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Toxic bait spread closes school in mouse-plagued Morawa
Students of the Western Australian School of Agriculture in Morawa were sent home and the school shut after toxic mouse bait intended for paddocks was spr...
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'Disgraceful': Israel's ambassador joins criticism of Ben-Gvir
Israel's ambassador to Australia Hillel Newman has stopped short of apologising to the Global Sumud Flotilla activists detained in Israel – who had been t...
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Live: Maroons invite Jai Arrow into Origin camp, Raiders host depleted Dolphins
The Raiders look to bounce back from two-straight NRL defeats against the Dolphins in Canberra, as Queensland hope Jai Arrow joins them in camp ahead of G...
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'Hard to achieve, in our opinion': Ratings agency unimpressed with Tas budget
Credit rating agency S&P Global says Tasmania's budget repair ambitions face "high execution risk". Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Aus...
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Hanson proposes tax break for drilling alongside new gas royalty
The One Nation leader wants a flat royalty on the production of new gas projects. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia and links reade...
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Live: Hawthorn hosts Adelaide in Launceston after AFL's Tasmania expulsion
Hawthorn returns to Tasmania to host Adelaide just days after being told it will have to cease playing home games in the state by 2028. Newsiline summaris...
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Man charged with five counts of rape following alleged Adelaide Hills break-in
A man accused of breaking into an Adelaide Hills home and sexually assaulting a person unknown to him has been charged with multiple counts of rape, court...
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SpaceX files for largest IPO in history, reveals plans for 10,000 rockets a year
Elon Musk's sprawling space exploration company, which also owns Starlink and xAI, was valued at $US1.25 trillion ($1.75 trillion) earlier this year, mean...
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Court hears former AFL footballer Nick Stevens likely to face prison term
A Victorian court hears former AFL player Nick Stevens was a blue-collar worker but committed a white-collar crime, ahead of his sentencing for defrauding...
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Albanese's hard sell as budget opponents line up
For a group of people who declared they were prepared to tackle a post-budget scare campaign, the government has looked anything but in control this week....
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Rough sleepers in fear as they await response to Wagga housing crisis
The NSW minister for homelessness says people will be offered additional support to move out of camps around Wagga Wagga, but that they will be forced to...
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Unregulated peptides may be a new sports doping threat
The nation's anti-doping agency reveals its plans to expand drug-testing in sport in response to the soaring popularity of unregulated peptides in the bro...
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Man with 'very serious' criminal history jailed over motorcyclist's death
The man had a "very high" level of methamphetamine in his blood when he crashed into the back of Ian Welldon's motorbike while failing to stop at a red li...
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Blues fighting for an Origin dynasty a decade in the making
Ten years after playing in New South Wales's breakthrough victory over Queensland, Isabelle Kelly returns to the Gold Coast on the cusp of launching a Blu...
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NDIS whistleblower protections 'among worst in the country', inquiry told
A raft of alarming evidence has been aired at a parliamentary hearing into the integrity of the NDIS, with calls for the government to strengthen whistleb...
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What you need to know about tomorrow's ACT public school strike
For the first time in 15 years, ACT public school staff are going on strike in a two-hour work stoppage that will see all public schools, including specia...
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Public transport to remain free in Tasmania for an additional year
The Tasmanian government has committed $24 million in the state budget towards keeping buses and ferries free for one more year. Newsiline summarises this...
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Defence minister 'disappointed' by lawsuit over Darwin port ownership
Chinese-owned company Landbridge launched legal action earlier this year following a pledge by the Prime Minister to return the port to Australian hands....
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AFLW's 2026 fixture to feature women's and men's double-headers
A series of double-headers involving the women's and men's competitions will take place after the AFLW season begins in August. Newsiline summarises this...
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Warning about 'fraudulent' gift cards bought at Coles supermarket
Coles is looking into a Melbourne mother's complaint about faulty Apple gift cards worth $2,000. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia...
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Female AFL creators say vile comments 'just one example of what we deal with'
A video circulated across social media of a group of men laughing about how one of them would "beat the f***" out of a group of female content creators. N...
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Colin Barnett's council merger idea was a dud — so why could it be revived?
In 2015 the Barnett government abandoned plans to merge Perth councils — but now the idea has reared its head again. Newsiline summarises this report from...
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Queensland inquiry wraps as submissions say child safety complaints were ignored
Final hearings have concluded at Queensland's inquiry into child safety, with a "lengthy" report expected to be delivered to the government on Friday. New...
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What's being cut in Tasmania's state budget?
Treasurer Eric Abetz wants to find $1.47 billion in "efficiencies" in Tasmania's state budget. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia an...
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Fears CSIRO job cuts will damage Australia's climate change adaptability
Some CSIRO staff are concerned the science agency's plan to cut 92 jobs, predominantly from its environment and climate science division, will negatively...
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Arafura Rare Earths mine gets green light to challenge China's dominance
Arafura Rare Earths has announced its flagship project north of Alice Springs will go ahead, decades after it was first flagged as a prospect. Newsiline s...
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Government doing 'everything in our power' to keep SA safe from notorious paedophile
The South Australian government has filed two applications to either ensure notorious paedophile and former magistrate Peter Liddy is indefinitely detaine...
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MND has been called 'the beast'. We still don't know what causes it
As another rugby league player is diagnosed with motor neurone disease, we asked experts why so little is known about what causes it. Newsiline summarises...
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After losing four relatives to dementia, woman shares family's story
Gwen Knox, from Western Australia, has written a play inspired by her family that she hopes starts important conversations about dementia and truth-tellin...
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Palasics cold case killer previously jailed over million-dollar cigarette plot
New details have emerged about the violent 1999 home invasion that claimed Irma Palasics's life, including a separate million-dollar cigarette conspiracy...
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Rundown Rockhampton hotel sells for millions at court-ordered auction
After its closure in 2014, the formerly popular hotel became dilapidated and was frequented by squatters. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News A...
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Woman accused of hit-and-run murder to stand trial
Larissa Rita Mae-Leigh Sant is accused of planning to kill her then-partner's ex-girlfriend, Kiesha Thompson, before striking her with a car while she was...
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Man faces 29 charges after police allegedly seize guns and antisemitic material
A man has been refused bail after NSW Police allegedly seized antisemitic material, firearms and explosives from a home on the Central Coast. Newsiline su...
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'Grossly intoxicated' lawyer's fatal hit-run crash jail term reduced on appeal
An Adelaide lawyer who drank 1.1 litres of wine before killing a pedestrian in a fatal hit-run crash has won a reduced sentence on appeal — in part becaus...
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Kylie Minogue reveals 'secret' cancer and IVF struggles in Netflix doco
"Our Kylie" gets candid in the three-part Netflix docuseries, grieving over IVF struggles, Michael Hutchence, and revealing she was diagnosed with cancer...
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Australia backs landmark UN climate change ruling as others try to block it
Australia joins 140 other countries in passing a major United Nations resolution backing a landmark legal ruling on climate change, despite efforts by the...
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Worst diphtheria outbreak on record spurs $7m federal vaccine response
The federal government has stepped in to address the largest diphtheria outbreak since records began, unveiling a multi-million dollar package for more va...
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Images show last-known movements of alleged New Town murder victim
Police release images showing the last known public movements of a Hobart woman who was found dead in her home almost two months later. Newsiline summaris...
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McDonald's circles Castlemaine but can expect a fight over its 'soul'
McDonald's says it has identified a site in Castlemaine and is exploring the possibility of establishing a restaurant, but it's not being welcomed by some...
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Farm worker 'felt sorry' for pensioner who wanted his leg amputated, court hears
A jury hears a recording of John Yalu explaining to police that he panicked after he amputated the leg of a 66-year-old man he then realised was dying. Ne...