The Age (unofficial)

📢 More householders are disconnecting from the gas network or moving into homes without piped gas. But a rule change could mean higher gas bills for those who are stuck with gas.

📢 The High Court’s first “celebrity judge” reflects on life, poverty, Howard-era battles, and chilling out about a musical on his life.

📢 The reality TV star who transformed America has lost his relevance. The human brain is not wired to deal well with that kind of fall from grace.

📢 Once the rock of Australia’s top order, David Boon has been chosen to deliver stability after a period of turmoil at Cricket Australia. But he has vowed to push on with the privatisation of the BBL, the issue that is still dividing the states.

📢 The political future of Israel remains unclear, with exit polls suggesting no clear winner from the nation's election.

📢 The Bears have opened talks with Matt Burton, while the Rabbitohs are open to the prospect of ageless playmaker Cody Walker playing on for two more years.

📢 Noelle Rasmussen says she was not surprised to learn of sexual abuse allegations against the estranged father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.

📢 Since Sydenham Metro opened, more than 55 million trips have been taken and spending in Marrickville’s gastronomy and arts scene has swelled.

📢 Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has come under scrutiny after being forced to admit a controversial $6 million grant to a golf course in his own electorate was not for the intended purpose.

📢 The Federal Court has hit the casino operator with a much larger fine than it says it can afford.

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📢 Israelis have rejected Benjamin Netanyahu and the far-right extremists who have kept him in power for the past four years. But that’s only half the story.

📢 An AI-generated ad from Texas Republican Ken Paxton shows his opponent James Talarico defacing a Bible.

📢 The pair clashed over Credlin’s perceived failure to defend him after Clennell claimed he was called a “dickhead” by One Nation’s national director James Ashby.

📢 An AI-generated ad released by North Carolina Republicans depict a Democratic candidate slow dancing with a drag queen.

📢 The News24 clashed with the network's political editor over an interview the day before with One Nation's national director James Ashby.

📢 Quillan Salkilld forces Mateusz Gamrot to tap out in the first round of their lightweight fight in August.

📢 The ex-police officer’s double murder trial has heard he called a helpline to report bullying and trauma on the drive to Bondi police station.

📢 Arsenal are stunned by fourth-tier Fleetwood Town in the round-of-16 in the EFL Cup.

📢 Catch up on all the action, hats, finalists and winners from the 42nd edition of The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide.

📢 In an exclusive sit-down interview, the prolific restaurateur talks about the busiest period of his career, including overhauling and opening two venues in 25 days, and why he had to dive back into tricky St Kilda.

📢 Police video shows the accused double murderer handing himself in at Bondi police station on February 23, 2024. 👉[Ad] Business email on your domain: NZ$5/mo, 10GB, aliases, IMAP/SMTP, DNS help. https://webservices.photonmark.com/email

📢 Israelis have sprinted to the polls in the highest numbers in 50 years to deliver a verdict on Benjamin Netanyahu's prime ministership. Matthew Knott is on the ground in Tel Aviv.

📢 Storms rolled through south-east Queensland on Tuesday, with a lightning strike closing an airport runway for more than eight hours.

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📢 South Africa make hay in the Cape Town sun, belting Australia on day one of the third Test before Mitchell Starc takes six wickets.

📢 The ER star has finally joined his old friend George Clooney in the exclusive club – but he had a few doubts.

📢 Senator Dave Sharma, Australia's former ambassador to Israel, weighs in on the possible consequences of today's election.

📢 Lynda Ben-Menashe, president of the National Council of Jewish Women Australia, travelled to Israel to cast her vote.

📢 Mitchell Starc turned the Test match around for Australia.

📢 Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been reelected, defeating rival Flavio Bolsonaro.

📢 Dan Brettig and Adam Collins analyse a crazy day one that raised questions of Steve Smith before showcasing Mitchell Starc.

📢 Netanyahu’s Likud outperformed many pre-election opinion surveys to emerge as Israel’s single biggest party. But his coalition is far short of a majority.

📢 Cafes will be allowed to serve dine-in coffee drinkers in disposable cups in changes to new plastics laws.

📢 Three brothers convicted of exploiting their wealth have received their punishment after 11 of their accusers spoke in court.

📢 The timeline for how Sam Walker's Roosters contract negotiations fell apart is laid bare.

📢 A man has been charged in Sydney, accused of lying about being injured in the Bondi Beach terror attack.

📢 Police are investigating whether a burnt-out car found nearby in Thomastown shortly afterwards is linked to the shooting.

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📢 Israelis have sprinted to the polls in the highest numbers in 50 years to deliver a verdict on Benjamin Netanyahu's prime ministership

📢 Hundreds of Qantas ground crew staff are holding a 24-hour nationwide strike today set to impact regional services.

📢 A man has been arrested in Adelaide over allegedly stalking two female South Australian MPs.

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📢 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is fighting for his political survival as Israel goes to the polls.

📢 The 46-year-old was arrested on Tuesday, more than 10 months after gunmen carrying long arm rifles killed 15 people celebrating Hanukkah at Bondi Beach.

📢 The studio behind Bluey has made its first movie: a family-friendly comedy about an alien named Allen.

📢 As an outsider elected to run a council that didn’t support her, the Redlands mayor was never going to have it easy.

📢 A Right to Information request uncovered a text message revealing hints of why the state’s richest man sought to meet with David Crisafulli.

📢 Jos Mitchell had been on medical leave since May recovering from surgery, but said her decision was driven by culture at the council.