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Australian travellers, Greece’s highest spending tourists

Travellers from Australia, the majority of whom are fellow Greek Australians not only returned to Greece last summer, but spent more money per night than visitors from any other country. …

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Victorians facing energy price hikes of 30 per cent

Victorians could be slapped with electricity price hikes of more than 30 per cent under a proposal put forward by the state’s economic regulator. The Essential Services Commission on Wednesday …

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NSW Government invests in language learning in NSW

The NSW Government is investing in the future of language learning in NSW, by providing the NSW Federation of Community Language Schools $400,000 in funding. The NSW Federation of Community …

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Chemist Warehouse backs medicinal cannabis venture

Australia’s biggest pharmacy chain has joined a medicinal cannabis joint venture that plans to deliver its first products across its network in the coming months. Wellnex Life announced on Tuesday …

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Australia to command eight nuclear subs in $368b deal

Australia will command a fleet of eight nuclear-powered submarines within the next three decades under a fast-tracked plan that will cost up to $368 billion. In a bid to deter …

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Perrottet: ‘I’ve never felt any pressure from ClubsNSW’

Dominic Perrottet denies he was pressured by the powerful gaming industry to dump a senior minister who wanted to address problem gambling by introducing cashless gaming in NSW. Retiring veteran …

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Swimmers bare all for Sydney nudie dip after hiatus

More than one thousand Aussies have bared all in the world’s largest annual nude swim, which has returned after a three-year hiatus. The hundreds of swimmers plunged starkers into the …

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Storms loom for southern Qld as northwest floods

A northwest Queensland town is waiting for its worst-ever floods to peak, with multiple communities and outlying cattle properties isolated and severe thunderstorms putting the state’s west and south at …

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MP allegedly gave boy money, cigarettes after abuse

A man alleges former NSW minister Milton Orkopoulos gave him $30 and a pack of cigarettes after sexually assaulting him when he was a child. “It’s the worst thing to …

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Research shows rise in nicotine use during early COVID

Australians’ nicotine consumption increased significantly during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers say. Consumption increased by 30 per cent in the early stages of the virus, and was significantly higher …

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