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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, from left, speaks during a meeting with President Donald Trump.

Australia sent $1.5 billion to the US for AUKUS down payment

The Nightly can reveal that the Australian government sent the non-refundable money at the end of last year, in the largest transaction since the nuclear submarine deal was announced.

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A workplace collapse at the Curragh coal mine near Blackwater has left one worker injured and another missing.

Mine collapse leaves one missing, one injured

Rescue teams are scrambling to locate the missing worker.

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There is a growing chorus in support of a national anti-Semitism royal commission.

Inaction over Bondi terror royal commission is eroding trust

NEVILLE OWEN: The horrors of Bondi far outweigh the empty arguments against a royal commission into our worst terror attack on Australian soil.

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The man in his 30s had been in the Cave of Waves at Whitewater World when he got into trouble. Reporter: Karen Graham

Man fights for life after WhiteWater World park accident

A man is in a critical condition after a near drowning incident at WhiteWater World theme park on the Gold Coast.

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A mother-of-two who drowned on New Year’s Day has been identified as 45-year-old Melissa Austin.

Heartache as New Year’s Day drowning victim identified

The Sydney mother-of-two is being remembered as a ‘beautiful person’ who will be ‘deeply missed’.

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The 41-year-old man was discovered inside a house on New Year’s Day. 

Man who discharged himself from hospital found dead

Homicide detectives are investigating after a man who discharged himself from hospital was later found dead.

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Beef exporters have been floored after China unveiled 55 per cent ‍tariffs on beef imports.

China's 55 per cent beef tariff spurs free trade 'respect' call

Australia's trade and agriculture ministers have attacked China for disregarding their free trade deal as beef producers demand relief following import tariffs.

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Good Samaritan knocked out in horror assault in front of 13yo son

A father who tried to break up a fight was knocked unconscious and seriously injured in front of his young son.

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Machete-wielding gang attacks two men on Melbourne's Lygon Street

CCTV footage of machete gang attack surfaces

An evening of celebration turned into a nightmare when two men were left fighting for life.

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Rescuers are braving choppy conditions to search for missing swimmers off Sydney’s coast.

Tragic start to 2026 with many lives lost off Aus coast

Lifesavers are pleading for beachgoers to exercise caution after several people lost their lives in coastal incidents over the new year period.

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Police are urging e-bike users to be careful and follow all road safety rules.

Aussie teen killed in tragic e-bike crash

A 15-year-old boy has died after his electric bike crashed, despite a witness’s desperate attempt to save him.

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Australia’s beef industry fears an almost $1 billion hit.

Aussie beef faces $1b hit as China introduces strict quota

Australia’s beef industry fears an almost $1 billion hit after China slapped new trade restrictions on meat producers across the globe in a move the Albanese Government branded ‘very disappointing’.

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Police arrested two men following a stolen vehicle spree that ended in a dramatic rooftop standoff in Woolloongabba.

Charges laid after vehicle chase and tense rooftop standoff

One suspect allegedly bolted onto a roof after encountering a naked resident.

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Australian officials are trying to confirm reports that Russell Allen Wilson was killed by Russian forces.

Aussie soldier killed by Russian forces in Ukraine

Australian officials are trying to confirm reports that Russell Allen Wilson was killed by Russian forces near Pokrovsk, in Ukraine’s eastern region, in early December.

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