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Alex began as a sport reporter at news.com.au before shifting to news in recent years. He has a keen interest in global affairs, painfully obscure rock music, Italian meats and Formula 1. As an eternal pest, he spends most of his time deleting sentences that simply won’t fly in civilised society.

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Middle East

TOPSHOT - Palestinians walk amid debris of a mosque and buildings destroyed during Israeli strikes in Gaza City, on February 26, 2024, amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by AFP)

‘Opened fire’: Gaza ‘massacre’ horrifies world

Palestine has accused Israel of gunning down 20 Gaza citizens waiting at a roundabout for a food truck in the latest escalation of the bloody conflict.

QLD Crime

Innocent past of Gold Coast knife murderer

Privileged past of accused murderer revealed

A young man charged with murder had grown up as an award-winning private schoolboy who was popular among his peers.

Politics

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese addresses members as he chairs a Cabinet meeting in Darwin, NT, Wednesday, March 13, 2024. PICTURE: Lukas Coch/ Pool/ NCA NewsWire

Albo’s ‘tantrum over Voice vote’ revealed

Anthony Albanese’s government has been accused of throwing a “tantrum” with a new proposal that has left legal experts in a head spin.

Space

A rocket made by a Japanese company has exploded seconds after launch on Wednesday, in a spectacular failure for the startup’s bid to put a satellite into orbit.

Company reels as $7m explodes in thin air

A spectacularly failure has cost a private company millions, here’s how it happened.

VIC

Doyne Caspersz and his wife Marlene were found at their Antigoni Court double-storey home in Warrandyte around 9.30am.

Couple dead on Millionaires’ Row revealed

Details have emerged after a couple’s bodies were found at their home on a ‘Millionaires’ Row’ – with mystery surrounding their deaths.

Asia

Nation’s population to halve by 2080

One of Australia’s favourite holiday destinations is in dire straits as authorities scramble to fix one of the most pressing issues facing the globe.

Europe

Homeless not Homeless. Police have charged 33 professional and aggressive beggars in a CBD operation during the Australian Open. Police say that most of them have houses in the suburbs and usually drive into town to beg, some with pets to attract sympathy. A beggar on Princes Bridge St Kilda Road. Picture: David Caird

Country will jail you for simple act

First offenders under one nation’s controversial new law can now face jail time, with politicians being slammed internationally.

VIC Crime

Samantha Murphy - man arrested. Picture: supplied

Mayor lashes conspiracies as 22yo charged

New details have emerged about the man charged with the murder of missing Ballarat mum Samantha Murphy.

BREAKINGAFL

‘Deliberate’: Man arrested over Murphy murder

A man has been charged with the murder of missing Ballarat mum Samantha Murphy.

Australian Economy

Australia hurtling towards total ‘disaster’

A leading economist has issued a chilling warning to Australia, saying the country is swiftly heading towards an “economic disaster”.

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