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Dingo bites four-year-old girl at popular Queensland holiday spot

A four-year-old girl has been flown to hospital after being bitten by a dingo on a Queensland beach. A large group of people including eight children were fishing at NgKala …

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Cashless community still needs access to notes, coins

Despite fewer people using cash, the right to do so should be defended, Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock says. The cash distribution system was on a knife-edge, with the financial …

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Raftopoulos pleads guilty to causing death while excessively speeding

A sunny Saturday morning bike ride on a popular mountain road turned catastrophic for a Brisbane father when a motorcyclist travelling more than double the speed limit fatally struck him. …

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Race car driver Chris Pappas attacked in home

Gold Coast racing car driver Chris Pappas was identified as the victim of a hammer and knife attack early on Tuesday morning. According to the Daily Telegraph, Pappas was rushed …

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Tim Pallas: Tax hikes not ruled out to fund $1.5b hospitals top-up

A $1.5 billion hospital funding lifeline has left a gaping hole in the Victorian budget, with the treasurer not ruling out taxes or cuts to other areas to fill it. …

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Families ‘cutting back on food’ as cost of living bites

As the cost-of-living crisis plunges more Australians into food insecurity, pressure is mounting on state and federal governments to take action. About a third of almost 180 submissions to a …

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Student debt to be slashed under university changes

Students are set to have thousands of dollars wiped off their HECS debt, while paid placements will be put in place for in-demand professions as part of sweeping university changes. …

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AFL great Anthony Koutoufides confirms he’s running for Melbourne lord mayor

AFL legend Anthony Koutoufides has confirmed he will be running for lord mayor of Melbourne. The man who played 278 games for Carlton, including their last premiership in 1995, released …

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E-Mersion Media was losing money for years: liquidator

Greek Aussie run tech start-up E-Mersion Media was allegedly losing money from the start, long before its collapse earlier this year. According to news.com.au, the Melbourne based company with offices …

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‘Alarming’ NAPLAN sparks calls to fill funding gap

Student outcomes cannot improve without more federal funding, state education ministers say, after national tests showed one third of children are failing to meet basic literacy and numeracy standards. Federal …

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