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Six native Australian trees have been deliberately poisoned in Noosa, prompting a council investigation with fines reaching $141,865.
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Suspected human remains have been found after the search for missing schoolie Astin Gerstl, who was swept out to sea, was suspended.
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Young thieves, one armed with a massive knife, have allegedly stolen a Porsche and four Mercedes from a family in Queensland.
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A key date has been scheduled in the ongoing court proceedings against former political staffer Bruce Lehrmann, who faces two charges of rape.
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Queensland's Attorney-General has been given the nod to appeal the sentence of a teenager who murdered a mum-of-two on Boxing Day to the country's highest court.
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SA Liberal leader Vincent Tarzia has resigned from the top job, in the fourth leadership hit for Australia's embattled state divisions in just two months.
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Matthew Gruter has landed in South Africa after Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke cancelled his visa for participating in a widely condemned anti-Jewish demonstration.
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Suspected human remains have been found after the search for missing schoolie Astin Gerstl was suspended.
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Qantas' final superjumbo A380 is set to return to the skies after nearly six years in storage, offering Aussies daily flights on a key US route.
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Police have charged a 21-year-old man after he allegedly grabbed a 12-year-old girl walking on a path.
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As Australia reviews a highly secretive US investigation into the AUKUS defence pact, it remains unclear whether the findings will ever be made public.
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One of three people facing charges in relation to the death of teenager Pheobe Bishop has suffered a massive setback in court.
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A high-profile Melbourne man has been found guilty of raping a woman twice after a house party, with the jury rejecting his claim of mistaken identity.
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A Nationals senator has lashed Labor's healthcare policies for going in the wrong direction", amid rising out-of-pocket healthcare costs.
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Paramedics were unable to save a woman who was mauled by a dog at a home on the Eyre Peninsula.
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Matthew Gruter has landed in South Africa after Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke cancelled his visa for participating in a widely condemned anti-Jewish demonstration.
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A potential Australian Open return is gathering steam after Nick Kyrgios was announced as a headline act at an event in Melbourne next month.
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A huge police search is under way for a man who escaped police custody while handcuffed in a major Aussie city.
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The parents of 23-year-old Hannah Maguire, who was murdered by her abusive ex-boyfriend, saw he was awful from the outset".
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A former Sydney Mayor allegedly told councillors to f**k off" during an outburst over what she believed to be coriander in the Christmas buffet.
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A toddler died with a lethal dose of medication in his system two decades ago. Now police believe someone is hiding the truth.
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A coloured sand unicorn toy sold in Kmart and Target has been recalled over asbestos contamination risk.
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Emergency services pulled a man's body from the water at a popular swimming spot on Sydney Harbour.
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A NSW Central Coast childcare centre has been forced to close after breaching health and safety over mould and rodent concerns.
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The ASX 200 has climbed despite household spending data sparking fresh fears the Reserve Bank could raise interest rates as early as February.
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Cancer Council kids sunscreen recalled over safety fears the product separates and reduces protection from the sun.
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A prominent surf coach has been jailed for a string of child exploitation offences that shattered the trust of families across the region.
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Australia has made two tough decisions on its side for the second Ashes Test, ending days of speculation.
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A former Australian soap star has been given a rare offer he was found guilty of performing a gesture that resembles a Nazi salute.
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A controversial $1.13bn stadium in Hobart is set to be approved by the upper house - despite warnings on how much it is likely to cost Tasmanians.
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Emergency repair work is underway on Sydney's M4 tunnel after authorities closed a section over safety concerns, with some commuters stuck inside.
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A group of six foreign nationals has been detained after being discovered outside a remote Indigenous community.
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A Fijian man convicted of sick sex act during a Grindr hook-up has won a bid for a refugee visa as he faces risk of harm" if deported.
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Bruce Lehrmann has suffered another blow after being ordered to get to a Hobart court immediately, where he is facing driving charges.
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Documents have revealed new details of a meeting between the Home Affairs Minister and an NGO requesting repatriation of the so-called ISIS brides.
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Accused pedophile Joshua Brown has been hit with new charges over alleged sexual assaults at Victorian childcare centres.
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Australian music legend Ted Egan has died in his hometown of Alice Springs, aged 93.
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Police have revealed new details after one man was shot dead and another two were injured in the NSW Northern Rivers.
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A former Australian TV star has been given a rare offer he was found guilty of performing a gesture that resembles a Nazi salute.
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Former Neighbours star Damien Richardson has returned to court after he was found guilty of performing a gesture that resembles a Nazi salute.
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The Treasury Department has been grilled on how a key cost-of-living relief payment may have breached the Constitution.
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A former MKR star has shared her personal experience living with a debilitating neurological disease as the cost for a groundbreaking treatment is slashed under the PBS.
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There has been a major development after one man was shot dead and another two were injured in the Northern Rivers region of NSW.
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An Englishman has battled deserts, monsoons and rugged roads on a charity ride which started in the UK and is set to finish in Melbourne on Boxing Day.
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Hundreds of furious farmers have confronted government workers over a critical" issue - forming a blockade at the entry to a sheep and dairy farm in an act of defiance.
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A protester glued herself to furniture to growl at Premier Jacinta Allan during Question Time inside the Victorian Parliament's public gallery.
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Australian shares endured a rollercoaster session as GDP figures sparked fears that economic resilience could keep interest rates elevated longer than hoped.
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National NAPLAN results for 1.3m students at 9000 schools are in - so what are the top performing schools in each state?
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One man is dead and two others have been injured during a shooting and hit and run in the Northern Rivers region of NSW.
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Arson detectives have found the ignition point of a suspicious fire which tore through suburbs destroying one home and several cars.