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One of Australia's biggest maritime mysteries has been solved

The shipwreck of the MV Noongah has finally been found, more than 50 years after it sank in one of Australia's worst peace-time maritime disasters.
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Duration: 3 minutes 7 seconds

Tahnee has two years to turn things around or her children could be removed

The Closing the Gap strategy set out to halve the rate of First Nations children in out-of-home care by 2031, but the numbers are still climbing. 
A shot from behind of a mother and a son sitting on a park bench.

Should heating and cooling be mandatory for rental homes? Here are the rules landlords have to follow

If you're a renter with no heating or air conditioning in your property, you might have asked your landlord to install one, only to be told no. So, what are the rules? And what are landlords obliged to provide? Here's a breakdown.
A heater on the floor with two feet warming up next to it. The feet have socks on

His 'Looney Tunes Jesus' was pulled from a major art prize, but there's more to artist Philjames

His recent painting may have caused offence to some of Sydney's Christian community, but Philjames explains how his artistic process is one of care and a deep fascination with iconography.
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A biblical painting of Jesus Christ in which various characters have been replaces with cartoon characters

analysis:Everything you need to know about the 2024 NRLW season

With the NRLW set for another bumper season, here's everything you need to know about the premiership contenders, up-and-coming rookies and established stars who will define which team will raise the trophy in 2024. 
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Ten women in sports jerseys pose beside a trophy, on a clifftop.

Sydney Gateway Traffic Change

Sydney Gateway Traffic Change
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What will the government do with Parramatta Road in Sydney?

Key stakeholders met with the focus of discussions on the future for the major artery.
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Parra Pathway, The Road's Future: Cars travelling along a main road with a row of shopfronts in the background.
Duration: 1 minute 46 seconds

NSW primary school syllabuses to include lessons on relationships and consent

The new syllabuses will include age-appropriate lessons on relationships and consent.
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Teaching Consent, Primary Education: Children sitting in lime green chairs in a classroom.
Duration: 1 minute 51 seconds

NSW primary schools are getting the biggest shake-up in decades. This is what's changing

The updated syllabus will include additions such as age-appropriate lessons about consent and balancing digital screen time and physical exercise.
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Primary school children using pencils in class

Sydney's housing market to remain unaffordable into next decade

A study has forecast Greater Sydney's property market will be unaffordable for anyone on a median income until next decade.
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Unaffordable until 2031, Sydney Housing: A row of houses with trees in the backgrond.
Duration: 1 minute 46 seconds

Man suffers serious leg injury in a shark attack in northern NSW

A 23-year-old man is in a critical but stable condition after being bitten by a shark at Port Macquarie on the New South Wales Mid North Coast.
Surfer Mauled by Shark, Stable Condition: A police offier stands on a grassy area with kayaks on it.
Duration: 1 minute 20 seconds

YouTube helped Cigarettes After Sex find an audience. TikTok launched them into the stratosphere

It might have taken 12 years, but Cigarettes After Sex have found a massive audience. Surprisingly, a lot of their new fans are teenagers.
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Three men photographed in black and white, each looking away from the camera.

Man released from hospital after pet dog pack attack on WA's popular Cable Beach

A South Australian man has been released from hospital after being bitten by a pack of four dogs at a popular stretch of beach in Western Australia's Kimberley.
Man wearing navy shirt, glasses and with white hair looking at camera

Ellen van Neerven has won a stack of awards for their poetry. But they're an 'apprentice' in theatre

Ellen van Neerven didn't grow up watching theatre. Now, after a prize-winning career as a poet and author, they premiere their debut play, Swim.    
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A non-binary Indigenous person, the actor Dani Sib, in a swimming costume, medal around their neck and hand to chest, in a play

Tens of thousands of homes across New South Wales sit empty

Many of the so-called "ghost homes" in New South Wales occupy prime real estate, however incentivising owners to rent them out isn't straightforward.
'Ghost Homes', Housing Crisis: Exterior of aging terrace home.
Duration: 2 minutes 10 seconds

Three decades after keepers retired, Australia's old lighthouses still keep watch

These lonely sentinels are an anachronism when every commercial ship navigates using now-ubiquitous electronic global positioning, but they retain a special place in the hearts of seafarers.
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Lighthouse with light on at night.

NSW Police arrest 15-year-old after stabbing in Sydney's inner-west

Detectives are investigating the death of a man following a stabbing in Concord.
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Duration: 36 seconds

Hazardous weather across Australia's south-east dumps snow, brings damaging winds

A cold front moving across south-eastern states is dumping snow, with strong, damaging winds bringing down trees and power lines.
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Thick snow covering Thredbo village

Senior NSW police officer engaged in misconduct after crashing police car

The NSW police watchdog has found a senior police officer engaged in "serious misconduct" after crashing an unmarked police car in Sydney.
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Senior Cop's Misconduct, Drunken Crash: Shoulders of police officers showing badges.
Duration: 1 minute 53 seconds

Liverpool City Council given one week to prove why it shouldn't be suspended

NSW government gives Liverpool City Council one week to prove why it shouldn't be suspended and local elections postponed
Threatened Suspension, Liverpool Council: A man in a suit and tie with a neutral expression.
Duration: 2 minutes 3 seconds

Many Australian towns are contaminated by lead, but sparrows can predict if kids have lead poisoning

Sparrows are often considered pests, but a new study suggests lead levels in the birds' blood could indicate if children in mining towns have been exposed to high levels of the poisonous chemical.
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A male house sparrow, with brown and black markings around its face, sits on a tin fence.

Blues win brutal Origin decider to end 19-year Lang Park hoodoo

New South Wales wins its first State of Origin series since 2021 in an intense battle at Brisbane's Lang Park, becoming just the third Blues outfit in history to win a decider in Queensland.
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Blues players celebrate

'Shear hard … have a house paid off in 10 years': Bid to entice the next generation of sheep shearers

There are just 2,000 sheep shearers left keeping a $3.5 billion export industry alive. Rather than sit on idle hands, hardened workers are trying to entice the next generation into the shed.
Jeanine Kimm in the shearing shed

Why Scott has gone to 'war' with his ex-partner and her 'delusional cult'

A radical sovereign citizen group co-invented by a fugitive mother is using a fake court to justify attempted child abduction, extortion, and intimidation of court officials.
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picture of a man and woman, a stamp and paper split seperates them

Sydney tolls found to be 'too high, too unfair' in new report

A review of Sydney's toll roads has called on the government to lower costs for motorists but impose two-way tolls on harbour crossings.
'Too High, Too Unfair', Sydney Toll Review: Traffic banked up while entering a tunnel.
Duration: 2 minutes 2 seconds