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Qld man charged under new laws after allegedly planning attack on relative
A court heard Atallah Mohaghegh Nahavandi, 61, sought out a third party to assault his ex-wife's nephew "so he cannot talk anymore". Newsiline summarises...
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Jim Chalmers is putting a positive spin on the economy, but is the outlook for Australia grim?
The economy was slowing even before the Middle East conflict and interest rate hikes started to bite, while the boom in datacentres was a rare bright spot...
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No sign of missing Tasmanian devil Mary but experts confident she will survive
Sniffer dogs and thermal imaging drones are being deployed as the search for a missing Tasmanian devil on the Gold Coast goes into a second day. Newsiline...
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Another KPMG leader steps aside amid audit leak scandal fallout
KPMG Australia chief operating officer Eileen Hoggett will step aside from her role while investigations are pending into the audit leak scandal at the bi...
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Sam went to the ED needing treatment. His parents were asked about his quality of life
Sam Stubbs’s parents were asked about his quality of life while treating him for a lung infection. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australi...
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Hundreds of thousands of Centrelink payments cancelled illegally, Albanese government admits
Senate estimates hearing told issues caused by a glitch in the automated system that runs the controversial mutual obligations scheme Follow our Australia...
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'Paid for a Porsche, got a compact two-seater': Is this AUKUS' hidden cost?
Experts say used submarines don't change Australia's AUKUS goals, but critics think we're getting ripped off. Newsiline summarises this report from SBS Ne...
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Australians are spending less to consume more nicotine as illegal tobacco trade explodes
Australian Bureau of Statistics estimates nicotine consumption rose 40%, with illicit sources accounting for 80% of all tobacco Follow our Australia news...
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Sydney community radio to avoid axe under reduced capacity model
The 46-year-old Sydney community radio institution was facing closure after around half its core funding was withdrawn late last year by Macquarie Univers...
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Where the devil is Mary? Search under way after Tasmanian marsupial escapes Gold Coast wildlife park
CCTV cameras caught the carnivorous marsupial skulking around deserted grounds at 4am Tuesday morning Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updat...
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First footy, now beer: Region braces for $50m hit to local economy
The loss of James Boag's brewery and Hawthorn Football Club to northern Tasmania's economy could cost the region a million dollars a week, local leaders s...
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Aussie diver leaves Laos cave rescue
Josh Richards is on his way back to Australia, after multiple days helping rescue miners trapped in a Laos cave. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC...
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Neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell broadcasting hate on Instagram from Victorian acreage
ABC NEWS Verify can reveal that Neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell has been uploading antisemitic and homophobic diatribes to Instagram from a property on the...
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Man fined for booing during Welcome to Country at Sydney dawn service
Eli Toby told the court that his actions were intended as a way to "stand for what I believed was the right thing at the time", but refused to apologise t...
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Become a card-carrying WRA member
Whether you’re an employee or an employer, here are fun ways to join the SBS World Cup Watchers' Rights Association. Newsiline summarises this report from...
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News bulletin cuts 'canary in the coal mine' for regional journalism
Media academics fear for the future of regional journalism after the drastic downsizing of one of Australia's oldest nightly news bulletins. Newsiline sum...
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How grassroots organisations are combatting One Nation’s rise in western Sydney – video
After the victory of Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party in the Farrer byelection, Barnaby Joyce said the party has its sights set on western Sydney. Newsil...
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15yo girl left with fractured skull after e-scooter crash
Two separate e-device accidents, one of which left a 15-year-old girl with a fractured skull, has raised "genuine" concern about the use of such devices a...
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Breaking: Almost as many children in residential care in Qld as rest of country combined
A report by Queensland's Commission of Inquiry has made 52 recommendations ranging from overhauling out-of-home care to adoption access. Newsiline summari...
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NT scrutiny committee members call for shake-up after recommendations rejected
Non-government members of the Northern Territory Legislative Scrutiny Committee are calling for the body to be reformed, after the NT government ignored a...
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'We can scare them': Kiss confident he can stay Reds coach for another week
Queensland Reds coach Les Kiss knows his side will be underdogs in this weekend's Super Rugby qualifying final, a match that could be his last with the cl...
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No charges for man who coroner found faked wife's suicide
A man who a coroner found made his wife's 2010 death look like a suicide will not face prosecution after police said there was "insufficient evidence" to...
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Albanese once fought to save prime Defence real estate. That's changed
Parliamentary speeches from 2021 reveal the Prime Minister was opposed to privatising Sydney Harbour land now being sold off by the Defence Department. Ne...
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El Niño expected to develop in coming months, bringing hotter and drier weather to eastern Australia
BoM and other agencies expect transition to the first El Niño since spring 2023 sometime during winter Follow our Australia news live blog for latest upda...
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Bronze statue immortalises Aboriginal leader Lowitja O'Donoghue
A bronze statue of influential Aboriginal leader Lowitja O'Donoghue has been unveiled in Adelaide — the first of six monuments of prominent Indigenous Sou...
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Robertson's Big Potato 'safe for the time being' amid court appeal
One of Australia's most infamous "big things" could be moved to make way for a new supermarket in the NSW Southern Highlands. Newsiline summarises this re...
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Making sense of the latest BBL move that isn't 'a merger of the teams'
If the Renegades are sold to a private buyer as expected, what could it mean for Melbourne fans if the BBL team no longer looks like itself? Newsiline sum...
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Paedophile magistrate's release prompts vigilante warning
South Australia's police chief says the force will respond accordingly to concerns about public safety once paedophile and former magistrate Peter Liddy i...
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Police search for underwear-clad duo following cross-border pursuit
Victoria Police warns the public not to approach an underwear-clad duo following a cross-border police pursuit in the state's Sunraysia region. Newsiline...
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Breaking: Mick Gatto arrested at home near Melbourne
Underworld figure Mick Gatto has been arrested by Victorian police investigating "alleged financial offences". Newsiline summarises this report from ABC N...
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Police investigating people entering New York sewers for unknown reason
Security cameras have recorded at least three night time instances where groups of people entered or exited sewer tunnels via maintenance holes on streets...
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Minister dismisses Labor colleague Ed Husic’s criticism of secondhand Aukus submarines deal as ‘disingenuous’
Pat Conroy says three used Virginia-class nuclear submarines from the US will be cheaper to buy and run Get our breaking news email, free app or daily new...
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Breaking: Pair found guilty of killing elderly man during meth-addled burglary
Two men are convicted of killing 68-year-old Raymond Smith in his own home in Western Australia's South West during a meth-addled burglary for drugs. News...
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Who is Bill Pulte, Trump's eyebrow-raising pick for US intelligence chief?
Democrats aren't the only ones criticising Donald Trump's new acting intelligence chief. Newsiline summarises this report from SBS News Australia and link...
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SA public service faces cuts as state budget to be handed down
The treasurer says 1,000 full-time equivalent jobs in the public service will not be filled over the next 12 months as he gets ready to hand down his firs...
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'Realist' Walsh opens up on State of Origin snub
Reece Walsh says he understands why he was left out of Queensland's State of Origin squad for the series opener. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC...