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Here’s what drivers across Australia need to know before hitting the road this weekend.

A four-year-old boy has died after a vehicle crashed into a store at a busy shopping centre in Canberra’s south.

Almost a dozen explosive devices were discovered along footpaths in the nation’s capital.

Several explosive devices have been discovered in a major Australian city with police urging residents to stay on high alert.

The 34-year-old’s death comes as difficult conditions up and down the coast hamper rescue efforts.

A newborn baby has been found alone outside a fire station in Canberra’s south, sparking an urgent search for the infant’s mother.

Asbestos contamination fears have prompted the closures of 15 primary schools and preschools so testing can be carried out immediately.

Australia will host two new critical minerals facilities under a pact with the United States, as both nations move to secure supply chains and reduce reliance on China’s rare-earth dominance.

The 34-year-old victim died in hospital on Friday.

Scientists say a common garden bird species is vulnerable to sudden drops in temperature during more frequent extreme weather events and may become extinct.

An ANU academic has told a parliamentary committee that university chancellor Julie Bishop is ‘hostile and arrogant to staff’, allegations the former politician rejected.

Australia’s trainee spies are forced to use outdated computers while their faster phones stay locked away.

EXCLUSIVE: Parents are coming forward, fearing their children were exposed to a predator, after a childcare centre failed to notify them that an employee had been charged and convicted of child sexual abuse.

EXCLUSIVE: A childcare worker was jailed for sexually abusing a little boy in his care. Two years after his sentencing, the parents of children who attended that daycare centre have not yet been notified.

Millions of residents are being affected by the ‘bomb cyclone’ that is hammering large areas of the east coast as Sydney Airport is forced to use one runway and Virgin, Jetstar cancel flights.