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Frank Chung is a senior journalist at news.com.au covering topics including local and international breaking news, politics, culture, media and technology. In his previous role as finance editor he wrote about economics, retail, industrial relations, small business, consumer affairs and real estate.

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Environment

Hidden detail as mega cyclone misses Aus

Queenslanders are being urged to steer clear of the coast this weekend as Severe Tropical Cyclone Alfred brings powerful waves.

EXCLUSIVEHealth Problems

A North Richmond resident has documented the daily reality of living near Melbourne's controversial 'safe' injecting room, where addicts are regularly seen shooting up on the street and erratic drug users terrorise locals. Picture: news.com.au

Horror in Melbourne’s drug-riddled suburb

Addicts shooting up in the street, daily assaults and home invasions. This is the reality of life in Melbourne’s “drug Disneyland”. Warning: GRAPHIC

BREAKINGHealth Problems

DAILY TELEGRAPH - 21st February 2024 - Nurses protest outside the Northern Beaches HospitalPic by : Brendan Read

Newborn dies at Northern Beaches Hospital

A troubled NSW hospital has been hit with a fresh tragedy after a newborn baby died over the weekend.

News Life

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 15: Welcome to Country is performed during the 2025 Toyota AFL Indigenous All Stars match between the Indigenous All Stars and the Fremantle Dockers at Optus Stadium on February 15, 2025 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

Council erupts on Welcome to Country vote

A Sydney council has come to a conclusive decision over a call to ditch Welcome to Country ceremonies — and things got heated.

Health Problems

North Richmond residents continue to raise concerns about overdoses and ongoing safety issues nearby the injecting room.

‘Disneyland for drug users’: Suburb in crisis

A Melbourne suburb has turned into a “Disneyland for drug users”, as a major government agency pulls out due to escalating violence.

Retail

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - FEBRUARY 25: Coffee is served at a Starbucks coffeeshop on February 25, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. Starbucks announced in an email made public yesterday that it will cut 1,100 jobs companywide and eliminate from its menu several drinks to speed customer service. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by SCOTT OLSON / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Why Starbucks is in trouble in Australia

Struggling American coffee giant Starbucks is slashing jobs and cutting back its “complex” drinks menu as it battles falling sales.

Buying

02/03/2024. The Sunday Telegraph. Property. Beverly Hills, Sydney, NSW, Australia.Pictures from the auction of 18, Ponyara Rd in Beverly Hills as auctioneer James Hurley brings down the gavel on the sale.Picture: Julian Andrews

‘Gift for Australia’: $1.3b foreigner home sales

Foreign investors from China continue to buy hundreds of millions of dollars worth of homes in Australia ahead of a two-year ban.

Travel Incidents

Japanese man explodes at Aussie tourists

Wild footage has emerged of a Japanese man screaming aggressively at a pair of Australian tourists for committing an act that locals despise.

At Work

Concept of work from home and home family education. Mom and son are sitting at the desk. Business woman works on the Internet in a laptop, a child writes in a notebook.

‘Five days a week’: WFH ending for Aussies

The work from home party is winding to a close in Australia driven by one key trend among employers.

Australian Economy

‘Australia should scare you’: US warning

An American finance expert has roasted Australia’s economy as a “house of cards”, saying it “should scare” the rest of the world.

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