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Extreme heatwave conditions are giving parts of NSW and Victoria a taste of tropical weather. (Paul Miller/AAP PHOTOS)

Weather'Very sticky': summer heatwave to give way to storms

Inland Australians are tipped to swelter through another day of 40C heat as tropical humidity in the nation's north draws storms south.

Callum Godde

Bondi hero Ahmed al Ahmed has received a cheque for $2.5m following a charity campaign that gained international attention.

THE NIGHTLYWATCH: Bondi hero’s inspiring message from hospital bed

Ahmed Al Ahmed, who wrested a gun from a man during the Bondi terror attack, has shared an inspiring message with Australia and the world, saying ‘enough is enough’ and it is time to ‘save life’. 

Max Corstorphan

The death in Singapore of a prominent Bangladeshi activist has set off protests in Bangladesh. (AP PHOTO)

Conflict and WarPremiumProtesters storm Bangladesh dailies after activist dies

The shooting death of activist Sharif Osman Hadi has led to protests in Bangladesh, with the offices of one daily newspaper set on fire.

Julhas Alam

Bondi hero Ahmed al Ahmed has received a cheque for $2.5m following a charity campaign that gained international attention.

AustraliaVideoCommentsWATCH: Bondi hero’s inspiring message from hospital bed

Ahmed Al Ahmed, who wrested a gun from a man during the Bondi terror attack, has shared an inspiring message with Australia and the world, saying ‘enough is enough’ and it is time to ‘save life’. 

Max Corstorphan

Seven men were assisting police. NewsWire

NewsPremium‘Terrifying’: Fresh fears after dramatic arrest

A dramatic arrest by heavily armed police on a Sydney street could spark fresh fears in the wake of the Bondi terror attack, politicians have warned.

Nathan Schmidt

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BreakingPremium88yo woman found dead in home, man charged

A man attended a police station following the death of an elderly woman inside a home in the NSW Hunter Region.

Rhiannon Lewin

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has refused say whether she will support Anthony Albanese’s plan to tackle anti-Semitism. NewsWire / Nikki Short

UpdatedPremium‘Our strength’: Emotional Bondi scenes

Emotional scenes have unfolded at Bondi Beach as swimmers take to the water for the first time since Sunday's terror attack.

Nathan Schmidt

A floral tribute outside the Bondi Pavilion at Bondi Beach in Sydney.

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ISIS call Bondi attack on Jews ‘source of pride’

LIVE UPDATES: In an official publication, ISIS have praised a terrorist attack in Australia as a ‘source of pride’, as rage over inaction on antisemitism erupts.

Max Corstorphan

The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on two more ICC judges over their Israel position. (AP PHOTO)

CrimePremiumTrump imposes sanctions on two more ICC judges

The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on two more ICC judges over their position on Israel.

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Racing star, family dead after horror US plane crash

Six people are believed to be dead after a plane in the United States went down in a fiery crash.

Max Corstorphan

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko says a US deal won't compromise his relationship with Russia. (AP PHOTO)

Conflict and WarPremiumBelarus prepares deal with US, not at Russia's expense

President Alexander Lukashenko says a reconciliatory deal with the US is on the cards, but it won't come at the expense of Belarus's relationship with Russia.

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Median house prices are set to surpass the $1m price point. NewsWire / Damian Shaw

HOUSINGHousing boom to smash historic milestone

Australia’s housing prices are set to surpass a historic milestone, as rising prices continue over the next 12 months.

Cameron Micallef

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NEWSPremiumBondi tragedy sparks record blood donations

Australians have broken unprecedented blood donation records in the wake of the Bondi massacre – but blood banks are still issuing a “call to arms” to meet demand.

Aris Schuler-Shah

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WEATHERPremiumWild weekend of ‘severe’ heat, storms loom

Australia is facing a weekend of nightmare weather with a combination of extreme heatwaves – which could push temperatures into the 40s – and damaging storms looming.

Pamela Rontziokos

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CrimeMan charged over alleged fatal break-in

A man who allegedly broke into a home and assaulted the resident, who later died, has been charged by police.

Aris Schuler-Shah and Emma Kirk

Ambulance Victoria State Manager Matt Coomber said the temperature inside a car could double in minutes causing serious injury or death long before help arrives. Supplied

NEWSWarning over ‘deadly’ Aussie summer trend

Authorities have sounded the alarm over a disturbing summer trend – after paramedics received thousands of call-outs to assist over the last year despite a 14 per cent drop.

Emma Kirk

Seven of the 11 sectors finished higher. NewsWire / Max Mason-Hubers

MARKETS WRAPASX rises amid blockade ‘concerns’

Australian shares have staged an unlikely comeback from three days of losses with a late rally in technology stocks.

Cameron Micallef

Heavily armed police with the detained men. Supplied

UPDATEDPremium‘WATCHED FOR MONTHS’: Chilling ASIO details as seven held in Bondi sting

Police have stopped another car en route to Bondi, as dramatic vision shows wailing during the arrests. Seven men are “assisting cops with inquiries”.

Aris Schuler-Shah, Cydonee Mardon, David Wu and Sam Maiden

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PoliticsPremiumLey’s demands after Bondi massacre

Sussan Ley has revealed fresh demands on Anthony Albanese as the embattled Prime Minister scrambles to reassure Australia’s Jewish community.

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Kai Colin Matthew Fursey, 30, was told in the Brisbane Supreme Court on Thursday that he must serve at least 80 per cent of his sentence before becoming eligible for parole, after pleading guilty to manslaughter and a string of related offences.

NEWSPremiumKiller gets heavy sentence for hit-and-run

A man who deliberately accelerated through a red light, striking an Uber carrying two passengers and killing one instantly, has been sentenced to more than a decade in jail.

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newsPremium‘Pure evil’: Bondi survivor breaks silence

A man who survived the October 7 attacks has recalled the traumatic experience of being injured during the Bondi massacre.

Ria Pandey

Thailand has continued its strikes on Cambodia, saying it is targeting artillery storage facilities. (AP PHOTO)

Conflict and WarPremiumMore Thai strikes on Cambodia as border conflict flares

Thailand has conducted more air strikes on Cambodia, targeting a warehouse storing rockets.

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Mr Freeman has consistently said he did not kill his wife. Supplied

UPDATEDPremiumAccused cold case killer brushes media

A gardener accused of murdering his wife three decades ago has been released from custody, racing past media into a waiting car.

Phoebe Griffiths and Liam Beatty

Police have doubled a reward for information Ms Fuller. NT Police

NewsReward doubled for info about missing mum

Police have doubled the reward for information about a missing mum who vanished in the Northern Territory outback almost three years ago.

Emma Kirk