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It was a sea of red for the Australian sharemarket on Friday led by falls in technology and banking stocks as US and China issues weigh on investors.
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A renowned Aussie sailor who allegedly failed to tell a woman he had genital herpes before non-consensually taking off his condom has told a court he now wants to fight the charges.
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A young man attempted to stab his father to death to protect his nephews from abuse and neglect, a court has been told.
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A man police allege was behind the arson attack on the Adass Israel Synagogue has been released on bail to live with his mother, despite the opposition of police.
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The three members of a family killed in a horror crash in regional Victoria have been identified, with heartbreak and shock spreading across their community.
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A name change to the federal government's housing scheme masks a tiny detail that opens doors for many Australians locked out of homeownership.
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A controversial report recommending looser bail laws will be made public after a meeting of Australia's Attorneys-General.
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A man charged after two of his partner's young daughters were killed in a house fire has died just weeks after he was released on bail.
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A brutal disease that took the lives of 17,500 people last year is now Australia's leading cause of death and there's one big reason why the horror trend might continue.
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Two children were struck by cars outside a public school in the months before the October 30 tragedy that took the life of five-year-old Islah.
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Anthony Albanese has dropped a major hint about when he will tie the knot with fiancee Jodie Haydon.
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Malcolm Turnbull has unloaded on the Liberals accusing piranhas" in the party of being determined to blow the joint up".
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Schoolchildren have been asked to stay home in two major Australian cities after a horror find in commonly used play sand.
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ASIO and the AFP have arrested and charged a 19-year-old man for allegedly possessing and sharing extremist material linked to a prescribed terrorist organisation.
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Schoolchildren have been asked to stay home in two major Australian cities after a horror find in commonly used play sand.
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A driver who killed 10 people when he crashed a wedding bus in the Hunter Valley appealed his sentence, claiming 32 years behind bars is simply too much". Now, his fate has again been sealed.
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One lucky ticket netted Thursday night's $50m Powerball jackpot, where the winning numbers defied odds of one in 134 million.
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Sussan Ley has rejected claims the Liberals are losing their identity after abandoning a policy they once championed.
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Schoolchildren have been asked to stay home in one major Australian city after a horror find in one common item.
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As Victoria moves to ban pet crocodiles, one part of the nation is making it easier than ever to keep the deadly predators in suburban backyards.
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Vyleen White was standing with her six-year-old granddaughter when she was stabbed to death in a shopping centre carpark by a teen killer.
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Opposition leader Sussan Ley has rejected claims the Liberals are losing their identity after following the Nationals in abandoning Australia's 2050 net zero target.
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Sydney's much-despised weekend trackworks could soon be slashed by up to seven hours per job.
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Labor is pumping tens of millions into a new national checking system after a string of horrific child abuse allegations at early learning centres.
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A 15-year-old student was tasered and arrested at a high school after allegedly leaving a classroom armed with a knife.
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One lucky ticket netted Thursday night's $50m Powerball jackpot, \where the winning numbers defied odds of one in 134 million.
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A gunman fired shots at two men standing in the driveway of a suburban Sydney property, leaving one in hospital.
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The daughter of murdered grandmother Vyleen White says her family has been left with a life sentence" while her mother's teenage killer will walk free within a decade.
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A Perth man has described the terrifying" the moment his new car plummeted 10 meters after the car stacker in his apartment complex failed.
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Supermarket giant Woolworths has invested $1.3bn in two new distribution centres set to benefit Aussie shoppers and get groceries on shelves faster.
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Australian neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell has been freed on bail after 72 days behind bars following an alleged attack on an Indigenous site.
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A senior Woolies exec is suing the supermarket, alleging she was hospitalised and diagnosed with cancer after being subjected to 100-hour-plus work weeks.
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Australia's infrastructure boom is hitting a potential roadblock, with record government investment fuelling worker shortages across the construction sector.
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A teenager who killed a woman in front of her young granddaughter has been slammed as a coward as he learnt his fate.
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A man watched in horror as his new Audi plunged to the ground from a car stacker in his apartment building.
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A young man has admitted to his role in an anti-Israel vandalism attack in Sydney's east last year, however, one key question must be answered before he can be sentenced.
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A man is fighting for life after he was slashed during a brutal machete attack at an Essendon car wash in broad daylight.
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Three weather patterns are in full effect across Australia's north making conditions ripe for thunderstorms and cyclones.
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Sussan Ley has made a wild claim about the living standards of younger Australians.
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Australian children aged between two and six could be at risk due to a chemical sprayed on berries, a regulator has warned.
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Australian neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell will be freed on bail after 72 days behind bars following an alleged attack on an Indigenous site.
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Questions remain unanswered over the death of Melbourne teacher Annette Brennan as her tenant is jailed for the killing.
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Born prematurely, baby Elijah had been home for just five days before his mother's boyfriend inflicted fatal injuries.
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One of NSW's most senior Labor politicians faces a major threat over documents about a controversial plan to redevelop an inner city Sydney golf course.
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The Liberals have finally agreed a position on the policy tearing the Coalition apart.
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A former Sydney mayor has shared his heartbreak after his father was hit and killed by a school bus on a busy road.
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A mother and daughter have been arrested at a multimillion-dollar mansion in dramatic scenes, after their alleged involvement in a $70m fraud scheme.
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In a historic moment, Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has formally signed Australia's first-ever Treaty with Indigenous people into law.
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Anthony Albanese has slammed weeks of Coalition infighting, saying Australians cannot afford to keep paying the price".
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Sports fans could soon be even closer to the action than ever in one state, with plans to free up land for new hotels and entertainment precincts.