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Severe storm threat as 100mm deluge bears down.
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Madeline Cove

Australia braces for dangerous weather as thunderstorms near

A powerful weather system is sweeping across multiple States, bringing the threat of severe thunderstorms, damaging winds, flooding and falls of up to 100mm.

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NSW

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A car fire in the Sydney Harbour Tunnel has caused chaos for commuters on Wednesday morning.
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A birthday celebration has erupted into a fiery debate after a restaurant owner publicly called out a customer over claims she refused to pay a cakeage charge.

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A man has been charged after an alleged hit and run hospitalised another man in Carlingford, northwest Sydney.

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Lily Hooper's father Jim has paid tribute to his teenage daughter whose body was found on Thursday August 20 after she went missing while on a solo hike. Channel 7

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Victoria

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Victoria Police have arrested a scissor-wielding man after he allegedly assaulted a 10-year-old boy and stabbed a woman in a terrifying attack in Melbourne’s CBD. 

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Victoria
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Officers Vadim De Waart-Hottart and Neal Thompson were gunned down at a property at Porepunkah. (HANDOUT/VICTORIA POLICE)

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The dealership tracked down Mahad Islam’s stolen Hilux SR5.

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Victoria
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Oliver Hamilton was fatally stabbed by another teen at a shopping centre, jurors were told.

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Queensland

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A second potential positive case of H5 bird flu has been detected in Queensland.

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A man has been charged after he allegedly attempted to drop more than $1 million worth of drugs into an Australian prison using a drone. Photograph of drone is a stock image.

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A man has been charged over the alleged assualt of a woman on her morning walk.
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South Australia

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The SAC 1 investigation into Hailee Hildebrandt’s death in January has shattered her mother, who claims she’s still without answers.

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The decision to grant parole to a man who killed four people in the 1980s is set to be reviewed.

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The bodies of Helena and Hazel Wright were pulled from the ocean in South Australia on July 27.

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Premier Peter Malinauskas says SA's government will lead AI opportunities with ‘ambition and care’.

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Western Australia

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Richard Marles in Henderson today where he gave a press conference alongside the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Premier of Western Australia Roger Cook

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The Prime Minister is facing a grilling from fired up West Aussies when he arrives in Perth on Sunday.
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WorkSafe investigators arrived at the scene and were seen speaking with witnesses.

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Former Bishop of Broom Christopher Saunders was found guilty of 13 sex crime charges in WA.

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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.

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

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

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A teenager has faced court as federal police say youths are being exposed to extremist propaganda..

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Tasmania

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Among bird species confirmed with a deadly virus are a giant northern petrel and a brown skua.
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Ken Hinkley, John Longmire and Nathan Buckley were the three candidates vying for the Devils job.
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The 31-year-old was diving at a depth of about eight metres when the attack happened.

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The future of the smelter has been under a cloud since it stopped production in mid-2025.

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Northern Territory

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Labor member for Solomon Luke Gosling

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A day trip to one of Kakadu’s most celebrated lookouts has ended in tragedy, with a woman in her 30s dying at Ubirr as police work to determine what happened.

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Northern Territory
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A fifth person has died as the result of a crash on the Northern Territory’s Stuart Highway.

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Evidence has been served against Jefferson Lewis, who is accused of murdering Kumanjayi Little Baby. (HANDOUT/NORTHERN TERRITORY POLICE / AAP)

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