• Beckham family feud intensifies over blocked tell-all
    Jan 30 2026
    Brooklyn Beckham's ex-girlfriend Hana Cross was allegedly pressured to cancel a tell-all interview about her year-long relationship with the Beckham family's eldest son from 2018. The Beckhams have presented a united front in Paris, while Cruz Beckham posted and later deleted a video seemingly mocking his brother Brooklyn, who was notably absent from the family gathering.

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  • Border tsar overhauls Minneapolis ICE operations
    Jan 30 2026
    Tom Homan, Donald Trump's proclaimed border tsar, is implementing changes to ICE operations in Minneapolis to improve safety and efficiency. Several agents will be removed from the city following his review of enforcement operations. The changes come in the wake of two US citizens being shot by ICE agents in Minneapolis.

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  • Victoria's tobacco licence scheme faces compliance concerns
    Jan 30 2026
    Victoria introduces tobacco retail licences from Sunday as part of efforts to combat illegal tobacco trade, which has seen more than 125 tobacco shop firebombings. Only 4,100 of an estimated 10,000 retailers have applied for licences, raising concerns about compliance. The state begins with just 14 inspectors compared to Queensland's 43, and unlike other states, Victorian inspectors cannot yet close non-compliant stores for 90 days.

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  • US warships move within striking distance of Iran
    Jan 30 2026
    The European Union has formally blacklisted Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a terror group as tensions escalate between Iran and the United States. American warships, including the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and several destroyers, are now within striking distance of Tehran. Iran's foreign minister has warned that the nation's armed forces are prepared to respond immediately to any US aggression, while Washington seeks to pressure Iran into negotiating an end to its nuclear enrichment programme.

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  • Parramatta light rail extension gets green light
    Jan 30 2026
    The NSW Government has approved $3 billion in funding for Stage 2A of the Parramatta Light Rail, extending the line 4.5 kilometres from Parramatta through Rydalmere, Ermington and Melrose Park to Wentworth Point with nine new stops. Major construction will begin in early 2027, creating approximately 2,000 jobs, though the full extension to Olympic Park (Stage 2B) remains without a confirmed completion date. The project includes two new river crossings and will service some of Sydney's fastest-growing suburbs, with the existing Stage 1 currently carrying 90,000 passengers per week.

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  • Sussan Ley sets coalition reunion deadline
    Jan 30 2026
    Liberal leader Sussan Ley has set a February 9 deadline for the Nationals to rejoin the Coalition, assigning former Nationals portfolios to her current frontbenchers as an interim measure. Ley has warned she will offer these roles to her backbenchers permanently if the Coalition is not reunited by the deadline. The new-look shadow ministry will face its first test when federal parliament returns next week.

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  • Albanese strikes $25 billion hospital funding deal
    Jan 30 2026
    Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has secured a $25 billion public hospital funding agreement with states and territories over five years, ending months of negotiations after an initial $23 billion offer was rejected in December. The deal includes measures to reduce National Disability Insurance Scheme growth to 6% or less, down from 9.5%, and delays the Thriving Kids program for children with autism from July to October. The agreement brings total federal hospital spending to $219 billion over the next five years, with an additional $2 billion allocated to speed up hospital discharge for elderly patients awaiting aged care beds.

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  • Police shooting in Geelong after stolen car hits school bus
    Jan 30 2026
    A police shooting occurred in Newtown, Geelong, after a stolen Kia from New South Wales reversed into a school bus carrying students on their first day back. Officers opened fire on the male driver, aged 37, who continued to flee onto the footpath through traffic lights before crashing. The 43-year-old female passenger has been charged with handling stolen goods and bailed, while the male driver remains under police guard in hospital recovering from a gunshot wound.

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    2 mins