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Ironing your ticket is a definite no-no.

Aussie lotto ticket habits that could cost you millions

The Lott have released a top 10 list of things NOT to do after a couple ‘watched in horror as the ticket turned completely black’.

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A shark feeding frenzy was captured off the Gold Coast.
Environment Minister Murray Watt has called on the Bureau of Meteorology to address widespread user complaints about its new website.

Labor demands fix for BOM’s troubled new website

Environment Minister Murray Watt has called on the Bureau of Meteorology to address widespread user complaints about its new website.

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Environment Minister Murray Watt is in negotiations with the Greens’ Sarah Hanson-Young and Opposition leader Sussan Ley.

MPs warn Watt against gutting environment laws

Business is demanding the Government halt stronger environmental protections until at least one State has signed up to streamline project approvals to ensure all sides benefit from new laws. 

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Two people were killed in a mine blast in Cobar.

Tributes flow as two miners identified after deadly Cobar mine explosion

‘My heart is so broken right now! ... you always brightened up a room when you walked in.’

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A man from south of the river has come forward to claim his $25 million prize.

‘Unbelievable’: Mystery Perth winner claims $25m Lotto prize

A Perth Lotto player had been unknowingly sitting on a whopping $25 million Powerball ticket, until now.

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Jim Chalmers has been urged to follow the lead of Paul Keating.

Chalmers’ big spending to blame for high mortgage rates

A leading economics professor has explained why Treasurer Jim Chalmers is to blame for higher mortgage rates.

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Outrage has erupted over recent changes to the Bureau of Meteorology’s website.

‘Lives at risk’: Angry politicians let fly over BOM website

Outrage has erupted over recent changes to the Bureau of Meteorology’s website, with politicians and everyday Australians slamming the design as confusing and dangerous amid severe weather events.

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Juliette Playford’s father, Stephen, tried to kill his family and then himself.

‘He broke us’: Teen speaks after dad kills 6yo sister

A teenager has spoken out after her father murdered her younger sister and tried to kill her in an attempted murder-suicide.

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The state’s health minister said he would look for ways around a Supreme Court decision.

Queensland vows to fight puberty blocker ruling

The state’s health minister said he would look for ways around a Supreme Court decision vetoing a ban on the controversial treatment.

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Lachlan Young strangled Hannah McGuire and then burned her body in remote bushland.

Hannah McGuire's killer 'motivated by male entitlement'

Murderer Lachlan Young could not accept his former girlfriend wanted to leave him before he killed her in her own home, prosecutors have argued.

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Parents are being warned after the ACCC deemed a popular cup sold at Hoyts Cinemas is unsafe for children.

Popular movie cups recalled, dangerous for children

Parents are being warned after the ACCC deemed a popular cup sold at Hoyts Cinemas is unsafe for children.

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A judge has overturned Queensland's ban on hormone treatments for children with gender dysphoria.

Puberty blocker ban overturned in landmark court battle

A mother’s legal battle has led to a landmark ruling overturning Queensland’s ban on puberty blockers for transgender teens.

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Queensland Police’s Deputy Commissioner, Shane Chelepy, has announced his retirement.

Queensland top cop retires after 40 years of service

Queensland Police’s Deputy Commissioner, Shane Chelepy, has shocked colleagues with his retirement announcement.

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