That $4000 e-bike for your teenager almost killed me (but worry most for your kid)
I suspect NSW’s big crackdown on e-bike speeds could be a mere precursor to draconian measures, including prohibition.
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 13:59:10 +1000
Open Original WebsiteBushfire threatens homes north of Sydney
A bushfire is threatening homes on the NSW Central Coast mid sweltering temperatures.
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 13:51:00 +1000
Open Original WebsiteThe Age photos of the week, December 6, 2025
The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributing photographers at The Age
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 12:45:54 +1000
Open Original WebsiteRoll up, roll up: These might just be Brisbane’s best scrolls
Hamish is a business development manager, Rebecca is a lawyer. So what do they know about making scrolls? Everything it seems.
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 12:08:21 +1000
Open Original Website‘Where’s our transmitter?’ How the Whitlam dismissal nearly silenced radio 4ZZZ
The birth of Queensland’s first community radio station 50 years ago was a story of insurmountable odds meeting implacable effort – and a few cunning tricks.
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +1000
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These common plastic items can’t be recycled, but everyone throws them in the wrong bin anyway
Federal government says it’s working to phase out single-use plastics and transform Australia’s packaging rules.
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +1000
Open Original WebsiteMore than a dozen hospitalised overnight in e-scooter crash spike
The accidents, most in the south-east, coincide with the resumption of a public inquiry into the vehicles’ safety and enforcement next week.
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 10:40:25 +1000
Open Original WebsiteHistoric win: Vast Indigenous cultural landscape gains protection
A large swathe of Queensland with more than 600 significant sites will be protected from mining after being placed on the National Heritage List.
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 09:46:50 +1000
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This Sydney lookout was once a local secret. Then a K-pop star came to visit
Frustrated locals have erected their own signs claiming the site is closed, but the mayor says they cannot afford to be hostile to tourists.
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +1000
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Man fighting for life after an alleged assault outside bar in Sydney's south
A 50-year-old man was treated at the scene in Hurstville before being rushed to hospital in a critical condition following an alleged assault outside a bar
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 08:50:30 +1000
Open Original WebsiteFourteen Australians arrested in Bali in raid involving controversial creator
Fourteen Australians have been arrested in Bali, as part of a police raid on controversial content creator Bonnie Blue over alleged pornographic activity.
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 06:30:58 +1000
Open Original WebsiteSEC fires up first public power asset since ’90s, but wind plans hit as AGL scraps Gippsland project
AGL-backed Gippsland Skies consortium is the third joint venture to walk away from early-stage studies for an offshore wind farm in Victoria.
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 06:09:24 +1000
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Last drinks at the Omani cantina: The shadow fleet behind Australia’s fuel supply
Like the Star Wars version, the dry dock in Oman is a desert-rimmed magnet for misfits and ne’er-do-wells.
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 04:39:00 +1000
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Ferrari is opening a new showroom. There won’t be a single car in it
Luxury car companies are hitting the high-end fashion road to drive a lucrative merchandising side-hustle.
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 04:00:00 +1000
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