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Warm waters around Australia are providing the perfect conditions for a hectic week of weather with storms just about everywhere and heatwaves.
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All sides of politics are airing concerns about Australia's proposed world-first social media ban for kids under 16.
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A notorious vegan activist must pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages after accusing a suburban vet of eating her animal patients.
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Australia's grim economic outlook has been revealed, with the federal budget tipped to have its sharpest retraction since covid.
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While the Greens ended its lengthy stalemate over Labor's signature housing policies, the minor party vowed to continue to push for reform.
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Pro-Palestine protesters who planned on targeting a Jewish neighbourhood have scrapped their protest at the last minute.
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New research reveals female business leaders believe it's harder for women to get funding compared to men, but they are still giving it a go.
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The daughter of a man who killed two women while he was looking for his wife has relived the terrifying moment the deadly shots were fired.
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Penny Wong says Australia would act consistently with our obligations under international law" on Benjamin Netanyahu's arrest warrant.
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The Prime Minister avoided what could have been a blistering defeat after he was issued a challenge by some of the country's top young spellers.
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The daughter of a man who killed two women while he was looking for his wife has given a powerful speech reliving the terrifying game he played to escape her violent father.
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A man has died after he was pulled unresponsive from a swimming hole at the Royal National Park in Sydney's south.
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The man accused of assisting an alleged killer hide the body of a young woman will walk free after spending six days in custody.
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The superyacht operator was offered $300,000 to smuggle more than 100 kilograms of cocaine into Australia, a court has heard.
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A new Aussie study aims to uncover more about an event that killed 10 people and forced thousands more to seek medical attention.
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Hundreds of thousands of Aussies are due to share in $280m worth of cost-of-living relief, including hundreds of dollars being allocated for each schoolchild.
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Commentators have slammed a move by pro-Palestine protesters to target a Jewish neighbourhood as unnecessarily inflammatory".
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Jailed drug kingpin Tony Mokbel is one step closer in his bid to overturn his convictions after a judge found a joint criminal enterprise" took him down.
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Only a few weeks remain for people to send their Christmas parcels to reach their destination in time for the big day.
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The mother of a pregnant medical student murdered by her new husband has told a court of her heartbreak as the killer faces sentencing.
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Richard Marles' chief of staff has launched legal action after claiming she was bullied out of her job, with another high profile figure also named in the lawsuit.
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Lawyers have revealed the next step for a maths teacher who is facing rape and child grooming offences after allegedly posing as a girl on social media.
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Police have charged 170 climate protesters over their alleged involvement in temporarily shutting down a major shipping channel in Newcastle.
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He was convicted of a brutal crime that horrified the nation, however new evidence might free one of our most reviled criminals.
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The Greens say Anthony Albanese's ego" is blocking action on a key issue, while Labor says the Greens' latest offer is unlawful".
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A major New Year's music festival will be the first event in one state to offer pill testing, after 46 overdose deaths in 2022.
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As the housing crisis hits hard, the prime minister will soon have two properties with a combined $6 million lying empty.
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Labor calls on the Greens to support the signature housing bill in order to help everyday Aussies buy a home.
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Peter Dutton has accused Labor of a cowardly and craven capitulation" after it confirmed it would be delaying reform to limit gambling ads until 2025.
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Shocking footage has emerged of the moment two gunmen ambushed a service station in Sydney, leaving a man dead.
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A shopkeeper's extraordinary outburst at two youngsters in Queensland has been caught on camera and slammed as horrifying".
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Anthony Albanese has been called to explain the reported deal which could result in the return of the five Australian prisoners who have been jailed in Indonesia since 2005.
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Sydneysiders have flocked to beaches in an attempt to stay cool as a heatwave descended across the state.
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The incident allegedly happened at a pro-trans rights rally in Sydney.
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Police are investigating a water skiing incident where a man died while boating on the Murray River.
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Australians Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, both 19, died in Thai hospitals this week after falling ill with suspected methanol poisoning.
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More than 100 climate protesters have been arrested after they allegedly disobeyed police orders while temporarily shut down a major shipping channel in Newcastle.
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Police say on Sunday, a large group of people entered a shipping channel and interfered with the movement of vessels.
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Police have laid multiple domestic violence charges after a woman was stabbed on a train in regional NSW.
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Sydneysiders will be flocking to beaches across the city as the mercury reaches a high of 29C on Sunday.
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The opposition has accused the Labor government of lagging behind the rest of the world on cryptocurrency reform, sending investment elsewhere.
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Police have charged a third man over a wild chase through Sydney's western suburbs during which an officer was stabbed.
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Three climate activists have been arrested on the water and charged following a protest at the Newcastle Coal Port on Saturday.
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Police are hoping to speak to a driver of a white Holden as they probe a car fire and spate of anti-Israel graffiti in Sydney's eastern suburbs this week.
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The police have arrested and charged a teen babysitter after a three-year-old toddler was found with horrendous injuries.
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There's been a big update in the heartwarming story of an emperor penguin that swam 3500 km to WA's southern coastline.
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A male police officer was allegedly assaulted while responding to a domestic violence incident, with a firearm allegedly discharged during the altercation.
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An Australian fashion designer has tragically lost her 23-year-old son, describing him as the epitome of pure love, kindness and generosity'.
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Temperatures have soared about 15C above average as a brutal heatwave hits millions of Aussies.
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A tourist has made the decision to amputate his leg during a dramatic rescue on a river in Tasmania after repeated attempts to free him failed.