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An aerial view of the building gutted after a fire broke out on Thursday in central Sydney.

2 teens surrender after massive Sydney blaze gutted heritage building

May 26, 2023

Clare Nowland, who had dementia, approached police while carrying a steak knife.

Australian 95-year-old woman tasered by police dies

May 25, 2023

Esra Haynes had participated in a trend called “chroming” which involves inhaling substances to experience a quick high.

Teen in Australia dies after trying viral social media trend

May 24, 2023

Australian actress Cate Blanchett plays an eccentric nun in her latest movie, The New Boy.

Cate Blanchett plays an eccentric nun in conversion tale

May 22, 2023

The accident occurred on Saltwater Creek Road in Maryborough, near Sydney Street.

Australian boy, 13, steals car, causes deaths of 3

May 02, 2023

Mr Lucas Helmke from Brisbane, Australia, did 3,206 push-ups in an hour to break the previous record of 3,182

Aussie dad sets record with over 3,200 push-ups in an hour

Apr 15, 2023

Police believed the elusive critter had been plucked from its natural habitat and appealed for its “timely surrender”.

Australian police seek pair seen with rare wild platypus on train

Apr 06, 2023

A jury found Malka Leifer (right) guilty on 18 charges, including rape and indecent assault.

Headmistress guilty of sexual abuse in Aussie Jewish school

Apr 03, 2023

Dead fish clogging a river near the town of Menindee in New South Wales on March 19, 2023.

Call for clean-up after mass fish death in New South Wales

Mar 20, 2023

Judge kicks breastfeeding mum out of Australian court for being a ‘distraction’

Mar 10, 2023

The Facebook clip shows the baby being forced to inhale the smoke, as his mother watches on in amusement.

Australian baby forced to vape as mother watches on

Mar 02, 2023