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Police are searching for 11 tens and a black Ford ute after a park ambush.

Brothers ambushed in machete-wielding park attack

Two teen brothers were allegedly lured to a suburban park and ambushed by 11 teen attackers following a dispute online.

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Police believe the body of missing snorkeler Walter Ren Gu has been found.

Body of a snorkeller who vanished for five days found

The remains of a man who went snorkelling with friends on New Year's Day have washed up on a remote beach, as the drowning toll for summer continues to rise.

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The majority of the country will be affected by the heatwave. Source: Windy

Heatwave warning: Millions to swelter as cities hit 42C

Millions of Aussies will swelter through blistering temperatures as high as 42C on Wednesday - with forecasters warning the worst of the heat is yet to come.

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People in southeastern states are being warned to prepare for severe heateaves. (Jessica Hromas/AAP PHOTOS)

Authorities on high alert as heatwave brings major fire risk

Residents in multiple states are preparing for oppressive heatwave conditions not seen since the disastrous Black Summer bushfires begin to take hold.

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Poppy took to social media while camping with friends to share the wild revelation that a chocolate she unwrapped was filled with neatly rolled paper in the shape of a Twirl Crispy.

Shock discovery inside Cadbury Favourites box goes viral

A WA woman got the shock of her life after opening a box of Favourites to find several wrappers hiding something very unexpected.

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Anthony Albanese is backing the AFP amid claims a major terror surveillance team was axed before the Bondi attack.

Albo denies counter-terror team was axed before Bondi attack

The Prime Minister has expressed ‘full confidence’ in the AFP after revelations that a surveillance team used in counter-terrorism operations was disbanded over budget concerns weeks before the Bondi attack. 

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Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon has extended the protest ban in NSW.

‘Extraordinary times’: Cops extend protest ban after Bondi

A ban on public protests and rallies in NSW has been extended for a further 14 days, with Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon declaring these were ‘extraordinary times’. 

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Police are treating the disappearance of Trish Graf as a major crime. (HANDOUT/SOUTH AUSTRALIA POLICE)

Mum's 'suspicious' disappearance declared a major crime

Police have outlined the last known movements of a mother of two who vanished in a remote location, shortly after her car collided with a kangaroo.

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Gus disappeared from his family's vast and remote sheep grazing property on September 27. (HANDOUT/SA POLICE)

Police re-interview family of missing four-year-old Gus

Police have again returned to a remote station where a four-year-old boy vanished in September, saying they ‘won't rest’ in their search for answers.

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Original MasterChef trio in talks for I’m a Celebrity 2026

Original MasterChef trio in talks for I’m A Celebrity 2026

The original judges, Matt Preston, George Calombaris, and Gary Mehigan are reportedly in talks to join the cast of I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!

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Police used pepper spray while arresting a 52-year-old man in Sydney on Monday. (Aap/AAP PHOTOS)

Man dies after being pepper-sprayed by police in Sydney

A 52-year-old man has died in hospital after police used pepper spray on him during an arrest in Sydney’s inner west on Monday morning.

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A woman jailed over Jason Galleghan's murder has been charged with assaulting a prison officer. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

Woman behind fatal teen bashing accused of jail assault

A woman jailed for decades after luring a 16-year-old to his death over a pair of headphones is back in court after allegedly assaulting a prison officer.

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Former Nationals senator Ron Boswell has died at age 85. Glenn Hunt / The Australian

‘Fiercely loyal’ politician dies aged 85

Former Nationals senator Ron Boswell has died at 85, remembered as a ‘fierce’ advocate for rural Australians and a giant of the party he served for decades.

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