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August 11, 2025

Sydney has wettest start to August in decades – and there could be more rain when spring arrives

More than double the monthly average rain fell in the first 11 days, marking the wettest start to the month since 1998Get our

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August 11, 2025

Helping Australian teachers share lesson plans could improve stagnating student results, Productivity Commission says

A national database of lesson plans was one of the recommendations of the fourth interim report into how to lift Australia’s flagging productivityGet...

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August 11, 2025

Judge ruled Erin Patterson would have to face separate trial for attempting to kill estranged husband to avoid prejudice

Prosecutors ultimately dropped charges relating to Simon Patterson before triple murder trial over mushroom lunch startedGet our

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August 11, 2025

Australia recognising Palestine a ‘political fig leaf’ without sanctions, Palestine Advocacy Network head says

APAN and Greens urge Albanese to take more steps against Israel while Coalition claims announcement helps HamasGet our

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August 11, 2025

Albanese’s Palestinian statehood decision won’t please everyone – but it’s better than the horrifying status quo

Opposition says recognition rewards Hamas for its terror and murder but prime minister asserts it is a step towards peaceGet our

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August 11, 2025

English backpacker pleads guilty to killing Perth father of two in drunken e-scooter crash

Alicia Kemp, 25, fatally struck Thanh Phan, 51, while riding through the Western Australia capital under the influence of alcohol

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August 11, 2025

Helicopter pilot disconnected flight-time meters before Outback Wrangler star’s death, court hears

Jock Purcell tells court there were ‘more than 10 times’ he didn’t fill out a maintenance release form after flying one of Matt Wright’s helicopters....

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August 11, 2025

Road tax for Australian EV users ‘sensible’, Tanya Plibersek says ahead of key economic summit

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has said he is working with states and territories ‘on the future of road-user charging’ for electric vehicles as fuel excise...

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August 11, 2025

Full circle: Melbourne’s beleaguered Star ferris wheel to turn again

Docklands attraction to re-open in 2026, but new owner admits nervousness given ‘it’s failed so many times before’

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August 11, 2025

‘My house and the earth shook visibly’: blazing meteor thrills residents in central Victoria

Some people described an extremely bright fireball and a loud sound as the object passed overhead in night sky

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August 11, 2025

Australia could announce plan to recognise Palestinian statehood ‘within days’

Labor faces demands to accelerate its timeline to recognise Palestine as Israeli PM labels such a move ‘shameful’

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August 10, 2025

News live: Netanyahu brands Australia ‘shameful’ for ‘marching into rabbit hole’ of recognising Palestinian statehood

Comment comes after Australia reaffirmed commitment to two-state solution. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaki...

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