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A damaged vehicle that was carrying World Central Kitchen workers when it was bombed
Exclusive
‘Guilt by association’: why seven international aid workers were killed in Israeli airstrike
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Economy
Housing prices are trending down. See which suburbs have had the biggest falls
An illustration of a forensic officer walking past police tape at a shooting scene, with photos in the background of mistaken identity victims
Crime
From cleanskins to hitmen: are mistaken identity killings the result of Australia’s ‘crimetasker’ economy?
Nepal army soldiers carry a mud-covered worker rescued alive from a collapsed tunnel
Nepal-Tibet flood disaster
Rescue of Nepal hydropower workers ‘triumph for humans and humanity’, Australian tunnelling expert says
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Queensland
‘Sisyphus would be proud’: Queensland tribunal orders repairs to pool that doesn’t exist
 
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In focus

Sydney suburb aerial shot
quote  Labor is in damage control over falling house prices. Why not take credit instead?
Tom McIlroy
Victoria
A year after a deadly attack on two boys, Melbourne’s South Sudanese community remains in fear
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Sport

Cats captain Patrick Dangerfield kicked five goals as Geelong ended Carlton’s fairytale season with a 33-point win in an AFL elimination final at the MCG.
AFL
Dangerfield bends elimination final to his will as Geelong end Carlton’s fairytale run
Tennis
‘Someone is smoking weed’: Sabalenka halts US Open match due to cannabis smell
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Culture & lifestyle

Musician and author Holly Throsby
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Holly Throsby: ‘I was proud to not make a breakup album’
Fiction
People With Money by Jess Ho review – race, class and gender collide in this outlandish but overcooked satire
Leading questions
My dad died suddenly with no will. Am I morally obliged to share his estate with my estranged half-sibling?
Australian art
Margaret Preston: Australia’s most beloved and contested artist?
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Opinion

Elon Musk eye detail on TV screen
quote  As AI madness encroaches, we need human connection more than ever. But we’ll have to fight for it
Van Badham
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Science & technology

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Women's health
Lindsay Clancy trial highlights gaps in postpartum psychosis research, experts say