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North Korea accused of suppling weapons to Russian mercenaries in Ukraine. Liberal Party weighs election defeat in internal review, and wild weather across Australia ahead of Christmas. Welcome to News with The Sydney Morning Herald, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Sydney everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Sydney Morning Herald brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and entertainment...

Australia-China meeting discussed trade blockages and human rights; spinach farm faced legal dispute over weed control; and minister demands ban on donations loophole. Welcome to News with The Sydney Morning Herald, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Sydney everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Sydney Morning Herald brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and entertainment news of the day...

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Penny Wong’s Beijing visit to stabilise relations with China, more than 19,000 refugees to be granted permanent residency, and David Jones returns to Australian ownership in time for Christmas.  Welcome to News with The Sydney Morning Herald, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Sydney everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Sydney Morning Herald brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and...

Flood-affected schools celebrate HSC success; strict new rules for 'cosmetic cowboys'; and China takes a step towards easing COVID restrictions. Welcome to News with The Sydney Morning Herald, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Sydney everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Sydney Morning Herald brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and entertainment news of the day directly from Australia’s...

Scott Morrison is grilled over the unlawful robo-debt scheme; a patient’s sex can affect their outcome in intensive care; and one of the state’s largest unions has backed cashless poker machines.  Welcome to News with The Sydney Morning Herald, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Melbourne everyone turns to.Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Sydney Morning Herald brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and...

Flags fly at half-mast for slain police officers; Brittany Higgins settles a compensation claim, and pokies supporters accused of using robo-calls.  Welcome to News with The Sydney Morning Herald, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Sydney everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Sydney Morning Herald brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and entertainment news of the day directly from...

Shell suspends its involvement in a landmark gas supply deal, two police officers among six killed at a rural Queensland property, and legal experts say an Indigenous Voice would have no veto over parliament. Welcome to News with The Sydney Morning Herald, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Sydney everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Sydney Morning Herald brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business,...

Prosecutor alleges police interference in Lehrmann trial; Local Liberals demand Kean censure; and state split threatens energy deal. Welcome to News with The Sydney Morning Herald, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Sydney everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Sydney Morning Herald brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and entertainment news of the day directly from Australia’s most...

Bali bomb maker released from prison, energy deal scrambles, and new trains to finally introduced.  Welcome to News with The Sydney Morning Herald, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Melbourne everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Sydney Morning Herald brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and entertainment news of the day directly from Australia’s most authoritative newsroom. Subscribe to...

Rates hit 10-year high, energy bill relief months away and voters back action on pokies.  Welcome to News with The Sydney Morning Herald, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Melbourne everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Sydney Morning Herald brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and entertainment news of the day directly from Australia’s most authoritative newsroom. Subscribe to The Age...

The prime minister’s COVID diagnosis delays energy price crisis talks, a survey reveals some mothers feel coerced or ignored during childbirth, and the Teals target the seat of a NSW cabinet minister. Welcome to News with The Sydney Morning Herald, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Sydney everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Sydney Morning Herald brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and...

Lehmann rape trial expected to be abandoned; major child mental health crisis since COVID; and Chris Dawson to be sentenced. Welcome to News with The Sydney Morning Herald, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Sydney everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Sydney Morning Herald brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and entertainment news of the day directly from Australia’s most authoritative...

Socceroos keep the dream alive, a new push for  warning on cigarettes and Mayor vows to fight NYE ticketing Welcome to News with The Sydney Morning Herald, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Melbourne everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Sydney Morning Herald brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and entertainment news of the day directly from Australia’s most authoritative...

The National party split over Indigenous Voice, the country’s property market at its toughest since the 90s, and COVID fines conceded as invalid by the government.   Welcome to News with The Sydney Morning Herald, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Melbourne everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Sydney Morning Herald brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and entertainment news of the day...

A former prime minister accused of becoming addicted to power, the neglect of two young boys in care sparks calls for an urgent meeting, and international calls to make the Great Barrier Reef an endangered site. Welcome to News with The Sydney Morning Herald, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Sydney everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Sydney Morning Herald brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business,...

Josh Frydenberg ‘betrayed’ by Scott Morrison’s secret ministries, a world-first inquiry hears of ‘unparalleled’ violence against trans people, and Indigenous Australians to take more control over their ancestral lands.  Welcome to News with The Sydney Morning Herald, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Sydney everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Sydney Morning Herald brings you the most important local, national and world politics,...

A senior Coalition MP gave secret advice to lobbyists, injured workers to lose benefits on Christmas Day, and new $1 million fines for bankers who ignore crime. Welcome to News with The Sydney Morning Herald, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Sydney everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Sydney Morning Herald brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and entertainment news of the day directly...

Electric vehicles will become cheaper, Australia’s extreme weather predicted to become even more erratic, and interest rates likely to swing due to erratic inflation. Welcome to News with The Sydney Morning Herald your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Sydney everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Sydney Morning Herald brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and entertainment news of the day...

The grant scheme funded by poker machine profits under scrutiny by the state's peak body for welfare, an earthquake in Indonesia leaves 160 dead, and 1 million Australian households face housing stress in the next two decades.  Welcome to News with The Sydney Morning Herald your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Sydney everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Sydney Morning Herald brings you the most important local, national and world...

A baby saved from a flooded Eugowra home, a Dutch court finds three men guilty over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, and Neighbours to return to our TV screens. Welcome to News with The Sydney Morning Herald, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Sydney everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Sydney Morning Herald brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and entertainment news of the day...

Calls for government to intervene in flood insurance crisis, a missile that killed two in Poland unlikely to be Russian, and Donald Trump announces his political comeback. Welcome to News with The Sydney Morning Herald, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Sydney everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Sydney Morning Herald brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and entertainment news of the day...

Two people missing as floods continue to devastate NSW, China ends its diplomatic freeze on Australia, and a global push to end plastic waste.  Welcome to News with The Sydney Morning Herald, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Sydney everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Sydney Morning Herald brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and entertainment news of the day directly from Australia’s...