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Record amount of Aussies are accessing their superannuation for medical costs

More than $1.4 billion was taken out last financial year
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Pressure builds on the RBA to cut rates next month after unemployment rise

The national figure increased to 4.5% in September
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ADF mourns soldier killed in Townsville training crash; Unemployment jumps to four-year high

Unemployment’s just hit its highest level in almost four years, rising to 4.5%
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Rental crisis in Bunbury is now pricing essential workers out of the market

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ADF tragedy as soldier killed in Townsville training rollover; Unemployment jumps to 4.5%

Defence Minister Richard Marles says the loss is being felt right across the ADF.
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Coalition demands Senate probe after Optus outage meeting leaves questions unanswered

The Coalition says it’s still in the dark after meeting with the boss of Optus.
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BREAKING: Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus ends glittering career

The four-time Olympic Gold medallist has called time on her swimming career, announcing her retirement at just 25.
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Fatal crash near Mount Barker shuts Albany Highway for hours

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Rescuers battle conditions in search for 4-year-old Gus

Renewed searches are now underway in remote SA.
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Trade action heats up in final hours of the AFL trade period

Jamarra Ugle-Hagan and Jai Serong among the players on the move
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A magic site off Busselton coast today with arrival of cruise ship

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Police bust $260m drug ring; Candace Owens loses High Court visa appeal

Police have made a massive drug bust, seizing hundreds of kilos of illicit drugs worth around $260m.
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Fatal house fire claims three lives in Central Queensland

The cause of the blaze is unknown at this stage.
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Gaza ceasefire questioned; Melb man charged over carjacking spree

A man accused of terrorising Melbourne's streets with a fake gun will front court today.
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Family of 15 year old killed in Bunbury boating accident remember beautiful son

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Aid slowed into Gaza as peace deal continues

Israel says it'll keep a key crossing closed after Hamas delays.
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Taskforce Horizon to investigate disappearance of young South Australian boy

Defence Force also begins new search on property
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Israeli bodies returned as Gaza ceasefire progresses

Hamas returns four bodies with 24 remaining
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Treasurer defends super tax tweak; Childcare giant hit by executive exits amid abuse scandal

Jim Chalmers is shrugging off concerns over a four-billion-dollar budget hole, after Labor ditched part of its super tax plan.
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Minor injuries for those involved in Australind bus crash

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Gun drama shocks Melbourne commuters; PM’s phone number leaked online

A man with a gun was chased down and arrested after an intense police pursuit.
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Hackers exploit work-from-home systems

A new report says cyber crooks are breaking into company systems by targeting home Wi-Fi routers, VPNs and smart devices.
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Manjimup High School one of the worst in the State for maintenance issues

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Peace plan for the Middle East officially signed off

Leaders including Donald Trump have signed the document in Egypt.
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All 20 living Israeli hostages released by Hamas as ceasefire holds, Trump in Tel Aviv

The US President will address Israel's parliament.
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Donald Trump touches down in Israel | 7 hostages released by Hamas

Plus- the AFP is investigating remarks made by Lidia Thorpe at a rally over the weekend.
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Israeli hostages to be released

Plus- the search for missing four year old boy Gus will resume in South Australia tomorrow.
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Horror head-on crash near Collie with driver dead and two children in hospital

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Super tax rethink drops unrealised gains, adds indexation

Jim Chalmers insists they’ve been listening to the critics.
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Tony Burke urges calm after Lidia Thorpe’s ‘burn down Parliament’ remark

Senator Thorpe has since walked it back, saying it wasn’t meant literally.
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Experts warn of new scam surge following Qantas hack

Around 5.7 million flyers have had personal info exposed through an offshore call centre using Salesforce software.
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Opposition leader in the South-West calling for action on Margaret River Hospital

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Trump is on his way to Israel to meet with hostages released by Hamas

They're the first to be frees under the first phase of the Israel-Hamas peace agreement
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Five teens arrested after father and son allegedly stabbed and assaulted in Melbourne

Plus- world leaders will meet in Egypt tomorrow for a Gaza peace summit.
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Hollywood legend Diane Keaton dies aged 79

Her family asking for privacy at this time.
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Crowd in Tel Aviv chants "thank you Trump"

The Us special envoy Steve Witkoff has spoken at a rally this morning.
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Three dead in a plane crash in New South Wales .. and the Gaza ceasefire is in effect.

A light plane crash this morning on the NSW south coast near Wollongong kills three people.
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Thousands of Palestinians return to their homes in Gaza's north

Thousands of Palestinians return to their homes in Gaza's north
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Gaza ceasefire now in force & Trump misses out on Nobel Peace Prize

Gaza ceasefire now in force & Trump misses out on Nobel Peace Prize
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Indepedent Senator David Pocock kicked out of parliamentary sports club

Plus- a tsunami warning has been lifted after the Philippines was hit by an earthquake.
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