks

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