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Sam Wood is being held at Wolston Correctional Centre under a safety order following his arrest.

Inside Sam Wood’s high-security jail housing notorious crims

It’s the correctional facility home to some of the country’s most feared rapists and murderers. It’s now also the residence of fitness guru Sam Wood.

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Finance Minister Katy Gallagher and CPSU national secretary Rebecca Fawcett.

Aussie public servants offered 9 per cent pay rise

Australia’s 200,000 Federal public servants are being offered a 9 per cent pay rise over three years but their union wants a 15 per cent increase.

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Australian Robert Pether (far right), who was jailed in Iraq, will reunite with his family. (HANDOUT/DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE)

‘Now free’: Aussie’s Iraqi jail hell finally comes to an end

A UN report alleged that the Australian engineer was subject to extreme cold, humiliation, threats of death and forms of psychological abuse, including being shown a torture room.

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The National Anti-Corruption Commission has abandoned a probe into Bruce Lehrmann. (Ethan James/AAP PHOTOS)

Lehrmann off hook for alleged submarine secrets spill

Bruce Lehrmann has snagged a win after the federal corruption body dropped an investigation into whether he misused classified information on submarines.

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Ben Roberts-Smith at the national commemorative service marking the 25th anniversary of Australian service at the Australian War Memorial.

Australia marks 25th Afghanistan war anniversary in Canberra

Australia’s most decorated soldier and accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith appeared among dozens of veterans to mark the 25th Afghanistan war anniversary at a solemn service in Canberra.

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One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has declared anti-Semitism must be stamped out of Australian politics, claiming that hatred of Jewish people is ‘rampant’ in the Greens and is a ‘cancer’ within the Labor party.

Hanson claims antisemitism is a ‘cancer within Labor Party’

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has declared antisemitism must be stamped out of Australian politics, claiming that hatred of Jewish people is ‘rampant’ in the Greens and is a ‘cancer’ within the Labor party.

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The Mount Pleasant coal mine in the Hunter Valley.

High Court’s climate intervention could drive voters right

AARON PATRICK: A judgment expanding coal mines’ climate responsibilities could drive voters who care more about rising fuel bills than Pacific sea levels to One Nation or the Coalition.

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David Shoebridge said he opposed Australian military aid for Ukraine unless its resistance is upheld by the UNSC.

Shoebridge’s Ukraine stand blasted by world leaders

LATIKA M BOURKE: Progressive leaders around the world have blasted the new Greens leader for opposing military support for Ukraine, saying it is akin to opposing the defeat of Nazism.

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Australians have marked the third anniversary of the Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

‘Nightmares’: Emotional scenes as Bondi marks October 7 attack

A Jewish-Australian who was in Israel on October 7, 2023 has recalled the moment she learned of Hamas's deadly attack on that date.

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A Chinese military representative will attend this week’s massive Army conference in Perth as security is stepped up around the city’s event featuring hundreds of weapons companies.

Army expo steps up security as Chinese attendance confirmed

A Chinese military representative will attend this week’s massive Army conference in Perth as security is stepped up around the city’s event featuring hundreds of weapons companies.

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A driver will face court on game day as fans grapple with the ‘full gamut’ of emotion.

New details emerge about Newcastle crash victims

A grandfather and his two granddaughters — aged five and two — were among those struck by the BMW.

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If assessment of the Albanese Government now sounds a bit like a broken record, it’s because its record is well and truly broken.

Coffeegate adds to the list of Albo’s stuff-ups

If assessment of the Albanese Government now sounds a bit like a broken record, it’s because its record is well and truly broken.

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Can Anthony Albanese lead the nation out of its economic quagmire? At the moment, it seems doubtful.

Wanted: A leader who can tell it straight and fix it

We need a leader to stand in front of the country and reassure us through words and actions.

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David Koch has blasted government spending as Australians are hit with another interest rate hike.

Kochie unleashes on ‘politicians talking BS’ as Aussies face hit

The economist called on the government ‘to ‘fess up’ as inflation soars.

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Reserve Bank board member Melinda Cilento.

New RBA board member disagrees with Michele Bullock

A new Reserve Bank monetary policy board member has expressed a disagreement with Governor Michele Bullock on a key development in Australia.

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Sunrise host Nat Barr grilled Treasurer Jim Chalmers ahead of the RBA meeting on Tuesday.

Chalmers grilled on spending ahead of expected rate rise

‘Do you concede that government spending is contributing to our inflation crisis?’

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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

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

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OpenAI have issued a lengthy apology to Australia after it was sensationally revealed an AI agent accessed an Australian government website. 

OpenAI apologises to Australia for AI website breach

OpenAI have issued a lengthy apology to Australia after it was sensationally revealed an AI agent accessed an Australian government website. 

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