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28/09/2025

The Brisbane Broncos have come from 14 points down, to end the Panthers' reign of dominance.

That might be the greatest preliminary final play.

No one deserved to lose.

But it was Adam Reynolds, who kicked the goal from the sideline to win the game and send the Broncos into the grand final.

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28/09/2025

Far from the hustle and bustle of the daily commute, Australia's luxury rail journeys take a different, more romantic track.

It is rail to be enjoyed rather than tolerated: savoured for the trip itself rather than endured between one appointment and the next.

Some of these train adventures are living artefacts which transport their passengers back in time as they shuttle from one heritage station to the next.

Others are the cross-country equivalent of a luxury ocean cruise, complete with fine dining.

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Forget about being crammed on a suburban train, the real romance of rail is found through luxury long-distance inland trips or journeys back in time.

28/09/2025

Bowie Daly, 9, was attacked by a shark on the NSW far south coast in August.

Weeks later, he has returned to surfing with his friends and family.

Bowie set himself a challenge to swim every day for 30 days as part of Surfaid's Make a Wave campaign.

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28/09/2025

Signs promoting a pride event in northern New South Wales have been vandalised, sparking concern from the community.

Organisers and local drag queens say regional communities are becoming more inclusive.

Researchers say more events are needed in regional areas to promote acceptance.

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28/09/2025

A new fully electric ute has been released in Australia, boasting a longer range as well as bigger carrying and towing capacity.

Farmers have had limited options for electric utilities, but the new Ford F150 Lightning has sparked interest in the sector.

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28/09/2025

Adam Reynolds's sideline conversion gives the Broncos a two-point win over the Penrith Panthers in their NRL preliminary final.

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Penrith's quest for a sixth consecutive grand final appearance, and fifth NRL premiership on the bounce, must go through Brisbane in a blockbuster preliminary final. Follow live.

28/09/2025

Pilot Paul Smith was killed after his light plane crashed into bushland just shy of Moruya Airport.

The 54-year-old is being remembered as a respected member of the skydiving community, with nearly four decades of industry experience.

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28/09/2025

Check out this F-35 Lightning doing aerobatics at the 2025 Richmond Airshow.

The event, running this weekend, commemorates 100 years of history at RAAF Richmond.

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28/09/2025

Astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg says studying space can help Australia better understand bushfires and floods.

Ms Bennell-Pegg was appointed a specialist capability officer in the RAAF reserve in December.

She urged Australia's civilian and defence capabilities to work together to "utilise" space.

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28/09/2025

Sydney is no stranger to violence spilling onto the streets, with bloody gangsters ruling the city and dominated the headlines a century ago.

Now known for their trendy apartments, bars and eateries, Darlinghurst, Surry Hills, Woolloomooloo and Kings Cross were once the scene of an organised crime battle in the late 1920s and early 1930s.

This era's crime bosses were fighting for control of the criminal underworld.

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28/09/2025

The twin brother of shark victim Mercury Psillakis has led hundreds of surfers in a paddle out in his memory on Sydney's Northern Beaches on Saturday morning.

Mr Psillakis was mauled by a white shark, between 3.4 to 3.6 metres in length, a day before Father's Day while surfing with a group of friends at Long Reef Beach near Dee Why.

The 57-year-old was just 100m from the shore and had been in the ocean for half-an-hour when he, along with his board, disappeared underwater.

A couple of other surfers saw him in the surf and managed to get him back to shore. He had lost a lot of blood by then and was unresponsive.

Three weeks on, aerial vision from the same location of the attack on Saturday, September 6, shows hundreds of people gathered on the sand on a hot, cloudy Sydney day.

They were told to gather at 11am at the Long Reef Boardriders Association's black tent.

In the footage, a large group can be seen getting on their surfboards and paddleboards to swim out, while hundreds more remained on the shore watching on.

Those in the ocean clustered in groups before fanning out to form a large circle.

They sat on their boards holding hands and making splashes as twin brother Mike Psillakis addressed the circle.

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27/09/2025

Sydney, would you move to Tasmania for a cooler, milder climate?

Mr Cheng and his partner made the move to Tasmania from Sydney about six years ago. They're one of these eight families that spoke to the ABC about why they left the mainland in search of Tasmania's cooler, milder climate.

But with challenges like health care, transport and limited services, do they have any regrets over the decision?

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Each of these eight families left the mainland in search of Tasmania's cooler, milder climate. But with challenges like health care, transport and limited services, do they have any regrets over the decision?