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December 13, 2025
I’ve been lucky to have some men as love items, but my focus has always been music
Transvision Vamp’s Wendy James, 59, has been married to the music since launching her career as a teenager.
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December 13, 2025
Ex-Liberal Party powerbroker says ‘the party is over’
Walter Villatora, former campaign manager for Mike Baird and Tony Abbott, has started a new party: Reform Australia. Here is why.
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December 13, 2025
‘Out of my face, mate’ England security guard clashes with a cameraman at Brisbane Airport
England’s bruising tour of Australia has taken another turn for the worse, with a member of their security team making physical contact with...
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December 13, 2025
Coalition accuses PM of lying over travel expenses
The opposition on Saturday claimed Albanese was choosing not to change the rules after it was revealed one of his ministers had already done...
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December 13, 2025
‘I could’ve retired two years ago’: Khawaja responds to calls for his axing
Usman Khawaja says he’s not fazed by calls for him to retire from Test cricket, and has revealed why he thinks his back broke down in Perth.
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December 13, 2025
Of all the dodgy behaviour in Love Actually, one character is the worst. And it’s not who you think
With the behaviour of some of its male characters looking worse every year, we asked two Culture writers to debate who is now the dodgiest.
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December 13, 2025
Umbrellas or sunscreen? Sydney’s Christmas Day weather forecast revealed
Last year Sydneysiders were greeted with warm, clear skies on Christmas Day. Here’s what’s in store this year.
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December 13, 2025
Owner-occupier pays $1.06m for Enmore reno project, beating 13 others
The two-bedroom, top-floor apartment is close to the action and sailed $111,000 above its reserve price.
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December 13, 2025
Classic Australian story gets a new life on New York stage
It is a daunting task: reimagining one of Australia’s most loved and important books – not to mention the Peter Weir film adaptation – on th...
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December 13, 2025
‘Give power to the fans’: Hundreds rally against Wests Tigers owners
One couple flew from Perth to Sydney to attend the rally at Pratten Park on Saturday.
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December 13, 2025
Tinsel and Christmas cards: Emma’s push for more bus shelters in western Sydney
Each summer, many western Sydney commuters get stuck waiting in extreme weather conditions without shelter for their bus to arrive.
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December 13, 2025
Mark Geyer put rugby league on the map in Perth. Another Panther is hoping to do the same
Young prop Liam Henry vows to help Penrith win another grand final before heading west to join the Bears.
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December 12, 2025
National Trust sues Trump to stop White House ballroom after East Wing razed
The controversial ballroom project is among several sweeping changes the US president has made to the White House since he returned to offic...
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December 12, 2025
‘It doesn’t sit right’: Sydney Marathon to change ballot after local runners miss out
Mark Goodwin will miss out on the 2026 Sydney Marathon for the first time in a decade after a record number of international runners entered...
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December 12, 2025
King Charles gives health update in push to boost cancer screening
The 77-year-old said his treatment for cancer can be reduced in the new year as he discussed the disease in a televised address.
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December 12, 2025
Why science says you should let your dog lick your face
A new study reveals that the key to a healthy gut and a happy life might just be a big, wet kiss from your pooch.
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December 12, 2025
Japan builds up ‘missile archipelago’ near Taiwan to counter China
Japan is installing missile batteries and radar towers on an island 110 kilometres east of Taiwan, as it nervously watches China’s ambitions...
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December 12, 2025
Our underachiever nation’s lost 25 years
As we pass the quarter-century mark, Australia has rested too much on the laurels of the Hawke/Keating/Howard reform era.
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December 12, 2025
Forget the Med: I’d rather travel Europe’s other great sea
This is Europe without fuss, and yet with everything going for it.
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December 12, 2025
My daughter had high hopes when we moved to the US. She ended up fearing Trump might ‘get’ me
An Australian journalist moved with her family to New York City just before Trump retook power. She reflects on a year with a front-row seat...
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December 12, 2025
Celebrities are becoming unrecognisable. The problem isn’t Ozempic
As reproductive rights are destroyed and female journalists are told to be “quiet, piggy” by the US president, is it a co-incidence that wom...
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December 12, 2025
In one of the world’s glitziest cities is a hidden, abandoned highlight
I’m seeking abandoned buildings scattered throughout an island village. A pin on Google Maps is my only clue.
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December 12, 2025
How Ben got a new, ‘awesome quality’, architect-designed home in months
It’s energy-efficient and can run on battery power in winter, and new research shows how more homes like Ben’s could be built faster.
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December 12, 2025
Lost jewellery at the beach? You probably did this, says treasure hunter Mike
A growing army of detectorists is helping reunite beachgoers with their lost rings – and unearthing other precious objects.
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December 12, 2025
An outsourcer or a crafty creative: What kind of present wrapper are you?
Among some people, Christmas wrapping is a creative expression of their love but for others, it’s just another job to tick off the list. Her...
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December 12, 2025
No nominations, no judges, no nothing: Even by FIFA’s standards, Trump’s award is a new low
The whole thing was a massive and toxic brain fart from FIFA president Gianni Infantino, setting a new world record for sycophancy that will...
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December 12, 2025
It’s no Bondi, but this dark, wild beach is startlingly beautiful
If Bondi Beach is Barbie, New Zealand’s Piha Beach is Wuthering Heights’ Heathcliff. Brooding, wild, unpredictable.
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December 12, 2025
Eight of the best biographies and memoirs of 2025
From politicians to music legends, here are eight biographies about fascinating identities and their impact on our world.
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December 12, 2025
Money Wells spent: anatomy of an expenses scandal
The expenses saga that dominated headlines this month started at a glittering event in New York, but Anika Wells’ trips and tickets had been...
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December 12, 2025
Bikie-linked security firm still guarding Nauru detainees
Personnel at MA Services Group have repeatedly attempted to cover up its role in an ongoing operation involving a private security force sen...
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December 12, 2025
‘I can’t watch women die any more’: The remarkable tactics being used to eliminate a killer
Meet the Australian medicos taking the fight to an entirely preventable cancer killing young women, leaving children motherless and causing...
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December 12, 2025
‘It’s been 25 years in the making’: The inner west’s $57 million path is finally opening
A determined band of community campaigners championed the project to turn a disused rail corridor into a bike and pedestrian path. It’s near...
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December 12, 2025
Cost-cutting, safety fears for prestigious Sydney private hospital
Dozens of doctors at one of Sydney’s most well-known private hospitals have shared concerns about its potential sale to another group of pri...
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December 12, 2025
She was one of Australia’s hottest TV stars – then she vanished. What happened to Tania Lacy?
A dramatic firing, cruel rumours and a battle with addiction saw this 1990s TV sensation retreat from the limelight. Now, Lacy reveals the s...
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December 12, 2025
The December 13 edition
The December 13 edition
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December 12, 2025
New photos from Epstein vault show Trump, Bannon, Gates and Woody Allen
Some of the photos obtained from the Epstein estate depicted sex toys and aids, while one contained a “Trump condom” purportedly on sale for...
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December 12, 2025
The great scroll off: Inside Australia’s world-first teen social media ban
How grieving parents, media campaigns, and political opportunism collided to create the world’s most ambitious - and contentious - experimen...
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December 12, 2025
‘Have they learnt nothing?’ Radical surgery only option for hospital giant
The sale of major hospitals around the country could determine the final fate of Healthscope and its 19,000 staff.
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December 12, 2025
Lady Gaga at her brilliant, Burtonesque best in triumphant Sydney return
Mother Monster is back in Australia for the first time in a decade, bringing the Mayhem Ball to Sydney.
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December 12, 2025
The Taylor Swift docuseries just landed. Here are 5 things we learnt
The question on most Swifties minds’ after seeing the Eras Tour was: how on earth did she pull that off? Now we finally know.
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December 12, 2025
Two million more home batteries by 2030 in $5 billion funding boost
A popular rebate scheme will be rejigged in a move the government says will be fairer on people who buy smaller home batteries.
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December 12, 2025
The document helping lawyers keep their clients’ names secret
A how-to guide for barristers representing high-profile clients outlines tactics for obtaining suppression orders and seeking favourable tre...
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December 12, 2025
The true-crime mogul turned FBI’s most wanted who disappeared into thin air
Mary Carole McDonnell spent years creating true-crime television series. Now she’s become entangled in a criminal drama of her own.
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December 12, 2025
Meet the HSC student who built an AI model to detect breast cancer
In the middle of her HSC, Michaela Loukas was able to identify malignant tissue with 98 per cent accuracy.
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December 12, 2025
A deep dive into the time of Trumpian magical realism
“What will fiction be like in the Trump era?” one writer wondered eight years ago. Now we have the answer: not as fanciful as reality.
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December 12, 2025
Man in court over alleged threats to kill Anika Wells
Steven Ly was arrested at his home in Sydney’s south-west and was granted bail to face court again later this month.
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December 12, 2025
‘Take it off, will ya?’: Australian great slams struggling Archer, tells him to remove his gold chain
Australian greats Ryan Harris and Ricky Ponting have criticised England’s spearhead after the visitors were destroyed in Brisbane to go down...
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December 12, 2025
Why China is putting a tax on condoms
China will soon start collecting a value-added tax on contraceptive drugs and products for the first time in more than three decades.
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December 12, 2025
Want to see the Socceroos play US at the World Cup? Here’s how much a ticket could cost you
FIFA has released its ticket pricing for the 2026 tournament in the United States, to a galled global reception from fan groups.
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December 12, 2025