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Anthony Albanese has defended breaking a pre-election promise not to pursue changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax.
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Two skydivers have been taken to hospital after their parachutes became entangled mid-air in a collision southwest of Sydney.
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He made an election promise his government would not reform negative gearing. Now Anthony Albanese has explained by he's going back on his word on Tuesday.
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A man has allegedly assaulted a police officer after bystanders dragged him from a flaming car wreck.
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Australian passengers on the MV Hondius cruise ship linked to a hantavirus outbreak will board a government-chartered flight home.
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A bizarre social media trend involving the Church of Scientology has landed two teenagers in hot water with police.
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A man undertaking work experience was left paraplegic after a workplace fall through a skylight, prompting a court to fine a roofing company for safety failures.
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A junior netball match in Sydney's east has led to criminal charges after alleged antisemitic remarks from the sidelines.
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Barefoot Investor Scott Pape has delivered a brutal reality check to property investors concerned about the looming budget.
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The shock Farrer by-election result has intensified political fallout after a Nationals MP left the door open to switching to One Nation
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Soft plastics recycling has made a nationwide comeback, with hundreds of supermarket collection points now accepting bread bags, wrappers and packaging once again.
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An Aussie couple who run a popular vanlife YouTube channel with more than 170k subscribers have been dealt a million-dollar blow after a default judgment.
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Parents are being urged to check toy boxes after a nationwide recall of baby teethers and rattles sold online.
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Pauline Hanson has a grim warning for critics of One Nation after the populist party swept the Farrer by-election in a historic upset.
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A casual Woolworths worker has lost an unfair dismissal claim after an embarrassing interaction left his feelings hurt' by another employee.
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The Australian Treasurer has flagged major tax changes for workers and investors, ahead of Tuesday's budget announcement.
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The Albanese government has set aside $2b in Tuesday's budget to deliver tens of thousands of new homes over the next decade.
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The Liberal have suffered a catastrophic" loss in a former blue ribbon seat of Farrer, after One Nation bolted to a massive win.
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A Queensland teacher who kissed and sent thousands of inappropriate emails to students has been banned indefinitely.
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After 30 years in politics, Pauline Hanson has finally won a lower house seat in the federal parliament, setting up shocks for the major parties.
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The Commonwealth Bank has made a surprising move by teaming with an Aussie designer to create a new look for its staff.
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A Liberal MP has refused to rule out working with One Nation, a party he once called toxic", after the Coalition's catastrophic loss in Farrer.
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A Queensland teacher who kissed and sent thousands of inappropriate emails to students has been banned indefinitely.
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An ex-Liberal senator who claimed Sussan Ley was undermined by inept colleagues" has taken aim at the Liberal Party after its catastrophic loss in Farrer.
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A missing Victorian man was last seen near one of the world's longest walking trails in Perth's south almost three months ago.
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Labor faces accusations of sparking an intergenerational war" as the Treasurer prepares to unveil controversial capital gains tax changes in Tuesday's budget.
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Police are hunting a gunman after shots were fired during a wild police pursuit through western Sydney streets on Friday night.
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Many Aussies will freeze through chilly nights and frosty mornings across the weekend, with one state spared.
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The people of Farrer have chosen their next MP in what was broadly seen as a test of One Nation's poll power. It is bad news for the major parties.
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Counting is under way in the Farrer by-election, in a key vote that could shake up Australian politics and deal a blow to the major parties.
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A man has been charged after an elderly man walking on the footpath was struck and killed by a car in Sydney's southwest.
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Pauline Hanson says One Nation is on the verge of making history by winning its first lower house seat, but has admitted to nerves ahead of Saturday's Farrer by-election.
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Government inspectors have exposed a stark divide between suburbs where motorists can trust fuel prices and areas where stations routinely flout the rules.
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Pauline Hanson was left perplexed after a local ABC crew was kicked out of a press conference on the eve of the Farrer by-election.
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Tracey Valesini vanished more than three decades ago. Now, chilling new allegations have emerged about her death.
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Up to 30 students were involved in the wild brawl after the boys got carried away playing footy".
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Two children have been rushed to hospital with serious injuries after they were each hit by a vehicle on their way home from school in separate incidents.
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Richard Lewer has taken home $100,000 for his portrait of Aboriginal Elder Iluwanti Ken in this year's Archibald Prize.
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The Prime Minister has hit back at critics of Thursday's ISIS brides storm with a stunning claim about who the real victims are.
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Pauline Hanson was left perplexed after a local ABC crew was kicked out of a press conference on the eve of the Farrer by-election.
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Residents in one major capital city are on alert after a measles case was confirmed in a traveller who returned from Southeast Asia.
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Naval clashes between the US and Iran have sent shockwaves through Australian markets as traders fear a resurging oil price.
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An independent investigation into a Labor minister's spending has cleared her of any misconduct, but she has admitted to four mistakes".
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A secret warning delivered behind closed doors has exposed the scale of a crisis threatening to reshape Australia's future.
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A child has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries after they were hit by a car on their way home from school.
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An urgent search is under way after a kangaroo was allegedly chased and killed by a vehicle in the early hours of the morning.
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A stretch of quiet roadway has become the centre of a homicide investigation after the death of a teenager late last year.
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A woman has been accused of murdering a man who disappeared from an Aussie town six months ago.
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A man who allegedly accessed thousands of images and videos depicting harrowing acts of child and animal abuse has again run foul of the law.
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NT Child Protection Minister Robyn Cahill has made a big call on the state's child protection system in the wake of the alleged murder of Kumanjayi Little Baby.