Tessa Flemming
Tessa Flemming is a journalist with ABC News Digital, based in Brisbane. She previously worked across southern Queensland and northern NSW.
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Breakfast at Tiffany's exposed the underbelly of the upper class. Its author would die trying
The Breakfast at Tiffany's author jetsetted with the likes of Gloria Vanderbilt and Jackie Kennedy's sister Lee Radziwill. But his choice to write about their best-kept secrets would ruin it all, as a new star-studded miniseries reveals.
Key takeaways from the prime minister's National Press Club address — as it happened
By Tessa Flemming and Caitlin Rawling
The government will halve the stage 3 tax cuts for the highest earners and use the money to deliver an extra $804 to most taxpayers.
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Australia's population hits 27 million, nearly two decades ahead of forecast
The 624,100 population increase over the past 12 months is equivalent to adding more than the population of Tasmania in just one year.
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Leader of the Pack and lead singer of the Shangri-Las, Mary Weiss, dies at age 75
The lead singer of the 1960s girl group, best known for its tough image and hits such as Leader of the Pack and Give Him a Big Kiss, died on Friday, according to media reports.
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King Charles is being treated for an enlarged prostate, a health issue common among Australian men
The 75-year-old monarch is facing one of the most common prostate problems in older men. Here's what you need to know about the condition.
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Woman dies after getting caught in rip at Coffs Harbour beach
By Tessa Flemming and Charles Rushforth
A woman has died and two children have been rescued after being caught in a rip at a Coffs Harbour beach on NSW's Mid North Coast.
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Girl lost in storm drain found dead, as storms and floods across Australia's east coast kill at least five people
By Nate Woodall, Georgie Hewson, and Tessa Flemming
Five people are dead including a nine-year-old girl who got lost inside a storm drain in Brisbane's south as severe storms lashed Australia's east coast.
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Teenager killed in water-tubing accident on Christmas Eve on Queensland's Fraser Coast
Police said the 14-year-old boy was water-tubing on the Mary River south of Maryborough when he fell into the water, and failed to resurface.
Bodhana is only eight, but she's one of Europe's top chess players
This young prodigy has taken out players three times her age to become the best-ranked female player at a European chess championship.
New COVID-19 strain labelled 'variant of interest' by World Health Organization
By Tessa Flemming with wires
A new subvariant of COVID-19 is sweeping the US in the lead-up to Christmas, accounting for an estimated 15—29 per cent of cases. Here's what we know about it.
World reacts to UN vote calling for ceasefire in Gaza — as it happened
By Tessa Flemming and Julian Fell
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese joins with leaders from Canada and New Zealand in a joint statement saying "this cannot be one-sided" and condemning both the October 7 Hamas attacks and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
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Supernatural star Mark Sheppard recovering after six 'massive' heart attacks
Actor Mark Sheppard, best known for playing demon Crowley on television series Supernatural, says he collapsed in his kitchen and had to be brought "back from [the] dead" four times.
Wong confirms 67 Australians and family members crossed from Gaza into Egypt overnight
By Georgie Hewson, Julian Fell, Tessa Flemming, and Jessica Riga
Foreign Minister Penny Wong says 67 Australians, permanent residents and their families left Gaza through the Rafah border crossing overnight.
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Senior political leader of Hamas says 'truce agreement' near — as it happened
By Georgie Hewson and Tessa Flemming
A senior Hamas leader says the group is "close to reaching a truce agreement" with Israel as it delivers its response to Qatari mediators.
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IDF says it has struck the house of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh — as it happened
The IDF says it has struck the house of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, the head of its political bureau.
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WHO loses contact with Al-Shifa doctors as Israeli military forces raid hospital — as it happened
The Israeli military launches a "precise and targeted operation" inside Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital.
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Babies taken off incubators at Al-Shifa, as the humanitarian group describes hospital as 'nearly a cemetery' — as it happened
The UN says 36 babies have been taken off incubators at the Al-Shifa hospital following reported air strike damage to its maternity ward.
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Hospitals begin to shut down as Israel says it is closing in on Hamas in Gaza City — as it happened
Two of northern Gaza's major hospitals say they have closed doors to new patients due to bombardment and lack of supplies, with staff warning patient deaths could follow. Israel says it is homing in on Hamas and the hospitals should be evacuated.
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'Destruction and death': Why Palestinians in north Gaza flee with white flags
By Tessa Flemming and wires
Thousands of Palestinians are fleeing northern Gaza through a southern corridor opened by the Israeli military. Here are some of their stories.
A lover, a watch and a defining era. Behind Picasso's $217m Femme à la montre
The Pablo Picasso painting has sold for more than $US139 million ($217 million), making it 2023's most valuable work of art sold globally at auction. But what makes it so special?
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Former aide says Boris Johnson wanted to be injected with COVID-19 on live TV
The former UK prime minister's senior advisor says Mr Johnson hoped to show the public COVID-19 did not pose a threat in the early days of the nation's outbreak.
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DFAT confirms three Australians among new Rafah crossing evacuations, Israel wants 'ultimate security control' over Gaza — as it happened
By Basel Hindeleh, Nelli Saarinen, and Tessa Flemming
At least 500 more people, most of them foreign nationals, cross into Egypt after the Rafah border crossing re-opens. Here's how the day's events unfolded.
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Jailed Iranian activist, Nobel Peace Prize winner begins hunger strike
Tessa Flemming with wires
The 51-year-old needs 'urgent medical care' according to her family but was refused a hospital transfer because she wouldn't wear a hijab.
Hollywood studios present 'last, best and final offer', striking actors say
From George Clooney offering up his pay cheque to suspended talks — there has been a growing effort to try and end Hollywood's prolonged strikes. Could this new development end the picket?
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Israeli border police officer stabbed in East Jerusalem, Scott Morrison visits Israeli kibbutz — as it happened
A female Israeli soldier has been seriously injured in a stabbing attack in east Jerusalem. Here's how the day's events unfolded.
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