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Federal parliament has been temporarily interrupted by a blackout, as wild weather sweeps across Australia.
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An AFL umpire is facing more corruption charges following a police investigation into a Brownlow Medal betting scandal.
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Police have provided a sad update in the search for four-year-old Gus Lamont who went missing from a remote sheep station two months ago.
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A chilling message has been sent by the friend of a 17yo who was stabbed to death in Sydney - sending shockwaves through the community .
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A court has been told a woman charged over a stabbing in Melbourne's CBD had failed to answer her bail.
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Australians will pay the price" after headline inflation climbed to a mark the opposition called Jimflation" in a shot at the Treasurer.
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Barnaby Joyce is wanted back in the party room despite a bizarre steak dinner with Pauline Hanson, the Nationals leader has revealed.
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Authorities have revealed a grim allegation at the centre of a horror house fire which forced a family to flee for their lives.
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A man who allegedly sexually assaulted three 11-year-old girls during a school camp has been slapped with more than 10 charges.
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Another teen has been arrested and charged with murder after the death of a 17-year-old in Sydney, as a local MP explodes over rampant" crime.
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A councillor has apologised after attempting to bill taxpayers for a 20-minute" trip to a strip club - insisting it was a genuine mistake".
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A flight bound for Bali with school leavers onboard was forced to make an emergency landing at Melbourne Airport after an engine failed during take-off.
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Australians will pay the price" with headline inflation tipped to rise, the opposition has warned.
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Sussan Ley has dodged questions over Barnaby Joyce's steak dinner with Pauline Hanson, telling interviewers she will leave it there".
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Dozens of real estate agents across NSW have been put on notice after the government identified hundreds of properties that have been underquoted.
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The Coalition's coal power gamble threatens to detonate a budget bomb worth billions, the Treasurer has claimed.
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Notorious child killer Bevan Spencer von Einem has been rushed to hospital and is understood to be on his deathbed.
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Another teen has been arrested on murder charges after the death of a 17-year-old in Sydney as a local MP explodes over rampant" crime.
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Anthony Albanese's top numbers man has hinted which way the inflation figures will go ahead of their release.
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An 18-year-old, who drowned at Soldier's Beach on the NSW Central Coast, has been remembered for his warmth and love of basketball.
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Just hours after she was banned from the Senate for wearing a burqa, Pauline Hanson's new movie screening got hit by a new ban by Parliament.
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Mark Latham is seeking to overturn his bruising defamation suit loss to Alex Greenwich over a homophobic tweet in which he graphically described a sex act.
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Chris Bowen has accused the Coalition of a COP-out" over criticism of his appointment as 2026 negotiator.
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Major changes will be made in next year's Census, with the national survey to collect new information on Australians.
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A former Sea World Helicopters employee has broken down after giving evidence at an inquest into the fatal mid-air collision that killed four people in 2023.
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The Sharks are preparing to rebrand their home stadium next season as the club aligns with a non-gambling corporate partner.
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The woman accused of a random knife attack in Melbourne's CBD has told a court she hopes to clean up my life and stay off drugs".
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A high-profile Melbourne man is fighting allegations he pretended to be another man while raping a woman at a house party.
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As three of the nation's best spellers chatted with the PM, there was one special word that tricked a three-time winner, but predictably piqued Mr Albanese's interest.
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Frontline postal workers are facing a shocking number of attacks every day from aggressive dogs, prompting Australia Post to urge owners to take action.
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Pauline Hanson has learned her fate over her burqa stunt, as pictures confirm Canberra's worst-kept secret.
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Anthony Albanese has delivered a blunt message to parliamentarians ahead of the Christmas break.
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A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder after a 17-year-old was stabbed to death in a park near a school in Sydney's northwest.
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Australia could lose its chance to eradicate a potentially deadly superpest if a funding cliff isn't urgently addressed, an interstate delegation has warned.
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A court has been told of the next move by a teen charged with the murder of Universal Store founder Greg Josephson.
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Police have revealed a major update after a six-year-old boy was fatally struck by a car on his way to school in Victoria.
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A high profile Melbourne man is fighting allegations he pretended to be another man while raping a woman at a house party.
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The latest recall comes after a spate of children's products were pulled from shelves due to fears of asbestos contamination.
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One of the largest teacher walk-offs in a state's history has collided with peak exam week, throwing assessment schedules into disarray across more than 100 schools.
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Police will begin a fresh search for four-year-old Gus today, two months after he disappeared, after discovering six unsealed mine shafts on the family property.
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Star Entertainment executives will face shareholders after a year of poor business performance, scandals and a bailout from a US giant.
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Barnaby Joyce has been issued a grim warning on his future if the New England MP was to defect to One Nation.
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Anthony Albanese has taken breakfast with one of the most powerful men in China amid a push from Taiwan to join AUKUS.
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At midday, a bustling part of Sydney's CBD will come to a standstill - and there's a devastating reason why.
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More than 90,000 homes across one state remain in the dark on Tuesday morning after Aussies were smashed by dangerous storms and enormous hail.
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Barnaby Joyce has fuelled speculation he will quit the Nationals for One Nation, dining with Pauline Hanson just hours after her burqa stunt.
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An emergency warning has been issued to residents of northern Western Australia as Tropical Cyclone Fina crosses the border from the NT.
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Armed teenage detainees were seen on the roof of the Banksia Hill juvenile detention centre, throwing projectiles at prison guards below.
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Calls to 1800 RESPECT have risen by 3000 per cent as more Aussies than ever before seek help with domestic violence.
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Firebrand senator Pauline Hanson has once again donned a burqa in the Senate, sparking uproar from her colleagues.