1Two pedestrians killed after being hit by car
Two pedestrians have been killed after being struck by an SUV on the New South Wales far south coast overnight.
9 mastheads, 5 newsrooms reported this · New South Wales · heavy
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2Expert warns more earthquakes could hit Victoria after magnitude 4.8 tremor
Victorians have been warned aftershocks could continue for weeks following a magnitude 4.8 earthquake that rattled the state.
9 mastheads, 5 newsrooms reported this · Melbourne, VIC · heavy
3Starship makes orbit but engine trouble cuts the victory lap short
SpaceX's Starship reached orbit for the first time yesterday and deployed 26 Starlink V3 satellites, although engine trouble cut short a planned six-orbit flight.
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4David Shoebridge named new Greens leader in hotly contested ballot
David Shoebridge has been announced as the new leader of the Greens, with Steph Hodgins-May as deputy.
8 mastheads, 5 newsrooms reported this · New South Wales
5Australia investigating Flydubai co-pilot's links to country
Australian authorities are investigating the links between the country and a Flydubai co-pilot who tried to take control of a plane travelling to Israel.
5 newsrooms reported this · Israel
6Tedesco wins Churchill Medal after leading Roosters to grand final win
James Tedesco has won the Clive Churchill Medal as player of the match in the 2026 NRL grand final as his Sydney Roosters defeated the Newcastle Knights 19-18.
8 mastheads, 4 newsrooms reported this · Sydney, NSW
World
Tennessee prison chief resigns following botched Christa Pike execution
The head of Tennessee's prison system is resigning following the US state's botched execution of death row inmate Christa Pike.
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After surviving a lethal injection, could Christa Pike face execution again?
Christa Pike was still breathing after she was injected with two doses of a lethal drug in an execution attempt that turned into a life-saving effort.
8 mastheads, 4 newsrooms reported this · United States · heavy
Tennessee governor says inmate's failed lethal injection a 'tragedy', halts executions
Pike, 50, was sentenced to death in the 1990s after being convicted of a murder she carried out as a teenager.
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General
Sixth man bailed over alleged US base terror plot at RAF Fairford, UK
A sixth man arrested in connection with a suspected terror plot at RAF Fairford - a US-run military air base in England - has been released on bail.
8 mastheads, 4 newsrooms reported this · United Kingdom · heavy
Needle used in Christa Pike’s failed execution appeared ‘bent’, lawyer claims
Christa Pike, 50, was set to be executed by lethal injection at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, Tennessee, on Wednesday night.
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Tran Hiep: Missing Aussie activist’s wife breaks silence on allegations
The wife of an Australian human rights activist missing in Cambodia has rubbished claims her husband planned terrorist activities in Vietnam after he was charged by authorities.
8 mastheads, 4 newsrooms reported this · Melbourne, VIC
Politics
Bruce Baird, former federal Liberal MP and NSW minister, dies aged 84
Bruce Baird, a former federal Liberal MP and deputy leader of the party’s New South Wales branch, has died aged 84.
8 mastheads, 4 newsrooms reported this · Sydney, NSW
One Nation vows to abolish First Nations treaty and legalise pepper spray at Victorian campaign launch
One Nation has launched its Victorian election campaign, vowing to legalise the personal use of pepper spray, abolish the state’s treaty with Indigenous people.
7 mastheads, 4 newsrooms reported this · Victoria
'Strong indications' Iran involved in RAF airbase incident, UK PM says
Five men were arrested on suspicion of terrorism and explosives offences over the incident local time.
7 mastheads, 4 newsrooms reported this · United Kingdom
Courts
Police allege mother stabbed three children in Blue Mountains leaving one child dead
Bystanders found all four on the side of the road at Valley Heights on Sunday with stabbing injuries.
8 mastheads, 4 newsrooms reported this · New South Wales · heavy
Missing Australian human rights activist charged in Vietnam
Vietnamese authorities have charged an Australian human rights activist and two other people over an alleged plot to carry out terrorist activities in the South-East Asian country.
7 mastheads, 4 newsrooms reported this · Melbourne, VIC
Sport
Max Verstappen wins F1 Bahrain GP in Malaysia amid farcical scenes
Max Verstappen won a Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia with a dominant drive for Red Bull, his team’s first win of the season.
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Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic emblems leaked by official YouTube account
The Brisbane 2032 Olympics and Paralympics emblems have been accidentally leaked by the Games’ official YouTube channel, three days before its own big reveal.
7 mastheads, 4 newsrooms reported this · Brisbane, QLD
Former Wallaby hooker Nathan Charles diagnosed with MND at 37
Former Wallaby Nathan Charles, who became the first cystic fibrosis sufferer in the world to play a contact sport professionally, has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease.
7 mastheads, 4 newsrooms reported this · Sydney, NSW
Business
RBA hikes rates to 15-year high amid rising energy costs — as it happened
The latest HILDA survey was released on Thursday, finding that cost of living has impacted Australia's wellbeing.
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