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Caitlyn Rintoul

Andrew Forrest urges development of ‘sleeping’ AI models

Fortescue’s executive chairman called for a digital ‘off’ switch during an American media blitz last week after OpenAI’s Services Australia hack was revealed. 

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Safety regulators have released reports on four near misses at Sydney Airport. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

How four recent near misses happened at Sydney Airport

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Police have released footage of two males six weeks after a fatal inner-city stabbing.

Footage released after fatal apartment stabbing

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Marco Tapia was shot dead inside his home in Sydney after an alleged botched underworld hit. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

Mum’s heartbreak after wrong-house murder

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Beau Lamarre-Condon allegedly murdered Jesse Baird and Luke Davies.

Cop allegedly shot journo ‘execution-style’ as images released

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Victoria

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The terrifying moment masked youths allegedly attempted to ambush the family.

WATCH: Terror as masked teens target mum, baby in driveway

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Doctors across Victoria's public hospital system will walk off the job for four hours on Thursday.

Doctors to walk out as fears over patients' safety grow

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Disillusioned Victorians have been left validated after a new poll crowned their State Government as the worst in the nation. 

Data reveals voter’s confidence in Labor govt collapsing

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The crash happened in the area of Ledcourt, 200km northwest of Melbourne on Sunday evening.

Teenage sport star killed in horror VIC crash

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Queensland

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Earthworks are already under way at Brisbane's Victoria Park Olympic stadium site. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

Brisbane 2032: Final negotiations underway over stadium build

Queensland
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Kaleia M’ua was attending tournament at the Tugun Rugby League Club on the Gold Coast with her family when she was struck by a buggy.

‘Nightmare’: 4yo girl fighting for life after horror crash

Queensland
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Clocks will jump forward one hour at 2am on Sunday. Glenn Campbell/NcaNewsWire

Why millions of Aussies are set to lose an hour’s sleep

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A body has been located inside a Queensland home after an overnight house fire.

Grim discovery inside home after devastating fire

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South Australia

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Wild scenes erupted. TikTok

Wild scenes erupt at beaches

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Footage shows 22-year-old Emma Glass directing a stream of abuse at constable Leah Hannigan.

Horror moment woman spits in cop’s mouth during welfare check

South Australia
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Could an eagle have taken Gus Lamont?

Family claims Gus Lamont could have been taken by eagle

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A year has passed since four-year-old Gus Lamont vanished from the South Australian outback without a trace. And not a single clue has led investigators to him.

‘Heartache only grows’: Agonising Gus Lamont detail revealed

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Western Australia

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A person has been slammed for performing a viral dance move - the Griddy - on a whale.

Disturbing video shows person performing viral dance on dead whale

Western Australia
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Laurie Bellotti of the Eagles looks to pass during the 1999 round 13 AFL match between the Geelong Cats and the West Coast Eagles at Shell Stadium. GSP Images

Former AFL star arrested over child sex abuse allegations

Western Australia
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British rapper Yung Filly is set to face retrial in WA on threesexual penetration charges. (Aaron Bunch/AAP PHOTOS)

Retrial date set for UK rapper accused of raping Perth fan

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A Perth restaurant has declared war on a delivery behemoth, sending its prices sky-high in a protest against the app.

Aussie cafe hikes price of every food item to $99 on app

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ACT

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Clocks will jump forward one hour at 2am on Sunday. Glenn Campbell/NcaNewsWire

Why millions of Aussies are set to lose an hour’s sleep

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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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Tasmania

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A coroner has heard of scenes of "organised chaos" after a jumping castle tragedy in Tasmania. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Top cop makes apology over jumping castle tragedy

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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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Northern Territory

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Ali Curung, an Indigenous Australian community in the Barkly Region of the NT.
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Taxpayer-funded appeal for brutal repeat DV offender fails

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Firefighters are battling a blaze burning in extreme weather conditions on the outskirts of Darwin. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)
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Emergency warning as bushfire threatens homes and lives

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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

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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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