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A man has been shot by police after crashing his car on a major highway - sparking a tense and chaotic standoff.

A bold dingo has been filmed approaching a fisherman knee deep in water, highlighting ongoing safety concerns on K'gari.

Australian travellers are facing the prospect of soaring airfare costs within weeks due to the Middle East conflict sending oil prices up.

A man shot dead by police after he allegedly assaulted two women in Sydney has been identified as former celebrity dentist Dr Steven Lin.

Fuel prices have already hit astonishing levels in some parts of Australia, amid the war on Iran hitting drivers at the bowser.

Australia's position as the most expensive place in the developed world to buy cigarettes has been reinforced, and regular smokers are paying up big.

A popular reality TV show has been accused of promoting misogynistic messaging and giving coercive control a national platform".

Fuel prices have skyrocketed to unjustifiable" amounts as the conflict in the Middle East moves to its fourth day.

Australia's latest GDP figures have been released showing strong economic growth. But economists have warned that might be bad news".

The Treasurer has ruled out petrol excise cuts but warned that the impact on petrol prices will be substantial.

A bold dingo has been filmed approaching a fisherman knee deep in water, highlighting ongoing safety concerns on K'gari.

There has been a major development for the owners of the Kyle and Jackie O show, after Tuesday's shock announcement.

A major new push to change annual leave for all Aussies has been blasted by industry as out of touch with reality".

More details have emerged about where the ISIS-linked women trying to return to Australia will end up, with one group holding great concern".

A Sydney GP has spoken out after his failed mission to extract Australian ISIS families from a Syrian camp sparked political controversy.

Extreme weather has turned Australia upside down, dumping 12 months of rain in days while tropical lows queue up to pommel the northern coastline.

Australia's latest GDP figures have been released, revealing the strength of the economy, with a key detail for households.

There has been a major development for the owners of the Kyle and Jackie O show, after Tuesday's shock announcement.

Chloe Jeffries, from Gold Coast, has tragically died in a snowmobile accident in Japan.

An Australian car buying platform has gone into voluntary administration after 14 years of operation - with administrators issuing a warning to customers who paid deposits.

A pair of Magpies are out, a trio of Bulldogs face a nervous test and Richmond is eager to paint a clear picture on a luckless young Tiger.

Police have confirmed officers have shot a man dead after he lunged at them wielding a knife.

A scathing election review the Liberal Party tried to keep hidden has been revealed after the PM tabled it in parliament.

The lead police negotiator in the stand-off that ended in the death of a mother has broken down in court recounting the fatal shooting.

The teams are in for the rest of the NRL's round one, with two clubs copping major injury blows to star players.

Anthony Albanese has tabled a secret Liberal report into the catastrophic election result that warns Peter Dutton lost because he was unattractive to women."

A customer of a former AFL player's pool business has told his fraud trial he was left with a hole in the ground and ridiculous" excuses.

Police have arrested a man accused of performing gross acts towards women in Melbourne's CBD - culminating in an alleged attack on police.

The Magpies will be without a pair of its most experienced defenders on Sunday night for the Opening Round of the AFL.

The Zac Lomax saga is finally over, with Parramatta's coach reacting to the massive news ahead of their round one clash in Melbourne.

Despite transparent new reporting laws exposing massive gender pay gaps in Australia, new research finds many women are losing confidence in gender equality policies.

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor says the children of women linked to ISIS fighters who want to return to Australia are undoubtedly filled" with hate.

Two men have been charged over a fire that destroyed a family home and injured a woman and children just weeks before Christmas.

Police have shot dead an armed man after he allegedly assaulted two women and threatened officers in Sydney's inner suburbs.

A man accused of killing his friend at a campground allegedly asked a witness if they knew of any off-the-track areas".

A leading Liberal figure has revealed why senators opposed a motion to condemn Pauline Hanson over her comments about Muslim Australians.

RBA boss Michele Bullock has defended February's interest rate hike while warning it's too early" to assess how the Iran conflict will impact Australia's economy.

An employee at Melbourne Airport has been named in court after he allegedly performed a Nazi salute at a group of Jewish teenagers.

A former MP alleged to have raped a 13-year-old boy in a carpark bathroom has been accused of tailoring" his evidence and using a fake name.

A major police operation is currently underway in the inner Sydney suburb of Potts Point, with streets cordoned off by police.

Australia's big four banks all lag behind other workplaces when it comes to this national figure, a common theme in the finance industry.

Mindy Walden has spoken for the first time about watching her mother walk away to her death, ending four decades of silence about the 1984 murder that destroyed her childhood.

A man has been charged with murder following a horrific death at a quiet campground in northern NSW.

Jackie O Henderson is set to break her silence about her absence from the nation's breakfast airwaves, as Kyle reveals he has extended an olive branch in order to repair the $200m partnership.

The prime minister has spoken out about vigils mourning the death of Ali Khamenei in mosques across Australia.

The chief of the Reserve Bank has defended the bank's prior rate hike as the least worst option" amid fears of a more painful economic reckoning down the track.

The ousted, former Liberal leader has broken his silence after a damaging internal report was leaked, and he's not holding back.

The Liberal Party tried to ban it, but now Peter Dutton is taking aim at the report that described him as grim" and introverted".

Australians excited about travelling overseas may get more than a good time when they return home, new research suggests.

New figures have revealed a grim detail in Australia's gender pay gaps across a number of industries.