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A 5.9 magnitude struck off the coast of Timor on Friday night.
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Paige Fryer

Australia rocked by powerful 5.9 magnitude earthquake

Residents in one Aussie city felt the ground shake twice in one day after a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck.

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NSW

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The young man killed in a garbage truck incident has been identified as Nathan Hearne.

Man’s selfless act before he was killed by garbage truck

NSW
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A two-car crash has sparked traffic chaos across Sydney’s south.

Sydney traffic chaos after multi-vehicle highway crash

NSW
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Rescue and Bomb Disposal officers were the heroes of the couple’s wedding on the weekend.

Aussie groom’s ring mishap leads to police crashing wedding

NSW
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Louis Meehan has been identified as the victim of a shooting at a community centre car park in Punchbowl on Wednesday.

‘Callous’: Man fatally shot in Sydney carpark identified

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Victoria

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A picture provided by the family of 15-year-old Thom Hosking who was killed in a crash in Bendigo. Vic Pol

Truckie charged after teen’s death

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A man was shot in what police believe could be the latest in a spate of organised crime attacks. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Man allegedly steals car with baby inside

Victoria
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The businesses of Melbourne chef Sutinee “Tinee” Suntivatana have been broken into seven times in recent years.

Top Melbourne chef reveals brutal toll of Vic crime crisis

Victoria
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Cate Sayers said she intends to move forward “with dignity”.

Big update on bitter AFL d**k pic legal battle

Victoria
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Queensland

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The early morning blaze tore through the Great Northern Hotel in Townsville.
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Iconic Aussie pub destroyed in blaze as locals ordered away

Queensland
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ATO employee charged over alleged organised crime leaks, child abuse material.

ATO worker charged over alleged crime leaks, child abuse

Australia
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A Gold Coast man has won the $8m division one prize in Tuesday’s Oz Lotto – the same day as his birthday.

Surprised dad receives ‘mind-boggling’ $8m birthday present

Australia
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Ian Campbell, 56, and daughter Hannah, 23, on recent fundraising expedition to Papua New Guinea.

Heartbreaking final weeks of family killed in plane crash

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South Australia

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The cause of the whale’s death is unknown. Facebook/Anthony Rowland

Dead whale fuels bird flu panic on popular Aussie beach

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A 73-year-old man will face court accused of alleged child sex offences at a youth detention centre.

Man facing youth centre child abuse charges over 25yr period

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Jacinta Ann Drust, of Adelaide, is facing a charge each of murder and unlawful killing relating to the death of her former partner Antonio Cavaiuolo in March 2023.

Woman denies pressuring boyfriend into ending his own life

South Australia
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Former SA MP Fraser Ellis will be sentenced later this month for dishonestly claiming an allowance.

Ousted MP pleads 'merciful' sentence for ‘reckless’ fraud

South Australia
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Western Australia

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Woolworths staff arrive en masse to check out the Fruit and Veg section of Taylor Road IGA in Nedlands

WATCH: Woolies staff storm IGA in bizarre act caught on CCTV

Western Australia
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Jake and Callum Robinson.

Chilling details as men accused killing brothers face trial

World
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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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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

Politics
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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

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Tasmania

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Three families grieving after devastating deadly head-on crash on Bass Highway, Tasmania

Three families grieving after devastating deadly head-on crash

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Three dead, two critically injured after horror crash at Elizabeth Town, Tasmania 

Three dead, two critically injured after horror crash

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

Probe finds ‘overlapping errors’ lead to death of backpacker

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Northern Territory

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Outback Wrangler star Matt Wright, wife Kaia and Top End Safari Camp are now facing litigation over a 2023 airboat crash in three jurisdictions.
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‘Beyond me’: Judge questions Matt Wright boat crash lawsuits

Australia
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A teenager has been speared during a disturbance between family groups in a remote township

Teenage boy flown to hospital after being speared in back

Northern Territory
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The body of 61-year-old Dominic O'Connell has been found in plunge pool in the NT.
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Devastating update on man missing in national park

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
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