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Mar 3, 2026 - World

New South Wales police allege man entered inner Sydney apartment complex on Tuesday morningFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has been shot dead by police in Sydney’s Potts Point on Tuesday morning after allegedly entering an apartment complex and assaulting two women.New South Wales police said officers from Kings Cross command were called to a unit block on St Neot Avenue in Potts Point at about 10.50am following reports an armed man had allegedly entered the complex and assaulted two women. Continue reading...

Mar 3, 2026 - World

Club is popular with athletes and rappersKornet says night helps objectify womenSan Antonio Spurs center Luke Kornet has called on the Atlanta Hawks to abandon their collaboration with a famous strip club.Magic City is an Atlanta institution and been mentioned in a string of hip-hop records, as well as hosting rappers such as Drake, Lil Yachty, Migos, Jack Harlow and Future. It is also popular with athletes: past visitors have included Michael Jordan, while MLS’s Atlanta United celebrated their title at the club in 2018. The club gained widespread attention in 2020 when the Los Angeles Clippers’ Lou Williams visited the club after leaving the NBA’s quarantine bubble during the Covid pandemic. Continue reading...

Mar 3, 2026 - World

Liberal MP says rules are irrelevant when Trump acts as an ‘apex opportunist’, following a drone strike at Al Minhad airbase where Australian troops are basedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCoalition frontbencher Andrew Hastie has declared anyone who thinks the rules-based order still exists is living in a “fantasyland”, amid an escalating US-Israel war on Iran, and as the government confirmed Australian troops in the region were safe after a weekend drone strike.Australian troops posted at the defence force’s headquarters in the United Arab Emirates are all accounted for after a weekend drone strike, the federal government said, amid the growing conflict sparked by US and Israeli bombings in Iran. Continue reading...

Mar 3, 2026 - World

Select departures organised as US state department warns Americans to leave on commercial flights ‘due to safety risks’US-Israel war on Iran – live updatesTravellers stranded by a widening war in the Middle East began departing the United Arab Emirates onboard a small number of evacuation flights on Monday, as governments around the world worked to extract their citizens from the region.Etihad Airways and Emirates, the airlines based in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, respectively, and the budget carrier FlyDubai said they would operate limited flights after the chaos and damaged caused by Iranian missiles and drones. Continue reading...

Mar 3, 2026 - World

Union says students blindsided after non-refundable visa fee rose from $2,300 to $4,600Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastInternational students say they feel like “ATMs” after the federal government quietly doubled application fees for temporary graduate visas, making Australia’s costs the most expensive in the world for graduates hoping to stay onshore after completing their studies.The non-refundable visa fee rose from $2,300 to $4,600 without prior warning on Sunday, placing Australia well in excess of competitors including New Zealand (A$1,406), Canada (A$262), the UK (A$1,665) and the US (A$661). Continue reading...