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Massive weather system to smash almost every state, territory in coming days
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Sarah Keszler

Massive weather system to smash almost every state and territory

As the system moves, it will cause downpours, storms and possible flash flooding.

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NSW

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A birthday celebration has erupted into a fiery debate after a restaurant owner publicly called out a customer over claims she refused to pay a cakeage charge.

Fiery debate as restaurant patron flamed over unpaid cakeage

NSW
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A man has been charged after an alleged hit and run hospitalised another man in Carlingford, northwest Sydney.

Driver flees after alleged hit-and-run leaves man critical

NSW
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Lily Hooper's father Jim has paid tribute to his teenage daughter whose body was found on Thursday August 20 after she went missing while on a solo hike. Channel 7

Dad’s heartbreaking plea to remember Lily

Australia
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A 15-year-old boy is in a critical condition after being stabbed, with police providing details of the alleged attack.

Teen boy fighting for life after Terrigal stabbing

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Victoria

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Victoria Police have arrested a scissor-wielding man after he allegedly assaulted a 10-year-old boy and stabbed a woman in a terrifying attack in Melbourne’s CBD. 

Stabbing horror as 10yo boy attacked by scissor-wielding man

Victoria
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Officers Vadim De Waart-Hottart and Neal Thompson were gunned down at a property at Porepunkah. (HANDOUT/VICTORIA POLICE)

Dezi Freeman’s slain police victims honoured one year on

Victoria
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The dealership tracked down Mahad Islam’s stolen Hilux SR5.

Victoria’s car theft crisis explodes as thieves go high-tech

Victoria
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Oliver Hamilton was fatally stabbed by another teen at a shopping centre, jurors were told.

Youth, 15, accused of stabbing teen to death to avenge girl

Australia
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Queensland

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A second potential positive case of H5 bird flu has been detected in Queensland.

Fears grow as second bird flu case recorded in QLD

Australia
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A man has been charged after he allegedly attempted to drop more than $1 million worth of drugs into an Australian prison using a drone. Photograph of drone is a stock image.

Man charged after $1m drug package flown into jail via drone

Police
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A man has been charged over the alleged assualt of a woman on her morning walk.
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Woman injured after ‘horrific’ assault on morning walk

Australia
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Chad Bishop went missing from Beenleigh in early March, 2022. Two people have been charged with his murder. Supplied

‘In a box’: Remains found in four-year search

Australia
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South Australia

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The SAC 1 investigation into Hailee Hildebrandt’s death in January has shattered her mother, who claims she’s still without answers.

Red flags that could have saved suicidal Australian teen

Health
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The decision to grant parole to a man who killed four people in the 1980s is set to be reviewed.

'Dreadful crimes': Bid to block hitman's parole win

Australia
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The bodies of Helena and Hazel Wright were pulled from the ocean in South Australia on July 27.

‘Rubbish’: Cop’s plea over online ‘chatter’

Australia
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Premier Peter Malinauskas says SA's government will lead AI opportunities with ‘ambition and care’.

State’s premier pens deal with ChatGPT developer on US trip

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Western Australia

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Richard Marles in Henderson today where he gave a press conference alongside the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Premier of Western Australia Roger Cook

$25b or $70b? Marles fails to clear up shipyard cost puzzle

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The Prime Minister is facing a grilling from fired up West Aussies when he arrives in Perth on Sunday.
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Anthony Albanese facing $9bn GST firestorm ahead of WA visit

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WorkSafe investigators arrived at the scene and were seen speaking with witnesses.

Woman killed in serious workplace incident

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Former Bishop of Broom Christopher Saunders was found guilty of 13 sex crime charges in WA.

Undercover mission behind ex-Bishop’s sex crime conviction

Australia
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ACT

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Liu Jinsong, right, China’s new ambassador in Canberra, with Masaaki Kanai head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry’s Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau.

‘Asia enforcer’: China’s new ambassador lands in Canberra

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ACT Liberal Party leader Mark Parton and, inset, the photo he took in the committee room.

‘Wanna swap’: Libs leader responds to sex worker text claim

Politics
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A Canberra man has become $40m richer after finding the winning Powerball ticket in his wallet.

Man’s shock find makes him $40 million richer

Australia
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A teenager has faced court as federal police say youths are being exposed to extremist propaganda..

Teen accused of planning racist terrorist attack faces court

ACT
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Tasmania

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Among bird species confirmed with a deadly virus are a giant northern petrel and a brown skua.
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Bird flu risk for penguins, seals grow in another state

Politics
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Ken Hinkley, John Longmire and Nathan Buckley were the three candidates vying for the Devils job.
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History as Tasmania’s inaugural AFL coach revealed

AFL
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The 31-year-old was diving at a depth of about eight metres when the attack happened.

Horror as diver attacked by two metre shark

Australia
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The future of the smelter has been under a cloud since it stopped production in mid-2025.

‘Incredibly disappointing’: 200 jobs lost as smelter closes

Business
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Northern Territory

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A day trip to one of Kakadu’s most celebrated lookouts has ended in tragedy, with a woman in her 30s dying at Ubirr as police work to determine what happened.

Woman dies at iconic Aussie tourist spot

Northern Territory
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A fifth person has died as the result of a crash on the Northern Territory’s Stuart Highway.

‘Catastrophic’: Outback highway crash claims five lives

Australia
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Evidence has been served against Jefferson Lewis, who is accused of murdering Kumanjayi Little Baby. (HANDOUT/NORTHERN TERRITORY POLICE / AAP)

'Substantial' evidence in Little Baby murder case

Australia
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Luke Gosling at Darwin’s Thai festival where he is accused of assaulting the Northern Territory’s Administrator.

Police probe stunning assault claims made against Labor MP

Australia
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