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The Reserve Bank is tipped to deliver another rate rise, just in time for Christmas.
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Rate hike pain looms as Aussies face rise for Christmas

Australian home borrowers are likely to cop another interest rate hike by Christmas as uncertainty in the Middle East keeps inflation higher for longer.

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Shocking new allegations have emerged after a mother allegedly killed her four-year-old son.

Shock allegations emerge after mum charged with killing son

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Coleen Lamarre is accused of trying to pervert the course of justice in her son's murder trial.

Tears flow as alleged killer cop's mum granted bail

NSW
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Police described the scene where a child's body was found as ‘extremely confronting’.

‘Extremely confronting’ scenes as child’s body found

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Police are probing whether cannibalism was involved in the alleged murder of a four-year-old boy on the NSW Central Coast.

Police investigating possible cannibalism in death of little boy

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Victoria

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A vandal has caused traffic chaos after scaling a 140-metre pillar on a major city bridge. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)
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Crazy scenes as artist hangs 100m from bridge mocking cops

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Schoolteacher Nathan Fitzgerald was playing for the Epping reserves when he had a clash with a teammate causing him to hit his head on the cricket pitch in the middle of the ground.

Tragic update after young footballer’s on-field incident

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Crews battled to contain a blaze which damaged multiple shops after a tobacco store was set alight. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

Massive city blaze takes 80 firies to put out

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15-year-old Darweish Mohamed has been identified as the victim of a Craigieburn stabbing.
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Another teen charged with 15yo’s murder

Victoria
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Queensland

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Even though the whale appeared to be moving slowly, the pair said it was tricky to keep up with. Instagram

Mates’ heroic act in race against time to rescue whale

Queensland
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Zoe Ann Buttfield pleaded guilty to faking her qualifications in order to obtain work at the prestigious Somerset College on the Gold Coast.

Woman without qualifications poses as nurse at elite school

Queensland
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Former detective sergeant Peter Maroney told Sunrise many victims never come forward.

Police launch major drink spiking crackdown

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Gold Coast grandfather fights for life after arson attack at Hope Island home

Tragic update after arson attack on Gold Coast family home

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South Australia

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A South Australian man’s attempt to sell his second-hand BMW on Facebook Marketplace went hideously wrong when he ended up allegedly robbed at knifepoint.

Marketplace car sale goes hideously wrong for Aussie dad

South Australia
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South Australia has confirmed a case of H5 bird flu.

‘Touched it’: Surfer details run-in with flu-infected bird

South Australia
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South Australia has confirmed its first case of H5 bird flu, with authorities addressing the media with more details.

Australian state confirms first H5 bird flu case

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Kobi Shepherdson was nine months when she died at the hands of her father.

Harrowing finding after baby murdered by ‘manipulative’ dad

South Australia
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Western Australia

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Perth man Lachie Perrem was critically injured when his robotic vacuum exploded.

Young man fights for life after popular appliance explodes

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Corrective Services Minister Paul Papalia has quit politics, revealing a relative’s ill health is behind his early retirement.

Papalia quits, reveals relative’s ‘very serious illness’

Western Australia
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The case has made global headlines and has angry Thais demanding the death penalty — as police probe the brutal death of Thai teen Tunchanok Donhomla (above), Simon Peter Carman (below) accused of killing her is facing execution.

‘I’d have given her my life’: Teen’s tragic farewell

Western Australia
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China wants to top Taiwan setting up an unofficial consulate in Perth.
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China steps in to block unofficial Taiwan consulate in Perth

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ACT

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

Teen accused of planning racist terrorist attack faces court

ACT
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ACT Greens leader Shane Rattenbury has announced his resignation.

Greens leader quits after controversial Liberal move

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KK Zhang was left bloodied after she was allegedly racially abused in Canberra.
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Young woman ‘covered in blood’ after alleged racist abuse turns violent

ACT
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Here’s what drivers across Australia need to know before hitting the road this weekend.

Double demerits return for Australia Day weekend crackdown

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Tasmania

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Tasmania Police Constable Keith Smith was shot dead while delivering a court-ordered warrant.

Cop killer to learn fate after ‘execution’

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The brewery has long been a part of the landscape in Australia's third-oldest city. (Ethan James/AAP PHOTOS)

'Gut punch': Beer production to end at brewery’s home after 140 years

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A truck had a near-miss with two motorcyclists in Tasmania.

WATCH: Truck has terrifying close call with motorbike

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It’s been 30 years since Carolyn Laugton’s daughter Sarah was killed in the Port Arthur massacre.
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Why the focus of Port Arthur has shifted to its survivors

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Northern Territory

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Isaac Thompson was last seen about 8.15pm on Sunday.
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Police scramble to find prisoner after daring escape

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Isaac Thompson was last seen about 8.15pm on Sunday.
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Handcuffed prisoner vanishes after daring hospital escape

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Wild scenes unfolded in the Northern Territory as locals celebrated the Territory Day holiday.

Wild scenes in NT as fireworks spark blazes, injure locals

Northern Territory
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Pilot Sebastian Robinson, who was critically injured in the chopper crash that killed Netflix star Chris Wilson, is expected to give evidence at Outback Wrangler Matt Wright’s criminal trial in Darwin. PICTURED: Pilot Sebastian Robinson
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Court releases secret audio from Matt Wright investigation

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