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An unlikely vehicle has been spotted ordering at a McDonald’s drive-through, and you’ll never guess why.

Why a hearse with a coffin was ordering at Maccas drive thru

An unlikely vehicle has been spotted ordering at a McDonald’s drive-through, and you’ll never guess why.

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An arrest warrant has been issued for a woman charged over the deaths of two of her children. (Con Chronis/AAP PHOTOS)

Mother charged over kids' deaths in fire skips court

A woman charged over the death of her two children has not reported to police since December, with a warrant issued for her arrest after she skipped court.

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Maysoon Ibrahim Jubran is accused of assaulting an off-duty cop and leaving kids alone in a car. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Woman stays silent over cop assault, leaving kids in car

A woman has stayed silent outside court about allegedly assaulting an off-duty cop who spoke to her about leaving four children in a shopping centre car park.

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A hand sanitiser given to guests at a Gold Coast resort has been found to have a toxic ingredient. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Urgent recall for hand sanitiser given to resort guests

A hand sanitiser gifted to hotel customers for over five years has been found to be contaminated with a toxic ingredient and has been urgently recalled.

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The 63-year-old teacher was arrested on Wednesday. Photo: NSW Police

Sydney teacher’s sick alleged plot to abuse kids

A Bondi-based teacher has been charged after police allegedly uncovered communications between him and a 35-year-old man about a plot to abuse children.

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Anti-Israel activists are planning a mass gathering in Sydney, despite new laws banning protests in NSW after the Bondi terrorist attack.

Anti-Israel rally challenges NSW ban on protests after Bondi

Anti-Israel activists are planning a mass gathering in Sydney, despite new laws banning protests in NSW after the Bondi terrorist attack. Here’s the loophole allowing it.

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As millions travel to Asia to celebrate Lunar New Year, Australians are being urged to stay alert.

‘Serious threats’: What Aussies visiting Asia need to know

As millions of people travel to Asia to celebrate Lunar New Year, Australians are being urged to stay alert.

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Wu, the central character in Wendy Du Feng's short documentary Only The Lonely.

The unbearable loneliness of the young Chinese man

AARON PATRICK: Thanks to China’s one-child policy, the country now has approximately 30 million ‘surplus men’.

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Australians love a European holiday, but moving there can be difficult — something that could soon change under a long-awaited deal that may change everything.

How Aussies could soon live and work in EU freely

Australians love a European holiday, but moving there can be difficult — something that could soon change.

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There’s a new job trend in town for 2026.

Forget quiet-quitting: This is the 2026 job trend

“It’s definitely replaced what we saw a year or two ago.”

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Dangerous pipe bombs have been located in Belconnen, Canberra.

Warning as ‘dangerous’ pipe bombs found in suburbs

Several explosive devices have been discovered in a major Australian city with police urging residents to stay on high alert.

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Central Coast teen accused of triggering US school shooter hoaxes

REVEALED: The frightening US gunman lockdowns allegedly orchestrated by Aussie boy

The 13-year-old is accused of sparking terror at a number of schools, universities and shopping centres halfway across the world.

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Big surges in house prices coincided with high immigration levels, with the exception of the pandemic.

What high immigration is really doing to property prices

Though the pandemic created an exception, historic data shows the rules governing Australian house prices are clear.

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In 2017, Australian Hizb ut-Tahrir spokesman Uthman Badar declared ex-Muslims should be killed.

Hizb ut-Tahrir still going years after call for ‘executions’

Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir has continued to operate in Australia almost a decade after declaring in Sydney that ex-Muslims should be killed. Here’s why Australian governments have been unable to ban it.

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An Aussie woman has issued a warning for others after a popular hair accessory left her with a serious head injury after a crash.

Why you should never wear this hair accessory while driving

An Aussie woman has issued a warning for others after a popular hair accessory left her with a serious head injury after a crash.

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