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A 20-year-old motorcyclist suffered serious injuries after crashing on Victoria Road in Gladesville around 10pm. The bike was sent flying and slammed against a brick wall after the rider allegedly clipped the kerb and slid between two signposts, narrowly missing a telegraph pole. The rider was hospitalised with serious injuries.

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Fuel prices have increased following the government's reintroduction of fuel excise at a halved rate, with further price rises expected in coming weeks. Service stations are facing increased scrutiny and fines for price gouging as inspectors monitor petrol pricing practices. Motorists are being advised to compare prices across different service stations amid ongoing uncertainty in the Middle East.

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A violent carjacking spree unfolded in southeast Queensland involving multiple victims across several locations. The offender attempted to carjack a 44-year-old man at a Logan service station, then held two 19-year-old women at knifepoint and stole their vehicle before causing a three-car pileup. The rampage continued with another vehicle theft from a car park where the driver was stabbed, while police have recovered the knife and continue searching for the suspect.

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A loggerhead turtle weighing 100 kilograms was rescued by fishermen off NSW's mid-north coast after becoming entangled in rope. The fishermen spotted the turtle bobbing in the ocean and immediately worked to free it from the strangling rope. After taking a full breath of air, the turtle swam away safely.

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Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk is seeking regulatory approval from the TGA for a pill version of the weight loss injection Wegovy, with a decision expected by Christmas. The once-a-day oral medication contains semaglutide, a GLP-1 peptide that suppresses appetite, and would be the first approved oral GLP-1 peptide for chronic weight management in Australia. With two in three Australian adults and one in four school-aged children now overweight or obese, doctors emphasise the need for more treatment options to intervene early and prevent weight-related health conditions.

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An eighth bird has tested positive for the H5 strain of bird flu in Australia, with South Australia confirming its second case involving a giant petrel found on the Yorke Peninsula. New South Wales has reported one case and Western Australia has five cases, while CSIRO continues testing two additional migratory birds. Health authorities maintain that the risk to humans remains low.

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Truck drivers have staged a national day of protests targeting supermarket giant Aldi across Australia. The rallies form part of a union-led campaign demanding better pay and conditions, with claims that Aldi's freight contractors are underpaying and overworking drivers. Aldi has categorically rejected these allegations, stating that its contractors meet or exceed all pay and safety requirements.

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Western Australia faces multiple crises as over 100 homeless people, including pensioners and families, shelter rough along Rockingham's Memorial Drive in six-degree temperatures, whilst Lancelin receives $460,000 in emergency funding to combat severe coastal erosion threatening the town's pub and homes.

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Rhyse Hawkins, a 36-year-old driver under the influence of alcohol and drugs, pleaded guilty to unlawful killing after losing control of his Ford Falcon and crashing into a Rivervale home in February. The collision killed 53-year-old Bishnu Kumari Gurung, a grandmother from Nepal who was visiting her daughter in Perth and had only been in the city for a few days. Hawkins faces sentencing in September.

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A teenager allegedly wielding an edged weapon was arrested on Harlow Road in Calista following multiple calls from shocked bystanders. The incident occurred just after 3pm, metres from Calista Primary School during school holidays. Multiple police units including the dog squad and police air wing responded to the scene, with the teenager now in custody and no ongoing threat to the public.

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