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Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers has downplayed the possibility of information leaks from his department.

Chalmers floats limiting negative gearing to two properties

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has suggested Cabinet will be discussing negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions ahead of the May Budget.

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Australia and its allies are now better equipped to detect and hunt Chinese submarines thanks to advances delivered under the AUKUS pact, Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy has revealed.

Conroy blasts ‘AUKUS dead’ claims as subs plan advances

Australia and its allies are now better equipped to hunt Chinese submarines thanks to the AUKUS pact, Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy has revealed.

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Heartless act caught on CCTV

In a disgraceful blow to the community, lifesaving gear worth thousands has been stolen putting locals at risk during an upcoming weekend of wild weather.

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Tasmanian police have found remains and identified them as missing hiker.

Heartbreaking update after missing backpacker found

Authorities say no further searches are planned after remains discovered earlier this year were linked to the missing hiker.

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Two pedestrians have been injured in an alleged drink driving crash in Melbourne's inner southeast.

Pedestrians hit in alleged drink driving crash

Two pedestrians are recovering from serious injuries after allegedly being hit by an out-of-control car on a busy inner-city street.

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A man was allegedly grabbed off the street by four masked men.

CCTV captures violent kidnapping, 16yo charged

Police allege a 53-year-old man was assaulted and forced into a car, with CCTV capturing the moment before a teen was arrested in a tactical raid.

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Mould outbreak at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney’s inner-city suburb of Camperdown.

Deadly mould outbreak at Sydney hospital kills three

Explosive documents reveal a shocking cover-up attempt and widespread hygiene failures across the state's hospitals.

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Women working full-time have seen a much bigger pay increase than men, with average female salaries now in the six-figure range.

Aussie women now averaging six-figures, but there’s a catch

Women working full-time have seen a much bigger pay increase than men, but there is more to this figure than meets the eye.

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A tribunal found that equating the belief Israel should exist as a haven for Jews with terrorism breaches the state’s racial and religious tolerance laws.

Watershed moment as hateful anti-Semitic chant ruled illegal

A tribunal found that equating Zionism — the belief Israel should exist as a haven for Jews — with terrorism breaches Victoria’s racial and religious tolerance laws.

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Some of the women who left Australia to join Islamic State are still unaccounted for.

Where are the rest of Australia’s ISIS brides now?

The standoff over 11 women and 23 children stranded in Syria has prompted the question: What happened to the other Australian women who left to join Islamic State?

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Bargain hunters are missing out because retailers such as rebel can’t keep stock on the shelves.

Why Aussies can’t get a bargain when they go shopping

Australians having trouble getting a bargain during a time of high inflation shouldn’t blame themselves — the fault lies elsewhere.

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Jeremy Webb died after eating a dinner of beef sausages during a camping trip with friends. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

Teen’s cause of death revealed after eating sausage

Jeremy Webb died shortly after eating a sausage during a camping trip in 2022, finally his cause of death has been revealed.

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Retired bus driver Michael Day was also struck while walking his daughter’s dog named Messi near Felstead Crescent in Hamersley.

Beloved Perth grandad struck by lightning suffers burns

Retired bus driver Michael Day has been identified as the man struck by lightning during Thursday’s freak storm, with his daughter revealing details about his injuries.

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Australian Army soldiers have been training Ukrainians in the UK, but MP Oleksii Goncharenko
says that should be happening in the war torn country.

Plea for Australia to train soldiers on Ukraine soil

Australia and the UK should start training Ukrainian soldiers on Ukrainian soil in a symbolic act of defiance against Vladimir Putin’s illegal war, now entering its fifth year, a prominent Ukrainian MP says.

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