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Pete Hegseth gives a thumbs up as he welcomes Australia Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles during an honour ceremony at the Pentagon.
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Andrew Greene

Australia must invest in its own security: Pentagon boss

Pentagon boss Pete Hegseth has reminded his Australian counterpart Richard Marles that US allies must ‘invest in their own sovereign security’ as both nations agreed to also accelerate joint military efforts.

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A teenager accused of cutting another boy’s hand off in a park has faced a children’s court.

Teen’s hand almost sliced off in alleged knife attack

NSW
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Leah Stewart, the victim of a shark attack at Sydney’s Coogee Beach, has reunited with two of the lifeguards who helped save her life.

Shark attack victim’s touching reunion as Fevola questions story

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NSW Police Commissioner said the organised crime offences seen in recent days ‘won’t be tolerated’.

‘Disregard for life’: Police warn as two innocents shot dead

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An Australian police officer has become an unlikely viral star after being caught on camera chasing down one of Australia’s fastest fugitives. 

Trainee cop’s emu chase becomes internet sensation

NSW
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Victoria

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Heartbreaking warning after little girl dies from infection linked to petting zoo

Heartbreaking warning after little girl dies from infection linked to petting zoo

Australia
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Police are searching for information after an elderly man was stabbed while on his morning walk in Melbourne’s north west early on Thursday morning.

Elderly man stabbed while on early morning walk

Police
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Former V/Line chief executive James Pinder has been jailed over his corrupt behaviour.

'Corrosive': Ex-rail boss jailed over corrupt contracts

Australia
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A three-year-old girl has died from a bacterial infection after a visit to a petting farm. (Dan Peled/AAP PHOTOS)

Child's death after petting zoo trip sparks warning

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Queensland

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A young Queensland boy died of scurvy after a series of health issues, a coroner has found. (Rhett Wyman/AAP PHOTOS)

Six-year-old boy dies after rare condition goes undetected

Australia
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Police have issued an appeal for information after approximately 5,500 sheep worth almost $2 million were stolen from a rural Queensland property.

Bizarre theft as 5,500 sheep stolen from rural property

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Police arrest a 52-year-old man over alleged ideologically motivated threats of violence.

Police charge man over alleged anti-Semitic hate threats

Queensland
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Australia is in for a tough bushfire season, as a combination of below-average winter rainfall and above-average fuel loads mark the first day of spring on Tuesday.

The big spring weather warning for Aussies

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South Australia

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Australia is in for a tough bushfire season, as a combination of below-average winter rainfall and above-average fuel loads mark the first day of spring on Tuesday.

The big spring weather warning for Aussies

Australia
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A 26-year-old man was taken to hospital with a suspected broken arm after his car entered a level crossing and was hit by a train

Young driver’s miraculous escape after car hit by oncoming train

South Australia
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Strong wind warnings are in place for parts of the country after the east coast was hit by thunderstorms this week.

Thunderstorm shift as severe winds to batter parts of nation

Australia
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Fresh weather warnings have been issued for two Aussie States.

The States on alert as flood, thunderstorm warnings issued

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Western Australia

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A mining workshop has been shut down after a worker lost their hand in a serious workplace incident, and the safety watchdog is now involved.

Worker loses hand in WA mining workshop accident

Australia
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Feeding wild dolphins has been shown to lower reproduction and young survival.

The simple act that could wipe out WA’s dolphin population

Western Australia
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Carolina Wilga's tell-all book will reveal how she miraculously survived 12-days in WA's outback.

Backpacker reveals how she survived 12-day outback nightmare

Western Australia
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Police allegedly found meth in a man’s McMuffin during a traffic stop last month.

WA Police reveal wild discovery inside man’s Maccas feed

Western Australia
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ACT

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A guest at the Ibis Budget Canberra was charged $1800 when shower steam set off the smoke detector.

Budget hotel ‘blindsides’ guest with $1800 charge after hot shower

ACT
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Liu Jinsong, right, China’s new ambassador in Canberra, with Masaaki Kanai head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry’s Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau.

‘Asia enforcer’: China’s new ambassador lands in Canberra

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ACT Liberal Party leader Mark Parton and, inset, the photo he took in the committee room.

‘Wanna swap’: Libs leader responds to sex worker text claim

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A Canberra man has become $40m richer after finding the winning Powerball ticket in his wallet.

Man’s shock find makes him $40 million richer

Australia
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Tasmania

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Australia is in for a tough bushfire season, as a combination of below-average winter rainfall and above-average fuel loads mark the first day of spring on Tuesday.

The big spring weather warning for Aussies

Australia
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Belgian tourist Celine Cremer went missing during a hike in north-west Tasmania.

Probe finds ‘overlapping errors’ lead to death of backpacker

Australia
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Six childen were killed in the jumping castle accident at a primary school in north-west Tasmania.

Hillcrest jumping castle tragedy back under the microscope

Australia
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Strong wind warnings are in place for parts of the country after the east coast was hit by thunderstorms this week.

Thunderstorm shift as severe winds to batter parts of nation

Australia
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Northern Territory

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Australia is in for a tough bushfire season, as a combination of below-average winter rainfall and above-average fuel loads mark the first day of spring on Tuesday.

The big spring weather warning for Aussies

Australia
3 Min Read
Video
Strong wind warnings are in place for parts of the country after the east coast was hit by thunderstorms this week.

Thunderstorm shift as severe winds to batter parts of nation

Australia
5 Min Read
Fresh weather warnings have been issued for two Aussie States.

The States on alert as flood, thunderstorm warnings issued

Australia
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Labor member for Solomon Luke Gosling

Fresh charge for Federal MP Luke Gosling after alleged assault

Australia
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