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Ukraine war briefing: Russia launches ‘massive attack’ on energy sites, triggering widespread blackouts

Energy minister says power plants hit after Zelenskyy calls for faster action to boost Ukrainian air defences.

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Minns invokes special powers for NSW police to restrict protests during Israeli president’s visit

Thirteen state and federal NSW MPs appeal to police to allow planned march protesting against the visit

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‘Take them away, crush them’: Australia faces an ebike surge that some say poses a health emergency

They offer independence, reduce emissions and congestion. But they are also endangering lives

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Three dead after light plane crashes into ocean off South Australian beach

Single-engine Cessna crashed into water at Long Bay near Goolwa South on Friday afternoon

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‘The government doesn’t care’: Māori greet New Zealand PM with indifference at muted Waitangi

Subdued tone as political leaders spoke on eve of Waitangi Day amid some fatigue in Māori communities over divisive coalition policies

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Five Great Reads: Chris Hemsworth, Milli Vanilli, and two years with a romance fraudster

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales

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Invasion Day is about Indigenous people’s survival, our resilience. To strike at the heart of that is a hate crime

It’s past time for governments to help stop the ongoing racist violence directed at our communities

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Peter Gilmore: ‘Vladimir Putin had his own taster come in... It says a lot about who you are in the world’

The chef is signing off from his world-famous Sydney Harbour restaurant. He talks snow eggs, training hundreds of chefs, and presidential personal tasters

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Workers accuse new company managing Australia’s immigration detention centres of running them ‘like a prison’

Exclusive: Critical incidents and workplace safety concerns have increased in the 10 months since MTC took over management of the centres, staff claim

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A Victorian schoolteacher was applying for ‘heaps of rentals’ online – then someone accessed his bank account

Michael suspects personal information he submitted to rent application platforms was leaked online. And analysis shows millions of documents may also be at risk

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Kathy Lette, mum rage and a cursed vagina: the best Australian books out in February

Each month Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

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‘People on top of people’: Sydneysiders flock to netted beaches and ocean pools after shark attacks

Wylie’s Baths in Coogee turns away swimmers for the first time in memory. But people will head back into open waters soon, experts say

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‘People hit their primes at different times of life’: the pair of late bloomers trying to rewrite the script for ageing

Peta Murray and David Carlin set out to matchmake their ageing parents. They ended up facing their own advancing age, determined to make it a time of flowering, not retreat

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Roses are red, violets are blue: why Valentine’s Day flowers need a redo

What could be more romantic than those three little words: locally grown, seasonal? How to choose flowers that show you care – about both a Valentine and Australia’s environment

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‘Kenny was a riff on decency’: how a low-budget comedy about a portaloo plumber became a $8m hit

Twenty years ago brothers Shane and Clayton Jacobson turned an improv character inspired by real ‘dunny men’ into comedic gold that celebrated the humour and smarts of blue collar Australians

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In an era of frictionless digital experiences, there’s something magical about obsolete technology

DVDs and CDs signalled the beginning of the end for physical media but now have pride of place among technologies that are forgotten but not quite gone

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Legal groups push for Australian federal police to arrest retired general travelling with Israeli president

Doron Almog has previously faced arrest warrants over allegations he committed war crimes in Gaza in 2002, which he denies

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Aacta awards 2026: horror film Bring Her Back and Jacob Elordi win big at Australian film and TV prizes

The Philippou brothers’ film was most awarded of the night with 10 wins, while Elordi took home best lead actor for The Narrow Road to the Deep North

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‘Penisgate’ at the Olympics: why inject acid into your penis, and what are the health risks?

The World Anti-Doping Agency is investigating whether ski jumpers were injecting their penises with hyaluronic acid in order to fly further

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Afternoon Update: Gus Lamont’s grandmothers ‘devastated’ after police update; new statins findings; and landscapes seen from the sky

SA police yesterday have said someone in Gus Lamont’s household has been identified as suspect – but stress it is not one of his parents

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Iran’s foreign minister says talks with US were ‘ a very good start’ but are ‘over for now’ – as it happened

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson did not give any indication of when the talks might resume

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Macau’s Grand Emperor hotel rips up lobby floor to sell off gold bricks

Parent company says the bullion created a ‘sumptuous atmosphere’ but current market conditions offered a ‘good opportunity’ to sell it

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Horror in Wellington as millions of litres of untreated sewage flow into the sea

Residents of New Zealand capital advised not to enter the water, collect seafood or walk their dogs on local beaches after wastewater plant failure

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Dozens dead after record snow in Japan – and officials warn warmer weather will be treacherous

Dozens of people have died, including two Australians, as record-breaking snowfall blankets the north

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Gus Lamont’s grandmothers ‘devastated’ after police declare his disappearance a major crime

Pair release statement through lawyers as search continues for four-year-old, from South Australia, last seen playing outside family sheep station in the outback in September

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