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A new twist has emerged in Sydney's Northern Beaches drug mystery with five more bricks of cocaine washing up onto the shore. The new batch is estimated to be worth $1M and follows a string of mysterious drug parcels appearing along Sydney beaches in the past 4 months.

For more, Weekend Sunrise's Matt Doran joins.

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The Brisbane Lions are biting back as the team faces more claims of a growing rift between players. Co-captain Harris Andrews has insisted the team is united at a press conference alongside the club's boss. The defence follows reports of the Club's crisis meeting talks over the weekend as headlines continue to circulate about the team's scandalous post-season holiday in Las Vegas.

For more, Sunrise Entertainment Editor Peter Ford joins.

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Melbourne and parts of Victoria have copped a drenching overnight as major thunderstorms lashed the State. The city received 47 millimetres of rain while strong winds caused trees to fall and crush cars. Lightning strikes also put a temporary halt to the MCG clash between Geelong and Hawthorn yesterday. And the Stawell Gift finals were delayed as the track turned into a pool after torrential rain.

For more, the Bureau's Senior Meteorologist Dean Narramore joins. 

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If you're a fan of the night sky, then this might be for you. The rare 'Devil Comet' will become visible in Australian skies this month for the first time in 70 years. Astronomers say the best time to observe it will be before Sunrise in the early hours of Monday 22nd April. So if you want to catch a glimpse wake up a little earlier before the show and get out your binoculars!

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Two children charged after a group of four youths led police on a wild pursuit through Melbourne have been released on bail.

For more, Sarah Jane Bell reports.
  

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A 51-year-old South Australian man will face court following a double fatal crash in Penola in the state's south-east. A 62-year-old man and 54-year-old from Suttontown in Mount Gambier died at the scene. Flowers have been left overnight at the crash scene on the Riddoch Highway.

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A Western Sydney Islamic Preacher has been referred to police after delivering a sermon describing violence against those who attack Islam. Vision of the service in Bankstown given by Wissam Haddad has been released overnight. 

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Energy Minister Chris Bowen has defended the use of two separate jets to transport the Prime Minister and himself to a solar energy announcement in the Hunter Valley.

For more, Political Reporter Ben Downie reports. 

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To more on the mystery beach cocaine saga, five more bricks worth 1 million dollars have mysteriously washed up on Sydney's Northern Beaches.

For more, Liam Tapper reports.

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The Olympic champions are banding together in a last-ditch effort to save the Games.

For more, Georgia Costi reports. 

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