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South East Queensland and northern NSW continue to experience thunderstorms, intense rainfall and flooding in the wake of Alfred. Follow our ongoing coverage.
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The ex-tropical cyclone made landfall at 9pm on Saturday, but heavy rain and flooding is forecast to continue through Sunday.
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Four years on from the Labor landslide and the WA Liberal Party has failed to make up any significant ground.
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Premier Roger Cook and his Labor government have been re-elected and will likely finish with the second-biggest majority in state history
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Mohammed Shami receives treatment after a dropped catch.
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Shreyas Iyer drops a catch in the deep off the dangerous Rachin Ravindra.
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A dozy thief who broke into a restaurant during the cyclone was so distracted by the gelato he left his phone there.
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Houses are flooding in Brisbane tonight, but authorities are assuring flood-weary residents a repeat of 2022 is not on the cards.
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Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred stalked the coast for days, but while the flooding risk for Lismore was downgraded, NSW is not out of the woods yet.
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It's harvest time in Thorpdale, but the town chips in to celebrate the humble spud with custom-made clothes, a potato-picking race and a speed-eating mash competition.
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Homes have been wrecked by the impact of ex-Cyclone Alfred.
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Residents on Queensland's Fraser Coast are facing flash flooding, which is swamping cars and homes and threatening lives.
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Rain from ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred is cutting off roads and flowing into homes, including those damaged by wild winds.
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If Anthony Albanese plans to make climate change a major issue in the election battle, he may well be making a rod for his own back
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A man swept away in floods in NSW has been named.
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A landslide for Labor in the Western Australian election, its third win in a row, is providing some hope for Anthony Albanese.
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Residents in Lismore are breathing a sigh of relief as the evacuation order for the town's CBD is lifted.
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Two soldiers are being treated for serious injuries after they were trapped in a military truck that rolled in northern NSW.
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Horrified residents watched as two machete-wielding thieves ran off, leaving a trail of destruction behind them in Melbourne's south.
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Violence has erupted at Yatala Labour Prison, with a makeshift weapon used in an attack.
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Australia's 5G network is getting an AI overhaul, as Telstra lays the groundwork for a future 6G rollout.
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A life-changing new drug is now available for elderly Australians with a crippling eye condition that causes vision loss.
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A former student of the scandal-hit private school says "physical, sexual and psychological” abuse left him mentally scarred and hooked on drink and drugs.
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The Queensland government says schools will reopen on Monday where it is safe to do so, as ex-cyclone Alfred continues to batter the state's south-east.
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A proposal to lengthen parking bays to accommodate enormous vehicles has attracted more than 1200 submissions.
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The river currents at Coraki are strong enough to carry boat-sized gnarls of ripped-out tree roots. Navigating them is all in a day's work for flood rescuers.
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Parts of NSW in dire need of legal aid help are facing a lawyer drought. Low rates of pay are to blame.
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Trent Harris-Maher and his fiance spent about $5000 on a bush doof trip to regional Victoria that ended in shambles. They're not alone.
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"Hervey Bay is absolutely flooding,” one business owner said as confronting scenes emerged in the city and an emergency was declared.
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Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has initiated the audit to determine what security upgrades are necessary to prevent such incidents after a teenage alleged gunman tried to board a Jetstar flight.
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After a series of bizarre dismissals, former Test skipper Mark Taylor gives Sam Konstas some simple batting advice.
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Footage shows a roof being whipped off as ex-tropical cyclone Alfred hit Queensland and northern NSW.
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The boy, 14, suffered skull fractures and broken legs. The 60-year-old driver allegedly fled the scene because he "panicked”.
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Backpackers went for a surf in the wild waves from ex-cyclone Alfred despite warnings of fines.
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Orica House, Australia's first modern skyscraper, changed Melbourne's skyline forever. Almost 70 years later, it's about to be at the heart of the city's story again.
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She donned a brave face as she took to the lectern, but there was no escaping the magnitude of the task before Liberal leader Libby Mettam as she conceded defeat in another emphatic victory for WA Labor.
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Labor has won yet another landslide victory in the WA election in a result that could have major flow-on effects for the prime minister.
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New parents have described how their baby was born during Cyclone Alfred.
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A street-fighting star who's been a hit on Melbourne's streets found himself grappling with the city's hefty bureaucracy.
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Ex-tropical cyclone Alfred continues to leave its mark after the crossing the coast of South East Queensland, with more heavy rain forecast on Sunday.
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As the state Liberal leader broke his silence on the Bike Boy campaign, more details have emerged about how funds – and potential court winnings – for the cyclist are being held.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Minister for Defence Richard Marles have addressed the media after multiple ADF troops were injured in an army vehicle crash in northern NSW during ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
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Tom Cook, 61, died after his ute was swept off a bridge in northern NSW on Friday, with a neighbour trying to help him as he hung onto a tree branch.
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Ex-tropical cyclone Alfred has officially reached the mainland in Queensland's south-east bringing with it intense winds and fears of flooding.
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WA Labor has won a historic third term with Premier Roger Cook claiming victory.
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Four teens have been charged after a man was stabbed in Sydney's north.
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The weather bureau has warned that Sunday could bring the heaviest rainfall, heightening fears of major flooding across northern NSW.
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There is only so much preparation that can be done in the days before extreme weather arrives.
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Sarah thought surviving her high-risk birth was the end of her troubles. Then a flyer stuck to a hospital wall revealed her lifelong burden.
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Councils in the food bowl are calling for urgent reinstatement of government funding to protect some of Victoria's most fertile orchards from fruit fly.
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Some 150,000 artificial joints go into Australians' bodies every year. But they're no easy fix. What's it like to get a new hip or knee, or both?
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Thirteen people have been injured after two Australian Defence Force vehicles crashed near the flood-hit town of Lismore in northern NSW.
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Queensland authorities have ordered residents to take shelter as Cyclone Alfred nears, while the NSW Northern Rivers region is already experiencing flooding. Follow our live coverage.
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Premier Roger Cook has declared victory in the WA State Election.
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WA Liberals Leader Libby Mettam has conceded the state election.
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Only one seat has so far been called for the Liberals in their heartland, with most still too close.
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There are worrying signs for the Liberals early in the count in the Western Australian election.
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9News political editor Charles Croucher projects a victory for Labor and Roger Cook.
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A tree has come down live on air as strong winds lash the Gold Coast.
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Locals in both cities were hungry to stay in the water – but while the Gold Coast woke up to damage on Saturday, for the Sunshine Coast, the biggest risk was yet to come.
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Quiet, deserted streets have made way for damaging winds and rough seas in the south-east.
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Polls close soon as Labor looks to win power for a third term.
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He asked her to marry him over pizza Shapes. She said yes.
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Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin are preparing to resume flights out of south-east Queensland and northern NSW tomorrow.
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As the initial threat of ex-tropical cyclone Alfred eases, attention is swinging back to the federal election and when it might be called.
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Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred has eaten away at one of Australia's most popular stretches of sand on the Gold Coast.
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Australia's peak airport body has joined calls for security reforms in the wake of the Avalon Airport incident.
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In Lismore, it is another nervous night ahead with residents warned of major flooding to come.
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Governor-General Sam Mostyn has joined defence personnel and their families to walk in solidarity with veterans making the tough transition to civilian life.
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A 40-year-old Adelaide man is in hospital and fighting for life after a fight at Port Pirie in South Australia.
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Alfred has been described as a once-in-a-generation cyclone but what mark will it leave?
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A body has been found in the search for a man who went missing in floodwaters near the NSW town of Dorrigo yesterday afternoon.
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Two Defence Force vehicles have crashed at Tregeagle, near Lismore in NSW, injuring 36 personnel.
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In between 'What's that?' and 'Where are we going?' comes a line of inquiry designed to cause an existential crisis.
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A wide-scale search was launched after the man's ute was swept off the Wild Cattle Creek Bridge at Megan, north-east of Dorrigo.
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Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan is being urged to introduce a statewide machete ban in a bid to stem Victoria's crime crisis.
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Tropical Cyclone Alfred threatened to unleash fury across two states but ran out of steam on its final approach.
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The cyclone is over, but for some communities, the potential emergency has just begun.
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Some people shed the kilos on semaglutide but regain all the lost weight when they get off the drug. Researchers are working on changing that.
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Fans of Esoteric festival, which was cancelled when Buloke Shire denied a permit at the last minute, have been invited to an alternative event on Sunday.
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Areas of Lismore are already flooded, with rising water inching closer to breaching the city's levee as the SES calls Saturday "D-Day” for the state.
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A woman attacked by a shark in Sydney's south has described the harrowing moments she was frozen in the water, as she prepares for further surgery in coming days.
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There was no panic, there was no dread. There was just a clear-eyed effort to prepare for the worst and hope for the best.
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Premier David Crisafulli said the south-east power outages were the most significant in a decade, adding: "The challenges now are flash flooding.”
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9News understands airlines are preparing to fly back to Brisbane as early as tonight.
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The day before the cyclone hit, crowds flocked to Kirra Beach to slide down a muddy bank on body boards.
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North Stradbroke Island was one of the first areas in Queensland to feel the effects of the weather system.
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Mark da Costa says he's a different man to the one who made a string of homophobic comments in 2020. But some inner west residents will boycott his new venue.
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A statue of the explorers will not return to its prime location in Melbourne's city square.
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NSW Premier Chris Minns says that resources are standing by to help Lismore in the event that the levee overflows.
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The polls are ready to open in Western Australia for a state election that looks likely to deliver a third term in office for the Labor Party despite a double-digit swing against it.
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A 30-metre tree has been brought down by strong winds at Mermaid Beach on the Gold Coast.
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A man has died from head injuries sustained after two men broke into his Sydney home early on Saturday morning.
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The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributing photographers at The Age
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As of 6am, ex-tropical cyclone Alfred is lying off Bribie Island and is forecast to bring strong winds and heavy rainfall.
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Gold Coast beaches are being "ripped away" by Ex-Cyclone Alfred, Coastal erosion expert Dr Michael Kinsela said.
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Lismore's CBD as viewed from a drone on Saturday morning as ex-tropical cyclone Alfred hovers off Australia's east coast. Vision: Nick Moir
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In this drone footage, low-lying parts of North Lismore are flooded. Vision: Nick Moir
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Strong winds were being experienced on Bribie Island in Queensland on Saturday, as witnessed in this vision filmed about 5.30am AEDT.
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Flooding and rain can be seen in Lismore on Saturday as Alfred approaches Australia's east coast. Vision: Nick Moir.
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More than 240,000 homes are without supply across Queensland this morning.
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Strong winds from Cyclone Alfred have torn the roof off a building on the Gold Coast.
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NSW SES Deputy Commissioner Deb Platts says floods remain a danger after ex-cyclone Alfred was downgraded to a tropical low.
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The latest forecast path of Alfred, danger areas, warnings, wind data and a breakdown of how cyclones are formed.
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Alfred is expected to cross the mainland coast, between Maroochydore and Bribie Island, on Saturday morning. What damage will it cause, and where will it flood? We answer your questions.
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Tropical Cyclone Alfred is approaching the mainland coast this morning.
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Stores and businesses are closed as Cyclone Alfred nears landfall.
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Sunbury faces the challenges of uniting the old and the new, but still can't decide whether it is a suburb of Melbourne, a regional town or a satellite city.
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Tropical Cyclone Alfred has weakened into this morning, with Brisbane now falling outside the warning zone.
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Multiple take shelter warnings are in place in Queensland.
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Cyclone Alfred may have weakened but heavy flooding is still feared.
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Residents in more regions of northern NSW towns have been told to evacuate as Cyclone Alfred makes its way to the east coast. Follow our live coverage.
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For all the ambitions of policymakers to shift the state's deeply ingrained driving culture, data suggests Victorians are not ready to let go of their steering wheels.
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Memorising airport codes might seem like an odd hobby, but the unique skill earned Melbourne resident Sruthy Saseendran a place in the history books.
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There's no good evidence that DEI programs work, but there are other ways to get the job done.
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The Age unveils key players paying the bills and driving the legal campaign that has consistently embroiled the former premier.
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Circa's blend of gravitas and gravity-defying circus acts has won it high praise in the northern hemisphere. Now its artistic director wants to raise its profile back home.
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The writer and creator of hit TV show Offspring on being careful with money, researching gruesome deaths – and when she'd commit murder.
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An ungrateful, money-hogging sister is actually a sound investment, writes our Modern Guru.
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Growing up in a home designed by his cousin Harry Seidler sparked a life-long interest in mid-century design for this construction industry leader that made his own mark.
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The results of the Queensland government's 100-day review will not be slowed down by Cyclone Alfred, with GIICA to hand over the report as planned on Saturday.
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Some went to the movies while others played on the beach. Another was fishing while waiting for the pub to open. It was hard to imagine a tropical cyclone was looming.
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9News Perth speaks to Liberal leader Libby Mettam on the night before the Western Australian election.
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9News Perth has spoken to Premier Roger Cook on the eve of the state election.
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New polling has revealed the Labor Party could win a historic third term at the Western Australian election.
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Former Nationals MP James Hayward had his child abuse charges dropped in court.
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Cyclone Alfred is punishing those in its path with a drawn-out crawl, gorging on abnormally hot water off the coast.
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13cabs is investigating a driver accused of an attack on media personality Ali Clarke.
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The latest crash on a notorious road in Adelaide has prompted the state's transport department to investigate whether changes can be made.
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The drone show will no longer be part of the program after organisers cited significant costs in controlling crowd access.
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A building surveyor has forced the cancellation of a five-day psychedelic music festival the day before it was scheduled to kick off.
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Areas from the Tweed on the far north coast, inland at Lismore, and as far south as Port Macquarie are subject to the orders as Cyclone Alfred edges closer.
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Residents at Prestons near Liverpool have been living with the smell of petrol fumes in their homes for more than a week.
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Exercise physiologists are urging the next federal government to fund healthy living vouchers for a million Australians living with chronic illnesses.
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Island communities are bracing to be the first hit by Cyclone Alfred when it makes landfall.
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The Gold Coast is seeing extreme coastal erosion as cyclonic winds cause a dangerous tidal surge.
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9News Queensland weather presenter Garry Youngberry says there are dangerous times ahead as Cyclone Alfred nears.
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Cyclonic winds and tidal surges caused destruction across south-east Queensland ahead of Alfred's landfall.
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Quiet streets in Brisbane CBD are eerily reminiscent of the COVID-19 pandemic as Cyclone Aldred shuts down the city.
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Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has provided an update on Cyclone Alfred hours away from landfall.
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Brisbane was eerily calm on Friday as Cyclone Alfred started its final push towards the south-east Queensland coast, bringing with it destructive winds, dangerous swells and increasingly heavy rain.
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In true Queensland fashion, people are still finding a way to stay entertained amid the nervous wait for Cyclone Alfred.
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Two men who stabbed a promising young basketballer to death in an unprovoked attack have each been jailed for at least 19 years.
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A Sunshine jewellery shop owner is traumatised after thieves ransacked her business in a daytime armed robbery.
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Residents on the Gold Coast have been told to take shelter now.
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A major search is under way for a man missing in floodwaters near Coffs Harbour.
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Evacuation orders have been put in place in areas of the NSW Northern Rivers, stretching as far south as Port Macquarie.
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Tropical Cyclone Alfred is just hours from making landfall, and the window to prepare has all but closed.
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A lack of police presence at the airport meant officers had to race nine kilometres to arrest a teenager who claimed to be carrying a bomb on board a Jetstar flight.
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A woman is being flown to hospital after suffering serious injuries in a shark attack in Sydney's south.
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Brisbane and south-east Queensland have gone into an effective lockdown, with more than 600 schools shut, public transport stopped, and people urged to stay inside their homes.
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A freak 17-metre wave has been recorded near Brisbane as the city braces for 450mm of rain in the next two days.
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Broadcaster Alan Jones is facing a new charge, with an 11th alleged victim stepping forward.
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