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#Breaking: Double-handed Min River has made history by becoming the first double-handed yacht to take out the overall win in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race and the first to do so with a female skipper. https://t.co/dASCJz1ZoT
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Double-handed Min River makes history by becoming the first double-handed yacht to take out the overall win in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race and the first to do so with a female skipper.
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#BREAKING: The Ukrainian capital Kyiv has come under a massive Russian attack early on Saturday, with explosions heard in the city, air defences in operation and the Ukrainian military saying missiles are being deployed.
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Explosions have been heard, air defences are in operation and the military is on alert for impending missile attacks.
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#BREAKING: The prime minister announces those who showed "extraordinary" bravery during the Bondi terror attack will be recognised in a new honours list.
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The prime minister announces those who showed "extraordinary" bravery during the Bondi terror attack will be recognised in a new honours list.
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#BREAKING: Anthony Albanese has asked his department to lead a review into intelligence and law enforcement agencies following the Bondi terror attack.
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Thousands of people heard messages of defiance and resilience, along with calls for “light, love and unity”, as they gathered at Bondi Beach to mark one week since the devastating terrorist attack....
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#BREAKING: At least 16 files reportedly disappeared from the Justice Department's public webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein — including a photograph showing President Donald Trump — less than a day after they were posted, with no explanation from the government and
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At least 16 Jeffrey Epstein-related files, including a photo of US President Donald Trump, disappear from a US Department of Justice webpage within a day of being posted, with no explanation.
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#BREAKING: The prime minister has announced new laws will be developed to crack down on so-called hate preachers. Follow live.
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Opposition Leader Sussan Ley calls on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to recall parliament to address the issue of antisemitism in the community, in the wake of the Bondi terror attack.
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#BREAKING: Bondi gunman Naveed Akram has been formally charged with 59 offences over the attack which claimed 15 lives. https://t.co/NqwOgRpwb4
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Naveed Akram has been charged over the terrorist attack that killed 15 people at Bondi Beach.
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#BREAKING: The prime minister has proposed strengthening Australia's gun laws, including via limits on the number of firearms that can be licensed per person, a day after a deadly terror attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach.
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An urgent meeting of national cabinet agrees to strengthen Australia's gun laws in the wake of the Bondi Beach shooting.
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#BREAKING: Two people have been found dead at the Los Angeles home owned by actor and director Rob Reiner, AP and local media is reporting.
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Rob Reiner, known for directing When Harry Met Sally... and A Few Good Men, was found dead alongside his wife inside their Los Angeles home.
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#BREAKING: Sixteen people are dead, including one of the two alleged gunmen, and a further 38 are in hospital after an attack on a Jewish event at Bondi Beach in Sydney.
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Fifteen people were killed, including a 10-year-old girl. One of the two gunmen has also died, while a further 42 people were taken to hospital.
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#BREAKING: Police say there have been at least 10 people killed following a shooting near a Jewish gathering at Sydney's Bondi Beach. Follow live. https://t.co/gK2PVpVa7K
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Twelve people are confirmed dead and dozens are injured in a terrorist attack on the Chanukah by the Sea celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach. Look back at our coverage from the day.
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#BREAKING: Attorney-General Michelle Rowland has been told to repay some of the expenses she claimed for a week-long family trip to Perth, after the independent watchdog found the spending was outside the official guidelines.
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Attorney-General Michelle Rowland is told to repay a portion of travel expenses she claimed for a 2023 family trip to Perth.
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#BREAKING: Police have responded to an active shooting on campus at Brown University in Providence, according to the school's alert system.
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Police detain a "person of interest" in connection with the Brown University shooting that left two students dead and another nine people wounded.
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#BREAKING: Celebrity crocodile wrangler Matt Wright has been sentenced to 10 months in prison, suspended after five months, for attempting to interfere with an investigation into a fatal helicopter accident three years ago. https://t.co/BRsTVdsdJX
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Celebrity crocodile wrangler Matt Wright has been sentenced to 10 months in prison, suspended after five months, for attempting to interfere with an investigation into a fatal helicopter accident...
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#BREAKING: The prime minister says he has asked an independent watchdog to provide advice on whether the taxpayer-funded perks available to politicians should change.
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Sports and Communications Minister Anika Wells referred her claims to the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority for review after a stream of questions over her spending earlier this week.
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#BREAKING: Jim Chalmers said there will be "strict conditions" on the South Korean defence conglomerate's stake in the strategic shipbuilder, in a nod to the diplomatic and security sensitivities surrounding the bid.
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Jim Chalmers said there will be "strict conditions" on the South Korean defence conglomerate's stake in the strategic shipbuilder, in a nod to the diplomatic and security sensitivities surrounding...
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#BREAKING: Reddit has filed a court challenge alleging that Australia's social media restrictions are being applied to the company inaccurately.
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Reddit has filed a High Court challenge alleging that Australia's social media restrictions are being applied to the company inaccurately.
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#BREAKING: Details of a burglary which netted $10 million worth of luxury items from a Canberra residence in October have been released by police.
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Police allege the men travelled to Australia to rob a Canberra home, stealing distinctive, luxury items.
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#BREAKING: Australia's unemployment rate held steady in November at 4.3 per cent, in seasonally adjusted terms.
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Australia's unemployment rate holds steady at 4.3 per cent in November, but the underemployment rate jumps to 12-month high.
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#BREAKING: The United States has seized a large oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump has said, amid soaring tensions between Washington and Caracas.
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US President Donald Trump says the tanker is "the largest one ever seized".
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