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A major Australian city has issued a stern warning after its rubbish trucks caught fire seven times in just one month.
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A senior Nationals senator at the centre of the stoush with the Liberals says David Littleproud did not take a key issue to their party room.
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A Queensland mum shared a series of bizarre social media posts about her battle against the system" just days before allegedly killing her daughter.
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Footage of Erin Patterson telling a lie to detectives a day after her husband's mother and aunt died from death cap poisoning has been played to the jury.
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One of the country's busiest bridges could be shut down during Friday's morning peak hour by protesters who want bike and pedestrian access restored.
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A body has been found inside a badly burnt home and one person is unaccounted for after a blaze broke out just after 4am on Wednesday.
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Sydney commuters faced more chaos after several Metro train services stopped running from the city during the afternoon rush.
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Thousands of peak-hour commuters have been impacted after a massive mechanical fault in the city's new $41 billion public transport network.
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A professor of archaeology has accused a state government of lying in a report about the impact of industrial emissions on Aboriginal rock art.
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The death of a 24-year-old Aboriginal man will be investigated after he was restrained by police and died in custody in a troubled Central Australian city.
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A wild roadside brawl in Melbourne has been captured on a driver's dashcam, with what appears to be two couples throwing fists at each other.
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A man who was shot in the head during an allegedly targeted drive-by shooting on a suburban street has died in hospital days after the shocking incident.
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Millennial and Gen Zers say they will be working for their entire lives with the cost of living putting the goal of retirement behind them.
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Aussie travellers have been warned to take precautions after a dengue fever outbreak was reported in a popular Pacific Island tourist destination.
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The state independent MP is fighting historic sexual assault allegations, relating to two young men, in a Sydney court.
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Australian shoppers could face a milk shortage or rising prices as the devastating impact of the NSW floods is set to hit local supermarkets.
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A tripartite review involving business leaders, unions and the state government will monitor changes to workers compensation that sparked fierce protest.
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A woman who allegedly stabbed her three-year-old daughter to death in the front yard of the family's home has been identified.
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Playful, powerful and passionate, U2 frontman Bono bares his soul in a one-man show while inventive documentary Walking With Dinosaurs is an educational treat for the whole family.
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Sydney commuters are facing more chaos after several Metro train services stopped running during the afternoon rush.
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A Tasmanian councillor has called for an end to Welcome to Country, claiming it is not a long-held tradition" and it's time to move on".
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Multiple students at a prestigious Brisbane boys' school are being investigated over their involvement in a Snapchat group where explicit content was shared.
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A man convicted of the shocking and evil" murder of an eight-year-old girl has made a third attempt to be released on parole.
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A massive dust storm is pushing air pollution levels to extremely poor" and prompting urgent health warnings for residents.
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A popular baby product has been urgently pulled from shelves after a horror discovery was made inside one of the bottles, which could cause serious injuries.
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A man has been charged with two counts of manslaughter and is set to face a bedside hearing after his car crashed on a Queensland road, killing two people.
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A minister has been grilled on the Albanese government's proposed super tax amid concerns rules could be different for politicians.
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New images of a car central to the investigation of missing teen Pheobe Bishop have emerged, showing the vehicle has undergone strange modifications.
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A woman has been arrested and charged with murder after the death of a three-year-old child in a Queensland home.
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Friends are appealing for help to find a much-loved" woman from Sydney's inner west who hasn't been heard from in almost a week.
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Nationals leader David Littleproud has denied caving in on a key demand amid Coalition crisis talks.
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A probe into the poisoning of Erin Patterson's lunch guests found it highly unlikely" the commercial mushroom supply had been contaminated, her trial has been told.
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A man is in hospital under police guard and a homicide probe launched after his car crashed on a Queensland road, killing two people.
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A minister has been grilled on the Albanese government's proposed super tax amid concerns rules could be different for politicians.
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Ninety-nine per cent of ex-politicians and public servants on lucrative pension schemes will be unaffected by Labor's proposed super changes.
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Text messages exchanged between alleged poisoner Erin Patterson and a health investigator have been aired in her triple-murder trial.
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A man is in hospital under police guard after his car crashed on a Queensland road, killing two people.
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A revised plan to up-end the workers compensation scheme will be tabled in state parliament following widespread opposition from unions.
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Australian workers are saving an insane amount of money due to one working trend, but there is one thing impacting Australian living standards.
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Senior Liberal frontbenchers are blaming a number of reasons for Anthony Albanese and his Labor government smashing them at the May 3 election.
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Former senator Pat Dodson has called on Anthony Albanese to revive his government's stalled Indigenous Affairs agenda immediately.
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A parent faces charges and being banned after allegedly choking an 11-year old boy during a soccer match in Perth's north.
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A major police investigation is underway after a body, believed to be a child's, was found in a residence in a regional Queensland city.
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A popular actress-turned-radio host has revealed she is pregnant after a heartbreaking" four year IVF journey.
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Passengers have been warned to expect delays on train services following an emergency incident at a major suburban station.
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A coroner examining the deaths of four people in the horrific Sea World helicopter crash has set a tentative time frame for when an inquest will go ahead.
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The man tasked with cleaning up the militant CFMEU was reportedly hospitalised after suffering chest pains.
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An Australian man Lamar Ahchee, 43, is facing the death penalty for allegedly trying to smuggle 1.7kg of cocaine into Bali.
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Wild weather and possible flooding is on the way for southeastern Victorian coastal regions as a very strong" cold front moves through.
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A popular actress-turned-radio host has revealed she is pregnant after a heartbreaking" four year IVF journey.