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A 48-year-old man has been charged with murder after human remains thought to be those of a missing Queensland woman were found in bushland near Toowoomba.

The remains are yet to be formally identified but investigators believe the body is that of 30-year-old Jana Armstrong who went missing on Tuesday.

The man has been charged with one count of murder as a domestic violence offence.

His case is due to be heard in the Toowoomba Magistrates Court tomorrow.

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Spain will step onto the field with France in the Cup semi finals after the Spaniards' 2-1 victory over Belgium in Los Angeles.Disappointments plagued the Belgians. They'd already lost captain Youri Tielemans to injury in the warm up.In the second half Belgium goalkeeper, Thibault Courtois had to leave the field with a thigh injury, in tears.Substitute Mikel Merino became a superhero, scoring in the 88th minute to send Spain into the final four.The other quarter finals will be played on Sunday morning Australian time.First up it'll be Norway against England in Miami followed by...

Residents in southern Spain are fleeing their homes as a massive wildfire burns in the mountainous region.

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The federal communications minister says there's no evidence the Telstra outage contributed to the death of a regional South Australian woman on Wednesday.

SA Liberal Senator Kerrynne Liddle posted on social media on Wednesday claiming a person had died after they failed to connect to Triple Zero.

Telstra has today said there 's no record of a failed call to Triple Zero from the location, while SA's Police Commissioner has said there is "nothing to suggest" the outage "impacted on the woman's passing".

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Australia's being pitched as a potential global powerhouse for data centres.

These are the massive facilities that store, process and move the data behind everything from cloud computing to artificial intelligence.

But as billions of dollars flow into new projects, a fierce debate is emerging over who benefits, and who bears the cost.

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France has become the first team to qualify for the semis after they beat Morocco 2-nil in Boston.

the two sides were locked in at nil all at half time despite France having all the chances and captain Kylian Mbappe missing a penalty

But France locked in the win with two goals in just over five minutes.

Mbappe scored the opener at the 60st minute and Ousmane Dembele found the back of the net after a counter attack shortly after.

It'll be the side's third straight semi final at a world...

Telstra's CEO has just arrived back in the country, and questions are swirling about what the Telco knew ahead of this week's outage. 

The US says it is still negotiating with Iran, despite both countries exchanging fire, putting their tenuous ceasefire under plenty of strain. 

France is through to a FIFA soccer World Cup semi-final after beating Morocco two-nil.

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Australia's telecommunications network is in the spotlight after a massive Telstra outage on July 8. So how can we avoid these in the future?

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A fragile push to end the war between the US and Iran has been strained, after the US concluded a second day of airstrikes on Iran.  

President Donald Trump says the US hit Iran "very hard", after declaring an interim agreement to end the war was over.

It follows attacks on three cargo vessels in the Strait of Hormuz this week, which Iran has not claimed responsibility for.

Australia and India's prime ministers have confirmed several new agreements on defence and trade.

Following a meeting at Government House in Melbourne today, t...

Industrial action set to halt BHP's port operations in WA could cost the mining giant almost $50 million in revenue. So how could it hurt the national economy

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The fallout from the Telstra outage is in full swing this morning as commuters deal with another day of interruptions. 

The truce between the US and Iran appears to be over.

Senior representatives of the public broadcasters ABC and SBS will today appear before the antisemitism Royal Commission.

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The round of 16 has wrapped up this morning with Argentina and Switzerland through to the quarters.

Switzerland booked its place in the last eight with a penalty shootout win over Colombia in Vancouver.

The two sides were locked at nil all after extra time.

Switzerland will face Argentina on Sunday after the defending champions came from behind to knock Egypt out 3-2.

The reigning champions were facing an early exit trailing 2-nil with just over ten minutes of regular time remaining, before Leo Messi provided the assist for his side's opening...

Telstra's mobile network is recovering from a major nationwide outage, which affected thousands of customers, disrupted business payment systems and caused major delays to public transport networks.

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New research from overseas is today confirming what most wage and salary earners might have noticed long ago.

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Telstra has apologised for a nationwide network outage that has left potentially millions of customers, and tens of thousands of businesses, without coverage.

The Prime Minister has described the communications failure as deeply concerning and disruptive to people's lives across the country. 

Switzerland has reached the FIFA World Cup quarter finals for the fourth time, beating Colombia in a penalty shoot-out.

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Telstra's mobile network is recovering from a major nationwide outage, which affected thousands of customers, disrupted business payment systems and caused major delays to public transport networks.

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Two popular far right European leaders are vowing to pursue their political ambitions, despite facing significant scrutiny over issues relating to alleged fraudulent finances. 

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Russian athletes could be allowed to compete for their country at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles after the International Olympic Committee provisionally lifted its suspension. So what's behind the move?

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A Chinese missile test in the Pacific will be raised by the federal government at a minister-to-minister level, but Labor won't give a timeline on when.

The intercontinental ballistic missile test on Monday has attracted widespread criticism, including from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

The Opposition has called for Mr Albanese - or Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong - to raise the test with their Chinese counterparts.

Assistant Minister for Pacific Island Affairs Nita Green has assured that the discussion will happen.

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Belgium has knocked the United States out of the men's soccer World Cup after defeating the host nation four-one in the round of 16 in Seattle.

Charles De Ketelaere struck early for the European side before America responded with a deflected free-kick from Malik Tilman in the 31st minute.

De Ketelaere then headed home a second two minutes later before Hans Vanaken and Romelu Lukaku sealed the win in the second half.

Belgium will now play in the quarters against Spain who defeated Portugal 1-nil.

That game looked like it was headed...

The powerful organisation that rules world soccer, FIFA, is once again at the centre of a controversy.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has defended the independent disciplinary committee's decision to clear American striker Folarin Balogun to play in the USA's Round of 16 clash against Belgium.

Balogun received a red card against Bosnia and Herzegovina, which automatically triggered a one-game ban, a huge blow for the co-hosts to lose their leading tournament goalscorer.

But after FIFA, seemingly out of nowhere, decided to suspend that punishment, a maelstrom of criticism has been unleashed at the governing...

China's confirmed it launched a nuclear-capable missile armed with a dummy warhead from a submarine in the Pacific Ocean just hours after Australia signed a treaty with Fiji. So does this risk igniting more tensions in the region?

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There has been backlash from China over Australia's major new defence agreement with Fiji, as the Prime Minister continues his Pacific tour with a visit to the Solomon Islands today. 

Victoria's workplace safety watchdog is investigating after a suburban footy player was catastrophically injured when his head collided with a cricket pitch.

The soccer World Cup is embroiled in controversy after President Donald Trump rang up the head of FIFA to have a one match ban against an American player reviewed. 

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China has test-fired a ballistic missile armed with a dummy warhead in the Pacific Ocean, a move that 's been labelled "destabilising to the region" by the Australian government.

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Australia and Fiji have signed a major new defence alliance.

A suburban Aussie rules club in Melbourne wants authorities to look at the way cricket pitches are covered on footy grounds after a horrific head injury during a match.

New South Wales Police are investigating whether cannibalism was involved in the death of a four-year-old boy on the state's Central Coast.

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The Prime Minister is in the middle of a scandal over comments he made about superstar Kylie Minogue on a podcast. 

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Fans and experts are trying to figure out what went wrong after the Socceroos' loss to Egypt ended Australia's World Cup campaign. 

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Queensland biosecurity officials insist the state is fully prepared to deal with bird flu after the confirmed case across the border.

Laboratory testing in New South Wales last night confirmed Australia's sixth case of the deadly H5 strain.

The other detections have also involved migratory seabirds in Western Australia and South Australia.

Chief veterinary officer Dr Fiona Thompson says authorities have already expanded local surveillance to monitor coastal regions.

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Aid agencies in Venezuela say organising shelter for people left homeless from the twin earthquakes is a priority.

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