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Peanut butter products sold at a major supermarket face a national recall after they were contaminated by a cancer-causing toxin.

The ASX 200 gained 10 per cent in the financial year after with healthcare and consumer discretionary stocks driving the market higher on Monday.

A school in Western Sydney has been evacuated as a precaution after a gas leak was reported when a ruptured main was discovered.

A former Home Affairs senior official has been found to have acted in a seriously corrupt manner after she helped her sister's fiance land a job in the department.

Australia's energy minister has flagged major potential changes to the country's domestic gas market, as the ACCC warns of looming shortfalls.

Two nurses, who were stood down from their jobs after allegedly threatening to kill Israeli patients in a viral video, have been dealt a fresh blow.

There's been a new development in the large-scale search for a man who went missing in bushland during a camping trip.

As the search for the mystery $100m Powerball winner continues, more Aussies have revealed exactly what they did with their huge lotto windfalls.

Two jurors in the triple-murder trial of Erin Patterson have been balloted off as the remaining jurors are sent out to deliberate.

Fresh drama has engulfed the embattled Star casino group as talks over a $1.6bn Brisbane sale collapse.

The family of slain teenager Pheobe Bishop has issued a touching message thanking people for their kindness and support" as the 17-year-old is laid to rest.

Calls to scrap controversial protest laws have grown after a former Greens candidate claimed she may lose vision following a protest.

The sister of reality TV star and accused killer Tamika Chesser has broken her silence in the aftermath of the horrific alleged murder.

Millions of workers are set to start taking home extra cash from tomorrow, as sweeping changes to how Aussies earn and save their money kick in.

A man was assaulted and his home set on fire in a violent home invasion, and police have offered an explanation for the cowardly attack".

Family and friends of a slain teenager are gathering to lay the beloved 17-year-old to rest weeks after a desperate search turned to tragedy.

Jurors in the murder trial of Erin Patterson have been told of the alleged starkest lie" she gave during her time in the witness box.

A group of onlookers has allegedly been struck in a burnout stunt gone horribly wrong, leaving one man dead.

Jurors in Erin Patterson's murder trial are poised to be sent out to deliberate verdicts.

An online collective of white supremacists is trying to recruit a specific group of Australians.

Prospective homebuyers were left gagging their way through a home open in a further sign of how severe the housing crisis has become.

Aussies have been warned to rug up and get their umbrella's ready as a low pressure system brings a week of frosty conditions.

Shock footage shows the moment the owner of a cafe was violently attacked, amid what he says is a spike in drug use and violence in the area.

Popular loyalty programs with major brands are set for shake-ups in the new financial year, with one to close for good.

Australians have tired of divisive and pointless" Welcome to Country ceremonies, new polling data has revealed, amid ongoing debate over the practice.

Police are hunting a luxury SUV driver who fled the scene after crash landing their Porsche into a bedroom.

Aussies have been warned to rug up and get their umbrella's ready as a low pressure system brings a week of frosty conditions.

Police say their crackdown on brazen teens committing violent crimes like home invasions is working - and things are about to get even worse for the young thugs.

A Liberal leader in one Australian state says women and young people have a seat at the table" after the bruising federal election loss.

A huge search operation is underway for a missing hiker who was dropped off for a camping trip three days ago and failed to return.

International superstar Katy Perry has been snapped sharing a moment with a cute West Aussie on Rottnest Island.

New rules for blood and plasma donations in Australia are giving a 10-year-old girl with an incurable disease some hope for the future.

A former Greens candidate who took on the prime minister has undergone surgery for serious facial injuries following a wild pro-Palestine protest.

A man is in hospital after he was allegedly shot while sitting in a parked car late on Friday night.

CCTV of a former reality TV star in the hours after she allegedly murdered her partner has emerged, as police reveal grisly new allegations surrounding the case.

Footage has captured the alleged moment a teenager hurls a large rock at a police vehicle during a pursuit of an allegedly stolen vehicle.

Police have released an artist's impression of a man wanted for questioning over the alleged assault of a teenage girl on a bus.

A nation-leading ban on plastic fruit stickers has been paused in one state over fears the cost will prove too great for farmers.

The young woman died after being shot once in the chest at a home after her ex-partner tripped going up the stairs.

The men who murdered Perth schoolboy Cassius Turvey have been handed down their sentence in the WA Supreme Court.

An ugly battle has erupted between traditional owners who want to ban rock climbers from the world famous Mr Arapiles in Victoria.

A teenager has been charged after allegedly pelting police with headrests and rocks, before ramming them with an allegedly stolen ute.

A police officer who was fatally shot while working a routine" job is being remembered for always having a smile on his face.

The massive new facility is ready to receive inmates, and transfers will start as early as next week.

Carlton supporters have painted their frustration on the walls of the club's headquarters after another horrible performance that put coach Michael Voss in the gun.

A wealthy retail entrepreneur allegedly stabbed to death by a 15yo during a house party in a ritzy Brisbane suburb had a colourful life.

The NSW Premier's chief of staff has made an extraordinary" concession about police briefings on the Dural caravan hoax.

The judge overseeing Erin Patterson's murder trial has told the jury prosecutors allege she faked being sick with death cap mushroom poisoning to avoid suspicion.

An ugly battle has erupted between traditional owners who want to ban rock climbers from the world famous Mr Arapiles in Victoria.

The NSW Premier's chief of staff has been grilled in a fiery inquiry over his role in passing anti-terror legislation after a caravan bomb hoax.