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The neurodiverse boy, 10, was playing a game of hide-and-seek when he became trapped in a car boot as temperatures soared.
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Allen's has caved to pressure from super fans and brought back one of its most requested lollies now available in their own bag.
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The ABC has named former Nine boss Hugh Marks as its managing director.
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A key poll is painting a grim picture for Anthony Albanese as Labor gears up for next year's looming vote.
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Labor's budget update is forecast to take a massive $25bn hit in unavoidable" spending to fund key programs and payments.
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The 10-year-old boy died after becoming stuck in a car boot in regional Victoria.
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The ASX 200 has continued to suffer major headaches amid falling iron ore prices - with the market falling to a fresh four-week low.
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A police officer convicted of the manslaughter of a 95yo grandmother has lodged new legal proceedings in a bid to get his job with NSW Police back.
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Police have ramped up their search for a young girl who was reported missing almost seven weeks ago - sparking a desperate public appeal.
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One of Australia's leading tax directors has hailed a massive HECS relief package as a game changer" for millions of people struggling with the crippling debt.
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A cult burger bar which has operated for years in western Sydney has made a shock announcement.
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A judge has lashed out at lawyers for journalist Lisa Wilkinson amid an ongoing dispute over an $1.8m legal bill following Bruce Lehrmann's failed defamation lawsuit.
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A major review has been recommended after an Aussie teacher who was suspended for engaging in serious misconduct" with another student was able to get a role at another school.
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A man accused of assaulting his next-door neighbour who was found dead with significant injuries is now facing an additional charge.
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One of Australia's best-known bookies has beaten claims from the gambling regulator he induced a punter to keep placing bets after receiving a request to cancel his account.
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A lifelong cannabis user who had started using meth stabbed his roommate and dumped his body at a hospital after ceasing treatment for schizophrenia.
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A teenager charged after a Jewish MP's office was allegedly attacked and painted red with slogans has sought to make a deal, a court has been told.
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An international Qantas flight bound for Melbourne was forced to turn back twice after pilots reported problems with the aircraft.
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Methanol poisoning has not been ruled out as the cause of seven tourists being hospitalised after drinking at the same resort bar in Fiji.
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A former childcare worker enlisted in a plot to kidnap and ransom a Saudi Arabian prince has learnt her fate for being the bait".
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The man and woman accused of terrorising a man with a bucket of acid before killing him and stuffing him into a wheelie bin have made a major move in court.
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The festive season is one of the most dangerous times of the year to be on the road, with one state reporting seven fatalities over a single weekend.
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The man accused of murdering a beloved children's doctor in a brutal alleged home invasion has entered his pleas, with his partner also in court.
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The family of a mother and daughter hospitalised by tainted cocktails in Fiji had shivers down the spine", fearing a repeat of a methanol poisoning in Asia.
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Thousands of new social homes are getting fast tracked under a deal struck with the states and territories.
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Australia is bracing itself for a blistering start to the week, with temperature records for December on the line as the mercury soars.
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Federal minister Jason Clare has fired up after Islamophic graffiti popped up in his electorate.
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In the biggest reform to the RBA in more than three decades, Jim Chalmers has revealed the new names tasked with determining the cash rate.
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The corporate watchdog is taking a multinational bank to the Federal Court over alleged failings to protect customers from scams.
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Four Australians are fighting for their lives after a suspected incident of alcohol poisoning in Fiji.
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned that a weakened Chinese economy will have devastating repercussions for Australia's bottom line.
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Anthony Albanese rejected possible bipartisan support for lifting a federal moratorium on nuclear energy, stating it wasn't even supported by Peter Dutton's own state.
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Thousands of protesters have booed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during protests calling for greater action against anti-Semitism in Australia.
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A decision by one state not to reinstate a major Australia Day event has been confirmed, amid claims January 26 is not a date to celebrate".
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Forecasters are warning an unusual" weather change - not seen for almost two decades - could lead to dangerous conditions across much of the nation.
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The man was rushed to hospital with life threatening injuries after the late night incident.
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned that a weakened Chinese economy will have devastating repercussions for Australia's bottom line.
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A cyclist has been killed and several others injured after a horror crash with a car.
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One Australian state has offered up huge sums of money in a first time" effort to help solve hundreds of missing persons cases.
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Police working out of a major airport have released photos of a brazen" find as a warning for travellers during the festive season.
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A number of Australians are fighting for their lives after a suspected incident of alcohol poisoning in Fiji.
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The warning comes after the group decided to go for a quick dip before being caught in a rip.
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Hundreds of protesters have booed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during protests calling for greater action against anti-Semitism in Australia.
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Some of Australia's biggest voices are being remixed with Aussie DJs to create instant summer dance classics.
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The family of a Queensland teenager - whose life changed during a Macca's run' after a friend's BBQ - has given an update on his condition.
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An urgent plea to beachgoers across Australia has been issued after four members of one family drowned while on a day trip.
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Forecasters are warning that an unexpected spike in temperatures could see the earliest 40C heat in many cities in summer for almost a decade.
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Police have revealed some disturbing new details after a woman was found dead wrapped in plastic near Sydney Airport.
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A 23-year-old schoolteacher has been arrested following a horror alleged discovery at a school.
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A major health alert has been issued after two cases of the disease were reported in overseas travellers who returned to Australia from Singapore.