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Official data confirms Australia in a 'consumer recession' as retail sales drop

Australians are buying significantly fewer goods at shops and department stores, new Australian Bureau of Statistics data show.

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A Tasmanian mother says the soon-to-close St Helen's mother and baby unit saved her life

Emma was diagnosed with post-natal depression after a traumatic birth experience. She says the help she got from a specialised mother and baby unit saved her life and now she's worried for other mothers because the unit is closing.

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Pharmacy Guild unleashes robocalls, text messages and posters opposing PBS changes

Patients say they are distressed and disappointed after receiving calls warning of prescription medicine shortages "due to the Albanese Labor government".

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'Sleepwalking into lost productivity': How Australian cities are falling behind the rest of the world

One of the world's foremost experts on cities has warned Australia risks "sleepwalking into a long-term loss of productivity" but not everyone agrees.

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Ben Franklin defies NSW Nationals leadership by securing upper house presidency

Ben Franklin nominates himself for the position a day after state party leader Paul Toole is booted out in a leadership spill.

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ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold defends decision to block police report during Bruce Lehrmann's trial

ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold called police officers investigating the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins "boofheads", Bruce Lehrmann's lawyer tells an inquiry.

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Westpac reverses decision to close eight regional branches as senate inquiry continues

Months after postponing the closures because of an ongoing Senate inquiry, the bank has announced that branches in several states will remain open indefinitely.

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Woman tells inquest her Jehovah's Witness mother refused potentially life-saving blood transfusion

A Hunter Valley woman has told an inquest her Jehovah's Witness mother was acting on what the church wanted her to do by refusing a blood transfusion that could have saved her life.

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Peter Charlesworth's 2,642km stand-up paddleboarding effort to break the Guinness World Record

In a "hair-brained" journey of more than 2,500km down the Murray River on just his stand-up paddleboard, Peter Charlesworth's aim is for regional Australians to take their heart health seriously.

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Female teacher jailed for sexual offences against student that began on sporting trip

A former physical education teacher who sexually abused a teenage student at a WA school more than a decade ago is jailed, with the judge noting the "significant power imbalance" and the ongoing impact on the victim.

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Surf lifesaver David Winner's plan to teach CPR to one million Australians after summer of drownings

When lifesaver David Winner drowned, four of the 10 people who resuscitated him had learned their CPR skills from him. Now he's on a mission to teach one million Australians the skills that saved his life.

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Barry Humphries to be farewelled in Sydney instead of home city Melbourne

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews confirms Barry Humphries's family has chosen Sydney as the city for the entertainer's service, despite him being born in Melbourne.

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NCA bomber Domenic Perre's death draws a line under one of SA's most notorious crimes

The NCA bombing entered the public consciousness as one of South Australia's most notorious crimes, a chapter which has now come to a close with the death of its mastermind Domenic Perre.

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What time is the 2023-24 federal budget? Here are the key things to watch for and what 'budget surplus' means

While the federal government has already announced several measures ahead of the big moment on Tuesday night, the full details don't drop until then. Here's a quick guide to get you up to speed with what's happening and what to watch out for.

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FIFA defends Women's World Cup commercial unbundling, despite European broadcast tensions

Football's governing body has criticised European broadcasters for offering "100 times less" for the women's tournament, but says unbundling is still necessary.

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Michel Germani accused of orchestrating robbery on his own Sydney jewellery store

The owner of a high-end jeweller in Sydney's CBD is charged with defrauding an insurance company after he allegedly orchestrated his own store's robbery at knifepoint.

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Four Australian mates whose families battled cancer run across America to raise funds

Four Australians have completed a mammoth feat by running more than 3,300 kilometres from the southern tip of Florida to the Canadian border in 79 days to raise money for cancer charities.

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Agave americana plants to be eradicated by Shire of Capel calling them a danger to public safety

A shire moves to eradicate a popular, waterwise garden plant from public spaces saying its dangerous, skin-piercing spikes and poisonous sap are a risk to human, pet, and native animal safety.

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NT government's 2023 budget sees record $2.1 billion infrastructure spend

The Northern Territory budget sees a significant boost for roads and the prison system as the budget bottom line slips into a deficit.

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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope spies debris belts around Fomalhaut star

Astronomers have used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to reveal three debris belts around a nearby young star named Fomalhaut — the first such features seen outside of our solar system.

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Tours, breakdancing, Arnold Schwarzenegger: What Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra has been up to since Eurovision 2022

Where are the winners of the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, Ukrainian hip hop outfit Kalush Orchestra? What have they been up to in the past year? We find out.

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NCA bomber Domenic Perre dies three decades after killing detective in 1994 blast

One of South Australia's most notorious criminals, Domenic Perre, has died less than a year after being found guilty of the deadly 1994 NCA parcel bombing that killed a detective.

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Singer John Farnham recovers from chest infection that left him hospitalised

The 73-year-old was taken to hospital in March with a respiratory infection, and has been recovering from surgery to treat cancer.

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Queensland police investigating if two deaths are linked to fake drugs spiked with opioid

Queensland Health say tablets tested positive for protoniteazene, an extremely dangerous and potentially life-threatening opioid that can be fatal, even in small amounts.

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Esperance Shire calls for Activ Foundation's Read House to be returned to community

Read House opened in the 1980s after locals spent years holding fetes and quiz nights — and even raffling off a lost diamond ring — to help build it. It could soon be put on the market, but the council says it should be returned to the community.

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