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A rain band thousands of kilometres long is going to bring showers to large parts of the interior and a huge stretch of Australia's east coast.
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The expulsion of Gareth Ward would usurp" sentencing of the convicted rapist, his lawyer has claimed in court, as the MP fights to keep his job.
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Police have released images of a man they believe could assist in their investigation into a man allegedly exposing himself to two children at a bus stop.
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A fire has torn through a Sydney business and neighbouring factory overnight, leaving one person in hospital.
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An 84-year-old man has died three days after he and his wife, 82, were allegedly assaulted by a man known to them at their home near Wagga Wagga.
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A move to expel rapist MP Gareth Ward should not go ahead as he is unable to vote against it while in custody on remand, a court has been told.
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Convicted rapist and sitting MP Gareth Ward will fight attempts by the Labor government to have him expelled from state parliament.
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A Chilean man has been sentenced after earlier pleading guilty to filming women showering using a hidden pen camera'.
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Anthony Albanese is facing calls to toughen his stance on China as Beijing teams up with another nuclear-armed foe in the Indo-Pacific.
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Convicted rapist and sitting MP Gareth Ward will fight attempts by the Labor government to have him expelled from state parliament.
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FIFO workers in Western Australia's mining heartland are on alert after new measles cases were detected in the Pilbara and Perth.
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A teenage boy who accidentally shot himself with a homemade gun has died in hospital.
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Anthony Albanese is facing calls to toughen his stance on China as Beijing teams up with another nuclear-armed foe in the Indo-Pacific.
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The minister has been urged to release the scathing review into an automated system which led to the unlawful cancellation of more than 900 social security payments.
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A woman's arm has been severed and six people were rushed to hospital after a horror two car collision in Melbourne.
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After an intensive search, rescue teams have discovered a body in the NSW Hunter Valley, feared to be a young woman lost in rising floodwaters.
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There is a terrifying surge" of bigotry festering within Australian society, the Race Discrimination Commissioner says.
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A text allegedly sent by a former army major charged with his wife's murder years after she drowned on a kayaking trip has been aired in court.
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A motion to disallow controversial changes to rental rights in one Australian state has been shot down in parliament.
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A Queensland primary school teacher has spoken of being subjected to vile abuse from her students, as thousands of educators across the state walked off the job.
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Nurses will vote on whether to accept an interim pay deal from the NSW government, drawing nearer the end of a year-long pay dispute.
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Melbourne's Lord Mayor believes a First Nations seasonal calendar is far more accurate when it comes to understanding Australian conditions.
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More than two weeks after voters were sent to the polls for a snap election sparked by a no-confidence motion against the Premier, the state's leader has been decided.
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An MP who sued Mark Latham for defamation says it is deeply troubling" the Greens voted to adjourn a motion to condemn him.
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A young Australian man is facing serious drug charges after police allegedly uncovered a supply network involving vape liquid infused with a deadly opioid.
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A Toyota employee was left mortified" at being asked to try on a larger skirt size" after a complaint about a short skirt club" at the dealership.
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Entire Australian towns could be hollowed out" and thousands left jobless amid a bombshell move from China.
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Aussie pop-rock icon, chart-topper and ARIA Hall of Fame artist Col Joye has died aged 89.
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Controversial MP Mark Latham has escaped parliamentary condemnation after he was accused of sharing confidential information.
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Anthony Albanese has restated support for a two-state solution in a call with the world leader leading the push to recognise a Palestinian state next month.
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French President Emmanuel Macron has revealed he's working together" with Anthony Albanese on a huge issue.
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Queensland state school teachers will strike on Wednesday for the first time in 16 years over an ongoing dispute over pay and working conditions.
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The groups responsible for administering JobSeeker payments to vulnerable Australians have been lashed after 964 payments were unlawfully cancelled.
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One of Australia's newest multi-millionaires has spoken out after scoring an enormous $15m windfall in Tuesday's Oz Lotto draw.
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A man and woman have been charged after a four-week-old baby was taken to hospital with serious injuries, including bone fractures.
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Aussie travellers are being warned rabies infections are on the rise in Bali with popular tourist spots identified as red zones.
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The author has thrown her support behind the founder of a female-only app currently appealing a Federal Court ruling in a landmark trans rights case.
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The search is on for Australia's newest millionaires after two winning tickets split the $30m jackpot in Tuesday's Oz Lotto draw.
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One Nation leader Pauline Hanson reveals the wild reason why she rejected Welcome to Country ceremonies in the Senate.
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One of the Snowtown serial killers has been granted parole after serving 26 years in prison.
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A Tasmanian couple who were last seen departing George Town airport in a light plane on Saturday have been identified.
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A NSW Corrective Services officer has been charged with corrupt conduct offences by federal police, after allegedly smuggling an encrypted phone into prison.
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Investors are betting shoppers will spend big in the coming months, as expectations of rate cuts in Australia and the US boost consumer stocks on the ASX.
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A former judge and human rights lecturer at a top university has been charged after allegedly showing child abuse material to students during a class.
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The country is on a path to lower wages and living standards if one glaring problem isn't fixed soon - and it's directly tied to Australia's low unemployment rate.
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External administrators have been appointed to the Victorian capital's first hatted" lasagne restaurant.
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As inflation eases, the latest household spending data shows food, new vehicles, and electronics spending has grown.
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The days of queuing at Australia Post for a new passport are numbered as federal authorities prepare to launch a new application system.
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At just 29 years old, an Aussie mum has received a life-changing diagnosis of a rare form of Alzheimer's.
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An award-winning Italian restaurant that gained a cult following when it was created to deliver food during the pandemic has run out of money.