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Australia is in the middle of a massive weekend weather front.

Weekend weather bomb set to smash millions

Millions of Australian’s are preparing for a wild weekend as a massive storm front grows in intensity, ready to deliver more destructive wind gust and sheeting rain.

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Stronger journalism starts with tech accountability

Big tech must pay up to keep Aussie news alive

DANIEL MULINO: The government says Australia’s democracy depends on strong, sustainable journalism and is moving to ensure major digital platforms pay fairly for the news content they use.

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An Adelaide woman has spent over $50k to fight a $107 fine

Mum spends more than $50k getting out of $104 school pick-up parking fine

The lawyer for the South Australian driver has one piece of advice after winning the four-year fight.

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David Dakessian, 21, has dodged jail after police arrested him (pictured) with more than 20,000 files of child abuse material.

Woman faints in court after judge’s bombshell verdict on ‘depraved’ child abuse case

Lawyers for David Dakessian argued his ‘unrestricted access’ to the internet from the age of nine led to a dark addiction.

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Bondi Sands products have been recalled.

Urgent sunscreen recall sparks major warning for Aussies

Another Australian sunscreen brand is reeling after its products were flagged in an urgent recall by the Therapeutic Goods Administration.

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Matthew McAuliffe, 24, and five-year-old Izabel who died in the fire.

Man charged with manslaughter of kids in house fire dies on bail

Prosecutors have withdrawn all charges against a man over the deaths of two children in a house fire after he died while on bail.

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The founder of DroneShield has warned about the AUKUS subs agreement taking the lion’s share of Australia’s defence funding.

Why crucial Aussie defence projects are losing out to AUKUS

The warning came from tech company DroneShield, which shocked the ASX to post a 30 per cent share price plunge.

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Should parents be charging their children rent?

Why parents are forcing kids living at home to pay rent

The free ride is over. More Aussie parents are asking adult children to chip in rent, blurring the line between home, household and hard reality. Here’s why.

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Michael Simon Wilson has been charged with raping a teenage boy.

Man linked to accused childcare abuser enters plea

An alleged rapist linked to a notorious childcare abuse case has opted to fast-track dozens of charges to a higher court.

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TKO Group, parent company of the UFC and the WWE, has been listed as one overseas stock for investors to watch.

The surprise stock tips set to take off in 2026

Australia’s most famous stock picking conference has thrown up some unusual ideas that fund managers think will thump the market in 2026.

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Sussan Ley and Dan Tehan have been presiding over the Liberal’s net zero debate.

Liberals’ honesty is the very worst climate policy

BEN HARVEY: Politicians have been lying about climate change for 30 years, so why the sudden compulsion to tell the truth now? 

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Anthony Albanese declined to say when power bills would fall

Albo’s nonsensical spin won’t relieve power bill pain

The high cost of building new transmission lines to distribute solar and wind energy is expected to keep electricity prices at high levels for another 15 years.

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Owning a pet crocodile will be made easier in the Northern Territory under changes to guidelines.

Pet crocodile ownership encouraged by government

Owning a pet crocodile will be made easier under proposed new guidelines from government in the Top End.

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Yang Lanlan was driving a Rolls-Royce in the middle of the night when she allegedly hit a car driven by Kyle Sandilands’ (pictured) chauffeur.

Court plea over Kyle Sandilands’ chauffeur, Rolls-Royce crash

A Chinese woman who allegedly crashed her Rolls-Royce into a car driven by radio host Kyle Sandilands' chauffeur has pleaded not guilty to a range of charges.

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Aussie duo’s accused Mexican killers facing 600 years’ jail

Three men accused of brutally murdering Perth brothers Jake and Callum Robinson in Mexico last year have rejected plea deals.

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