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Telstra chief executive Vicki Brady.
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Daniel Newell and Brooke Rolfe

Telstra staff were on ‘standdown’ at time of mass outage

An investigation into an outage that left millions of Telstra customers without mobile services reveals two engineers primarily involved in the bungled upgrade were on ‘mandatory standdown’ at the time.

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NSW

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Police arrested the man on Tuesday.

Rideshare driver charged over alleged sex act on the job

NSW
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Police are urgently trying to identify the mother of a newborn boy whose body was found in a private garbage bin at a unit block on Harrow Rd, Auburn.

Search for mum continues after newborn found dead in bin

NSW
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Co-founder Bhart Bhushan has blamed a ‘perfect storm’ for the collapse.

Cash-strapped Australian builder on verge of collapse

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Terrifying video has emerged of a man escaping serious injury after a car violently crashed into an Aussie service station.

WATCH: Terrifying near miss as car crashes into fuel station

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Victoria

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Australia is in for a tough bushfire season, as a combination of below-average winter rainfall and above-average fuel loads mark the first day of spring on Tuesday.

The big spring weather warning for Aussies

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Strong wind warnings are in place for parts of the country after the east coast was hit by thunderstorms this week.

Thunderstorm shift as severe winds to batter parts of nation

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John Bakkum’s car was spotted about 85km from his home.

Sad twist after miraculous roadside rescue of elderly man

Victoria
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Chelsey Darmanin’s Captiva was taken from her driveway while she was putting her children to sleep.

Fed-up victims fight back as Victoria car theft crisis booms

Victoria
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Queensland

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Police arrest a 52-year-old man over alleged ideologically motivated threats of violence.

Police charge man over alleged anti-Semitic hate threats

Queensland
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Australia is in for a tough bushfire season, as a combination of below-average winter rainfall and above-average fuel loads mark the first day of spring on Tuesday.

The big spring weather warning for Aussies

Australia
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Fresh weather warnings have been issued for two Aussie States.

The States on alert as flood, thunderstorm warnings issued

Australia
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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

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South Australia

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Australia is in for a tough bushfire season, as a combination of below-average winter rainfall and above-average fuel loads mark the first day of spring on Tuesday.

The big spring weather warning for Aussies

Australia
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A 26-year-old man was taken to hospital with a suspected broken arm after his car entered a level crossing and was hit by a train

Young driver’s miraculous escape after car hit by oncoming train

South Australia
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Strong wind warnings are in place for parts of the country after the east coast was hit by thunderstorms this week.

Thunderstorm shift as severe winds to batter parts of nation

Australia
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Fresh weather warnings have been issued for two Aussie States.

The States on alert as flood, thunderstorm warnings issued

Australia
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Western Australia

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Police allegedly found meth in a man’s McMuffin during a traffic stop last month.

WA Police reveal wild discovery inside man’s Maccas feed

Western Australia
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One Nation WA leader Rod Caddies with Luke Herdegan after his win.

One Nation triumph sends shockwaves through WA politics

Western Australia
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Luke Herdegan is seen celebrating the huge result for One Nation with father Murray Herdegan on Aug 29, 2026.

One Nation warns ‘no Labor seat is safe’ after WA win

Western Australia
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Strong wind warnings are in place for parts of the country after the east coast was hit by thunderstorms this week.

Thunderstorm shift as severe winds to batter parts of nation

Australia
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ACT

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A guest at the Ibis Budget Canberra was charged $1800 when shower steam set off the smoke detector.

Budget hotel ‘blindsides’ guest with $1800 charge after hot shower

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

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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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Tasmania

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Australia is in for a tough bushfire season, as a combination of below-average winter rainfall and above-average fuel loads mark the first day of spring on Tuesday.

The big spring weather warning for Aussies

Australia
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Belgian tourist Celine Cremer went missing during a hike in north-west Tasmania.

Probe finds ‘overlapping errors’ lead to death of backpacker

Australia
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Six childen were killed in the jumping castle accident at a primary school in north-west Tasmania.

Hillcrest jumping castle tragedy back under the microscope

Australia
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Strong wind warnings are in place for parts of the country after the east coast was hit by thunderstorms this week.

Thunderstorm shift as severe winds to batter parts of nation

Australia
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Northern Territory

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Australia is in for a tough bushfire season, as a combination of below-average winter rainfall and above-average fuel loads mark the first day of spring on Tuesday.

The big spring weather warning for Aussies

Australia
3 Min Read
Video
Strong wind warnings are in place for parts of the country after the east coast was hit by thunderstorms this week.

Thunderstorm shift as severe winds to batter parts of nation

Australia
5 Min Read
Fresh weather warnings have been issued for two Aussie States.

The States on alert as flood, thunderstorm warnings issued

Australia
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Labor member for Solomon Luke Gosling

Fresh charge for Federal MP Luke Gosling after alleged assault

Australia
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