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A truck driver has fought back against two would-be carjackers in a bizarre service station showdown at in Melbourne’s outer east.

Truckie fights off would-be carjackers with spirit level in bizarre incident

The entire brawl outside the Melbourne petrol station was captured on camera.

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Ex-tropical cyclone Narelle is heading towards WA after drenching far north Queensland and the NT. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

Top End braces for flooding while others batten down

Ex-tropical cyclone Narelle is set to leave a path of destruction in another state as residents in the Top End wait for flood levels to rise.

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Fuel prices to hit supermarket shelves by April

Aussie shoppers warned higher grocery prices are just weeks away

‘The cost of fuel has to be worn by the end customer or people can’t actually operate in business.’

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Payday super reform will mean workers receive their superannuation faster. Picture NewsWire / Monique Harmer

‘Dodgy’: 30,000 workers stung by super payment lag

Nearly 30,000 young workers have missed out on superannuation payments, prompting new laws forcing employers to pay super on payday in weeks.

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One Nation leader Senator Pauline Hanson celebrated the party’s good showing in the South Australian election on Saturday.

The SA election changes everything for the federal Liberals

AARON PATRICK: One Nation’s polling surge is not a statistical anomaly, and means Pauline Hanson is now as much a threat to the Coalition as Anthony Albanese.

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A man has been shot by police after allegedly threatening them with a knife. NewsWire / Liam Kidston

Man shot by police at suburban shopping centre

Queensland police have shot a man who was allegedly carrying a knife and threatened officers at a suburban shopping strip.

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Rhoda Roberts coined the term ‘Welcome to Country’.

‘Trailblazer’: Tributes flow for Indigenous icon

Tributes are flowing for Indigenous cultural leader Rhoda Roberts, remembered as a trailblazer in Australian media and the arts.

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Authorities have issued warnings for dangerous thunderstorms after large hail struck western Sydney.

Giant hail batters Sydney as storm warning issued

Authorities have issued warnings for dangerous thunderstorms after large hail struck western Sydney.

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One Nation faces complaints over pre-filled how-to-vote cards as polling delays reported.

Election integrity questioned as One Nation faces claims

Allegations of rule breaches and technical issues at polling booths have raised questions over the conduct of South Australia’s election.

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A boy was left fighting for life after falling from a train at Engadine in Sydney’s south.

Teen fighting for life after ‘train surfing’

A 13-year-old boy has been rushed to hospital with serious head injuries after falling from a moving train in Sydney’s south.

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South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas can expect to increase Labor's stronghold.  (Brett Hartwig/AAP PHOTOS)

Counting under way with Labor in box seat at state poll

Counting is under way after polls closed in South Australia where Labor is expected to cement its stronghold in the state.

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Police are hunting an unknown man responsible for a violent crime spree that included a shooting, car-jacking and armed robbery on NSW’s south coast. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Cops launch manhunt after shooting and violent crime spree

Police are hunting an unknown man responsible for a violent crime spree that included a shooting, car-jacking and armed robbery on NSW’s south coast.

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Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party could snatch a huge chunk of the popular vote.

Voters head to polls in SA election with huge implications

Voting has opened in South Australia, where a State election is taking place that could send shockwaves through the political landscape. 

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Thousands of Territorians are bracing for heavy rainfall as Tropical Cyclone Narelle makes its way across the Top End. Supplied

Thousands brace for cyclonic 130km/h winds

Thousands of Aussies are bracing for cyclonic winds reaching up to 130km/h as Tropical Cyclone Narelle makes its way across northern Australia.

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‘Sexual touching’ claim rocks One Nation

A One Nation candidate has been dumped on the eve of the South Australian election over revelations he is wanted in the UK over alleged outstanding criminal charges.

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