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Australia’s construction industry is bracing for sharp price hikes, with an expert telling Triple M Brisbane the fallout from Middle East tensions is already hitting materials and project costs.

Builders warn homeowners amid Middle East tensions

Australia’s construction industry is bracing for sharp price hikes, with an expert telling Triple M Brisbane the fallout from Middle East tensions is already hitting materials and project costs.

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Consumers have been warned not to eat the product and instead return it for a full refund.

Contaminated meat product recalled amid serious health fears

Australia’s food watchdog has issued an urgent recall for a pork product contaminated with bacteria that can cause serious disease and even lead to brain infection. 

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Hundreds of service stations throughout Australia have run dry as motorists stock up. (Jay Kogler/AAP PHOTOS)

Plan for $40 petrol-pump limits denied amid fuel crisis

As the Middle East war throws global supply chains into chaos, a novel solution to Australia's fuel crisis has emerged.

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Two more arrested over the kidnapping-murder of an 85-year-old grandfather.

Two arrested over horror Chris Baghsarian kidnapping-murder

Two more suspects are now in custody after an alleged mistaken identity kidnapping of an elderly Sydney man ended in tragedy.

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Iran has reportedly lifted some restrictions on vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz. (EPA PHOTO)

Iran reveals who can now pass through Strait of Hormuz

Some vessels have reportedly been given the green light from Iran to have safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Here’s what we know

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 25: Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) staff walk off the job during industrial action at the ABC headquarters in Ultimo on March 25, 2026 in Sydney, Australia. The industrial action is the first at the national broadcaster in two decades. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

Striking ABC staff may be forced back to work for news ‘emergency’

ABC staff have downed tools for the first time in 20 years, fighting for an improved pay offer and better working conditions but a last minute decree by their managing director could see them forced back to work.

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Western suburbs tradie accused of raping teenage girl on Adelaide bus

Tradie accused of raping teen girl on public bus

The shocking details can now be revealed after a secrecy order lapsed.

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Military aircraft are continuing to fly over a South Australian weapons range as the Albanese Government refuses to discuss details of secretive missile tests being conducted there with the United States. 

Marles ‘not going into details’ on secret US missile tests

Military aircraft are continuing to fly over a South Australian weapons range as the Albanese Government refuses to discuss details of secretive missile tests being conducted there with the United States. 

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Man arrested at Highpoint after allegedly asking teens for urine samples

Cops’ shock find after bizarre shopping centre exchange

The man allegedly approached a group of teens with a disturbing ask, but what officers found next left them stunned.

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Experts have warned the Iran war-induced fuel crisis will have a ripple effect across key sectors and cause consumers hip-pocket pain on everything from food, flights, construction and online shopping. 

Fuel crisis fears flare as servos across the nation run dry

Experts have warned the Iran war-induced fuel crisis will have a ripple effect across key sectors and cause consumers hip-pocket pain on everything from food, flights, construction and online shopping. 

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Australians are undertaking a healthy amount of moderate exercise. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Four minutes a day: Aussie adults fail to break a sweat

Australia may be a nation of walkers rather than runners, as a national study finds adults complete less strenuous exercise than many would expect.

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An attendant has been injured after attempting to stop a man from stealing fuel. (Jay Kogler/AAP PHOTOS)

Fuel theft and aggression spikes at petrol stations

Service station operators are reporting a rise in fuel theft and customer anger as the cost of fuel continues to climb.

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AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett said sate actors were colluding with criminals to carry out foreign interference, sabotage, and terrorism. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

‘Diabolical’: Aussie crims contracted for terror

Criminals-for-hire are offending for “despots, dictators, and disrupters” in a major challenge to police, Australia's top cop has warned.

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Footage has emerged of a teenage boy performing wheelies and tricks on an e-bike in the months before a fatal crash in Western Sydney.

Teens killed in crash with bus identified as chilling riding footage emerges

The two boys died after the bike they were travelling on collided with a bus on a restricted roadway.

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Australian consumers say it is the worst time to spend money since the Covid lockdown. NewsWire / Nicholas Eagar

Devastating stat about Aussies’ finances

Australians now feel worse about their finances than during the GFC, dot-com crash or Covid, as confidence hits rock bottom.

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