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Former Olympic cyclist Rohan Dennis pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified, breaching a five-year driving ban imposed after the December 2023 crash that killed his Olympian wife Melissa Hoskins. The 36-year-old was caught driving his Volkswagen with his young children in the vehicle, also violating the good behaviour bond he received over the fatal crash. Dennis faces up to 12 months in jail when his case is heard in the District Court in September.

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King Charles made a light-hearted joke about drowning sorrows while pulling a pint at a pub in Dorset, following England's devastating 92nd-minute World Cup defeat to Argentina. The King, accompanied by Queen Camilla, has made pulling pints a regular feature of his countryside visits, though he's known not to be a keen football fan himself. Despite his personal disinterest in the sport, the monarch demonstrated empathy for a nation in mourning after the heartbreaking 2-1 loss.

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Argentina has defeated England 2-1 in the World Cup semi-final, coming from behind with two late goals to secure their place in the final. The victory puts Argentina on track to become the first nation since Brazil in 1962 to win consecutive World Cups. Argentina will face Spain in the final on Monday morning Australian time.

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72-year-old Brian James Hall from Colac will face trial in the Supreme Court for the murder of Brendan Breen, brother of St Kilda legend Barry Breen. Brendan Breen disappeared in Toorak in 2012 and has not been seen since. Hall has pleaded not guilty to the charges and will appear in court next month.

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Two Melbourne teenagers, Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, died in November 2024 after consuming methanol-laced cocktails at a backpacker hotspot in Laos. Those allegedly responsible are expected to face only minor charges carrying a maximum penalty of one year in jail and a collective fine of $1,600 Australian dollars, rather than serious criminal prosecution. The Australian government has expressed deep frustration, summoned Laos' ambassador to Australia for a diplomatic meeting, and dispatched a special envoy to Laos.

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Two Melbourne teenagers, Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, died in November 2024 after consuming methanol-laced cocktails at a backpacker hotspot in Laos. Those allegedly responsible are expected to face only minor charges carrying a maximum penalty of one year in jail and a collective fine of $1,600 Australian dollars, rather than serious criminal prosecution. The Australian government has expressed deep frustration, summoned Laos' ambassador to Australia for a diplomatic meeting, and dispatched a special envoy to Laos.

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Telstra executives faced a Senate inquiry in Canberra revealing that last week's major network outage, which affected triple-zero calls and 45% of voice and data services nationwide, originated from a Melbourne exchange on Exhibition Street. The outage could have been prevented if software update warnings from 2020, 2022 and January weren't ignored, or if $30,000 worth of 15-year-old hardware had been replaced. Telstra has paid out $100,000 in compensation to 8,000 customers so far, with more payouts expected.

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Three vehicles collided on Old Windsor Road at Constitution Hill in Sydney's west shortly before 5:30am, causing significant traffic disruption. A man in his 60s sustained serious leg injuries and was hospitalised, while two other drivers escaped injury but face mandatory testing. Two eastbound lanes of Old Windsor Road remained closed throughout most of the morning peak period.

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The Hertz Gold Squad, a troupe of highly trained golden retriever therapy dogs, has made its Australian debut at Brisbane Airport during the busy school holiday period. The dogs, which have previously gone viral at airports across the US and Europe, are welcoming incoming passengers and helping to calm nervous flyers.

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A new species of monkey has been discovered in the Democratic Republic of Congo, locally known as Likweli. The small primate features black fur with a distinctive orange patch around its mouth and is notably shy, making sightings rare. This marks only the fifth new African monkey species to be identified in the past 75 years.

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