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Election 2025 shake-up for traditional bush politics

Disasters and the cost-of-living squeeze have created a void for Independents to rise up in regional Australia, as the coalition fights for once safe seats.

AAP · Apr 11, 2025

BBC bans 'unvetted' members of the public from Broadcasting House due to protests and terror threats

Lesley Smith, the BBC’s in-house counsel, told councillors that Broadcasting House had been the target of 158 incidents so far this year

Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2024

'Greatest little town' fights on a year after wipe-out

The NSW village of Eugowra was almost razed by a sudden flash flood on November 14. A year on there are reminders of the disaster on every corner, every face.

AAP · Nov 11, 2023