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Yvonne Whear vanished from Murwillumbah in the Northern Rivers region of NSW in February 2026.
New South Wales
Body found in stockyard trough confirmed to be missing 73-year-old Yvonne Whear
A barista pouring a cup of coffee
Politics live
Businesses increasing prices amid surcharge ban, UBS economists warn; fire ants in Sydney’s inner west
man in suit looks to side against teal-colored background
Culture
RJ Mitte, actor best known for Breaking Bad role, dies aged 34
Australia's eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant
Analysis
Australia may risk a diplomatic spat with the Trump administration if it limits the viewing of a US execution
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Energy
‘BYD effect’: electric vehicle boom becomes unexpected tool to combat inflation
 
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In focus

A rescued turtle peeks its head and clawed foot from its shell at a zoo
New South Wales
Rescued turtles return home after NSW government cut flows to wetland
Pacific islands
Is it a plane or a tree? Amelia Earhart expedition aims to solve mystery of disappearance
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Sport

Matt Renshaw plays a high ball as South Africa’s fielders look on
Cricket
Renshaw’s heroics leave South Africa reeling as Australia close on first Test victory
Cycling
Australian defector Richardson dropped from GB cycling team amid claims of misconduct
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Culture & lifestyle

Mike Love and John Stamos performing in 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.
Beach Boys
The Beach Boys’ Mike Love returns to the stage despite ‘facing serious health challenges’
Stage
Sacha Baron Cohen to star in Quentin Tarantino’s West End play The Popinjay Cavalier
Kindness of strangers
The kindness of strangers: In one of my darkest periods, a few compassionate words helped turn my life around
Australian television
Dustfall review – Anna Torv leads a rock-solid, thoughtful police drama with hefty emotional pull
★★★★☆
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Opinion

Lab workers at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and Far East in Russia.
quote  As a scientist, here’s what worries me about the suspected Russian plague victim
Devi Sridhar
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