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A 31-year-old mother charged with the murder of her seven-month-old son at a home in Perth's north has appeared in court.
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A man has been charged with indecently treating a four-year-old boy at a Queensland childcare centre.
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A desperate search has so far failed to find a missing plane that took off from Victoria, with its last known location in the Snowy Mountains.
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There are growing calls for a new tax on sodas, cordials, energy drinks and juices as a way to combat rising rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes.
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Australia's sharemarket had its sharpest one-day sell-off since May, with the major miners slumping during Wednesday's trading.
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A desperate search has so far failed to find a missing plane, with its last known location in the Snowy Mountains.
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The whereabouts of British backpacker Peter Falconio's remains is just one of many secrets Bradley John Murdoch took to the grave.
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A year nine student has been killed after being hit by a car near his suburban high school, leaving the school community in shock.
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Emirates is set to drop its early morning Perth-Dubai flight from October cutting almost 2000 weekly seats on the popular route.
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The famous Perseids return to night skies this week. Here's when it peaks, how it works, and what Australians can expect to see.
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One staple of the past is being flat out rejected by Gen Z Aussies who fear it will jeopardise their financial future.
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A former Treasury boss says the axing of a controversial tax still boggles the mind" amid calls for stronger action to protect the environment.
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Police have described the gunmen who fatally shot a grandmother inside her home as cowards" as they release new details of the shooting.
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The glamorous daughter of a controversial property developer is hoping to get her $150m fraud case, linked to her fugitive father, thrown out of court.
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The Premier of one state has pledged to try to turn around the one thing standing in the way" of young people being happy.
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A miner and a Qantas flight staff member have been diagnosed with measles, with another several people locked down with symptoms.
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The two men battling for control over Tasmania have taken the gloves off immediately in a furious Sky News election debate.
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Education Minister Jason Clare has ruled out barring men from childcare worker roles, vowing tougher measures in the sector as soon as parliament returns.
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A man charged with the manslaughter of a seven-month-old baby - who was found unresponsive in a campsite lake - has been named.
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Two Sydney childcare workers have been charged with assaulting a 17-month-old boy in their care.
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Thousands of faulty power banks still sitting in Aussie homes could burst into flames, prompting an urgent nationwide recall.
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One state will be able to surpass" small councils to deliver new home approvals in just 10 days in its latest salvo to solve the housing crisis.
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Police have made a major announcement after a Sydney grandmother was killed in a brazen shooting in an allegedly targeted assault on her home.
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The family of one of Australia's most notorious killers has released a long statement after the news of his death.
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Premier Chris Minns has refused to rule out censuring Mark Latham after reports the former One Nation leader sent sexually explicit texts from parliament.
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A man has been hit with nearly 50 charges after a wild high-speed car chase ended in a near-death collision which sent him flying into the air.
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A landmark court decision has found while there's a real risk' two small islands considered part of Australia will disappear, the government owes them nothing.
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A month-long police operation on the beaches of a major Australian city has uncovered widespread usage of illegally modified e-bikes.
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Two people have been infected and several more have been locked down with symptoms related to one of the world's most contagious diseases.
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Bradley John Murdoch, who was convicted of killing British backpacker Peter Falconio in the Northern Territory in 2001, has died aged 67.
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One of Australia's most notorious killers, who murdered backpacker Peter Falconio, has died overnight aged 67.
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Australia is dragging the developed world in one key area, with an expert suggesting a solution to get this right" and break the deadlock".
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Jess Preston's rental nightmare started with cash-only demands and bans on cooking indoors. Now, after nine moves her story exposes a national crisis.
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The new look of Sydney's terraces and townhouses has been revealed with a shocking price-tag: just $1.
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Cabbies and hire-car drivers and owners who lost out in the introduction of Uber to Australia will share a colossal $271.8 million compensation package.
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Private Richard Norden has been posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions during the Vietnam War more than 50 years on.
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Bradley John Murdoch, who was convicted of killing British backpacker Peter Falconio in the Northern Territory in 2001, has died aged 67.
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The Australian sharemarket lifted to a fresh record high on Tuesday as investors followed gains on Wall St.
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A Brisbane jetsetter has escaped with a $1700 fine for using a fake name to board a flight, after an alleged phone conversation about a bomb led to his dramatic arrest.
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Two police officers deliberately" sprayed a mentally ill woman in the genitalia after being frustrated" that they were defecated on, a court has heard.
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Just days after Mr Latham warned he had scores of documents' disproving her allegations of abuse, multiple intimate text messages have been leaked to the media.
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A landmark Federal Court decision brings an end to a four-year long battle between a pair of Torres Strait Islander men and the Federal Government.
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One industry is climbing its way up the ladder of prominent national exports, and it's placed Australia in a catch-22 situation.
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A woman has broken down in the witness box while reliving the moment a man was allegedly murdered, describing how he was captured stumbling around".
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Detectives have confirmed a further four child care centre locations as part of the ongoing investigation into Joshua Brown.
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Friends of the former couple have revealed details about the politician's plans for the future of his situationship".
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The country's major banks say Australian consumer confidence was rocked after the RBA decided against cutting the official cash rate in July.
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Thousands of faulty power banks still sitting in Aussie homes could burst into flames, prompting an urgent nationwide recall.
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After reports the Liberal Party plans to launch a challenge to the Bradfield election results, the successful independent candidate says she respects the decision.
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MP Mark Latham has furiously denied allegations from his ex-girlfriend that he undertook a sustained pattern of abuse".