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January 10, 2026

SA premier denies pressuring Adelaide festival to drop Randa Abdel-Fattah

Letter from 11 South Australian cultural leaders labels cancellation of Palestinian-Australian’s participation a ‘grave mistake’ which brought...

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January 10, 2026

Call centre operator that won major Centrelink contract paid no corporate tax for two years

Telco Services Australia generated more than $185m in revenue in 2024-25 and $130m the year before but paid zero taxGet our

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January 10, 2026

Australia’s Cop31 chief negotiator plans to lobby petrostates on fossil fuel phaseout

Exclusive: Chris Bowen says key to next UN climate summit will be ‘engagement, engagement, engagement’ with countries such as Saudi ArabiaGet our

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January 10, 2026

Lynne and Peter return to find their house still standing but others left devastated after Harcourt bushfire

Dozens of properties including some owned by firefighters and local councillors destroyed in fire that ripped through Victorian town

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January 10, 2026

New bushfire warnings issued in Victoria and NSW as Townsville braces for cyclone – as it happened

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January 09, 2026

With a new leader and tired opponent, this should be the Victorian Liberals’ year – if not for self-inflicted wounds

As dysfunction reigns, the party shows yet again that its greatest obstacle to winning government is not Labor but itselfGet our

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January 09, 2026

‘Toughest conditions imaginable’: Victorians urged to shelter inside from heatwave as tropical cyclone heads for Queensland

Heatwave warnings in place for nearly all states and territories as Sydney braces for 43C forecast on Saturday

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January 09, 2026

Almost 50 writers boycott Adelaide festival after it dumps pro-Palestine academic Randa Abdel-Fattah

Helen Garner and Miles Franklin winner Michelle de Kretser among 47 people who have pulled out of annual writers’ festival to protest Abdel-Fattah’s...

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January 09, 2026

Victorian premier warns next few hours ‘most dangerous and difficult’ as three people remain missing in bushfires

A man, woman and child remain unaccounted for, authorities say, as the Longwood bushfire continues to burn out of control

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January 08, 2026

Promoter behind US rightwinger Candace Owens’ blocked Australia tour goes into liquidation

Ticketholders still waiting for refunds after immigration minister denied commentator’s visa weeks before national speaking tour

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January 08, 2026

Australia news live: Victorian firefighters warn of volatile day and ‘property loss or worse’ amid heatwave

State warned to be prepared and to stay indoors as firefighters ready for action. Follow today’s news liveGet our

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January 08, 2026

‘The most dangerous day’: bushfires break out in Victoria as BoM warns of catastrophic conditions to come

Temperatures recorded included 48.2C at Wudinna airport on SA’s Eyre Peninsula, 45.9C at Walpeup in Victoria, 45.6C at Paraburdoo, WA, and 45.9C at...

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