Australians lost almost $2 billion to scams in the past year, with 110,000 scams reported, primarily involving fake investments and romance fraud.

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Sydney Airport faces a critical air traffic control staffing crisis that could disrupt school holiday travel. Controllers are working gruelling 10-days-on, one-day-off rosters and taking an average of 17 sick days annually due to chronic understaffing and fatigue.

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Victoria will implement Jack's Law after the November state election, with both major parties now supporting the legislation. The law, named after Queensland teenager Jack Beasley who was fatally stabbed on the Gold Coast in 2019, allows police to use metal detecting wands to scan people for weapons in designated public areas.

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Sam Mac is in Mudgee, NSW visiting Lowe Family Wine Co, a farm-to-table destination featuring a hatted restaurant called Zin House.

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King Charles III has issued a statement through a palace spokesperson responding to claims made by Charles Spencer in his new book.

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A news helicopter crashed in Los Angeles, killing three people while the crew was filming a fatal bus crash. Investigators are analysing video footage recorded by the news crew moments before the crash, which captured sounds consistent with engine speed changes.

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Melbourne Zoo has welcomed baby koala Peanut, an eight-month-old joey who has just emerged from her mother Popcorn's pouch for the first time ahead of school holidays.

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Financial experts recommend using the 100-day countdown to Christmas to create detailed budgets and spread costs across multiple pay periods, with the average Australian spending up to $650 on presents alone.

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Two teenage boys, aged 16 and 17, allegedly broke into Perth Zoo after hours and entered a crocodile enclosure, where they threw bottles and struck a 4m-long saltwater crocodile with a metal pole.

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Social media influencers are promoting a growing trend of healthy weight Australians microdosing weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic for claimed benefits including improved brain function, longevity and minimal weight loss without side effects.

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