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Zosia Melanczuk

AusAlert: What to do if you didn’t receive the test

People across Australia have been sharing their experiences of receiving Monday’s AusAlert test, with some reporting they didn’t get an alert or notification on their device. 

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NSW

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NSW Deputy Commissioner David Hudson arrives at The Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion in Sydney.

Top cop says arming Jewish security would fracture society

NSW
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Teenager remains in hospital after brutal stabbing attack on a Newtown street in Sydney

Disturbing footage shows teen stabbed in brutal attack

NSW
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A male nurse will front court accused of accessing and downloading patient records in North Sydney.

Nurse accused of downloading patient’s records

NSW
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Socceroos midfielder Cristian Volpato has allegedly tested positive to cocaine after he was pulled over for speeding in Sydney on Friday.

Socceroo allegedly tests positive to cocaine while speeding

Police
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Victoria

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A man accused of searching for terror material and ways to derail a train has been granted bail.

Major update on teen accused of importing ISIS flag

Australia
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A man has been arrested as detectives investigate two alleged sexual assaults in Melbourne’s south-west, including one at a primary school, that police believe may be linked.

Knife-wielding man arrested over alleged sexual assaults

Victoria
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A state government's updated pay deal to teachers has been rejected, with strike action planned. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)
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Strike to go ahead as teachers reject revised pay offer

Politics
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Melbourne primary school locked down after armed man crashes stolen car
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Melbourne school locked down over alleged gunman

Australia
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Queensland

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Two suppression orders, the Sunshine State’s ‘worst kept secret’ and a media challenge amid claims the ‘cat is out of the bag’. Here’s how an extortion case became one of Queensland’s biggest legal battles.

High-profile extortion case is now Qld’s ‘worst kept secret’

Queensland
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Innocent bystander shot by police in Queensland’s far north

Shock new details after bystander hit by police bullet

Queensland
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A police officer has been rushed to hospital after being shot by a man who was later found dead on a property near Queensland’s Fraser Coast.
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New details as siege leaves officer wounded and man dead

Australia
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Sarath Mohandas and his wife, Sithara Sivadasan, celebrated taking delivery of their new Tesla Model Y just weeks before the father-of-two was killed in a fiery crash.

Devastating tribute after Tesla tragedy destroys family’s Aussie dream

Queensland
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South Australia

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The Gurudwara Dashmesh Dabar temple in Adelaide’s Northern Suburbs went up in flames on Sunday night.

Inferno tears through religious temple

Australia
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Elsie Avery has been given a devastating terminal cancer diagnosis.

Family’s desperate bid to save three-year-old from cancer

Australia
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Emergency services at the Flinders Medical Centre after a hazmat incident in the Emergency Department, 23rd July 2026. Tim Joy
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Hospital hit by hazmat emergency

Australia
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Bryan Littlely’s suggestion that a skull found in a shipping container was suspicious, has been shutdown by police.

Cops issue warning after ‘child’s skull’ shipping container revelation

South Australia
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Western Australia

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Richard Marles at Osborne Naval Shipyard.

Marles insists military trial ‘appropriate’ for navy case

Politics
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Troy Thomas at tourism awards in 2018.
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Pilot’s ‘reckless’ actions exposed after fatal chopper crash

Australia
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Western Australia police have described the incident as a shock to the community.

Teenager charged over mum’s alleged murder

Australia
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Police scene on Hamilton Street in Cannington.

Mum killed in family violence incident, son in custody

Australia
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ACT

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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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ACT Greens leader Shane Rattenbury has announced his resignation.

Greens leader quits after controversial Liberal move

Politics
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KK Zhang was left bloodied after she was allegedly racially abused in Canberra.
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Young woman ‘covered in blood’ after alleged racist abuse turns violent

ACT
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Tasmania

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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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A Tasmanian firefighter has been suspended after the alleged discovery of bestiality material on a storage device.

Aussie firefighter, 37, facing bestiality material charges

Australia
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Northern Territory

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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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Matt Wright.

Outback Wrangler speaks out on time behind bars

Northern Territory
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Authorities were called to a home after receiving reports that a 17-year-old girl was unconscious. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Man in ‘domestic relationship’ with teen accused of murder

Australia
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Isaac Thompson was last seen about 8.15pm on Sunday.
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Police scramble to find prisoner after daring escape

Australia
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