The Duchess of Edinburgh has become the first member of the royal family to visit Ukraine since war broke out. According to Buckingham Palace, Sophie's trip is to show solidarity with the men, women and children impacted by the conflict.

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Heavy rain is forecasted for large parts of the country as winter sets in with a cold front bringing showers to parts of New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria and Tassie. 

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Former Adelaide captain Rory Sloane has made the difficult decision to retire effective immediately after 255 AFL games.

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Victorian MP Darren Cheeseman has been kicked out of the Labor caucus over allegations of inappropriate behaviour. 

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A surprise hearing is set to be held in the ongoing defamation battle between Brittany Higgins and her former boss, Senator Linda Reynolds.

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The family of Ipswich great-grandmother Vyleen White will lead the charge of a youth crime crisis rally in Brisbane. 

For more, Vyleen's daughter Cindy Micallef joins.

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Telcos could be forced to share real-time network information during outages, under sweeping changes recommended in a review. 

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An investigation has been launched after a car parked at the front of a home in Sydney's west was torched. 

For more, Liam Tapper reports. 

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Massive crowds are expected in Brisbane as residents take to the streets to call for action on the youth crime epidemic.

For more, Georgia Costi reports. 

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A 17-year-old girl is being questioned by police over the stabbing death of her 10-year-old sister in Newcastle. It happened just before 4pm yesterday at a home in Boolaroo a suburb in the city's west. Paramedics treated the little girl, who'd been stabbed multiple times but they couldn't save her and she died at the scene.

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