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Blaze at Belmont, south of Newcastle, downgraded to watch and act
A bushfire burning at Belmont, near Newcastle, has been downgraded from an emergency warning to watch and act on Thursday night. “Conditions...
Cyclone Iris strengthens off north Queensland coast
Tropical Cyclone Iris is intensifying as it sits off the north Queensland coast. The system is on track to strengthen to a...
Mass stranding of 150 whales at Hamelin Bay near Augusta, almost all dead
More than 100 volunteers with the help of vets have rescued five of the 150 short-finned pilot whales that became stranded at...
AFL star Paddy Ryder catches alleged home intruder in citizen’s arrest
Port Adelaide player Paddy Ryder has carried out a citizen’s arrest after a group of intruders allegedly tried to break into his home,...
Power bills to get cheaper under Queensland regulator recommendation
Electricity prices in regional Queensland would fall by up to 4.3 per cent under pricing recommendations from the Queensland Competition Authority (QCA)....
Government plan to raise literacy and numeracy with VCE minimum standards
Victorian students could face another test in order to finish the VCE at the end of secondary school under plans being considered...
Winter Olympics 2018: Sami Kennedy-Sim finally gets to shine
Five years after suffering a career-threatening stroke, Australian ski cross competitor Sami Kennedy-Sim has finally been able to show her best at a Winter...
Labor MP ‘threatened minister with a knife’ in government fray
A Labor MP has denied he threatened a minister with a butter knife while the pair had a “robust exchange” in their...
‘Do you feel lucky, greenie punks’: George Christensen under fire over Facebook post
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has branded as “very inappropriate” a Facebook post by outspoken MP George Christensen showing himself holding a handgun....
‘Worst of the worst’: Opposition’s proposal to open sex offender register with images
The Victorian opposition’s radical plan to expose details about sex offenders to their neighbours could make matters worse, an expert says. Victorians...