#aljazeera.com. #Feb.06.2026 New Zealand deputy PM heckled day after saying colonisation good for Maori. PM calls for civil debate as government faces backlash over efforts to roll back policies to support Maori community.
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#theguardian.com. #Feb.06.2026 Horror in Wellington as millions of litres of untreated sewage flow into the sea. Residents of New Zealand capital advised not to enter the water, collect seafood or walk their dogs on local beaches after wastewater plant failure
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#theguardian.com. #Feb.06.2026 Gus Lamont’s grandmothers ‘devastated’ after police declare his disappearance a major crime. Pair release statement through lawyers as search continues for four-year-old, from South Australia, last seen playing outside family sheep station in the outback in September
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#theguardian.com. #Feb.06.2026 NSW chief justice says Tony Abbott’s criticism of Harbour Bridge march judge ‘misconceived and ignorant’. Andrew Bell says it’s ‘regrettable’ that former PM suggested judge had made a ‘political judgment’ regarding pro-Palestine protest in August
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#theguardian.com. #Feb.06.2026 That’s a wrasse! Rare fish spotted for first time since 2009 in kelp forest in Western Australia. When marine biologist Océane Attlan saw the tiny Braun’s wrasse, it was like ‘recognising a familiar face, but you can’t put a name on it’
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#theguardian.com. #Feb.06.2026 Man shot dead by NSW police after reportedly breaking into house with knife and chainsaw and stabbing woman. Officers attended Tuncurry property on Friday morning following reports of a home invasion, police say
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#theguardian.com. #Feb.06.2026 Australian banks passed interest rate hikes on to mortgage holders – so why haven’t they done so for savings accounts?. There’s an obvious reason for the delay. But the banks still need to compete on savings rates to finance their operations
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#theguardian.com. #Feb.05.2026 Scaling back the capital gains tax discount might not help housing affordability – but there are still good reasons to do it. There is a profound inequity when it comes to tax breaks for investors. The reform could boost the government’s budget bottom line and reduce renters being outbid by investors
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#theguardian.com. #Feb.05.2026 Magic Beach by Alison Lester named Australia’s best children’s picture book. Lester’s 1990 classic about the wonders of nature wins Guardian Australia poll ahead of Possum Magic in second place
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#theguardian.com. #Feb.05.2026 Attorney general Michelle Rowland helps legal fight for children wrongly deemed adult people smugglers by Australian police. Errors led to boys aged as young as 13 going to adult maximum-security jails in WA, before being quietly released and sent back to Indonesia
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#theguardian.com. #Feb.05.2026 Possibility of US ever selling Australia nuclear submarines is increasingly remote, Aukus critics say. Malcolm Turnbull says government is ‘engaged in an exercise of denial’, as defence minister insists $368bn deal is ‘full steam ahead’
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#theguardian.com. #Feb.05.2026 Adani donated $600,000 to Liberal National party before 2024 state election using federal ‘loophole’. The donations were disclosed through the Australian Electoral Commission on 2 February – but not through the state-level disclosure system
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#theguardian.com. #Feb.05.2026 Donors gave $131m ahead of Australia’s 2025 election. Here’s who they are. Mining, resources and big fossil fuels donated more than $10m, or $62m if Clive Palmer’s Mineralogy donation to his Trumpet of Patriots party is included
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#aljazeera.com. #Feb.05.2026 Man charged with ‘terrorism’ for bomb at Indigenous protest in Australia. The charge marks the first instance of an individual being prosecuted for this specific offence in Western Australia.
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#theguardian.com. #Feb.05.2026 WA work safety watchdog makes ‘initial enquiries’ after family who hired kayak and paddleboards washed out to sea. Resort where family was staying conducting a safety review after mother and two children found drifting in ocean
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#theguardian.com. #Feb.05.2026 Capital gains tax discount to cost Australia $250bn over next decade with retirees and high-income earners to benefit most. Parliamentary Budget Office figures show top 1% of taxpayers will receive nearly 60% of the benefit this financial year
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#bbc.com. #Feb.05.2026 Invasion Day: Man charged with terrorism over attack on Perth rally. Accused allegedly threw a homemade bomb at a crowd which had gathered to protest Australia Day.
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#aljazeera.com. #Feb.05.2026 Australia charges teen over online threat as Israeli president due to visit. 'Mass, peaceful' demonstration are planned across Australia to protest the visit of Israel's President Isaac Herzog.
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#theguardian.com. #Feb.05.2026 Queensland man charged with 596 child abuse offences allegedly groomed children online, police say. The 27-year-old man from Maryborough is alleged to have had 23,000 photographs and videos stored on a hard drive
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#bbc.com. #Feb.05.2026 Gus Lamont: Suspect identified in disappearance of four-year-old in Australian outback. Gus Lamont was last seen playing outside his home on a remote sheep station on 27 September.
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#bbc.com. #Feb.05.2026 Australia police charge man with abuse of 459 children. The man allegedly used social media and gaming platforms to target children in more than a dozen countries.
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#theguardian.com. #Feb.05.2026 Sydney teen accused of threatening to shoot Israeli president Isaac Herzog faces court. Darcy Tinning, 19, allegedly made threat ahead of Herzog’s planned visit and made remark that constitutes hate speech, court hears
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