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Journalist reports on a smelly corpse flower beginning to bloom in Sydney

'Putricia' the corpse flower: Stinky sensation begins long-awaited bloom

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Bruce Lehrmann to seek judge-only trial on Toowoomba rape charges

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RELIGIOUS BUILDING FIRE ATTEMPT ARREST

Second man arrested over attempt to set Sydney synagogue on fire

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Heatwave burning a hole in your pocket? You can now relax in these free cool spaces

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The Corpse Flower is about to bloom at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.

It's big, it's smelly, and it's blooming in Sydney

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Aftab Malik, Islamophobia envoy.

INTERVIEW: Anti-Islamophobia envoy says Islamophobia 'normalised' and 'under-reported' in Australia

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Evening News Bulletin 23 January 2025

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SBS News in Easy English 23 January 2025

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Journalist reports on a major clean up operation in Tasmania after a large oil spill

Oil spill sparks major clean-up operation in Tasmania

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Home vandalised, cars torched in anti-Semitic attack

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NSW lashed by severe storms leaving one man dead and thousands without power

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Rescued hiker Hadi Nazari, who was lost in the New South Wales Snowy Mountains for 13 days, with police search and rescue team.

Reunited with family, rescued hiker Hadi Nazari thanks search teams

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Finland's housing policy has shrunk homelessness rates. Could Australia do the same?

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State-by-state: These are the suburbs where home prices have had the biggest falls

Australia

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Bulk billing rates across Australia — and where you're most likely to find a fee-free GP

Cost of Living

PETER DUTTON CAMPAIGN RALLY

Here's what Peter Dutton says he'll do if he becomes prime minister

Politics

Politics

People march along a street during a pride march.

Victoria Police withdraws from Melbourne pride march over uniform ban

Australia

In a first, the United States has established its first passport with an "X" gender marker, following other countries like Australia.

Could Donald Trump take a page out of Australia's citizenship book?

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ANTHONY ALBANESE SYDNEY VISIT

'Gravely serious': PM tight-lipped amid calls for answers over foreign interference claims

Politics

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January 26: For this Indigenous reporter, it's 'a rollercoaster day of emotions'

Life

Immigration

Australian Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw speaks to media

Australian police investigate whether overseas criminals are behind antisemitic attacks

Politics

A woman with a neutral expression and face paint under her eyes stands among trees.

'Too white to be black, too black to be white': How Elle makes sense of her past

Life

Artwork shows a young lady with her hand on her forehead, the human brain, the logo of the TikTok app and tennis player Nick Kyrgios with his hands on his abdomen and a cringing face

SBS News quiz: What injury has caused issue for Nick Kyrgios?

Life

A split image. On the left is a white house splashed with red paint. In the middle is NSW Premier Chris Minns. On the right is damaged car being towed away.

Law changes flagged, 'urgent' National Cabinet calls after 'disgusting' antisemitic attack

Australia

Business and Finance

Commuters are seen as they await the arrival of a train at Town Hall Station in Sydney.

Over 300 work bans suspended after Fair Work Commission ruling on NSW train strikes

Australia

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Psychiatrists in this state are threatening to resign en masse. What's the dispute about?

Health

A woman works on her laptop with a young girl sitting on her lap.

How to make work more flexible in 2025

Life

ANZ announced its 0.16 percentage points hike on Thursday

Two big banks now predict a February rate cut. Here's how much they say you could save

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A man in a blue uniform standing in a hospital room smiles at camera.

From war zone to hospital ward: How refugee nurse 'Fish' helps those in crisis

Australia

A man and a woman stand in front of a clothing display smiling at camera

How Keith and Mel are changing attitudes to mental health, one outfit at a time

Australia

A group of people wearing sports clothes stand and sit inside a gym.

Have these older Australians found the key to a longer, healthier life? Experts think so

Life

A man in a black t-shirt sits on a bench holding a baby next to a woman in a foral top.

They fled Ukraine for Australia to start a family. After a shock, these parents are celebrating

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