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1. Ukraine says US talks not easy, Russia praises strategy
2025-12-07 23:29:08
US officials "know the basic Ukrainian positions," President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says. Photo: EPA PHOTO
Talks with US officials on a peace plan for Ukraine have been constructive but not easy, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says, after Russia...score:0.641, 2025-12-08 02:40:15
2. 'Pub test': minister under fire over new flight details
2025-12-07 23:04:15
The opposition is demanding an independent inquiry into Anika Wells' travel expenses. Photo: Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS
Pressure is mounting on cabinet minister Anika Wells following revelations she charged taxpayers to fly her husband to the cricket and...score:0.62, 2025-12-08 02:19:53
3. Ukraine urges more air defence systems after attacks
2025-12-07 18:23:20
Ukrainian soldiers has been defending against a Russian invasion for almost four years. Photo: AP PHOTO
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has called for allies to ramp up their support for his country following massive air strikes by Russian...score:0.631, 2025-12-07 21:33:39
4. Benin government says armed forces foil coup attempt
2025-12-07 15:51:30
Interior Minister Alassane Seidou says Benin's armed forces have thwarted an attempted coup. Photo: AP PHOTO
Benin's government says its armed forces have foiled a coup attempt after a group of soldiers in the west African country claimed on television...score:0.6, 2025-12-07 19:10:15
5. Benin armed forces foil coup attempt: interior minister
2025-12-07 11:35:06
Benin's President Patrice Talon was due to stand down at elections in April. Photo: AP PHOTO
Benin's armed forces have foiled a coup attempt, the country's interior minister says, after a group of soldiers in the West African nation claimed to have...score:0.63, 2025-12-07 14:43:53
6. Nightclub fire in India kills 25 in tourist hotspot
2025-12-07 11:00:03
A fire has ripped through an Indian nightclub killing at least 25 people. Photo: AP PHOTO
A fire ripped has through a popular nightclub in India's Goa state, killing 25 people, including tourists.
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7. US envoy Kellogg says Ukraine peace deal is close
2025-12-07 09:21:49
US Special Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg (R) says a peace deal with Russia is close. Photo: AP PHOTO
US President Donald Trump's outgoing Ukraine envoy says a deal to end the Ukraine war is "really close" and now depends on resolving two outstanding...score:0.641, 2025-12-07 12:40:50
8. Chinese jets directed radar at Japanese planes
2025-12-07 07:58:05
The encounters involving J-15 fighter jets will likely ratchet up tension between the neighbours. Photo: AP PHOTO
Chinese fighter jets directed their fire-control radar at Japanese aircraft over international waters near Japan's Okinawan islands, in two...score:0.629, 2025-12-07 11:19:03
9. HK election turnout in focus amid anger over fire
2025-12-06 22:22:51
There's widespread anger over the fire that took nearly two days to extinguish. . Photo: AP PHOTO
Hong Kong voter turnout will be in focus in an election, with the population still grieving and traumatised after the worst fire in nearly 80 years that has...score:0.619, 2025-12-07 01:33:29
10. 'Not out of the woods', wind change heightens fire risk
2025-12-06 21:39:01
The prime minister says his thoughts are with those impacted by fire with a dozen homes lost. Photo: Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS
Fire crews aren't out of the woods yet, after a devastating day of bushfires as authorities assess the damage and rollout...score:0.621, 2025-12-07 00:52:38
11. Ukraine attacks another oil refinery in Russia
2025-12-06 21:24:57
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says Ukraine will "keep working in good faith with the American side". Photo: AP PHOTO
The Ukrainian military says it has conducted a new strike on Russia's oil industry, targeting a refinery in Ryazan, around 200 kilometres...score:0.591, 2025-12-07 00:32:10
12. Putin pledges 'uninterrupted fuel supplies' to India
2025-12-05 23:30:08
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has praised India's Narendra Modi for resisting US pressure. Photo: AP PHOTO
Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered India uninterrupted fuel supplies, eliciting a cautious response even as he and Indian Prime...score:0.627, 2025-12-06 02:39:36
13. Peace talks kept under wraps as Russian drone kills boy
2025-12-05 19:30:54
Russian troops continue to operate in Ukraine as peace talks are kept underwraps. Photo: EPA PHOTO
Russian drones have struck a house in central Ukraine, killing a 12-year-old boy, officials say, while long-range Ukrainian strikes reportedly targeted a...score:0.62, 2025-12-05 22:54:28
14. Netflix to buy Warner Bros Discovery's studios
2025-12-05 14:11:00
Netflix has agreed to purchase Warner Bros Discovery's studios for $A109 billion. Photo: AP PHOTO
Netflix has agreed to buy Warner Bros Discovery's TV, film studios and streaming division, a deal that would hand control of one of Hollywood's most prized...score:0.606, 2025-12-05 17:26:34
15. Putin and Modi agree to expand India-Russia trade ties
2025-12-05 11:52:59
Vladimir Putin was welcomed by India's President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo: AP PHOTO
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have agreed to expand and diversify trade beyond oil and defence...score:0.631, 2025-12-05 15:02:56
16. Roads slow relief efforts after Asia's deadly floods
2025-12-05 11:29:29
Aceh Tamiang in Aceh province was the area in Indonesia that was hardest hit by last week's floods. Photo: AP PHOTO
Emergency crews are racing against time after catastrophic floods and landslides struck parts of Asia, killing more than 1500...score:0.593, 2025-12-05 14:42:17
17. Putin and Modi discuss trade, peace in New Delhi summit
2025-12-05 07:55:17
Vladimir Putin was welcomed by India's President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo: AP PHOTO
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have begun summit talks as New Delhi rolls out the red carpet for...score:0.666, 2025-12-05 11:17:29
18. Rapid tech uptake as diggers aim to bring down drones
2025-12-05 04:41:51
The minister has inspected counter-drone tech as the ADF gears up to counter the threat. Photo: Matt Turner/AAP PHOTOS
Behind an anonymous set of rusty gates on a dusty outback road, the methods Australia uses to defend itself are undergoing a rapid...score:0.621, 2025-12-05 08:12:52
19. US National Guard deployment in DC allowed to continue
2025-12-04 22:55:53
A National Guard deployment to Washington DC can continue, an appeals court has ruled. Photo: AP PHOTO
A US appeals court has handed a victory to President Donald Trump in his effort to keep National Guard troops in Washington, pausing a lower court...score:0.621, 2025-12-05 02:04:34
20. Israel clears for Eurovision, prompts multiple boycotts
2025-12-04 19:30:19
Israeli Yuval Raphael's performance at Eurovision prompted a huge backlash in some quarters. Photo: AP PHOTO
Israel has been cleared to enter the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, prompting Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland and Slovenia to follow through on...score:0.618, 2025-12-04 22:39:17
21. Anti-Hamas Gazan clansman reported killed
2025-12-04 17:05:45
Yasser Abu Shabab led a tribe operating from areas of Gaza controlled by Israeli forces. Photo: AP PHOTO
The head of an armed Palestinian faction that opposes Hamas in Gaza has been killed, Israeli media has reported, in what would be a blow to Israeli...score:0.592, 2025-12-04 20:15:31
22. Israel IDs remains, leaving one last hostage in Gaza
2025-12-04 07:34:57
During the ceasefire, 20 living hostages and the remains of 27 others have been returned to Israel. Photo: AP PHOTO
Remains that militants in Gaza handed to Israel as part of the first phase of the ceasefire deal are those of a Thai agricultural...score:0.643, 2025-12-04 10:55:56
23. 'More than rhetoric': $95m boost to support Ukraine
2025-12-04 05:37:21
Australia and NZ are contributing funding to buy critical military equipment for Ukraine. Photo: Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS
Australia's pledge of $95 million to Ukraine will make a "tangible difference" to the nation resisting Russia's invasion.
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24. Trump open to releasing video of strike on 'drug boat'
2025-12-04 03:20:51
Donald Trump has repeatedly blamed Venezuela, under President Nicolás Maduro, for drug trafficking. Photo: AP PHOTO
US President Donald Trump says he is open to releasing the video of a second US strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, which...score:0.632, 2025-12-04 06:49:59
25. Next steps for Ukraine talks unclear, Trump says
2025-12-04 01:33:22
What happens next in negotiations with Russia is unclear, US President Donald Trump says. Photo: AP PHOTO
The path ahead for Ukraine peace talks is unclear, President Donald Trump says, after what he called "reasonably good" talks between Russian...score:0.651, 2025-12-04 04:47:08
26. Aust pledges $95m to support Ukraine's 'brave' effort
2025-12-03 22:10:57
The last of the gifted M1A1 Abrams tanks will be delivered to Ukraine in the coming weeks. Photo: PR IMAGE PHOTO
Australia and New Zealand are set to become the first non-NATO countries to contribute funds to buy critical military equipment for Ukraine...score:0.637, 2025-12-04 01:22:06
27. HK fire toll rises to 159 as authorities arrest six
2025-12-03 20:46:03
About 30 people were still missing following the deadly high-rise apartment fire in Hong Kong. Photo: EPA PHOTO
The death toll of Hong Kong's high-rise apartment blaze has risen to 159 as authorities arrested six people on suspicion of deactivating some...score:0.632, 2025-12-04 00:00:00
28. India revokes order to preload govt app after outcry
2025-12-03 20:02:45
Indian officials say the Sanchar Saathi app helps track and block stolen phones and prevents misuse. Photo: AP PHOTO
India's government has scrapped an order to smartphone makers to preload a state-run cybersecurity app on all new devices after an outcry...score:0.622, 2025-12-03 23:18:48
29. Ukraine hits Russian oil pipeline to Hungary, Slovakia
2025-12-03 19:51:33
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has urged Russia to "stop wasting the world's time". Photo: AP PHOTO
Ukraine has hit the Druzhba oil pipeline in Russia's central Tambov region, a source in Ukraine's GUR military intelligence says, as allies of...score:0.64, 2025-12-03 23:18:47
30. 'Trust' to drive stalled East Timor gas project
2025-12-03 11:14:50
Woodside and East Timor agreed to study a five million-tonne project at the Greater Sunrise fields. Photo: PR IMAGE PHOTO
East Timor's president is confident that what he describes as a new era of goodwill between his country, Canberra and Australia's...score:0.619, 2025-12-03 14:28:26
31. US talks on Ukraine 'no closer to peace': Russia
2025-12-02 23:56:16
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted US negotiators at the Kremlin for five hours of talks. Photo: AP PHOTO
Russia and the US did not reach a compromise on a possible peace deal to end the war in Ukraine after a five-hour Kremlin meeting between...score:0.603, 2025-12-03 03:12:42
32. Hegseth cites 'fog of war' for follow-on strike on boat
2025-12-02 21:19:17
Pete Hegseth has backed a US admiral in ordering a second hit on an alleged drug boat. Photo: AP PHOTO
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has cited the "fog of war" in defending a follow-up strike on an alleged drug-carrying boat in the Caribbean Sea in...score:0.635, 2025-12-03 00:28:38
33. Hamas hands over one of two last hostage bodies in Gaza
2025-12-02 20:47:37
The Red Cross has acted as an intermediary between Hamas and Israel during the Gaza Strip war. Photo: EPA PHOTO
Palestinian militant group Hamas has handed over the remains of one of the last two deceased hostages still in Gaza, the International...score:0.669, 2025-12-03 00:08:02
34. US defends attack on boat from Venezuela as lawful
2025-12-02 02:25:04
Pete Hegseth authorised a US admiral to carry out a follow-up strike on a boat from Venezuela. Photo: AP PHOTO
The White House has defended a US admiral's decision to conduct multiple strikes on an alleged Venezuelan drug-smuggling vessel, saying he had...score:0.633, 2025-12-02 05:41:00
35. Trump invites Israel PM Netanyahu to White House
2025-12-01 22:05:50
Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu says Donald Trump has invited him to the White House for talks. Photo: AP PHOTO
US President Donald Trump has invited Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House in the "near future," the prime minister's office says,...score:0.65, 2025-12-02 01:14:16
36. Leave now warning as home razed in 'suspicious' blaze
2025-12-01 03:38:18
Crews from Perth are on their way to help fight a blaze which might have been deliberately lit. Photo: HANDOUT/Maric Images
A bushfire that has destroyed at least one home and threatens many more is believed to have been deliberately lit.
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37. Coal loading stopped again as climate protest sails on
2025-12-01 03:19:45
Rising Tide's annual "Protestival" at the Port of Newcastle has entered its final day. Photo: Darren Pateman/AAP PHOTOS
After boarding ships in previous days, climate protesters have turned their attention to onshore coal loading equipment as police rack...score:0.61, 2025-12-01 06:47:09
38. Arms producers increase revenue to record $1 trillion
2025-12-01 01:19:46
The war in Ukraine has helped propel spending on arms to record levels. Photo: AP PHOTO
Stoked by the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, the revenues of the 100 largest arms makers grew to a record $US679 billion ($A1 trillion) last year.
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39. Trump confirms conversation with Venezuela's Maduro
2025-11-30 23:29:38
Donald Trump has declined to say if the US is considering more strikes on Venezuela. Photo: AP PHOTO
US President Donald Trump says he's spoken with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, but didn't provide details about what was discussed.
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73. Ita Buttrose: Australia is 'more divided' and migrants should 'live our way'
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98. Child, parents killed in T-bone crash between truck and car near Ballarat
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score:0.605, 2025-11-11 10:12:31
120. More than 2300 first names: Sydney man claims world record for longest name
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score:0.596, 2025-11-06 04:19:28
128. Warning some US airspace could close if government shutdown continues
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score:0.614, 2025-11-05 03:09:44
188. Volkswagen Golf production to stop as fresh semiconductor crisis threatens global auto industry
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score:0.606, 2025-10-23 23:26:26
254. Federal IT agency paid $70,000 to wrong bank account for office fitout: audit
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score:0.597, 2025-10-13 22:23:51
256. Only half of urgent patients seen on time at Canberra emergency departments: report
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score:0.598, 2025-10-13 21:42:41
295. Spy agency investigates 16 fraud claims amid huge workforce expansion
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score:0.615, 2025-10-06 21:56:55
385. 'Something really special': a pilot's tribute to an iconic machine of war
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score:0.545, 2025-09-23 23:11:10
416. Labor's 'ambitious' climate goal triggers slammed as 'weak and deangerous'
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score:0.622, 2025-09-18 11:11:17
418. No reserve auction for one of Canberra's best-regarded hospitality businesses
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score:0.595, 2025-09-17 22:32:31
427. Not all parking fines are the same – what you need to know
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score:0.604, 2025-09-16 01:33:28
434. Defence seeks assurances from Microsoft over $495m IT contract
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score:0.621, 2025-09-14 23:14:30
514. 'Appalled': John Howard accuses PM of betraying relations with Israel over Palestine
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score:0.6, 2025-09-04 05:08:57
623. Australian Government pushes EV road-user charge to top of tax reforms to-do list
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score:0.583, 2025-08-22 02:40:27
635. 'Go in the gym, mate': surprise reaction to Wallabies call after historic win
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score:0.601, 2025-08-21 10:18:47
704. 'Meaningful' difference in love found depending on how couples meet
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score:0.595, 2025-08-12 23:19:37
776. Do Kiama voters still matter most for Gareth Ward? His latest fight says otherwise
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score:0.59, 2025-08-06 08:01:51
797. Biggest-ever annual coral cover loss across two thirds of Great Barrier Reef
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score:0.588, 2025-08-05 17:20:03
799. 'I got knocked out': Video of Canberra woman allegedly pushed by cop before arrest under 'review'
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score:0.598, 2025-08-05 13:14:34
804. Grandfather drove six hours before disappearing, footage reveals
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score:0.578, 2025-08-05 07:11:49
807. Hyundai won't sell cheap EVs to compete with Chinese brands
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score:0.566, 2025-08-05 00:21:27
812. Summernats celebrates record year after organisers worked to 'improve the vibe'
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score:0.598, 2025-08-04 22:40:02
813. ACT govt confirms its stance on Ginninderra Falls acquisition
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score:0.587, 2025-08-04 22:40:00
820. A friendship preserved: unopened WWII beer honours fallen soldier's pact
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score:0.574, 2025-08-04 08:43:26
821. Controversial airport road in earless dragon habitat to go ahead
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score:0.584, 2025-08-04 08:43:25
822. Hyundai admits it's done a "terrible job" with EVs in Australia
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score:0.601, 2025-08-04 08:22:54
827. Check your tickets: overnight millionaire yet to cash in winning ticket
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score:0.576, 2025-08-04 04:37:40
828. Million-dollar reward to catch underworld murder masterminds
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score:0.604, 2025-08-04 03:15:40
829. Honda Australia sets tight deadline for hybrids to account for 90 per cent of its sales
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score:0.597, 2025-08-04 02:55:15
832. Where to find talk-show Queen Oprah Winfrey in Australia this year
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