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An Australian council which planned to implement a groundbreaking four-day work week at full pay for its staff has walked away from the deal after heavy backlash.
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A disabled man with a rare neurological condition murdered his friend while in a drug-affected state, a jury has found.
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A grim toilet" detail has been revealed in the case of a man who admitted to secretly filming and upskirting several women at shopping centres and a university in Sydney over years.
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A man has been charged with terrorism offences after police seized several phones during a routine traffic stop in Sydney's south west.
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Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has lashed out at a reporter over a question relating to the state's bombshell corruption allegations.
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Profits at mining giant Rio Tinto have fallen 14 per cent through the second half of 2025.
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A Chinese official who police allege co-ordinated attempts to infiltrate a Buddhist group told an Australian accomplice Doesn't this have a bit of a spy thriller feel", new documents allege.
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A man has been arrested after allegedly using his position as apublic servant to defraud the NDIS of $5m.
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A cafe has been declared a crime scene after its owner allegedly refused to remove posters depicting Donald Trump and Elon Musk as Nazis.
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A Sydney businessman was arrested after police alleged he spiked his wife's tea with pesticide in an attempted murder plot spanning over nearly two years.
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The first batch of job figures for 2026 have gone against economists' expectations.
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A man has been charged with terrorism offences after police seized several phones during a routine traffic stop in Sydney's south west.
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An activist's efforts to overturn the Australian Government's designation of Hamas as a terrorist organisation has been decided by a court.
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A leading analyst has revived Singapore's founding PM's explosive 1980 warning that Australia risks becoming the white trash" of Asia.
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The first batch of job figures for 2026 have gone against economists' expectations.
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One group of Aussies are fearing for their lives amid a terrifying spike in racist hatred, a Greens senator has warned.
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A Sydney man has been charged with making death threats toward one of the country's most senior politicians.
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A man who flew in from China has been arrested at Sydney Airport after a disturbing discovery.
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A man has been arrested after allegedly using his position as apublic servant to defraud the NDIS of $5m.
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Wesfarmers has posted a $1.6bn half-year profit, with cost-conscious Aussies continuing to buy up at Bunnings and Kmart.
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A Liberal MP has made a big call on the fate of the so-called ISIS brides during a grilling by Sunrise host Nat Barr.
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Australia's living standards may never improve from today's levels the head of NAB has declared amid devastating new data.
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Two Melbourne schools were plunged into lockdown after a man allegedly seen with a backpack sparked a bomb scare.
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An Australian superstar faces the ultimate test of her recovery from a serious knee injury after being named in the Matildas AFC Women's Asian Cup squad.
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A Royal Commission into anti-Semitism and social cohesion is set to start with its first public hearing next week.
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The most recognised leader of the pro-life movement in Australia's history has died aged 94.
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Health insurers and the financial sector have helped boost the Aussie sharemarket for a third consecutive day.
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Two schools were placed into lockdown after a man with a backpack allegedly sparked a bomb scare in a Melbourne suburb.
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Brave bystanders used trolleys and chairs to restrain a knife-wielding woman who allegedly threatened people at a NSW shopping centre.
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A coroner is set to probe the death of one of Australia's most notorious killers, who died in custody without revealing where he buried his victim in the remote outback.
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A string of car fires and firebombings - suspected to be linked to the brazen drive-by shooting of a former NRL player - have prompted drastic action.
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Car fires in Sydney's west overnight may be linked to the brazen drive-by shooting of former NRL player Matt Utai.
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The 31-year-old was arrested and charged under the state's new race hate speech laws following his comments at a March for Australia rally on Australia Day.
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A major event in the capital has been derailed after a suspicious package was discovered, prompting the Prime Minister to call for cool heads.
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Two parents accused of causing the death of their baby boy in 2022 have pleaded not guilty to manslaughter.
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Grace Tame has reportedly been removed from a consent education program at an elite Sydney school after leading globalise the intifada" chants.
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A Liberal MP who shared a photo of two train staff could face action before the Fair Work Commission.
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The latest figures have revealed a key challenge Labor must address amid fears the country is not out of the woods with inflation.
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A group of five teenagers accused of murdering two boys will remain in detention as prosecutors progress their case, a court has been told.
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South Australia's top cop has given an update on the months-long search for four-year-old boy Gus Lamont.
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An order to suppress the identity of the first person to face terrorism charges in Western Australia has been lifted.
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The latest figures have revealed a key challenge Labor must address amid fears the country is not out of the woods with inflation.
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Pauline Hanson has doubled down on controversial comments about Australian Muslims amid backlash.
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Police have made a grim discovery during a welfare check at a home in a Queensland suburb.
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A Senate blow-up over beer that stunned the nation has sparked an unlikely alliance demanding big companies pay their fair share.
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Police have revealed they suspect Victorian dad Brendan Breen, the brother of a former AFL star, met with foul play when he vanished 14 years ago.
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An alleged thief has been caught on CCTV fleeing a crime scene engulfed in flames."
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More than a dozen people are set to face compulsory questioning as prosecutors prepare cases against eight males accused of murdering two young boys.
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Police have searched a property where an area of fresh concrete has just been laid, in the now five-month search for missing four-year-old Gus Lamont.
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One of rugby league's biggest mysteries has finally been solved after a bumper edition of team list Tuesday.