Australia

Pack your bags! Some of the cheapest flights to the United States are on sale now.

Blake Johnson

Airfare ‘price war’ erupts for popular tourist destination

An airfare price war is making it cheaper to fly halfway across the world than to the other side of Australia, depending on how picky you are with airline choice.

32 mins ago

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The trend towards digital payments means many shops and businesses no longer accept cash at all.

Society

Glimmer of hope in fight against cashless society

Cash is no longer king and some want it gone, but a small glimmer of hope may help keep it around for longer.

2 hours ago

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WA welcomed another Lotto instant millionaire in last night’s Millionaire Medley.

Western Australia

Troy de Ruyter

WA welcomes new instant millionaire after Lotto win

The winning ticket was one of two sold across Australia and continues the State’s Lotto luck.

3 hours ago

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Bianca Jones has died after falling sick on holiday.

Victoria

Bryce Luff

‘Beloved’ Melbourne teen Bianca Jones dies after methanol drink poisoning

‘She was surrounded by love.’

3 hours ago

‘Dream’ trip with mates turns into nightmare fight for life

Just two days into Adam’s trip with mates, the unthinkable happened.

3 hours ago

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Western Australia

Bethany Hiatt

Teen found after going missing during WA’s schoolies

A teenager who went missing during leavers week celebrations in Western Australia has been found.

4 hours ago

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Adam was enjoying a fishing expedition with friends when disaster struck.

Australia

Rhiannon Lewin

Adam was on a ‘dream’ fishing trip with mates. Now he is in ICU in a foreign country

Just two days into the trip the unthinkable happened.

4 hours ago

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Loose fruit and vegetables are often more expensive than plastic-wrapped produce, a review found.

Business

Holly Hales

Supermarkets slug families with higher prices for ‘loose’ produce

Supermarkets are fuelling Australia's plastic pollution by charging more for loose produce than those that are plastic-wrapped.

5 hours ago

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Police

Matt Shrivell

Horror station wagon rollover leaves one dead, five injured

Six occupants of a station wagon that rolled in a horror crash had to be assisted by emergency services with one, a 19-year-old man, later dying from his injuries.

6 hours ago

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has condemned the anti-Semitic crimes in Sydney's east.

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Police

Georgina Noack

Labor ignored pleas to stop ‘evil’ anti-Semitism in suburbs

Jewish leaders say the ‘evil’ vandalism and fiery destruction in a ritzy eastern Sydney suburb overnight is just the latest example of hatred they have faced and begged authorities to protect them from.

7 hours ago