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Pauline Hanson has demanded a please explain' over the PM's crackdown on hate speech insisting it will strip Australians of their freedom.
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Government barristers have secured a massive pay hike worth more than $1000 per day after a 14-year freeze, sparking concerns over taxpayer spending.
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A mother charged with negligent manslaughter after her two young children died in a Melbourne house fire has failed to appear in court.
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Young Australians could be setting themselves back thousands of dollars in retirement, simply due to not doing one simple thing.
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A video of a jet skier causing chaos has triggered fresh debate over cracking down on dangerous jet ski behaviour.
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Sussan Ley has formally revealed where the opposition sits on the Albanese government's snap laws drafted in the wake of the Bondi terror attack.
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Mortgage holders will be holding their breath in 2026 as the big banks signal higher costs for homeowners and investors.
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A mother charged with negligent manslaughter after two young children died in a Melbourne house fire has failed to appear in court.
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An expert has warned of ways hackers who have access to the data of thousands of Aussie students could exploit that information.
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Police are searching for a gunman after a drive by shooting where shots were fired into an occupied car.
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Court documents reveal an NRLW star allegedly made a throat-slitting gesture at her ex after sending her a series of abusive messages - including one via a bank transfer.
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The Coalition have declared an embarrassing detail in the Albanese government's proposed hate speech laws is a sign they've been rushed".
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Tony Burke has accused the Coalition of hypocrisy' amid signals the opposition may vote against Labor's proposed hate speech laws.
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The bizarre theft of a significant" quantity of highly-toxic poppies from a regulated crop has led to police making a major appeal for information.
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A teenage triathlete has shed more light on his ordeal after getting lost in the NSW Snowy Mountains region - sparking a mammoth seven-hour search effort.
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An ex-policeman says he raised concerns about the NSW firearms registry but his pleas were ignored before the Bondi terrorist attack.
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A targeted cyber attack has exposed the personal information of thousands of Aussie students in one state.
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Police have sought the extradition of a man from NSW following the death of an artist at a Brisbane property, as tributes flow for the incredible" woman.
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A man has been charged with allegedly performing a Nazi salute before assaulting a stranger in broad daylight on a busy Sydney street.
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A prominent Australian university has been hit with a massive penalty over systemic" record-keeping failures which prevented Fair Work inspectors from investigating underpayments to casual academics.
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A veteran 2GB radio announcer who was a major night-time radio figure for more than three decades has died aged 81.
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A former Labor minister who once called Donald Trump a moron" has addressed rumours he could replace Kevin Rudd as Australia's envoy in Washington.
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Victoria Police's former Chief Commissioner has been subpoenaed to give evidence as a CFMEU organiser fights threat charges, a court has been told.
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A massive manhunt is underway in Western Australia's midwest to find fugitive Kenneth Giles who has been on the run for seven days.
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A Sydney prayer hall linked to a controversial Islamic preacher has permanently closed after council found it operated without approval.
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A leading Jewish organisation has warned it is totally opposed" to a carve-out of new hate speech laws for religious teaching.
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A female sports star spent the night behind bars after allegedly using bank transfer payments to send messages to her ex after being blocked.
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A Palestinian-Australian author axed from Adelaide Writers' Week has made a major legal threat against the state's premier.
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The youngest son from a famous footballing family will appeal his conviction for twice raping a woman.
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A French man has died after falling 20m while rock climbing on a popular cliff, where a young girl lost her life five years ago.
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A high-ranking Neo-Nazi has made a big claim after he allegedly encouraged the abuse of a federal MP, just a day after the NSN announced it would shut down.
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A senior Nationals senator from Victoria has made a shocking declaration about Western Sydney in the wake of the Bondi terror attack.
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The youngest son from a famous footballing family has lodged an appeal after he was jailed for twice raping a woman.
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A French man has died after falling 20m while rock climbing on a popular cliff, where a young girl lost her life five years ago.
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NRLW star Maddie Studdon spent the night in police custody after allegedly turning up at her former partner's home following a relationship breakdown.
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A man has stolen a tip jar from a Double Bay cafe in broad daylight, with CCTV footage capturing the brazen theft.
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An American author's explosive rant about Australia's baffling" approach to energy use despite being the envy of the world" has lit up the internet.
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His book on Australia's history topped the charts leading in to Christmas. Now former PM Tony Abbott argues the case for Australia's best ever' prime minister.
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Heartbreaking stories from the victims of Victoria's devastating bushfire crisis - including a woman facing the ultimate triple tragedy in a single weekend - have been revealed.
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A farmer has captured the devastating moment his cattle were forced to flee flames as bushfire engulfed his farm near Goulburn.
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A NSW man has been charged after a federal politician allegedly received death threats at their office.
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A popular Aussie comedy trio have taken the search for a man who allegedly broke into their restaurant office to the next level.
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Beloved Australian author Craig Silvey has been charged with child exploitation material offences.
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Party officials have scrambled to remove all traces of the controversial event after questions were raised.
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Lifeguards around the country are facing up to 10 incidents of abuse or aggression every day, with some facilities forced to temporarily close amid a surge in violence.
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Australia's most prominent neo-Nazi organisation has announced it will disband ahead of sweeping federal laws coming into effect - but not without taking a parting shot at the government.
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Beloved Australian author Craig Silvey has been charged with child exploitation material offences after police allegedly found him engaging with other offenders online.
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A prisoner has died in a high security Australian jail after being found unresponsive by staff, authorities have confirmed.
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A man has been charged after officers seized an alleged massive illegal haul of tobacco and vapes, which were allegedly stashed in a storage shed.
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A leading Jewish group says Labor's sweeping hate speech reforms have significant shortcomings".