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NSW police say nine people were injured in the incident, prompting a major response from emergency services with four helicopters and 15 ambulances on scene.
New South Wales
Several people injured after vehicle hits crowd in Newcastle waiting to farewell Knights team bus
The grid of 'felt reports' of the Victoria earthquake showing the epicentre (red dot) of Leongatha.
Victoria
Magnitude 4.8 earthquake hits Victoria with tremors felt across Melbourne
Brisbane 2032 emblems leaked by official YouTube account
Olympic Games
Brisbane 2032 emblems leaked by official YouTube account
A fire and a protester
France
Fires, fury and hundreds of arrests as France gripped by student protests
Steph Hodgins-May, deputy leader of the Greens and Senator for Victoria. Photograph by Christopher Hopkins for The Guardian
Greens
Tragedy and loss helped forge Steph Hodgins-May into a steely climate campaigner. Now she’s taking on Anthony Albanese
 
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In focus

Justin Everitt with fuel barrels
Economy
An ‘onslaught of punches’: is this week the cost-of-living tipping point for many households?
quote  Hip-pocket politics is Labor’s greatest vulnerability – and another rate rise doesn’t help
Tom McIlroy
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Sport

Composite image showing Brisbane Broncos' Tamika Upton and Sydney Roosters Tarryn Aiken before the
NRLW
New era beckons for NRLW as Roosters seek grand final redemption against Broncos
quote  How best to punish City? Restitution over retribution, then hand club to the fans
Jonathan Liew
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Culture & lifestyle

Dan Spielman in Eliza, a Melbourne Theatre Company play about the birth of AI
Australian theatre
Eliza review – an ambitious, unsettling play about the birth of AI
★★★☆☆
Change by degrees
Pint-sized gains: the Australian brewers crafting refreshingly sustainable beers
Walk with ...
Shaun Tan: ‘We’re always only seeing a thin skin of reality’
Kanye West
Kanye West’s sold-out Russia concerts cancelled, organisers confirm
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Opinion

Graphic of people talking
quote  AI threatens to destroy so much of our culture. Our greatest loss might be our ability to listen
Shirleene Robinson
Weekly Beast
quote  News Corp’s housing special proves a bit too close to home as cadets enlisted as case studies
Amanda Meade
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