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Founder of global muesli empire shares her horrifying experience with steak that left her minutes from death.

Aussie entrepreneur worth millions reveals near-death scare

The Aussie founder of global muesli empire has spoken about the horrifying experience that left her minutes from death.

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Dr Ginny Mansberg has told Sunrise viewers to brace for a brutal flu season.

Doctor’s warning as thousands fall ill amid outbreak of ‘Super K’ flu strain

‘You’re going to feel absolutely dreadful. And those who are vulnerable can end up in hospital or worse.’

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Wissam Haddad’s Bankstown prayer centre was shut by Canterbury Bankstown Council last year.

Hate preacher keeps posting anti-Jew videos, new laws coming

An anti-Semitic hate preacher has continued posting videos online railing against Jews. Councils will be given more power to cut electricity and water and levy tougher fines against rogue NSW prayer centres.

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Residents in north-east Victoria have been warned to ‘take shelter now’ as an out-of-control bushfire rages near the New South Wales border.

‘Take shelter now’: Warning as out-of-control bushfires rage

A man aged in his 60s is dead and hundreds of homes have been razed as out-of-control bushfires continue to rip through Victoria.

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Inspector Amy Scott has been diagnosed with cancer.

Hero cop who stopped Bondi knifeman given grim diagnosis

The heroic police officer who ran towards danger and single-handedly took down a crazed knifeman at a Sydney shopping centre two years ago has been given a grim diagnosis.

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A top retired British Rear Admiral says the UK does not have the capacity to deliver Australia AUKUS submarines.

High probability UK element of AUKUS deal ‘will fail’

A top retired British Rear Admiral says the UK does not have the capacity to deliver Australia AUKUS submarines, and there is a high probability that the program will fail. 

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Police swarmed Oxford Street in Bondi late on Sunday night.

Man faces charges after duct-taped vest scare in Bondi

A 33-year-old man will face court charged with offensive behaviour after allegedly wearing a vest with objects duct taped to it in Bondi.

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A peak body had earlier warned Australian Muslims were increasingly being targeted for their faith. NewsWire / Brendan Read

Three charged over vicious race-hate attack on Imam and wife

Three people have been charged over a terrifying attack on a prominent Muslim leader and his wife in Victoria. 

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Flames are continuing to burn out of control across Victoria, which has turned deadly over the weekend.

‘Too late to leave’: Deadly bushfires tear through state

Despite the heat settling across Victoria, it is doing little to deter the catastrophic bushfires from tearing through the state, which have claimed one person’s life.

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Meta wants the onus of blocking children put on app stores rather than social media platforms.

Meta slams social media ban as it blocks child accounts

Social media giant Meta has criticised the federal government's world-first social media ban as it releases data into how many accounts it wiped in one week.

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A man has been charged over the murder of a fellow detainee at an immigration detention centre.  (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Murder charge after man found dead inside detention centre

A murder probe is underway after an immigration centre detainee was charged over the death of another man inside the complex.

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NSW has expanded the powers of local councils to help combat hate.

New laws empower councils to silence hate preachers

Councils will be empowered to shut down unauthorised prayer halls hosting hate preachers under new measures introduced by the NSW Government. 

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Wild winds and heavy rain in far north Queensland have closed many roads. (Scott Radford-Chisholm/AAP PHOTOS)

Threat not over as ex-cyclone wreaks havoc on far north

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji barrelled across the east coast, but forecasters are warning residents to brace for more rain and possible devastating floods.

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Paddocks are littered with the remains of animals and livestock that could not escape the bushfires. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Recovery mission begins amid ongoing bushfire disaster

Communities devastated by a bushfire that has claimed one life are beginning recovery efforts as blazes continue to burn across Victoria.

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