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Mohammad Pournajaf, Tehran’s former charge d’affaires in Canberra, sought protection in 2023, government source confirms ...

NT government says the rent freeze will be ‘applied automatically for eligible housing tenants’ as floodwaters break records in the Big Rivers region Follow our Australia news live blog for latest ...

A liquidator has been appointed to wind up the festival, which was due to take place at the Byron Events Farm in Tyagarah over the Easter long weekend Follow our Australia news live blog for latest ...

Vast release of emergency crude reserves fails to quell mounting fears about supply crunch, rattling markets ...

Democratic senator John Fetterman breaks with party in support of reopening department but vote fails 51-46 ...

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The hit one-man show about depression suffers from plain and often corny writing yet is saved by an exuberant turn from the Tony-winning Harry Potter star ...

British No 1’s title defence ends in 6-1, 7-5 defeat to Medvedev before Cameron Norrie faces Carlos Alcaraz in quarter-final ...

US central command says aircraft lost in ‘friendly airspace’, adding that the crash was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire Middle East war creating ‘largest supply disruption in history of oil ...

The dating expert, who revealed she had cancer in 2023 and recently stepped away away from the hit series, says she has exhausted all treatment options Follow our Australia news live blog for latest ...

Video games editor Keza MacDonald traces the rise of Nintendo, and explains why its sense of fun matters in a world of big tech It is the company that gave us Pikachu, Donkey Kong, Mario and Zelda. As ...