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An urgent search has been launched for a plane carrying two people, which disappeared while crossing the Bass Strait.
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Teachers across Australia have flocked to register more than 40,000 students for the annual Prime Minister's Spelling Bee as NAPLAN results highlight ongoing foundation literacy challenges.
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An Irishman who came to Australia using a fake passport escaped detention tying bedsheets together and scaling down the side of a building.
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A much-loved social outlet for workers is under threat, as this group of Australians can no longer afford it.
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An enormous pro-Palestinian march will close down the Sydney Harbour Bridge for much of Sunday after the NSW Supreme Court said it would not block it.
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Counting has finished in Tasmania's election seeing both major parties retain the same number of seats and the shape of the future parliament no clearer.
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A young mum is accused of seriously injuring her baby after she took her to a Sydney hospital with critical injuries.
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Aussies in one state could soon have the legal right to work from home two days a week under a bold new proposal.
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An elderly woman says she was left nearly shaking with anger" after asking a question of Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore at a community forum.
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A dog walker has opened up about the surreal moment his dog stumbled across a human skull.
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Parts of NSW have been warned to brace for potential flooding while other parts of the state have seen snow.
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Parts of NSW have been warned to brace for potential flooding with a weekend of heavy rain set to lash a large swathe of the state.
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The East Coast is on high alert as heavy rainfall sparks flood warnings in New South Wales, and Queensland is set to be hit with strong winds.
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An enormous pro-Palestinian march over the Sydney Harbour Bridge will go ahead - after the NSW Supreme Court said it would not block it.
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The PM will announce a $31m pledge to set up mobile TAFE units to help train Indigenous communities in critical skills when he attends the Garma Festival this weekend.
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Aussies in one state could soon have the legal right to work from home two days a week under a bold new proposal.
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The King's School headmaster has extended his leave while allegations he clipped a student's head during a biblical studies class are investigated.
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Sources say one of Australia's highest-ranking police bosses at the centre of a months-long bogus terror plot controversy is preparing to quit.
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A legal debate about a planned march over the Sydney Harbour Bridge has concluded, with the NSW Supreme Court handing down a big decision.
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A new report reveals the hours leading up to a mum's death after she took magic mushrooms at a healing session".
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Police are warning about a new serious organised crime network taking to the streets of a major Australian capital city.
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A schoolboy has been taken to hospital with facial injuries after being hit by a police car at an intersection in Logan, south of Brisbane.
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A construction company has been fined over the death of a tradie who was struck by a 250kg sea container drawbridge ramp.
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One state premier has vowed to close a loophole" in the childcare system after more disturbing allegations of child sex abuse surfaced.
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An Aussie surfer is on his way to buy a lottery ticket after dodging a dramatic rockfall at an Aussie beach by seconds.
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A mother who concealed her pregnancy, then hid the baby's corpse in a garbage bag behind the couch has been sentenced.
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Youth Off the Streets founder Father Chris Riley, known for his charitable work supporting young people experiencing homelessness, has died.
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A pair of Australian activists have spoken about being psychologically brutalised" by Israeli soldiers after trying to deliver aid to starving Gazans.
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Police in Melbourne are gearing up for a tense pro-Palestine rally, as demonstrators in Sydney face a court challenge to a planned blockade of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
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A court has been told of the alleged four words an ex-army major charged with murdering his wife made to bystanders just after she drowned on a kayaking trip.
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One of NSW's top cops has been grilled over opposition to a pro-Palestine march across Sydney Harbour Bridge.
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Donald Trump personally ensured Australia's tariff rate would remain at 10pc, despite pressure" from inside his administration, the Trade Minister has said.
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A court has been told of the marital discord" between an ex-army major and his wife before she was allegedly murdered while on a kayaking trip.
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Organisers of a pro-Palestine march across Sydney Harbour Bridge have revealed an offer they made to police who want to block the protest.
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A man has been arrested after a mysterious black substance was found dripping from his baggage as he attempted to enter the country.
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A lawyer found to have sexually assaulted a teenager while on a night out has delayed his court case after this last-minute move.
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A major deal that would have been a lifeline for struggling casino operator Star Entertainment has fallen through.
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An extraordinary screaming match has erupted at a Sydney council meeting after a local member told his female colleague to shut up when I'm talking".
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Australia's tariff rate will hold at 10 per cent, avoiding the fate of multiple other countries that now face new, higher taxes from US President Donald Trump.
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Labor MPs have broken rank and joined the crossbench in pledging support for a pro-Palestine march across Sydney Harbour Bridge.
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A woman is fighting for life after her brother partially severed her arm with a samurai sword before being shot dead by police.
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A major welfare body has warned of a concerning rise in the number of working families seeking emergency help, with services pushed to the brink.
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A real estate agent, who recently sold Mick Fanning's home for more than $16million, has been banned from one the country's most exclusive restaurants for life.
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Australian flyers will soon be able to travel with their furry friends after regulators cleared a major hurdle blocking pets on planes.
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An influential body has urged the company tax rate to be slashed ahead of Jim Chalmers' all-important economic reform roundtable.
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Property prices have defied interest rate pressures to reach a high, with regional areas outperforming capital cities across most markets.
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Collapsed Australian fashion label Tigerlily has emerged from a turbulent two-year period to make a dramatic retail comeback just in time for a milestone anniversary.
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Activists remain defiant as police go to court to stop a pro-Palestine march across Sydney Harbour Bridge.
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A man charged with the murder of his wife after she drowned on a kayaking trip has made a huge claim on what happened on the day they ventured onto the water.
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Police have charged five men over the gangland-style execution of Robert Issa in a shopping centre carpark, but say the alleged masterminds remain at large.