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A man and firefighters standing on rubble
Ukraine
Trump announces partial ceasefire in Ukraine war as Zelenskyy says deal is ‘news to me’
Angus Taylor
Politics live
Taylor defends CV after Hanson dubs him a ‘smarmy management consultant’
Police tape
NSW
Boy, 13, charged with murder after man stabbed to death in Sydney’s west
The Bureau of Meteorology says Sydney faces extreme fire danger due to hot, dry conditions and the chance of dry thunderstorms.
Sydney
Total fire ban for Sydney, with 37C temperatures and risk of bushfires from ‘dry lightning’
NSW premier Chris Minns and natural resources minister Courtney Houssos
Exclusive
Minns government’s only meeting before reopening gas exploration was with fossil fuel lobby
 
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In focus

Colin Marshall on the catwalk
Dolly Parton
Blond bouffants, tears and tea-towel cleavage: Australia's Dollywood hits an emotional new high in tiny town
Media
The Australian’s Shadow of Doubt podcast delayed ‘sadistic’ paedophile’s trial, court documents reveal
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Sport

Australia’s Georgia Voll celebrates reaching her century
Cricket
Voll’s quickfire century lifts Australia to ODI series win against Bangladesh
Formula One
Resurgent Verstappen holds off Leclerc to seal dominant Singapore GP win
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Culture & lifestyle

Director Quentin Tarantino and actor Sacha Baron Cohen
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
★★★★☆
The moment I knew
The moment I knew: We were babysitting my younger siblings and he wore a tutu to make them laugh
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Opinion

Silhouette of stressed woman in the office
quote  The most successful people I meet are often the ones struggling most
Darren Lee
quote  Fixated on AI, the world has forgotten what is staring it in the face: nuclear annihilation
Simon Tisdall
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