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Rock fishermen at Snapper Point in Frazer Park. File images

Body pulled from water in rock fishing tragedy

The fisherman reportedly clung to an Esky in the water at the notorious fishing spot and his friend jumped in to try and save him.

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Australian consular officials are headed to Spain to assist four Australians and one permanent resident on board the hantavirus stricken vessel.

Mission to bring back Aussies on rat virus cruise underway

Each nation, including Australia, is expected to take care of their own nationals after they disembark.

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Comedian Shane Jacobson reveals surprising pub change sparked by local women at Dederang Hotel in rural Victoria.

Aussie icon reveals surprising pub change sparked by local women

‘We’ve tried to keep one foot in the past and one in the future.’

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New footage released amid search for man who vanished in WA

Police have released new drone footage as they continue to search for a Victorian man they believe is missing in Western Australia.

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Consumers have been warned to stop using the item immediately.

‘Metal shards’: IKEA issues urgent recall over injury risk

Customers have been warned to stop using the item immediately or risk ingesting metal shards.

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The fallout from a girl's alleged murder is having severe implications on Indigenous communities. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Racism 'out of control' as grieving communities suffer

Racism has spiked alarmingly in the wake of the alleged murder of a five-year-old girl, an Aboriginal women's group has told a federal inquiry.

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Shots have been fired at the end of a destructive chase in Sydney’s west, with police still on the hunt for the gunman. 

Shots fired after dangerous police chase through residential streets

A major police operation was launched after the armed driver fled on foot and disappeared.

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Businesses will save thousands of hours and billions of dollars when dealing with governments under a productivity-boosting set of measures Jim Chalmers (pictured) will unveil in Tuesday’s Budget.

Red tape slashing set to save businesses $10 billion

Businesses will save thousands of hours and billions of dollars when dealing with governments under a productivity-boosting set of measures Jim Chalmers will unveil in Tuesday’s Budget.

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Ex-teacher William Gulson has avoided going to jail after sending sexual texts to a minor. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Private school teacher who sent 'gross' sex texts to child learns fate

A former educator who sent ‘extremely explicit’ messages to a 15-year-old has fronted court.

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Witnesses told the Royal Commission that anti-Semitism rocketed after the October 7 attack, culminating in the Bondi shooting.

‘Scared for my life’: Oct 7 atrocity fuelled anti-Semitism

On the fifth day of the Royal Commission into Anti-Semitism and Social Cohesion, witnesses described how anti-Semitism rocketed after the October 7 attack, culminating in the Bondi shooting.

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Thirty-two-year-old ISIS widow Janai Safar was denied bail on Friday by a Sydney judge. 7NEWS

ISIS widow denied bail; two others to seek release Monday

Prosecutors allege one of the women who returned to Australia on Thursday bought a Yazidi slave for $14,000 while living in the ISIS caliphate.

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A confirmed measles case has been detected in the Sutherland Shire. Image: Supplied

Measles detected in major Aussie city

Residents in one major capital city are on alert after a measles case was confirmed in a traveller who returned from Southeast Asia.

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One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson and candidate David Farley in Albury on Thursday.

Historic political win looms in former Coalition stronghold

Voters in the New South Wales seat of Farrer are poised to make history this weekend by electing a One Nation candidate to Federal Parliament’s lower house for the first time.

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Why Govt spending isn’t going to slow down anytime soon

The people making the decisions want to be remembered in the history books as someone who got stuff done. And if that means adding to the pile of debt and fuelling inflation, then so be it. 

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The two-year-old girl reportedly suffered a significant neck injury. Stock photo

Toddler seriously injured in vicious dog attack

A toddler has been rushed to hospital with potentially life threatening injuries after a terrifying dog attack.

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