Term was up against a shortlist including Ozempic face, blind box, ate (and left no crumbs) and Roman Empire
AI slop is here, it’s ubiquitous, it’s being used by US president Donald Trump and now, it’s the word of the year.
The Macquarie Dictionary dubbed the term the epitome of 2025 linguistics, with a committee of word experts saying the outcome embodies the word of the year’s general theme of reflecting “a major aspect of society or societal change throughout the year”.
Victim, 17, died from stab wounds to his thigh after being attacked in Rouse Hill on Monday evening, NSW police say
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A 15-year-old boy accused of stabbing a fellow teenager to death near a Sydney high school will spend Christmas behind bars.
The victim, a boy aged 17, died from stab wounds to his thigh after a confrontation at a park in Sydney’s north-west at about 4.20pm on Monday.
Labor is continuing talks with both sides and could be prepared to give more ground
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The fate of Labor’s nature laws hangs in the balance after new concessions to the Coalition and the Greens failed to immediately convince either party to support them.
But Labor is continuing talks with both sides and could be prepared to give more ground, as it desperately tries to land a deal to overhaul the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act before parliament rises for the year on Thursday night.
