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The NSW government has admitted it was aware that a notorious serial killer was living in a home with two vulnerable foster children for months.
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More than 1.3 million Australian students have had their first day of NAPLAN testing thrown into chaos by widespread tech issues.
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An incredible offer has been made to the Iranian football players who have been allowed to stay in Australia.
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Scott Morrison has been cleared by a probe into the Robodebt scandal, with two officials found to have engaged in serious corrupt conduct".
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As grim signs begin to pop up at fuel pumps across regional towns and petrol prices surge, a new threat is looming that will impact every Aussie.
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Australian designer Katie Perry has triumphed over global pop sensation Katy Perry in a long-running trademark dispute.
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A Melbourne care home where 45 people died in the space of a month after a Covid outbreak has been slapped with a fine for a serious breach".
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Another Iranian player and a member of the delegation have been granted asylum in Australia after they did not join the rest of the team's journey home.
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Markets face fresh turmoil as economists issue stark warnings the Reserve Bank will hike rates twice in the coming months.
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Labor has been urged to take responsibility" for reported shortages in a fiery clash over Australia's fuel crisis.
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Two of six people investigated over the Robodebt scandal engaged in serious corrupt conduct", the corruption watchdog has found.
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Workers in one state are pushing for a new public holiday, arguing that they fall behind the rest of the country in time off.
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Four teachers have been charged with assaulting three young students at a NSW school.
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The senator slammed the new legislation, which was announced the same day as the Iranian women's soccer team were granted asylum.
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New details have emerged on Australians left stranded in the Middle East as conflict erupted, with those still wanting to leave urged to do so now".
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YouTube survivalist tells how to quietly build 30-day food buffers as global oil crisis threatens to make normal life way less stable."
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A man has been jailed after luring a teenager to a fake job interview in Sydney's inner west and raping her in an office building.
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There were dramatic scenes overnight as more football players sought asylum in Australia and a player appeared to be dragged.
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An Aussie city has been completely cut off by flooding with residents' supplies of food and medicine dwindling.
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Within an hour of David Littleproud's shock resignation, an outspoken senator known for his hardline views has made his move for the Nationals top job.
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A teenager who fatally stabbed a grandmother during a violent shopping centre robbery has made a huge claim on his 16-year sentence.
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Childcare providers are feeling the pressure after a massive crackdown, with one state reporting positive" results.
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There were dramatic scenes overnight as more soccer players sought asylum in Australia.
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In the end, it was an ominous four-word message smuggled from overseas that triggered a daring hotel escape for five Iranian soccer stars under tight surveillance.
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The driver behind a fatal beer garden crash that killed five people has broken his silence, telling a court he has no memory of the event after leaving a deli.
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The Albanese government is trying to tighten rules on short-stay visas after granting the Iranian women's football team asylum.
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Within an hour of the shock resignation, an outspoken senator known for his hardline views has made his move for the top job.
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Labor will pass legislation to increase the tax on those with high-end super balances, after a major deal with the Greens.
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Standing alongside his wife, the Nationals leader has teared up as he made a bombshell announcement on his future.
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The Nationals leader has made a bombshell announcement.
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A man standing trial over allegations he sold reports to Chinese spies sent emails after his home was raided in an effort to control the narrative", a jury has been told.
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A podcaster who worked with Kyle and Jackie O for 10 years has shared details of Jackie O's mindset in the wake of the show's bombshell split.
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On the streets of Australia's major cities are Iran's spies, targeting, intimidating and threatening anybody who speaks against them.
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A preventable, horrific workplace accident that killed a young man has led to a hefty fine for the company responsible.
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A grim discovery in a carpark has sparked a major police investigation into the sudden death of a 39-year-old man.
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A young tradie's tragic death has sparked an ugly and urgent Supreme Court battle between his divorced parents.
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Australia has made a huge decision on the fate of Iran's women's football team amid major fears for the players' safety.
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Australians still stranded in the Middle East have been issued an urgent plea from the Prime Minister as limited' flights begin to return home.
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A housing crisis 25 years in the making has pushed national median house prices through the $1m barrier for the first time, locking out a generation.
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Labor is turning to Australia's universities in a push for more doctors and GPs as the country faces a shortfall of up to 8600 new GPs within the next two decades.
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The Australian government has made a huge decision on the fate of Iran's women's football team amid major fears for their safety.
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Australians are using a simple technological loophole to get around a sweeping block put in place by the owners of one of the world's biggest adult websites.
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A teenage postie's spontaneous dance routine paying homage to the King of Pop has captured the hearts of thousands after going viral on social media.
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A masseuse has been charged with the rape of a woman at his business in what police allege is a despicable" breach of trust.
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Jonah Pezet was bashed around by his former Storm teammates last week and now he's been put on notice by the team he's joining next year.
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Preference flows may thwart One Nation's gains in Farrer, a new poll finds, as voters rally behind a controversial proposal.
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A decision on the fate of Iran's women's football team looms after Donald Trump urged the Australian government to grant them asylum.
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A man has been charged with murder after a 62-year-old man died following an alleged one-punch attack.
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Fed-up residents who live near the only Sydney petrol station still offering fuel for under $2 have lifted the lid on a feral act taking place as motorists get desperate.
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Australians are being warned not to panic over concerns the Iran war might put pressure on another staple for households across the country.