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Social media ban isn’t working.

Is Australia’s social media ban for U16s actually working?

Australia’s internet crackdown is going global. But is it working?

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International students are adding to the housing rental crisis by staying after graduation.

Nearly 500K migrants arrive in a year as students linger

More than 491,000 foreigners arrived in Australia during the past year, with a boom in the number of international students staying in Australia on bridging visas when they graduate, rather than leaving.

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Angus Taylor said he was “not interested in a coalition” with One Nation.

Liberal Party desperate to save itself as One Nation surges

AARON PATRICK: Leader Angus Taylor this week declared his party would compete with rather than collaborate with One Nation. But his MPs disagree on a comeback strategy.

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The 18-year-old allegedly barricaded himself in the toilet.

Flight chaos as passenger threatens to kill airline crew

The teenager allegedly shouted at and abused staff and passengers on a flight to Australia before barricading himself inside a toilet.

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CPA Australia warned against giving Treasurer Jim Chalmers the power to decide which assets the capital gains tax would be levied on.

Landlords will cop more hidden costs under new tax plan

Australia’s peak accounting group has warned rushed Budget tax changes would impose severe costs on investment property owners and shareholders — even if they don’t sell.

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Defence Minister Richard Marles was stood up after his UK counterpart quit.

UK Defence Secretary resignation leaves Marles in the cold

LATIKA M BOURKE: The resignation makes a mockery of Richard Marles’ nothing-to-see-here feast of words whenever he is asked about the the UK’s ability to deliver AUKUS boats. 

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David James abused children under the age of 10 at out-of-school hours care centres across Sydney. Facebook

Mum’s horror after childcare worker’s abuse

A mother has told a court of the ‘horror and fear’ she felt when discovering her child had been abused by a childcare worker.

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Failures of leadership have been blamed for allowing a toxic culture to flourish in NSW Police.

'Boys club still endemic': Toxic police culture exposed

A damning internal report into NSW Police has found a rampant culture of bullying and discrimination still exists, with one in 10 women sexually harassed.

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The silencer was found in a strong room next to a shotgun. David Hannant/ NewsWire

Major update as Gus’ grandparent faces court

A grandparent of missing four-year-old Gus Lamont has ignored questions from journalists after a firearms conviction.

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A court sketch of Ashley Paul Griffith, who has failed in a bid to reduce his life sentence.

Judge’s verdict on childcare paedophile’s appeal handed down

Ashley Paul Griffith pleaded guilty to 307 child sex offences against 65 victims aged between one and nine.

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A man will face court charged with the kidnapping and murder of a 58-year-old woman.

Major update on allegedly kidnapped woman as charges laid

Police have charged a man with murder after finding him sitting inside his car in bushland days after a woman was allegedly kidnapped.

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Police have made a grim discovery in the search for the 71-year-old.

Sickening details revealed as body found in shallow grave

Police say they are ‘confident’ they have identified who the human remains belong to.

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After serving generations of locals, surfers and holidaymakers, the Coolangatta Pie Shop is preparing to close its doors for good.

Iconic Queensland pie shop closing after 62 years: ‘Legendary’

Generations of locals have shared their memories as the beloved institution prepares to serve its final pie.

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One Nation leader Pauline Hanson.

Pauline Hanson’s rise triggers early war games by Labor

Hostilities between the major parties escalates as Labor scrambles to counter the rise of One Nation and leaders exchange shots over donations, lies and ‘failing up’.

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Former Australian Army soldier Corporal Gary Proctor, a survivor of the 1996 Black Hawk helicopter training accident.

Hero’s plea 30 years on from Black Hawk crash disaster

The army will on Friday commemorate the 30th anniversary of Australia’s worst peacetime military aviation crash, which killed 18 soldiers and injured 12.

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