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Islamabad: A Pakistani court has sentenced former prime minister Imran Khan and one of his party deputies to 10 years in prison each, after finding them guilty of revealing official secrets....

He brought out evidence on a piece of paper showing there’s a foreign conspiracy to oust him. And instead of denying the authenticity of that evidence, they claimed that he’s leaking confidential documents by bringing out that “evidence”.

Prominent neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell has been stopped by police at a Sydney train station and ordered to stay away from Australia Day celebrations in the City of Sydney.

Yet another public park has tested positive to asbestos in newly laid mulch, more than two weeks after Rozelle Parklands was shuttered....

We asked six experienced overseas travel agents for their intel on the top experiences Australia has to offer and the things we could do better.

A bid to preserve rainforest trees and protect endangered animals led to a long-running campaign of intimidation....

The ABC sacked broadcaster Antoinette Lattouf after a high-level and co-ordinated letter-writing campaign from pro-Israel lobbyists that directly targeted the corporation's chair, Ita Buttrose, and managing director David Anderson....

The ABC sacked broadcaster Antoinette Lattouf after a high-level and co-ordinated letter-writing campaign from pro-Israel lobbyists that directly targeted the corporation's chair, Ita Buttrose, and managing director David Anderson....

Article by the Sidney Morning Herald which gives details of a pro-Israel group that pressured the Australian Broadcasting Corporation which resulted in a radio host getting fired. The host had previously dared to make public statements that the pro-Israel group deemed to be antisemitic....

As part of a longer interview Kate Miller-Heidke talks musical theatre, Muriel's Wedding and Bananaland:...

Neighbours whose economic fortunes were supposed to be tied to the heft of the country’s rebound from the pandemic seem to be doing pretty well without it....

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As part of a longer interview, Tim Minchin discusses the writing and reception of Groundhog Day (which will open in Minchin's native Australia later this month):...

Climate-vulnerable nations’ hopes that the world was on the cusp of an agreement to rapidly phase out the use of fossil fuels at the COP28 climate summit were shattered when a new draft text emerged from negotiations drastically watering down such language....

I saw the actual book for this heavily discounted at Big W but don’t think it’s there anymore. If you don’t have the money there’s always the Youtube Channel...

Archived copy of the article

Here’s some more coverage of days 3 and 4 of the McBride trial:...

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