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Residents in Australia will be treated to a total lunar eclipse this Friday. Nicholas Eagar

NewsPremiumMillions to see rare astrological event

Millions of Australians will be treated to a rare astrological sight this week, with scientists describing the phenomenon as “the moon with a sunset”.

Alexandra Feiam

It has been five years since Covid up-ended the world and threw millions of Australians into lockdown. NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

NEWSUrgent warning five years after Covid

It’s been five years since Covid up-ended the world and threw millions of Aussies into lockdown, and experts warn we’re not ready for the next one.

Duncan Evans

Flooding is continuing to smash parts of South East Queensland, which is working up to clean and assess the damage caused by ex-tropical cyclone Alfred.

NewsPremiumHorror as flood ravages entire city

Drone footage has captured the horrific extent of Alfred’s destructive wake in one regional Queensland city.

Alexandra Feiam, Blake Antrobus

NASA's 18,000 employees have been anxious over the Trump administration purge on public sector jobs. (AP PHOTO)

TechnologyPremiumNASA ends chief scientist role, closes policy office

NASA is ditching its chief scientist as part of President Donald Trump's government cost-cutting initiative, with 23 NASA workers being shown the door.

Joey Roulette, Patrick Wingrove and Andrea Shalal

Sydneysiders to be hit with 'more showers' following ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred. Weatherzone.

UPDATEDPremium‘More showers’: Effects of Alfred hit Sydney

Sydneysiders are now copping some of the effects of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred while communities in the state’s north remain “isolated”.

Clareese Packer

Users of the X social media platform have reported several outages on the website and app. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

TechnologyMusk blames cyberattack for series of X outages

Users of Elon Musk's X have reported several outages on the social media platform, with the owner blaming "a massive cyberattack".

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BREAKINGPremiumSuspected shark attack on remote beach

A search is underway for a surfer missing following a shark sighting on a remote Australian beach on Monday.

Blair Jackson

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NewsPremiumHidden killer lurking in floodwaters

Medical experts have warned residents of a deadly disease lurking in floodwaters and the air that has already claimed almost 20 lives.

Alexandra Feiam

Mangyon Zhang, who was mauled by a shark, has given an update on her condition

NewsPremiumWoman mauled by shark ‘should be dead’

A woman who suffered severe leg injuries after being mauled by a bull shark has released an update and what she plans to do following the attack.

Alexandra Feiam

Children in Woorabinda use a snake as a skipping rope.

National newsChildren filmed using snake as a skipping rope

As the kids jumped and giggled, one of the boys said it was a black-headed python. 

Alexandra Feiam

The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting ‘very dangerous’ thunderstorms for southeast Queensland on Monday morning. supplied

UPDATEDPremium‘Pretty gnarly’: Sharks circle after Alfred

Wild footage has captured sharks circling the waterways of the Gold Coast in the aftermath of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

Blake Antrobus, Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer, Alexandra Feiam

A neighbourhood row over a group of trees one neighbour claims is blocking his lakeside views in a suburb south of Sydney has landed in court.

COURTPremiumBitter neighbour feud sparked over trees

The neighbour launched court action as he claims the three trees are blocking his lakeside views.

Blake Antrobus

Controversial influencer Andrew Tate has been banned by Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, but he has more than 10 million followers on X. Supplied

NEWS‘Manfluencer’s’ far-right threat revealed

Controversial “manfluencer” Andrew Tate is facing rape and sex trafficking charges and Aussie experts warn his rhetoric also overlaps with far-right radicalism.

Duncan Evans

Hundreds of fake accounts on Facebook purport to be New Zealand star Martin Henderson. (Facebook/AAP)

MediaNetflix star embroiled in global catfish saga as scammers create hundreds of accounts

Experts have warned women identified as ‘potentially lonely, widowed, or sometimes even recently divorced’ to be on the lookout.

Soofia Tariq

The Brighton home has been damaged. NewsWire / Tertius Pickard

EnvironmentPremiumFresh warnings as cyclone moves west

The impact of Ex-Cyclone Alfred is still being felt in many communities, while the worst appears to have passed in others.

Blair Jackson and Rhiannon Lewin

The Lismore area saw serious flooding on Saturday. NewsWire / Glenn Campbell

UPDATEDPremium‘Heroes’: Details emerge about ADF crash

One truck rolled several times into a paddock and another tipped onto its side, attempting to avoid the first vehicle.

Blair Jackson and Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

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NewsPremiumCruise liner’s surprise letter to passengers

Aussies on-board a cruise ship have been forced to spend days longer at sea as ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred loomed, throwing travel plans into chaos.

Jessica Paul

WA Law Society CEO Kate Wellington.

COURTS & JUSTICEPremiumWA considers rules for using artificial intelligence in law

WA’s Supreme Court may impose rules on the use of artificial intelligence in legal proceedings, with concerns ranging from inaccurate information to confidentiality breaches.

Rebecca Le May

Comedian Ben Elton has called on adults to do more to limit the pernicious effects of social media on children.

SOCIAL MEDIACommentsPremiumComic urges adults to protect kids from clutches of big tech

Ben Elton, who begins a series of stand-up shows at the Astor Theatre this week, said big-tech companies had been allowed to operate without appropriate checks and balances and were destroying childhood.

Alison Wakeham

Tropical Cyclone Alfred has been downgraded to a tropical low as torrential conditions are still expected for much of southeast Queensland and northern NSW. Windy/Newswire

UPDATEDPremiumCarnage as Alfred’s destruction laid bare

Alfred has wreaked havoc – tearing roofs from buildings and trees up by the roots and leaving more than 300,000 people without power.

Ria Pandey, Cameron Micallef, Clareese Packer and Duncan Evans

The damage caused to a home on Dias Pass.

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GoFundMe for Mandurah family ‘left with nothing’ after fire

Residents inside the Dias Pass home managed to escape uninjured after the property caught fire about 6.40am on Friday.

Caleb Runciman

Liberal MP Julian Leeser says the Australian Human Rights Commission is ‘flailing and failing’. Supplied

POLITICS‘Infected’: MP’s big call on human rights body

An MP has delivered a sharp attack on Australia’s $43m human rights body, suggesting it should be folded up for failing to defend Jewish Aussies.

Duncan Evans

A woman believed to be in her 30s has been pulled from the water at Port Hacking in Sydney’s south after she was bitten by a shark. NewsWire / Damian Shaw

National newsPremiumSwimmer’s leg mauled by shark in horrifying attack

A woman believed to be in her 30s has been pulled from the water with serious leg injuries following a shark attack.

Emma Kirk

Genea Fertility was hit with the massive cyber incident three weeks ago.

BusinessCommentsFederal police investigating Genea Fertility cyber attack

The Australian Federal Police is investigating the Genea Fertility cyber attack after more sensitive data stolen from the fertility provider was published on the dark web by the group claiming responsibility.

Hannah Cross