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The Mount Maunganui tragedy reminds us landslides are NZ’s deadliest natural hazard

On Thursday morning, a large landslide swept through the Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park at the base of Mauao, triggering a major rescue and recovery operation that will continue through the weekend.

Melbourne doctor’s teen daughter stabbed 11 times outside family home in frenzied attack

Authorities believe the two knew each other, potentially through school, and are not seeking anyone else in connection with the incident.

Today is about lighting the nation in defiance of evil

"The message of hope, of resilience, and of the need to keep sending the glow of those candles out into the world."

Period pain and heavy bleeding cost the Australian economy billions every year in lost productivity: study

Women aged 35–44 reported significantly higher lost productivity than their younger counterparts.

Why the OIC has no moral standing to lecture India on its internal matter of Kashmir

One is compelled to ask whether the OIC has ever demanded that Pakistan withdraw its forces from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, dismantle terror infrastructure, or comply with the prerequisites laid down by international law.

China’s new condom tax will prove no effective barrier to country’s declining fertility rate

A packet of condoms costs about 50 yuan (about $7), and a month supply of birth control pills averages around 130 yuan ($19).

Defending ambition in Belém: a Fijian negotiator’s reflection on COP30

Fiji arrived in Belém for COP30 with a clear purpose: to defend ambition and protect the integrity of the 1.5°C goal.

As Victoria’s Great Ocean Road flash floods show, we need to get better at taking warnings seriously

Holidaymakers at Victoria’s Wye River watched as cars were swept out to sea and a caravan park was rapidly inundated.

Australia needs a school lunch program – like many other high-income countries

School meal programs may provide breakfast, lunch, snacks or food to take home, but in many countries they include a school lunch.

Roads can become more dangerous on hot days – especially for pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists

Using injury data across six large cities, researchers examined how road injury risk changes as temperatures rise, and how this differs by mode of travel.

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Renee Heath secures comfortable Eastern Victoria preselection win in Liberal upper house contest

Party insiders told The Australia Today that Heath secured 59 votes to Smethurst’s 31, giving the conservative right faction member a decisive victory.

“No matter what language you speak, or what faith you practice”: Prime Minister Albanese pledges fight against racism

The Albanese Government said it recognises both the historical and ongoing significance of the day.

Two illegal migrants held as Sydney raids net millions of illicit cigarettes and five tonnes of tobacco

Two men, aged 25 and 47, who were found to be unlawful non-citizens, were detained during the operation.
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