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Police have provided an update on the search for Desmond Dezi' Freeman, with the operation reaching a crucial stage as teams combed dense bushland in Victoria's northeast.
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The Australian sharemarket has suffered its biggest plunge since the Liberation Day tariffs sell-off in a broad market drop.
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A woman has been charged following the alleged domestic violence murder of her former female partner.
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Convicted drug lord Tony Mokbel has walked from court a free man full of smiles but defiantly said he did not regret anything".
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Robert Irwin was wearing a snake across his shoulders on American TV as he dropped one of the biggest sports stories of the year.
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Chris Minns says the decision by a taxpayer-supported writers festival to host a Palestinian-Australian author is a real head scratcher".
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The grandparents of the missing four-year-old have broken their silence after police revealed bombshell new details in the case.
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Chris Minns has warned Sydneysiders to get out of the city before an overwhelming police presence" descends ahead of planned protests.
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Pauline Hanson has been shut down over talks of a potential conservative mega-coalition, with a high-ranking Liberal stating the party can govern on its own".
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Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah will appear at another writers' Festival, as the state's Arts Minister denounces cancelling artists or festivals".
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Aussies are now in with a chance to score an incredible $80m after Powerball jackpotted again on Thursday night.
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Bill Shorten and Christopher Pyne appeared on ABC's 7.30 to dissect the Coalition's collapse and One Nation's rise.
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Australia's largest banks have announced new savings rates following Tuesday's RBA interest rate hike.
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A major ruling has been handed down in the long-running dispute over Bunnings' controversial use of facial recognition technology in stores.
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Convicted drug lord Tony Mokbel has walked from court a free man after the final case hanging over his head was dropped.
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A court has heard how neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell's consulate protest was so extreme it would make reasonable Australians ask: What is Australia coming to?"
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Just days after the festival's iconic $2m after-party was scrapped, the state government has responded to calls to defund the parade.
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Pauline Hanson has gone on the attack as her censure comes to an end, telling Senators you can kick me out ... but you can't stop me".
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Aussies are now in with a chance to score an incredible $80m after Powerball jackpotted again on Thursday night.
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The $50m Powerball was drawn on Thursday night, with no winner in sight.
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Early reports suggest a potential failure of a winch" led to the death of a worker at the remote gold mine in Central Australia.
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A 27-year-old has been hit with hundreds of charges after allegedly grooming more than 450 children online over a seven-year span.
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The worker was killed on Wednesday afternoon at the remote gold mine in Central Australia.
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A man has been charged with terrorism after the alleged attempted bombing of an Invasion Day rally, the second alleged terror attack in just a few months.
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A teenager charged over an alleged death threat towards Israel's President has also been banned from contacting another world leader.
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Australia's flag bearers for the Winter Olympics opening ceremony on Saturday have been revealed, but it will be a bittersweet moment for one.
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Pauline Hanson has accepted she's got no chance of leading the nation on her own, revealing a wild option she's considering instead.
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A former Victoria Police senior officer has been accused of taking bribes following a probe by the state's anti-corruption watchdog.
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Hardware giant Bunnings has launched a new range as demand soars for affordable options in Australia's dire housing shortage.
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One Nation's newest recruit has made a bold call about Pauline Hanson's leadership prospects.
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The hero cop who shot killer Joel Cauchi has been wished all the best' with her battle with cancer at the inquest to hear findings into Westfield Bondi Junction stabbing.
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Police in Sydney have arrested a man after it's alleged he mimicked firing on people from the Bondi terror attack footbridge.
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A teenager has been arrested after allegedly threatening to kill Israel's President Isaac Herzog, who is due to visit Australia next week.
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Police have revealed what led them to charge the newborn's father with murder and the mother with cruelty to children.
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Fresh details have emerged about the Clune boys, whose parents were battling against extreme sleep deprivation, a source has said.
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A 16-year-old boy has been charged after allegedly luring and sexually assaulting a younger teenager at a public toilet.
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A major decision is expected to be handed down nearly two years after Joel Cauchi killed six people in a shocking knife attack at Bondi Westfield.
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Bunnings has entered Australia's modular housing market as backyard pods and flat-pack studios gain traction amid the country's worsening housing crisis.
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A prominent neo-Nazi has become the first Australian to be jailed for performing a banned Nazi salute.
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An urgent warning has been issued for a major Aussie city, after an infected person visited a busy swimming centre and using public transport.
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Police have charged the parents of a three-week-old boy who died days after being rushed to hospital with critical injuries.
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Police have provided an update in the latest manhunt for Dezi Freeman, who allegedly shot and killed two officers in Porepunkah last August.
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A man and woman have been charged in connection with the death of a three-week-old boy, more than 18 months after he died in hospital.
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Volunteers searching for a missing Belgian backpacker have revealed new theories days after human remains were found near where she vanished.
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The City of Joondalup, in Perth's north has spent $26,000 on the park's renaming process.
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A final call has been made on the controversial NRL kick-off rule as several changes were locked in for 2026.
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Clive Palmer has broken his silence after being named in the Epstein files in an exchange that suggested alleged US influence during the 2019 Australian election.
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The government will sell off prime property holdings in Australia's biggest cities amid warnings China poses an imminent" threat.
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The ever-rising price of an Aussie schooner of beer could be halted, as MPs vote on the first tax freeze in 40 years.
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Melbourne defender Steven May was a notable absentee from training on Wednesday as fresh concerns emerged following a police visit to his home earlier in the week.