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Gus Lamont has been missing since September 2025, the search now has hit a new milestone.

Grandmother breaks silence six months after 4yo Gus vanished

Six months after four-year-old Gus Lamont vanished, his grandmother says the family is still hoping new information will help uncover what happened.

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Tropical Cyclone Narelle has been upgraded to a severe category four system off WA.

Cyclone Narelle nears as Aussie communities brace for impact

Communities in the firing line of a powerful tropical cyclone are on edge amid memories of past storms that have devastated the region.

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Long queues have formed across the nation as people stock up before fuel prices rise further.

Panic-buying grips petrol stations nationwide

An expert says it's too early to say whether panic-buying has affected petrol shortages as more than 500 service stations run out of at least one kind of fuel.

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Kyle Sandilands leaves the Federal court.

'Battle lines drawn' in shock jock Sandilands fight

Kyle Sandilands' chances of returning to KIIS FM are vanishingly small, a court has been told as the shock jock reflects on his workplace spat "circus".

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Sydney residents are being urged to ‘prepare now’ as severe weather sweeps across areas in the south-west of NSW.

Severe storm batters Sydney, locals urged to act now

Sydney residents are being urged to ‘prepare now’ as damaging winds, rain, and hail batter the south-west of NSW.

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Crane collapses onto NSW Central West Dubbo apartment block during wild winds
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Sydney water crisis leaves up to a million people facing restrictions

Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink after pipe explosion

Sydneysiders are on impromptu water restrictions as the city soaks with heavy rain.

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Energy Minister Chris Bowen has confirmed 608 service stations across Australia are lacking either diesel or unleaded, despite a boost in deliveries from the nation’s two remaining oil refiners.

Fuel crisis looms as more than 600 servos now without fuel

Energy Minister Chris Bowen has confirmed 608 service stations across Australia are lacking either diesel or unleaded, despite a boost in deliveries from the nation’s two remaining oil refiners.

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Baby’s cries were used to torture a SAS soldier while he was grieving the loss of his newborn child.

Baby’s cries used to torture SAS soldier grieving newborn

A former SAS soldier says the ADF’s Resistance to Interrogation training pushed him into a psychotic breakdown months after his baby’s death.

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The ABC was forced to broadcast an old episode of Australian Story after staff went on strike on Wednesday.

ABC strike gives SBS World News its best night of the year

Hundreds of thousands of ABC viewers changed channels last night during the first industrial strike by journalists and support staff in 20 years at the public broadcaster.

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Benjamin Jomaa took harmless social media photos of women and manipulated them into explicit fakes. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

First look at creep who scraped photos to sextort women

A man who threatened to post AI-manipulated photos of several women - including two sisters - has been pictured for the first time since his sextortion bid.

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Cynthia Frahn was found guilty of unlawful sexual intercourse and indecent assault. Photo: Instagram

Mum forced oral sex on boy in swag

A mother has learnt the fate of her bid to quash her conviction after she was found guilty of sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy.

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Couple enjoying a scenic walk along Neds Beach on Lord Howe Island.

Woman drowns at popular Aussie tourism hotspot

A woman has drowned in the waters of a pristine Australian tourism destination despite desperate attempts to save her.

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The airline’s former chief economist warned its profits could plunge if the Middle East war translates into a big economic downturn and soaring ticket prices.

Qantas could face serious profit crash if Iran war extends

The airline’s former chief economist warned its profits could plunge if the Middle East war translates into a big economic downturn and soaring ticket prices.

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A TikTok star has urged Aussies to move to Lombok where petrol prices are lower than in Australia.

‘Move here now’: Island where petrol is $1 a litre

An Australian man is urging people to move to an island where petrol prices are more than half the eye-watering sums Aussies are forking out at the bowser.

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