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A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck the New South Wales Hunter Valley early on Wednesday morning, jolting awake residents across a wide swathe of eastern Australia, including parts of Sydney and Canberra. The quake hit at 2.55am local time on Wednesday near the town of Singleton, 200km north of Sydney, at a shallow depth of 10km, according to Geoscience Australia. Its preliminary magnitude was measured at 5.1 but was later revised down to 4.6. No injuries or serious property damage was reported but some 3,800 people reported feeling the tremors from...

IMF has cut Australia’s 2025 growth forecast to 1.6 percent, down from 2.1 percent. Shipping containers and gantry cranes are seen at the Yantian port at night in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, on April 14, 2025. Shipping containers and gantry cranes are seen at the Yantian port at night in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, on April 14, 2025. JADE GAOAFP via Getty Images Australia is bracing for a $13 billion (US$8.3 billion) economic hit from President Donald Trump’s tariff blitz, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In its April 22 World...

A 4.6 magnitude earthquake was recorded in the NSW Hunter Region.

The large earthquake's epicentre hit near Singleton, 208km northwest of Sydney, but was felt by residents across Newcastle, Sydney and Canberra about 2.55am on Wednesday.

With a depth of just 10km, the seismic activity was felt by more than 2,950 people.

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Australians will vote in a May 3 ballot in which Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is campaigning to become the nation’s first leader in more than two decades to win back-to-back elections.

But Albanese must first overcome a rising tide of disillusion in the electorate after three years of resurgent inflation and high interest rates that, combined with a housing shortage that sent rents soaring, triggered a cost-of-living crisis in the nation.

A pair of Australian ‘Twinnies’ have taken the internet by storm after a live TV interview showed them speaking in perfect unison while describing a carjacking. The identical twins, named Paula and Bridgette Powers, gave a surreal witness account on 7News, complete with matching outfits and synchronized responses, leaving viewers fascinated, unsettled, and somewhat obsessed. But the Powers twins are more than just viral stars; they’re lifelong wildlife rescuers with a legacy tied to Steve Irwin. When 7News reported on a chaotic carjacking on Steve Irwin Way in Queensland, they...

Michael Slater, a former Test cricketer for Australia, has been sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to domestic violence charges. However, the 55-year-old is expected to be released based on time already served. The remainder of his sentence has been suspended for five years. Slater was taken into custody last year on charges of unlawful stalking or intimidation, breaking into a dwelling with intent at night, common assault, assault occasioning bodily harm and choking or suffocation. The offences took place between December 2023 and April last year....

Angel City FC soccer stars Sydney Leroux and Ali Riley have teamed off the pitch to host the weekly sports and lifestyle podcast “BFFR” for Sinclair’s AMP Media. The series is an offshoot of the social media handle (@bffrshow) of the same name that Leroux and Riley have populated with videos, photos and humorous bits for more than a year — including one Instagram post explaining that BFFR stands for “be fucking for real.” The “BFFR” podcast is set to bow April 28 across all platforms, and an “extended video...