Paying interest on Australia’s debt will cost $700 every second for the next five years as the federal government moves to target mega gas profits, high super balances, smokers and multinationals with tax hikes to raise budget revenue. 

A man who turned up to television star Sophie Monk’s house holding a single rose claims he was duped by an online scammer into believing he was in a relationship with the Love Island host. 

The Andrews government is set to hike the average WorkCover premium to 1.8 per cent and exclude stress and overwork from insurance claims in a major shake-up of the scheme. 

A woman has told of the horrors of driving from Rockhampton Hospital to her home in Gladstone with her dead baby on her lap in a box she bought from Spotlight. 

Glenelg footballer Brady Searle has failed in his bid to have a hefty six-match SANFL suspension reduced in an incident that has left his Norwood opponent with a fractured neck. 

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The 15th season of MasterChef Australia will go to air with the blessing of late judge Jock Zonfrillo’s family. 

As many as 95 major infrastructure projects across NSW including highway upgrades and road safety programs could face the chop after federal Infrastructure Minister Catherine King announced a snap audit Monday as the government looks to rein in spending. 

The teenager allegedly behind the wheel of a stolen car that killed three people in Queensland was known to police as a serial motor vehicle thief. 

Victorian country footy leagues have been told to tell coaches and officials to stay seated 

A man who stabbed two police officers who were responding to a “high risk incident” has been identified as Sean Scott Francis Ferris.  

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Australian star boxer Harry Garside has been charged with domestic violence following a dramatic airport arrest. 

An archaic cap restricting Allianz ­Stadium and the SCG precinct to just four concerts per year is set to be ­lifted in a win for residents of ­Greater Sydney. 

Russell and Ann Field say the QLD government has “blood on its hands” and warn more innocent people will die if it doesn’t urgently intervene in the state’s youth crime crisis. 

Mentone residents are using VCAT to further resist a move by a prestigious Victorian girls’ school to open its sporting facilities to external users. 

It’s been revealed that more than half the members of the SA parliament – which will consider a number of rental reforms – own more than one property. 
 

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Entertaining MasterChef judge and award-winning chef Jock Zonfrillo’s devastated wife and their two young children are understood to be making their way home from Rome where they were on a family holiday before his sudden death at 46.  

Health workers will today walk off the job in a bid to get the NSW government to deliver on its pre-election promise to scrap the public sector wage cap.  

Three women are dead and another is fighting for her life after a stolen car, allegedly driven by a teenager, caused a horrific chain reaction that has left a Queensland community in mourning.  

Assistant treasurer Danny Pearson is facing a fourth conflict of interest claim, this time over the state government’s $10bn ­Victorian Future Fund.  

The countdown is on for the first British coronation in 70 years – and with just four days to go, Adelaide is poised to put on a royal show in King Charles III’s honour. 

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An artificial-intelligence breakthrough developed in Adelaide is set to free up hospital beds, ease ramping and put the city’s name at the centre of health systems around the world. 

New data has revealed an ounce of cocaine costs as much as a mid-range second-hand car, while a kilogram of methamphetamine could wipe out a healthy housing deposit. 

Land in Adelaide’s north and south will be released to fast-track the development of almost 2000 new homes. 

The former school captain accused of murdering “defenceless” man Steven Murphy will ask the state’s highest court to release him on bail, saying he should not be behind bars. 

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Secret city-wide bans on selling takeaway booze have been imposed to combat rising levels of alcohol-fuelled violence and anti-social behaviour blighting Adelaide’s most popular areas.

New direct flights from Adelaide to Kuala Lumpur will start from July as Batik Air Malaysia and Malaysian Airlines lock horns for passengers. 

Friends, siblings, a parent and child and legal guardians like aunts, uncles and grandparents will be able to tap into government cash to help buy a home, under a major expansion of who qualifies for three housing schemes. 

Older couples married two decades or more are increasingly opting for divorce in Australia, creating unique financial and emotional challenges.

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A Catholic schoolteacher accused of maintaining a year-long sexual relationship with a student at his Adelaide school has been released on bail despite concerns he could interfere with the continuing investigation. 

Anthony Albanese has signed off on $2.2bn in funding to springboard a major Medicare overhaul as he agreed to almost halve the growth rate of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. 

 South Australia’s property market continues its show of strength, with both the metropolitan and statewide median house value climbing to record highs at a time when housing markets are cooling around the country. 

It's official: we’re no longer stopping to smell the roses, we’re stopping to smell the lavender – and our pooches are set to cash in on the same benefits as us. 

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A parliamentary committee has recommended Councils should change their bylaws to allow transgender, intersex and gender-diverse people to choose which public toilet they use. 

Online gambling using a credit card will be banned as the federal government moves to protect vulnerable people from the harms of betting. 

It’s been revealed Australian families are paying hundreds of dollars a year in hidden taxes and charges on top of income tax and GST. 

The Boston Tigers Football Club have finally sunk their teeth into the taste of victory after winning their first match in 1406 days. 

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New rapid antigen tests (RATs) that can detect both Covid and influenza with one swab have started to hit pharmacy shelves, priced from $9 to $60. 

Mortgage holders face more pain with economists split on whether the Reserve Bank will for the second consecutive month keep rates on hold amid  moderating inflation. 

Olympic Dam crash victim Nathan Scholz was supposed to be flying to Fiji next week with his high school sweetheart. 

It's an ad millions of Aussies grew up with — and now Vegemite is on the hunt for kids to feature in a remake of its most iconic commercial. 

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As Australians gathered across the world to honour the nation’s fallen on Anzac Day, royalty joined the commemorations in London with the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Gloucester attending a Dawn Service in the British capital  

An accused drug trafficker, who has been jailed twice in the past decade for manufacturing methamphetamine, has been refused bail despite claiming he was in pain because of a tooth infection. 

Stargazers were treated to an amazing natural light show  as the Aurora Australis lit up the sky. 

Chronic flight staff shortages have been blamed for dramatic cuts by Rex Airlines to regional routes across South Australia. 

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