Fuel demand stays high, as farmers urge supermarkets to pay more for fresh produce
While Australia's fuel reserves remain steady, the government is still urging people not to panic buy at the pump. (Reuters: Hollie Adams)
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Sydney councils fear new datacentres could cause blackouts, block housing and affect locals’ health
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Hawks arrollan a Nets 141-107 para lograr 4ª victoria seguida y 18va en 20 partidos
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Los Hornets vencen 129-108 a los Pacers para su octava victoria en 10 juegos
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‘We are one family’: Jewish friends help Muslim refugees call Australia home
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Why Stuart isn't alarmed by Raiders' poor start to NRL season
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Nine charged over alleged conspiracy to import tonnes of cocaine and meth via ‘mother ship’ in Australian waters
Police allege drugs were to be collected from a drop zone in Bass Strait and distributed across the nation using trucking connections
· Australian Associated Press
Sydney Sweeney’s Steamy ‘Housemaid’ Sex Scene Definitely Earned Its R-Rating
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Dezi Freeman associates questioned as police map escape
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Bowen says fuel supply 'strong', tells Easter travellers not to cancel plans
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Adolescente Konnor Griffin deslumbra en debut y Piratas vencen 5-4 a Orioles para hilar 3ra victoria
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· Will Graves
Sunken trawler alerts police to alleged drug smuggling plan
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From farm to fashion festival: Indigenous designs stun on the runway
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· Rebekah Lowe
'Won at capitalism': Family saves $10k by eating from supermarket dumpsters
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Sustainably ever after: how to plan an environmentally conscious wedding
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· Lucianne Tonti
The salary cap isn’t working. But that’s not why the NRL is becoming less even
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· Roy Masters
Nine men charged for alleged involvement in multi-tonne drug importation into Victoria
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Trump asks for immense increase in defence spending
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Multiple men charged following alleged plan to import multiple tonnes of drugs into Victoria
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· Joseph Sahyoun
Demons star praised for reaching 'another level' with career-best form
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After decades of success, love and loss, outback pub changes hands
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It's not just Gout Gout making Aussie athletics smell like teen spirit
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· Luke Pentony
Trump asks for $220 million to reopen Alcatraz
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Rayo Vallecano vence 1-0 a Elche y logra su primera victoria en casi un mes
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Dembélé marca doblete y PSG se alista para Liverpool con plácida victoria ante Toulouse
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Art created for NT school reading program goes on display in Canberra
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· Niki Burnside
Sick of not knowing if your avocado is ripe or bruised? This scanner could change that
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Wet noses and silky coats helping to steady nerves ahead of court dates
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Jonrón de 2 carreras de Aaron Judge propulsa victoria de Yankees, 8-2 ante Marlins
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Another 'lockdown': How long-term caravanners are dealing with the fuel crisis
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· Ellie Willcox
Voss unfazed about mounting speculation over his future as Blues coach
Michael Voss was left to reflect on another second-half collapse from the Blues. (Getty Images/AFL Photos: Josh Chadwick)
Poo of 'endearing' bat worth hundreds of millions, study says
A study has revealed the economic and ecological value of grey-headed flying foxes in Australia. (Supplied: Sarah Curran)
· Shannon Corvo
Tom bought a plane to fly to his nearest major supermarket
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· Yashee Sharma
Couple slapped with $2200 in seatbelt fines by AI cameras
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· Maddison Leach
Australia's deadliest snakes being driven towards densely populated areas
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· Lara Pearce
Trump likes to threaten withdrawing the US from NATO. But can he really do it?
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· Yashee Sharma
More than 50 people arrested during operation in Melbourne's west, police say
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