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Children's walkie talkies have been pulled from shelves nationwide after an oversight" left them operating on frequencies reserved for licensed radio operators.
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A senior constable with one state's police force has been stood down after being charged with fraud and computer hacking offences, allegedly committed while off-duty.
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A killer serving a life sentence for the kidnapping, torture and murder of a man he believed was a child abuser has failed in an effort to overturn his conviction.
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Australians will now face potential prison time if they are found to be members of one particular group.
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In a groundbreaking ruling, an app founder once backed by JK Rowling must now pay double for discriminating against a transgender user.
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Young parents stretched thin by stressful conditions have praised a $14m injection for a service where there's always somebody there to help".
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Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has been grilled on a key campaign pledge that a Liberal Party review said spelt doom for Peter Dutton.
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After 14 million people's superannuation took a hit this week, asset managers warn of a regime change" on the Australian share market.
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Smartraveller has issued a warning to all Aussies hoping to spend their holidays smoking cigars and driving colourful vintage cars.
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The Victorian Liberal Party has been forced to make a U-turn after falsely announcing the death of an ex-member - who now may defect to One Nation.
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The Coalition would rip the guts out of" affordable housing programs but is mum on the cost of its tax reforms, Anthony Albanese claims.
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The Australian government is sitting on $2.7bn that unlucky or forgetful people have let slip through their fingers.
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Angus Taylor has been grilled on a key campaign pledge a Liberal Party review said spelt doom for Peter Dutton.
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The Albanese government has revealed where some key fuel supplies are headed after confirming more shipments are en route to Australia.
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Police have laid a fresh charge against a teacher accused of filming young students in his school's toilet, a court has been told.
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Hordes of unhappy people from this country are abandoning their homeland and setting their sights on Australia - and they're coming for our swankiest suburbs.
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A Melbourne cyclist who suffered a brain haemorrhage when a 14-year-old girl allegedly weaponised" a stolen car has revealed his full story.
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Erica Packer has introduced her pharma heir partner to her Aussie family, with the couple set to make their first official local appearance.
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Angus Taylor's attempt to woo One Nation voters with a crackdown on a major group of taxpayers has prompted a savage response from the Prime Minister.
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A woman has been stabbed to death in an affluent suburb, and the alleged offender remains in hospital under police guard.
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The man is suspected of manufacturing and supplying the illegal firearms and parts, which police allegedly found during a search warrant.
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The Coalition's bid to crack down on welfare payments, with a major group of taxpayers caught in the firing line, has prompted fury from advocates.
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A former cop has revealed the ordeal behind her 15-year legal battle with the police force after she suffered a catastrophic injury on the job.
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Anthony Albanese has been dealt a major blow as One Nation scores big in the first poll since the budget was handed down.
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One person has died and others have been left fighting for life after a horrific bus rollover along a major Australian highway.
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Pauline Hanson has been abruptly silenced while responding to the federal budget, just after the Opposition Leader drew a hard line on immigration.
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A worker's injured finger has led to a $180,000 fine for a food manufacturer over a string of horrific workplace safety lapses.
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One person has died and others have been left fighting for life after a horrific bus rollover along a major Aussie highway.
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The ASX managed a modest lift, but was still struggling", as gains in select stocks did little to shift broader market pressure.
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Two states are facing sharply different and unusual weather this week, with tropical rain soaking one while the other is strangely mild.
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After Labor's tax backflip it's only fair to ask - what other changes are, for the 50th time, full stop, exclamation mark, unhinged, fake news, off the table?
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Three people are fighting for life and multiple others have been injured after a horror bus rollover along a major highway.
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The Opposition Leader has drawn a hard line on who gets in - and tied it to a number most Australians haven't considered yet.
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NSW's Health Minister has called for arrests after hooligans' went at it outside a hospital - but police say it was just a family argument.
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Anthony Albanese has been dealt a major blow as One Nation scores big in the first poll since the budget was handed down.
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One of Australia's major airlines says it has found a way to cut check-in times in half in a major tech overhaul.
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A once-esteemed lawyer will not spend a day behind bars after admitting he tried to defraud clients during the Banksia Securities class action scandal.
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A woman has been arrested over her alleged role in a plot to kill a rapper who police believe has links to an organised crime network.
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Pauline Hanson has made a spectacular claim about the Coalition as Angus Taylor prepares to deliver his budget reply.
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Amid the obligatory post-budget throw-down, a former politician confidently blurted the quiet part aloud. It should make you fume.
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Supermarket giant Coles has lost a major court case with a judge finding it engaged in misleading" marketing through its Down Down campaign.
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Terrifying footage of a multi-car pileup in Sydney has given insight into how the devastating crash unfolded.
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Angus Taylor has used language similar to the US President's while unveiling a new policy targeting migrants.
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Australia's peak union group says Donald Trump's war and whims are reason to give millions of low wage workers a 6 per cent pay rise.
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A domestic violence operation targeting alleged offenders has seen a record surge in the number of inmates held in one state's jails.
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers now owns Aussie house prices. And whatever happens next, he is the man that will have to answer for it.
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Families in one Australian state could save up to $1200 on healthcare as authorities seek to meet people where they are".
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A group of Australians rescued from a deadly cruise ship outbreak are facing an anxious wait in Europe after their trip home stalled.
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The Coalition has issued a blistering response to Anthony Albanese's staple housing project while proposing to cap net migration numbers.
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The family of a toddler who fell into a coma after inhaling cake decorating powder in a horror accident have provided a major update from hospital.