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The first major heatwave of the year is rapidly approaching, with millions set to swelter as the mercury tips past 40C in multiple major cities.
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Normally you get what you pay for with cheap Chinese cars, but this one sets a new standard.
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The US president was left furious after a call with tyrant Vladimir Putin, who complained that Ukraine had just tried to kill him.
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A German streamer has captured the moment she was attacked twice with fireworks during a New Year's Eve livestream.
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Australia's best-selling ute has gone electric and absolutely nailed it but it does come with one major catch.
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This cute new EV is really giving China's growing dominance of the Aussie car market a run for its money.
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New documents reveal the Howard government's deliberations in making a million-dollar offer to solve Australia's longest maritime mystery.
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France is set to follow Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's lead by banning children under 15 from social media.
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As an insane amount of rain lashes one state, footage has emerged of what may be hidden beneath the surface of the rising floodwaters.
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This ute has been savaged as one of the ugliest things to hit Aussie roads in quite some time but thinking that's all there is to it would be a big mistake.
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This controversial new car has really surprised the average Aussie driver and motoring experts alike when they see it for the first time and get behind the wheel.
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China is in the midst of 48 hours of war games around Taiwan, warning that all those plotting independence will be annihilated".
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A popular Queensland snake catcher was walking in her backyard when the unthinkable happened. In minutes, she was vomiting and sweating.
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Aussies don't want to hear the truth about e-bikes. They reckon they are silly toy for reckless kids. The reality is something very different.
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As digital banking continues to reshape the way Australians bank, some are sounding the alarm for millions of people at risk of being left behind in the massive transformation".
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New documents reveal the Howard government's deliberations in making a million-dollar offer to solve Australia's longest maritime mystery.
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A prominent imam has pleaded with the Muslim community to take one particular action after two monsters from our faith" killed 15 people at Bondi Beach.
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The Trump administration has issued a fresh warning to Islamic State less than a day after a strike on the terror group.
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A stunning detail on the mummified body of woman found 2500 years ago in Siberia's frozen Altai Mountains is exposing a lost Iron Age culture.
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Police have arrested a TikToker who allegedly livestreamed herself running down a pedestrian, then had the audacity to crowdfund her mental leave" online.
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Swathes of a popular tourist spot will remain shuttered after a sudden and powerful microburst caused chaos over Christmas.
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A 21-year-old pizza flipper has been dubbed hotter than Sydney Sweeney" after attracting more than four million followers working at her family's restaurant.
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Volodymyr Zelensky has agreed to created a demilitarised economic zone" after Donald Trump laid out his full 20-point peace plan.
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As Australia races toward a cashless future, millions of people are being left behind in the massive transformation".
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer had a very shiny nose. Now scientists have revealed how his nose could glow so bright to guide Santa's sleigh through the night.
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A typical Aussie town has been completely transformed on a whim for some of Australia's biggest names.
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Early monsoon rain has triggered flood watch alerts across two states as the deluge threatens to disrupt Christmas travel and cut off outback roads.
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A diver has described the terrifying moment a Great White Shark rammed him into a sandbank and circled him for 10 minutes as his air supply ran dangerously low.
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A sudden, intense microburst struck on Thursday afternoon, causing a tower crane to partially collapse and bringing down multiple power lines, prompting authorities to declare an exclusion zone.
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The back seat is off-limits to owners of a new SUV after a seatbelt failure in crash testing.
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Christmas celebrations have been overshadowed by severe thunderstorms and flash flooding fears, with dangerous weather conditions developing across several states.
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Australia's Christmas weather is set to reach extremes, with potentially deadly storms in the north while Melbourne freezes through its coldest festive day since 2006.
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China's takeover of this once-beloved part of Australia has happened so quickly and experts say it is only the beginning.
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An Aussie who imported e-bikes suddenly jumped ship from the industry after a number of confronting moments, now insisting they belong a mile high in the tip".
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Australia's Christmas weather is set to reach extremes, with potentially deadly storms in the north while Melbourne freezes through its coldest festive day since 2006.
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An American teen has revealed how an AI account fooled her into believing she was interacting with a real person.
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We have folding phones, ones with incredible cameras, some with truly innovative AI, and yes, they can all make and receive phone calls. So what you should buy?
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The US Coast Guard is pursuing an allegedly sanctioned oil tanker, a day after it seized its second vessel off Venezuela in two weeks.
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In a bid to combat climbing energy costs, the Albanese government has taken a major step to give Australians first rights to what's under Australian soil".
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Elon Musk has copped a brutal sledge that even the controversial billionaire might concede, behind closed doors, is very funny.
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The oil is flowing, the nuclear centrifuges are silent and the terrorists are hiding, but experts have warned the crisis is far from over.
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Millions of Australians across multiple states could face a triple-threat of damaging winds, hail and heavy rain over Christmas Eve.
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Groundbreaking, cutting-edge tech has just been introduced to cars across the country but most Aussies don't even know it exists.
on (#72ATW)
We have folding phones, ones with incredible cameras, some with truly innovative artificial intelligence and yes, they can all make and receive phone calls. So what you should buy?
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Despite it being almost 2000 years since the eruption of Mount Vesuvius devastated the ancient town of Pompeii, there are still new discoveries being made.
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A fault uncovered during crash testing has triggered a nationwide recall of a popular Aussie car yet the family SUV has still been awarded a five-star safety rating.
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One Aussie state could be blanketed in a rare Christmas snow while another capital swelters through a scorching 39C festive day, the latest forecasts have revealed.
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Australia is melting today in a heatwave that has the mercury hitting over 40C for some - leading to a dark warning.
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US President Donald Trump has just created a rather small problem for himself that makes no sense at all.
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Three months after its deadly triple-0 outage, Optus has released the details of an independent probe.