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Woman killed, man injured after truck rolls into pole on Hume Hwy, Melbourne
Social media platform Reddit suggests it has been wrongly targeted by the Australian Government’s social media ban.

Reddit attacks social media ban as ‘legally erroneous’

Social media platform Reddit suggests it has been wrongly targeted by the Australian Government’s social media ban for young people but said it will comply.

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Rashad Nadir and Sarah Abu Lebdeh.

Major update for nurses after viral video

A Bankstown nurse who went viral after she allegedly threatened Israeli patients is set to fight the allegations in a district court trial.

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TPG customer dies after triple-0 outage.

Another death linked to triple-0 connection fail

Another death has been linked to a triple-0 fail after a customer could not use their Samsung phone to call the emergency line.

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Sex Crimes Squad detectives have charged a Tamworth man for allegedly paying for and streaming the live abuse of children overseas under Strike Force Trawler. NSW Police

Man charged over alleged live-streamed child abuse

A 69-year-old Australian man has been arrested, accused of paying to watch the live sexual abuse of children overseas.

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Christmas shopping scams are on the rise. This is what you need to know.

The frightening scams you need to avoid this Christmas

Criminals keen to fleece Aussie shoppers of millions of dollars are ramping up efforts to intercept purchases and parcel deliveries during the frenzied Christmas shopping period. This is what you need to know.

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A teenage boy has died after a horrific e-bike crash in Melbourne's northeast.

Teen boy killed in horror e-bike collision with 4WD

A teenage boy riding an e-bike has died after being struck by a four-wheel drive just weeks before Christmas.

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It is predicted to take 12 years for wages to catch up with cost-of-living pressures. NewsWire / Nicholas Eagar

‘Long time’: Grim cost of living warning

A brutal forecast has spelled out more financial pain for the country, with a decade-long wait for Aussie workers’ wages to return to their pre-Covid value.

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Parents still don’t know the ins and outs of the social media ban despite Albanese’s expensive awareness campaign.

Parents still confused despite costly under-16s ban campaign

Parents are unsure and uneasy about how Australia’s social media ban will work, as each individual app launches different methods of age verification.

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Denise and Carl Allan.

Mother, son missing after axe attack on Perth grandfather

Police hold urgent welfare concerns for Denise Allan who may be travelling with her 41-year-old son. 

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Former defence minister Linda Reynolds has hit a legal delay in her defamation lawsuit against Brittany Higgins, caused by a simple act of ‘respect’ towards her former staffer.

Reynolds’ act of ‘respect’ for Brittany Higgins backfires

Former defence minister Linda Reynolds has hit a legal delay in her defamation lawsuit against Brittany Higgins, caused by a simple act of ‘respect’ towards her former staffer.

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IGA stores in QLD are pulling affected minced meat packages off its shelves.

Urgent recall for minced meat from popular Queensland supermarkets

Authorities warn affected products could cause ‘illness or injury if consumed’.

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Scar Fischer, 11, and Belinda Fischer pictured at Kings Park, Perth, on Sunday ahead of Australia’s social media ban. Carwyn Monck

‘Withdrawal tantrums’ likely as social media ban bites

Parents have been warned to strap in for ‘dopamine withdrawal’ tantrums triggered by Australia’s social media ban.

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The Coroner has called for the urgent closure of Unit 18, a West Australian juvenile detention centre during his findings into the death of Aboriginal boy Cleveland Dodd.

Findings into death of Cleveland Dodd handed down

The Coroner has handed down scathing findings into the death of Aboriginal boy Cleveland Dodd, who was the first child to die inside a West Australian detention centre.

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Three men have been charged amid the AFP’s crackdown on extremism.

Three charged over ‘nazi items’ amid crackdown on extremism

The arrests come after the new AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett established a national security investigations team to hunt extremists.

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