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The Sydney Morning Herald
smh.com.au > national > man-80-charged-with-murder-of-woman-in-melbourne-home-20260126-p5nx4z.html

Man, 80, charged with murder of woman in Melbourne home

7+ min ago   (48+ words) An elderly man has been charged with murdering his wife after her body was found inside their Wollert home. An elderly man has been charged with murdering his wife after her body was found inside their Wollert home. Updated January…...

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smh.com.au > national > more-than-1100-properties-evacuated-near-otways-fire-20260126-p5nx4v.html

More than 1100 properties evacuated near Otways fire

16+ min ago   (66+ words) Residents near an out-of-control bushfire in the Victorian Otways have been told to get out before sunset as the state braces for potentially record-breaking heat. Residents near an out-of-control bushfire in the Victorian Otways have been told to get out…...

The Sydney Morning Herald
smh.com.au > national > victoria > no-leader-no-order-but-make-no-mistake-neo-nazis-were-there-in-numbers-20260126-p5nx4c.html

No leader, no order, but make no mistake – neo-Nazis were there in numbers

16+ min ago   (503+ words) January 26, 2026 " 6:19pm The walking, chanting expressions of this country's deep divisions over immigration, race and colonialism were separated in Melbourne's CBD by just one city block on Australia Day. The fact that they did not come within striking distance was testament…...

The Sydney Morning Herald
smh.com.au > national > tensions-spill-in-melbourne-amid-opposing-australia-day-marches-20260126-p5nx4w.html

Tensions spill in Melbourne amid opposing Australia Day marches

17+ min ago   (44+ words) Protesters have scuffled in Melbourne's CBD after opposing marches came face-to-face on Australia Day. Protesters have scuffled in Melbourne's CBD after opposing marches came face-to-face on Australia Day. Updated January 26, 2026 " 6:18pm,first published 6:15pm...

The Sydney Morning Herald
smh.com.au > world > north-america > trump-once-spoke-of-american-carnage-we-are-seeing-it-in-minneapolis-20260126-p5nx27.html

Trump once spoke of ‘American carnage’. We are seeing it in Minneapolis

1+ hour, 28+ min ago   (1216+ words) January 26, 2026 " 5:07pm Minneapolis: Local activist and chef Michael Wilson is leading the crowd in a tribute to Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti when a woman kneeling beside the memorial suddenly emits a guttural scream. "Peace," she yells. "Peace." Then, another woman begins…...

The Sydney Morning Herald
smh.com.au > national > hundreds-gather-for-march-for-australia-in-sydney-20260126-p5nx4k.html

Hundreds gather for 'March for Australia' in Sydney

1+ hour, 48+ min ago   (54+ words) While thousands marched through Sydney's CBD for an Invasion Day rally, many have gathered in Surry Hills for a "March for Australia". While thousands marched through Sydney's CBD for an Invasion Day rally, many have gathered in Surry Hills for…...

The Sydney Morning Herald
smh.com.au > national > nsw > careers-of-top-cops-in-jeopardy-after-brothel-probe-exposed-20260126-p5nx1i.html

Careers of top cops in jeopardy after brothel probe exposed

2+ hour, 18+ min ago   (574+ words) January 26, 2026 " 4:17pm The careers of four senior NSW police hang in the balance as the force's top brass and politicians consider the impact of allegations they accepted services from a Sydney brothel owner and accused drug runner. The Law Enforcement Conduct…...

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smh.com.au > politics > federal > impossibly-flawed-veteran-foreign-ministers-sound-alarm-on-australia-joining-trump-s-peace-board-20260126-p5nx01.html

‘Impossibly flawed’: Veteran foreign ministers sound alarm on Australia joining Trump’s peace board

2+ hour, 22+ min ago   (794+ words) January 26, 2026 " 4:13pm Two of the country's longest serving foreign ministers have cautioned Prime Minister Anthony Albanese against accepting Donald Trump's invitation to serve on his new Board of Peace, warning Australia risks becoming entangled in a presidential plaything and vanity project....

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smh.com.au > national > western-australia > wa-police-on-high-alert-as-two-opposing-australia-day-rallies-begin-in-perth-cbd-20260126-p5nx2n.html

WA Police on high alert as two opposing Australia Day rallies begin in Perth CBD

3+ hour, 4+ min ago   (422+ words) January 26, 2026 " 3:31pm Thousands of protesters have descended on the Perth CBD this afternoon with two separate rallies being held to mark the Australia Day public holiday. The Boorloo/Perth Invasion Day protest began at midday at Forrest Place ahead of an…...

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smh.com.au > world > north-america > how-the-shooting-unfolded-20260126-p5nx3z.html

How the shooting unfolded

3+ hour, 11+ min ago   (58+ words) Video footage shared on social media captured the moments around the killing of 37-year-old Minneapolis man Alex Pretti by federal immigration officers. Video footage shared on social media captured the moments around the killing of 37-year-old Minneapolis man Alex Pretti…...