The federal government has stepped up the fight against Motor Neurone Disease pledging $2M to support MND research.

For more, Andrew McCormack reports.

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The Prime Minister is reportedly considering a far stricter climate policy as the energy war at Parliament House heats up. 

For more, Ben Downie reports.

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A post-mortem on British TV Doctor Michael Mosley has concluded he died of natural causes. The 67-year-old's body was discovered on the Greek island of Symi after he went missing during a walk.

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 A murder investigation has been launched in Melbourne after a man was stabbed to death in the city's southeast overnight. 

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The all-important Budget Day in Queensland has arrived with Premier Steven Miles promising his "best ever" cash splash.

For more, Georgia Costi reports.

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There's been another brutal hit in Melbourne's escalating tobacco wars with one store in the city's southwest struck in a ram raid and attempted firebombing. 

For more, Sarah Jane Bell reports.

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Queensland is set to get a dedicated nightlife commissioner in an attempt to revive the flailing live music industry. Premier Steven Miles is set to announce the new position following the recent closures of major music venues and cancellations of some festivals.

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An Adelaide man is behind bars after a tense six-hour rooftop standoff with police. The alleged offender was wanted for domestic violence offences his ex-girlfriend desperate to escape their Gilberton unit. 

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Major supermarkets across Australia are starting to see egg shortages at the checkout as Victoria's bird flu outbreak wreaks havoc on producers.

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There's fresh turmoil at Channel Nine with Chairman of the Board Peter Costello resigning. It comes days after an altercation with a journalist at Canberra airport Costello peppered with questions about Nine's ongoing sexual harassment scandal.

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