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A survey has revealed the huge number of Australians who want a national day to celebrate our country, and one Aussie has a simple ask for those who do.
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AFL legend and MND warrior Neale Daniher has revealed what keeps him fighting the debilitating disease as he is named 2025 Australian of the Year.
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Australia's beloved coldest 100' has returned for another year, taking another hilarious look at our musical past. Here are some of the funniest hits'.
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Vandals have hit two iconic statues in the lead up to Australia Day, with one of them cut in half.
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Two separate bushfires in WA's southwest are threatening buildings as people are told it is too late to leave.
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AFL legend and MND warrior Neale Daniher has revealed what keeps him fighting the debilitating disease as he is named 2025 Australian of the Year
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An AFL legend who has tirelessly campaigned for answers since his own diagnosis with a debilitating disease has been named Australian of the Year for 2025
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Despite a scorcher for Melbourne on Monday, most capital cities will be spared from major heatwaves across the country on the Australia Day long weekend.
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Candidates for 2025 Australian of the Year have gathered in Canberra for a star-studded ceremony on the eve of Australia Day.
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The Aussie screen icon has made a surprising true-blue casting decision for his next flick Beast in Me.
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A woman is in intensive care after receiving unregulated anti-wrinkle injections at a residential premise.
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From next month, punters will fork out more money for a schooner thanks to a crushing beer tax that could force many brewers and bars to the brink.
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The Greens insider took a brazen stab at a former's reality TV star's challenge to Adam Bandt, taking a cheeky jab at Timothy Smith's commitment'.
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Aussie farmers have plenty to celebrate this Australia Day, with fresh figures revealing a stunning boom in red meat exports.
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Police have delivered a major update into their investigation into the alleged sexual assault of a former Labor MP - who alleged she had been drugged and assaulted during a night out.
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Billionaire Adrian Portelli has taken to Instagram with a vow to help an embattled Channel 9 presenter who stepped down over the fallout from a $50k payment.
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An on-duty police officer left fighting for life following a horror crash on a major highway has been named.
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A warehouse worker suffered fatal injuries after being crushed to death by a forklift while on a job - with his colleague now being convicted for failing to take care of his colleague.
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Peter Dutton has hit back at recent criticism of an Opposition election pledge to give small businesses $20,000 of tax-deductible lunches.
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Anthony Albanese has unleashed over the Australia Day debate - using some choice words to call out Peter Dutton.
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From next month, punters will fork out more money for a schooner thanks to a crushing beer tax that could force many brewers and bars to the brink.
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Two young men are accused of a brutal attack on two off-duty police officers that was caught on a mobile phone recording, a court has been told.
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An on-duty police officer is fighting for life following a horror crash between a police vehicle and a truck on a major highway.
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Police have made a breakthrough in an alleged historic rape case - arresting a man who allegedly broke into a woman's home and assaulted her.
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A second man has been charged over the Newtown Synagogue attack following a dramatic arrest at a Sydney hotel.
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Several homes have been destroyed after a freak storm unexpectedly tore through a remote town on Thursday night.
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Two young men are accused of a brutal attack on two off-duty police officers that was caught on CCTV, a court has been told.
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A police officer is fighting for life following a horror crash between a police vehicle and a truck on a major highway.
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Anthony Albanese has used his first major speech of the election year to take a swipe at Peter Dutton on a number of topics, including Australia Day.
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A devastating strain of avian flu has seen hundreds of thousands of chickens put down.
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A man who could be jailed because of the sheer volume" of sick material he was found with appeared surprised by the media attention after his court appearance.
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Anthony Albanese is giving his first major speech of the year as he looks to reset ahead of the election that is due by May at the latest.
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The heartbroken family of an Olympic cyclist are expected to deliver victim impact statements detailing their pain and grief to the court.
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Two statues of former Australian prime ministers have been beheaded and a Captain Cook statue splashed with red paint days out from Australia Day.
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Anthony Albanese has unleashed over the Australia Day debate - using some choice words to call out Peter Dutton.
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Both sides of politics has launched a battle for the blokes with Peter Dutton warning men have had enough" of being painted as ogres.
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Powerful university vice-chancellors are expected to be hauled in front of a proposed probe into staff wage theft, governance issues and pay rates.
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The overwhelming majority of Australians are in support of keeping our national holiday as is.
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A Queensland university has been blasted for a revolting" presentation at an anti-racism symposium" on Wednesday.
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The Education Minister says there are no plans to change Australia Day and called the January 26 debate a fake fight".
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After months of empty supermarket shelves, Aussie shoppers have been delivered good news in a major bird flu update.
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The family of a 20-year-old home invader who was killed after breaking into a house has vowed to continue to fight for answers".
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Plumbers, sparkies, brickies and carpenters could be paid $10,000 for finishing their apprenticeship in a new promise to woo votes and build more homes.
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After last year's polarising hot cross buns, Coles has released its second collaboration with Arnott's - bringing an Aussie classic" to supermarket shelves for Easter.
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The overwhelming majority of Australians are in support of keeping our national holiday as is.
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Two statues of former Australian prime ministers have been beheaded and more than a dozen others vandalised.
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Disturbing footage has captured a man's cruel act against a woman sleeping outside an Adelaide medical centre.
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An eye-boggling incentive will be on the table for young Australians willing to take on a specific apprenticeship.
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A car fire inside one of Sydney's busiest tunnels has sparked a traffic nightmare, with emergency services scrambling to extinguish the blaze.
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A huge number of Aussie households have said they are desperately needing a rate cut when the Reserve Bank next meets.