Thousands of Australian families are weeks away from receiving a financial boost. From July 1 Parental Leave Pay will increase from 20 to 22 weeks helping new mums and dads spend more time at home with their baby. A rise is also on the way for Family Tax Benefit payments to help with the cost of raising kids. So how much extra can you expect in your back pocket?

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Former NRL star Jarryd Hayne has become a free man after being released from prison with his sexual assault convictions quashed on appeal. But after 3 trials, 2 rape convictions and 2 successful appeals, the rugby league great now faces the possibility of a 4th court battle. 

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The Treasurer has turned off the auto-pilot and is making an in-flight announcement on the economy. Jim Chalmers has declared he's lining up Australia for "a soft landing on a narrow runway." But with inflation still too high and the cost of living out of control, Mr Chalmers says he's cautiously confident of achieving a very tricky touchdown. 

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The push to raise the minimum age for social media has received a major boost with Opposition Leader Peter Dutton declaring he will make it happen within the first 100 days of a future Coalition government. Mr Dutton is promising to roll out an age verification system across the country making the minimum age for platforms like Facebook and Instagram 16.

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Peter Dutton has vowed to crack down on kids using social media if a Coalition government wins power in the upcoming federal election. 

For more, Ben Downie reports.

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Former AFL star Jack Steven is under fire after allegedly fleeing a car crash near his hometown of Lorne, Victoria.

For more, Andrew McCormack reports.

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Adelaide police have stormed into a burning unit to save an elderly woman. 

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Former NRL player Jarryd Hayne has walked free from a Sydney jail after his rape conviction was overturned again. 

For more, Liam Tapper reports.

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A jury has found the son of U.S. President Joe Biden guilty on charges of illegal gun possession while addicted to drugs.

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Gold Coast Sea World crews are on standby to save two humpbacks tangled in fishing gear.

For more, Tamra Bow reports.

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