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The teenager who stabbed doctor Ash Gordon to death during a home invasion last January is the son of a senior Victoria Police investigator.
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The deadline has been set for thousands of childcare centres in one Australian state to make sweeping changes.
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Amputee Carolyn Becker was left in limbo' by the NDIS, as others reveal four ways it can save $2b just by replacing outdated IT services to improve its response time.
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Qantas has launched a major domestic fare sale, offering one-way flights from $99 across Australia.
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Triple-murderer Erin Patterson's grounds of appeal have been revealed, as the convicted killer argues there was a fundamental irregularity" during her trial.
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It's been barely a month since the Albanese government expanded the 5 per cent deposit scheme for homebuyers amid warning property prices would soar.
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Australia's cyclone season has begun and early signs suggest it could be one of the fiercest in almost two decades.
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Australian shares have bounced during Wednesday afternoon's trading session, following a 1 per cent fall during the morning's trading.
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One local council has found a way to promote Aussie pride, saying it is a small token gesture' that means a lot to people.
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An explosive confrontation has exploded in parliament as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is called a hopeless liar".
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A woman has been hospitalised in a critical condition after she was struck by a ute that ploughed through a foodcourt.
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Police are investigating malicious damage caused to an Optus tower that left thousands of residents without mobile service and some triple-0 calls potentially affected.
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A prominent Sydney street artist has been found not guilty of sexually assaulting four women.
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One of NSW's top cops has spelled game over" for illicit tobacco shops as the next target of a long-promised crackdown is revealed.
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Two men have been charged with the murder of Sydney tradie John Versace who was mistaken for a gangland member.
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Two employees at a Sydney hospital are in a critical condition after they were hit by a car outside the building's main entrance.
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South Australia's top cop has given a major update on the search for missing four-year-old Gus Lamont, who was last seen more than a month ago.
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Investigators have boarded a Great Barrier Reef cruise ship linked to the death of an elderly passenger amid explosive claims of understaffing and safety lapses.
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An Australian actor, known for his roles on Neighbours and City Homicide, will fight an allegation he performed a banned Nazi gesture by arguing he was engaged in theatre".
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Shocking footage of an apparent road rage meltdown shows a young man clinging to the bonnet of a car as the driver speeds away.
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South Australia's top cop has given a major update on the search for missing four-year-old Gus Lamont, who was last seen more than a month ago.
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Labor is mulling listing a global Islamist movement as a terror organisation after a grim warning from Australia's domestic spy chief.
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An Australian actor, known for his roles on Neighbours and City Homicide, will fight an allegation he performed a banned Nazi gesture.
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Police have arrested and charged a man with murder in relation to the horror bashing death of Melinda Freeman in her home in 1991.
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A row has broken out among the Liberal Party ranks as Sussan Ley criticised key figures in the party as insensitive".
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A man will front court on dozens of horrific charges after he allegedly used social media apps to groom kids before sexually assaulting them.
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A man has been killed and others have been flown to hospital with serious injuries after a wild brawl on a remote highway.
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The case of a teacher accused of having sex with two of her students has hit another snag, with a magistrate slamming the constant delays.
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A man has been found dead in a storm drain in a suburb of an Aussie capital city, sparking a police probe.
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Australia's biggest mining and energy companies have launched a scathing attack on workplace laws and renewable subsidies they say are making the nation poorer as they push for change.
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Sussan Ley has hit out at claims that women who have abortions could benefit from a new law but stopped short of slamming her own MPs who made the comments.
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Green activists who tried to block billion-dollar mining projects have received millions in taxpayer dollars, even after courts condemned their tactics. Regis' Jim Beyer says the firm is virtually back to square one".
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Even households earning more than $90k are struggling to put food on the table, new research shows, as calls grow for the Labor government to take stronger action.
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Two stores have become the first casualties of NSW's sweeping new powers targeting illicit tobacco and vaping products - with promises of potential million-dollar fines or jail.
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Australia's biggest mining and energy companies have launched a scathing attack on workplace laws and renewable subsidies they say are making the nation poorer as they push for change.
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A surfer in distress was pulled from the water near one of Australia's most popular surf breaks but could not be saved.
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The ATSB has revealed the key safety failures that preceded a helicopter crash on Queensland's Pannikin Island that left an instructor with serious injuries.
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Two stores have become the first casualties of NSW's sweeping new health powers targeting the sale of illicit tobacco and vaping products - with promises of potential million-dollar fines or jail.
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Streaming services could soon be forced to make more Australian-based content under new laws to be debated in parliament.
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The Albanese government is facing fresh calls for action" on a major security concern in the Northern Territory.
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A powerful tropical cyclone is threatening tourist areas, sparking urgent warnings for Aussie travellers.
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Nine skincare products have been pulled from shelves after testing allegedly identified a banned ingredient.
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One man is dead and five other people, including two children, have been flown to hospital following a crash on a remote highway.
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Two prominent Australians have popped up at an Halloween soiree hosted by US President Donald Trump.
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A pilot was on a mobile phone call when a huge container ship crashed into an iconic Australian tall ship, leaving it a crumpled mess.
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A family's fight for answers over the murder of a mum, whose body was found dumped in a drain, has been laid bare as police reveal a huge update.
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A highly organised" drug syndicate with reach across Australia has been dismantled after police seized $60m worth of drugs and arrested 18 people.
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A man has died after being struck by a train during the morning commuter rush, with emergency crews fighting to save his life at the scene.
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An Australian man who survived the Cambridgeshire train stabbing recalls looking the knife-wielding attacker in the face during terrifying" ordeal.
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Bruce Lehrmann has flagged concerns the NACC could undertake a Christmas raid" as a court was told his bid for legal funding from the government has been rejected.