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Gaza protests, cat calls in chaotic parliament session

Gaza protests, cat calls in chaotic parliament session

Screaming protesters have repeatedly interrupted Question Time while NSW MPs debated whether cat calls were permitted.

Meth worth $5m seized in huge haul disguised as tea

Meth worth $5m seized in huge haul disguised as tea

Meth worth $5m seized in huge haul disguised as tea

Meth worth $5m seized in huge haul disguised as tea

Almost $5 million worth of drugs disguised as tea has been discovered in a vehicle after an intercept on a Gold Coast highway.

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Megan sweeps through inland NT

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Megan sweeps through inland NT

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Megan sweeps through inland NT

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Megan sweeps through inland NT

Residents in the path of ex-Topical Cyclone Megan have been warned to expect road closures and flash flooding across the Northern Territory.

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Man charged after 26 snakes found in car

Man charged after 26 snakes found in car

A man has been charged with animal cruelty after 26 snakes, some dead and others alive, were found inside a car.

Would-be F1 track invaders face $17,000 fines

Would-be F1 track invaders face $17,000 fines

The Australian Grand Prix has prohibited spectators from entering the track due to safety issues in response to spectators trespassing in 2023.

'Horrifying' screams in alleged hit and run over dogs

'Horrifying' screams in alleged hit and run over dogs

A neighbourhood fight over dogs led to a couple being seriously injured after being hit with an SUV and the accused driver facing five charges.

Relief for regional travellers as union scraps strikes

Relief for regional travellers as union scraps strikes

The Rail, Tram and Bus Union has cancelled two days of planned strike action as it participates in an intensive four-week negotiation period with V/Line.

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Sex offenders banned from working with children in SA

Sex offenders banned from working with children in SA

Sex offenders banned from working with children in SA

Sex offenders banned from working with children in SA

South Australia has become the first jurisdiction in Australia to ban convicted or accused child sex offenders from working with under age employees.

Social media companies on notice over extremist threats

Social media companies on notice over extremist threats

Social media companies on notice over extremist threats

Social media companies on notice over extremist threats

Australia's eSafety Commissioner has put social media giants including YouTube, Meta, X and Telegram on notice over the online radicalisation threat.

Remote residents trapped as Cyclone Megan crosses coast

Remote residents trapped as Cyclone Megan crosses coast

Remote residents trapped as Cyclone Megan crosses coast

Remote residents trapped as Cyclone Megan crosses coast

Tropical Cyclone Megan has reached land in the Northern Territory, with authorities urging residents in remote communities to seek shelter.

'Not an easy sell': paramedics ramp up pay dispute

'Not an easy sell': paramedics ramp up pay dispute

'Not an easy sell': paramedics ramp up pay dispute

'Not an easy sell': paramedics ramp up pay dispute

After more than a year at the negotiating table, Victorian paramedics have launched industrial action in a bid to bring their pay dispute to a head.

Justice system 'traumatises, silences' victims of crime

Justice system 'traumatises, silences' victims of crime

Justice system 'traumatises, silences' victims of crime

Justice system 'traumatises, silences' victims of crime

One in four victims are so traumatised after dealing with Victoria's criminal justice system they're unwilling to report a crime again.

Man falls to his death from hot-air balloon

Man falls to his death from hot-air balloon

Man falls to his death from hot-air balloon

Man falls to his death from hot-air balloon

A man is dead after he fell from a hot-air balloon travelling over homes in suburban Melbourne, but police say it is not suspicious.

Tribute to young lawyer killed in suspected hit and run

Tribute to young lawyer killed in suspected hit and run

Tribute to young lawyer killed in suspected hit and run

Tribute to young lawyer killed in suspected hit and run

Police continue to search for clues that could lead them to the driver involved in a suspected hit and run that killed a man in his 20s.

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Uber settles taxi court battle for $272 million

Uber has agreed to settle a long-running court battle for $271.8 million, finally giving taxi and hire car drivers the compensation they deserve, lawyers say.

Aussies losing more than just sweat in heatwaves

The economic cost of heatwaves in western Sydney has reached $1.6 billion a year and is expected to balloon to $6 billion by 2070.

Man drowns, children in hospital, after beach emergency

A man has drowned and several children have been taken to hospital after they were pulled from the water at a Tasmanian beach.

Cyclone Megan could develop to category four in Top End

Tropical Cyclone Megan is now a category three system as it moves toward the Northern Territory coast, with the possibility it could intensify to category four.

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Man charged with murder after woman stabbed in WA

A 30-year-old man has been charged with murder after a 22-year-old woman died following a stabbing attack in Perth.

One dead, two in hospital after Victorian beach tragedy

Victoria's horror run of coastal drownings continues, with a man dying after being pulled from the water unconscious while two others are taken to hospital.

Most Victorians want weed decriminalised: survey

A poll shows most Victorians would support the state following the ACT and other parts of the world by decriminalising recreational cannabis use for adults.

Miner on the mend in hospital after deadly collapse

The condition of a man who suffered life-threatening injuries in a deadly rockfall near Ballarat has improved to serious but stable.

Suspected fatal hit-and-run in Sydney's east

Crash investigation officers are investigating a suspected hit-and-run in Sydney's east that's left a 28-year-old man dead.

'Camel lady' wants Aussies to take an outback gap year

NSW "camel lady" Petah Devine says the outback is ripe territory for more Australian school leavers to take a gap year and learn valuable life skills.

Two injured after display car crash in shopping centre

Two people have been taken to hospital after a car on display at a popular shopping centre smashed into a department store.

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