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Claiming a slowdown in property price growth would give more young people a chance at home ownership is insulting our collective intelligence.
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Stephen Johnson

Why Labor’s housing affordability promise is hollow

Treasurer Jim Chalmers shouldn’t be taken seriously when he claims Labor’s ‘really important reform’ on property taxes will help young people buy their first home.

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NSW

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Marco Tapia, 23, was shot dead during a home invasion in his southwest Sydney home in the early hours of Tuesday.

‘Deeply loved’: Tributes flow after student mistakenly shot

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A man has been charged with murder after he allegedly assaulted his neighbour at in the early hours of Friday over a noise dispute in Sydney’s west which the 41-year-old dead.

Man charged with murder over noise dispute with neighbour

Police
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Charles Perrottet and property developer Jean Nassif exchanged text messages.

Premier’s brother, property mogul & $5m bribe that wasn’t

NSW
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The New South Wales Rural Fire Service announced the ban will be in place from Saturday, September 5, and will apply to the Greater Sydney Region.

Extreme fire danger threatens Sydney amid total fire ban

NSW
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Victoria

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Alan Boulton has admitted to possessing child abuse material after showing the images in a lecture.

Fair Work veteran admits keeping child abuse material

Victoria
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Melbourne principal Ross Williams tragically died while on a school camp.

‘Beloved’ principal dies suddenly on school camp

Victoria
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Heartbreaking warning after little girl dies from infection linked to petting zoo

Heartbreaking warning after little girl dies from infection linked to petting zoo

Australia
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Police are searching for information after an elderly man was stabbed while on his morning walk in Melbourne’s north west early on Thursday morning.

Elderly man stabbed while on early morning walk

Police
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Queensland

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Former Queensland Police Commissioner Steve Gollschewski has died at age 67 after losing his battle to cancer on Friday.
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‘Remarkable’ top cop dies just months after retiring

Queensland
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A young Queensland boy died of scurvy after a series of health issues, a coroner has found. (Rhett Wyman/AAP PHOTOS)

Six-year-old boy dies after rare condition goes undetected

Australia
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Police have issued an appeal for information after approximately 5,500 sheep worth almost $2 million were stolen from a rural Queensland property.

Bizarre theft as 5,500 sheep stolen from rural property

Police
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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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South Australia

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Former SA MP Fraser Ellis will be sentenced later this month for dishonestly claiming an allowance.

Ousted MP pleads 'merciful' sentence for ‘reckless’ fraud

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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Western Australia

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A mining workshop has been shut down after a worker lost their hand in a serious workplace incident, and the safety watchdog is now involved.

Worker loses hand in WA mining workshop accident

Australia
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Feeding wild dolphins has been shown to lower reproduction and young survival.

The simple act that could wipe out WA’s dolphin population

Western Australia
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Carolina Wilga's tell-all book will reveal how she miraculously survived 12-days in WA's outback.

Backpacker reveals how she survived 12-day outback nightmare

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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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
3 Min Read
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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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