Australia news LIVE: Government abandons Victoria Barracks sell-off; Dutton appointed to Australian War Memorial Council; Big Build royal commission begins in Victoria

The Sydney Morning Herald - Nov 9, 2026

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During an uncomfortable conversation between the pair, Brand continued to ask if he could 'have it off' with Ms Feltz's two daughters.

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Follow Daily Mail's live coverage of Beau Lamarre-Condon's murder trial.

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Aussie teen vanishes without a trace on camping trip in Victoria - as urgent search is launched
Nov 9, 2026
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William, 17, was camping with a friend at Walhalla East in Victoria's east on Friday afternoon when he walked to another part of the camp and failed to return.

Working undercover! Half of Gen Z make duvet their desk - answering emails and Zoom calls from bed
Nov 9, 2026
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Woman, 23, is found stabbed to death in a Wagga Wagga home - as her boyfriend and three other people - 18, 56 and 53 - are charged
Nov 9, 2026
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Three more people have been charged in connection to the alleged murder of a 23-year-old woman.

Met chief reveals eight police forces carried out no 'critical' undercover work needed to tackle paedophiles and drug dealers in the past 12 months
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Sir Mark Rowley, the Met Commissioner, refused to disclose which forces had not used the covert tactic, but said he was concerned about what that would mean for crushing organised crime groups.

Rapist Russell Brand's day of reckoning as Nandy warns 'time is up' on media industry, claiming 'many people' have made sex abuse claims to her
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Russell Brand, pictured hours before his rape conviction, will be sentenced at Southwark Crown Court today.

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Just 317 of 2,245 of the staff paid to get Britons back into work were at the department's headquarters by noon on a recent Friday - leaving more than three-quarters of the building's 1,395 spaces empty.

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Delivery driver, Milo Sterlini rushed after the phone thief on his motorbike at around 8pm in Borough, central London on November 1.

Quelle surprise! Burnham reveals Brexit surrender deal is just the start of his bid to cosy up to the EU - as Nandy is accused of trying to hijack Remembrance Day
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Amid warnings from Brussels that Britain could not 'cherry pick' a deal, the Prime Minister said his reset did not need to be the 'end of our ambition'.

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President Donald Trump repeated five times in an interview that it is 'highly unlikely' he will escalate the war in Iran.


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