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Three police officers were injured while trying to stop suspected car thieves in north Queensland.

Teens charged after police car stolen, officers injured

Officers have been injured after an unmarked police vehicle was allegedly stolen as they tried to stop car thieves with a tyre deflation device.

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Maree Crabtree (right) is accused of murdering her adult son with an overdose of painkillers.

Mum allegedly hid fatal painkillers in son's smoothie

A mother gave her son a lethal smoothie following disputes over money and the family’s intolerable living situation, a jury has been told.

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Pauline Hanson says she stands by Ben Roberts-Smith and has hit out at his “disgraceful” arrest in front of his teenage daughters.

Hanson slams Roberts-Smith’s arrest in front of daughters

Pauline Hanson has thrown her support behind Ben Roberts-Smith, slamming his ‘disgraceful’ treatment at the hands of police who arrested the decorated war veteran in front of his teenage daughters.

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No more jabs as NSW will offer a nasal spray flu vaccine to children for free.

More kids in line for free, needle-less flu vaccine

A gentle, needle-less way to protect kids from the flu will be rolled out to hundreds of thousands of children for free in a bid to boost community immunity.

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Jules Neale (left) has made her alliance with Ben Crosley (far right) public, just months after their successive marriages broke down when their spouses allegedly had an affair.

Jules Neale’s telling move just months after scandal

Jules Neale appears to have made her allegiances clear months after her split from AFL star husband Lachie Neale.

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Federal Health Minister Mark Butler said there was ‘no way’ the Federal Government would be negotiating any fundamental elements’ of the PBS.

Butler stands firm on PBS commitment despite Trump tariff

Australia is standing firm on its commitment to cheaper medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme after US President Donald Trump slapped a 100 per cent tariff on pharmaceuticals overnight.

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Trump’s war strategy appears to come straight from his playbook.

Trump may have changed his mind — here’s why that’s not good

Using one specific technique, and a prolonged deadline for a lethal end goal, Donald Trump has managed to create a new issue for Australia.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urged people to look out for one another in a pre-recorded speech.

PM warned prime-time petrol plea risks stoking panic

Anthony Albanese's address to the nation on the worsening global fuel crisis may exacerbate community anxiety.

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Fuel crisis, panic buying: People don’t trust the government to sort it out.

Why Aussies don’t trust Government to handle fuel crisis

Do you ever listen to a politician and wonder if they’re living in the same country as the rest of us? 

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Forty-eight hours of chaos that started with the dumping of high-profile MP Moira Deeming could trigger a national takeover of the Victorian Liberal Party, which is wracked by internal fighting.

Vic Liberals’ fighting could trigger Federal intervention

Forty-eight hours of chaos that started with the dumping of high-profile MP Moira Deeming could trigger a national takeover of the Victorian Liberal Party.

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A number of Centrelink thresholds have changed.

The concession card you need if you’re on a low income

YOUR MONEY: If you’re on a low income, there’s a valuable concession card offering multiple benefits you probably never knew existed. See if you’re eligible, and what you can get.

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After hiking interest rates, Michele Bullock's Reserve Bank board are set to release their minutes.

RBA minutes reveal ‘robust discussion’ as rate fears rise

Minutes from the Reserve Bank's March meeting will attract attention from analysts after a debate over interest rates ended in a 5-4 split.

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Droneshield Chief Product Officer Angus Bean.

‘Huge problem’: Australia warned to bolster drone defences

Counter-drone company says Australia remains drastically unprepared for next type of global warfare.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says all Australians need to play their part to help ensure fuel gets to where it’s needed most.

What government’s new fuel excise changes mean for drivers

Petrol will be 26 cents-a-litre cheaper from Wednesday with a temporary cut to fuel excise. Here’s everything you need to know.

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A business group has called for measures to ease fuel-induced pressures on the trucking sector. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

Aussie truckies given target relief to combat fuel crisis

Australia’s commercial transport and logistics sector will be targeted in a suite of measures announced by the Federal Government to combat the fuel volatility sparked by the Iran war. 

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