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MELBOURNE, Australia. (AP) — Australian police said they believe they shot dead a suspect Monday accused of killing two police officers and seriously wounding a third in a remote forest region seven months ago.
Interest rates could peak at an 18-year high in a matter of months, according to modelling from one of Australia's biggest banks.Westpac, citing the continuing war in the Middle East and high oil prices, is now forecasting mortgage holders will be hit by three more rate hikes – in May, June and August – after alread…
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Apology published in News Corp paper as part of agreed joint statement to resolve legal dispute over ‘undercover’ story, with Cairo also apologising to activist Ofir Birenbaum
Australia’s government will slash petrol and diesel taxes by half amid a surge in fuel prices prompted by the US-Israel war on Iran.
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Footage from 27 March shows a red sky in Western Australia’s Shark Bay ahead of the arrival of a Tropical Cyclone Narelle, partially thanks to copious amounts of iron-rich dirt picked up by the storm from the country's dusty interior. When it crossed the Western Australian coast on Friday afternoon, Cyclone Narelle …
Injecting $1.5bn via petrol subsidies into an inflated economy may change things for the Reserve Bank board at its next meeting
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced he will halve the fuel excise, reducing petrol prices by 26¢ per litre, as the Australian government ramps up its response to the global oil shock and rising domestic costs.
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The split comes as some MPs raise the prospect of a new conversation about the party’s leadership
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Mikaela Ortolan is a journalist and digital producer currently working in Melbourne. She has also worked for the ABC in Wodonga and Shepparton.
The Adelaide 36ers have reported comments made by Sydney Kings co-owner and assistant coach Andrew Bogut (pictured) to the NBL during a heated championship series. (Getty Images: James Worsfold)
After seven months at large, Victoria police have shot and killed Dezi Freeman at a property in Victoria's north-east today.
Dinesh Gourisetty has been called a ‘pedophile supporter’ for providing court reference for a friend convicted of sexually assaulting a child
Sophie Johnson is a multi-platform rural reporter for ABC Far North. She began her career with ABC Rural in Western Australia, reporting for the Great Southern region. Before making the big move to cane and cattle country, she was an international reporter with ABC Asia, based out of Brisbane. Hailing from the Darli…
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Australian police said Monday they shot dead a fugitive gunman wanted for killing two officers, ending a seven-month manhunt for one of the country's most-wanted criminals.
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Beth Mooney top scored with a typically composed 65 off 104. (Getty Images: Bradley Kanaris, file photo)
South Korea’s transport ministry says domestic airlines have asked authorities to redirect export-bound jet fuel back to the local market amid a supply crunch
The NSW Coroner has recommended a suite of firearms safety measures at the conclusion of an inquest into the deaths of Noah and Wayne Smith (pictured). (Supplied.)
Tui Kamikamica is in hospital receiving treatment after suffering a suspected stroke on Monday morning. (Getty Images: Daniel Pockett)
Infrastructure giant John Holland and a contractor have agreed to pay $150,000 after delivering asbestos-laced mulch to Rozelle Parklands, sparking a 2024 crisis that saw dozens of schools, parks and hospitals closed due to contamination.
As of today, buses and ferries in Tasmania are free to use as the Tasmanian government tries to ease the burden of fuel costs due to conflict in the Middle East.
56-year-old ‘sovereign citizen’ had been on the run after allegedly killing two police officers at Porepunkah in Australian alpine region in August
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Victorian police have confirmed that fugitive Dezi Freeman has been killed after a manhunt lasting seven months in rural Victoria. Freeman, who police say did not surrender peacefully, is allegedly responsible for the shooting deaths of two officers at Porepunkah. The shooting occurred at a property in north-east Vi…
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A premium childcare centre described by the developer as “like a day spa for kids” – with built-in sound and scent machines to reduce overstimulation – is planned for a suburb in Brisbane’s south-west.
The Melbourne designer is set to stage a runway show at the tentpole national fashion showcase, which will be held at a new location this year
A Brisbane character home has sold for more than $1 million above its 2023 price, fetching $2.85 million after a marathon 90-minute auction that defied growing fears of a market slowdown.
Sandro Mamukelashvili (54), de los Raptors de Toronto, anota entre la defensiva completa del Magic de Orlando durante la primera mitad del juego de baloncesto de la NBA, el domingo 29 de marzo de 2026, en Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
French armed forces seized 5 tonnes of cocaine from the MV Raider on January 16. (Facebook: French Embassy in Australia)
After seven months on the run, cop-killer Dezi Freeman has been shot dead by tactical police in Victoria's north-east.While Victoria Police are yet to formally confirm Freeman is the man killed by officers – although Commissioner Mike Bush said it is believed to be the fugitive – the shooting brings to an end a 216…
A survivalist conspiracy theorist who used bushcraft to evade officers is dead, ending one of Australia’s largest-ever manhunts
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Brad Rimmer, pictured here with Abigail Moncrief, documents rural life in WA's Wheatbelt in his new photography exhibition. (Supplied: Perth Festival/Albertina Ncube)
The Easter long weekend is just days away, and almost every state and territory is currently forecast for rain.Some are slated for scattered showers while others are looking down the barrel of a total drenching.Here's what the weather will be like around the country across the Easter long weekend.LIVE UPDATES: Dezi…
Jayson Tatum, derecha, de los Celtics de Boston, lelva el balón frente a Kon Knueppel, de los Hornets de Charlotte, durante la segunda mitad del juego de baloncesto de la NBA, el domingo 29 de marzo de 2026, en Charlotte, Carolina del Norte. (AP Foto/Nell Redmond)
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle has left devastation in its wake for Exmouth locals, but for those in Carnarvon the flow on effects from the storm are just beginning.
The sovereign citizen movement has once again been thrust into the mainstream spotlight after fugitive cop-killer Dezi Freeman was shot dead by armed police in Victoria's north-east.Sovereign citizen Freeman murdered two police officers and seriously wounded another in August 2025, and had previously tried to prose…
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