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It's been decades in the making but tonight Tasmania will finally have an official Australian Rules Football team. The name, logo, jumper and colours of the 19th Club are set to be revealed in a much-anticipated gala event streamed to nearly 30 live sites around the country as well as on the AFL app.

For more,  executive director of the new club, Kathryn McCann.

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Experts are bracing for an unpredictable flu season this winter and are desperate to prevent child tragedies. But it comes as new data reveals only a quarter of Australian parents plan to get their children vaccinated. Last year was our worst flu season recorded since 2019 with nearly three-quarters of those admitted to the hospital with influenza being children.

For more, Dr Sam Hay joins. 

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Queensland Labor has been left humiliated in its heartland in a by-election nightmare. The weekend's result is a brutal reality check for the party ahead of October's state election. In Ipswich West, Labor has seen a huge swing of more than 17 per cent, with the LNP snatching the seat for the first time since 2012.

For more, Queensland opposition leader, David Crisafulli joins. 

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The driver behind an alleged fatal hit-and-run in Sydney's eastern suburbs is being urged to come forward. Police are appealing for information about the driver of a white Subaru Outback on Fletcher Street in Tamarama. Neighbours have reported hearing a loud noise followed by a car alarm at the time of the incident.

For more, inspector Jason Hogan from the New South Wales Police join. 

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Top End communities are bracing for tropical cyclone Megan to make landfall. The category 3 system is expected to bring wind gusts of up to 220 kilometres per hour when it crosses the coast. It's already brought intense rainfall with residents on Groote Island recording more than 430 millimetres in just 24 hours.

For more, Borroloola local, Brad Arstall and 7NEWS Meteorologist Tony Auden joins. 

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A tip truck driver caught in powerlines brings down powerlines and leaves locals without power.

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Queensland Premier Steven Miles has been handed a humiliating defeat over the weekend in Labor heartland, losing a safe seat to the LNP.

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Uber will pay a 272 million dollar settlement to compensate taxi and hire car drivers. The suit was launched in 2019 by law firm Maurice Blackburn on behalf of 8000 taxi and car hire owners who lost income when Uber entered the market. 

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The Albanese government is set to block the release of more immigrant detainees with a new defence in the High Court as the country visa bungle deepens.

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Communities across far North Queensland and the Northern Territory are bracing for Severe Tropical Cyclone Megan to make landfall. The category 3 system is expected to bring wind gusts of up to 220 kilometres per hour when it crosses the coast.

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