Australia
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High alert as fires race through national park
Stifling heat and strong winds have communities on edge as a bushfire rages in a national park ravaged by blazes for more than a month. CFA volunteer firefighters are backburning …
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Major Adelaide development set to double in height, delivering 300 homes
A proposed four-storey mixed-use development just outside Adelaide’s CBD could grow to eight floors, delivering 300 new dwellings in a bid to activate a prime real estate site. The property …
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Autism portfolio elevated to cabinet
The autism portfolio has been elevated to cabinet for the first time by South Australian Premier Malinauskas, who has reshuffled his ministry after the resignation of Police Minister Dan Cregan. …
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One in ten road crash drivers on ice, study shows
About one in ten drivers injured, or killed, in road crashes have the drug ice in their system a decade-long study has found. The Victorian study – the largest of …
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Alleged bikie boss ‘distressed’ by coke kingpin claims
An alleged bikie leader has sued one of Australia’s largest media companies, claiming reports he was a fugitive secretly controlling the nation’s billion-dollar drug trade caused him distress and embarrassment. …
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Gangland figure killed in daylight targeted shooting
High-profile gangland figure and former Mongols bikie Sam “The Punisher” Abdulrahim has reportedly been shot and killed. A man was shot in a car park on High Street at Preston …
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Renewed ‘never again’ call on Holocaust remembrance day
A Holocaust survivor has spoken of the horrific ordeal to highlight the importance of remembering where racism can lead as anti-Semitism spikes in Australia. Ernst Willheim well enough remembers the …
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‘A Labor win is precious’: PM dismisses worsening poll
Labor is still on track to form government at the next election, the prime minister says, despite more voters expecting the coalition will win. The latest Newspoll revealed 53 per …
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‘Underestimated my whole life’: PM makes election pitch
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has vowed to take the nation in the right direction as he makes his bid for a second term, while hinting at the timing of the …
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MND advocate Neale Daniher named Australian of the Year
Motor neurone disease may have “robbed” Neale Daniher of many things, but it also gave him a renewed resolve to fight for others battling the condition. The AFL legend and …