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Climate 200 bags $5.9m in donations

Climate 200, which donated to independent MPs, has emerged as a huge beneficiary of political donations — receiving more than minor parties combined. See the top 20 donors.

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Kyle Sandilands has been diagnosed with a brain aneurysm

Here’s why Kyle Sandilands’ diagnosis can be deadly

Kyle Sandilands stunned listeners with the news of his brain aneurysm diagnosis – a potentially deadly condition that affects around 1 in 50 Australians. See causes, symptoms and treatments.

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EMBARGOED FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2025 Australian Medical Association (AMA) President Dr Danielle McMullen, Friday, January 31, 2025 - Picture: Richard Walker

Doctors reveal key to fix Medicare bulk billing

Doctors are calling for a $4.5 billion cash injection to overhaul Medicare and lift bulk billing rates by boosting the rebate for a standard GP appointment and properly funding longer consults.

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KINGSTON UPON THAMES, ENGLAND - JANUARY 14: Australian football star Sam Kerr departs Kingston Crown Court after a pre-trial hearing on January 14, 2025 in Kingston upon Thames, England. The Matildas star, who also plays professionally for Chelsea in the Women's Super League, is facing charges of "racially aggravated harassment" of a police officer related to an incident in Twickenham on January 30, 2023. The long delayed trial is scheduled to start next month. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

UK court trial begins for Matildas star Sam Kerr

The Australian captain faces a five-day trial over allegations of the racially aggravated harassment of a London police officer in 2023.

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Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles died of Methanol poisioning in Laos. Picture: 60 Minutes

Laos methanol tragedy: Wong calls for investigation

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has called on the Laos government to ensure those responsible in the case of two Australian teens who tragically died are brought to justice.

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MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos FEBRUARY 1, 2025: Leader of the opposition Peter Dutton is in Melbourne at the Asian Business Association of Whitehorse Lunar New Year Festival & Parade. Picture: NewsWire / Luis Enrique Ascui

Neo-Nazi group hit with sanctions as Dutton’s caravan criticism grows

Nation-first sanctions have been slapped on a Neo-Nazi group, as Peter Dutton intensifies criticism over when Anthony Albanese was briefed on a caravan allegedly packed with explosives.

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The 2016-17 Queensland Magistrates Court annual report reveals our courts were extremely busy last year.

Australians back capping lawyers’ cut in class actions

As Australia approaches a record year for class actions, scepticism about their effectiveness is rising and support growing for tighter laws to protect claimants.

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Aussie dollar, stocks, crypto smashed as trade war starts

Aussie shares retreat heavily along with the Aussie dollar and cryptos as Trump orders tariffs. A$ hits five-year low. Tariffs biggest trade shock since 1930s: RBC. Cettire “assessing” US tariff changes. Anna Bligh to vacate ABA’s top job.

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Walk It Off walking group founder Phil Dixon with his niece and nephews Jasper, Ayla and Emil Weidner.Photo: Tom Parrish

Australia’s most feared health condition revealed

More than 3000 Aussies have revealed the state of our nation’s wellbeing. It’s changed — with many saying we lose 11 minutes of sleep a night. See how you can get help and have your say.

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‘Unacceptable’: Covid runs rampant in Aussie aged care facilities

The Covid death rate of our elderly in residential care is double that of the pandemic peak. Experts are blaming poor vaccination rates. Use our interactive tool to search vaccination rates of aged care facilities near you.

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NETWORK SPECIAL. , PLEASE CONTACT NETWORK PICTURE DESK BEFORE PUBLISHING. , 17/01/2025. Health of the Nation 2025. Steve Fazio plays soccer with his sons Lucas 11 and Zac 9 in their backyard. Picture Jeff Darmanin

‘Rainbow diet’: What Aussies need to do to keep weight off

The amount of time and money we spend to get fit has changed. See what Aussies are doing and what experts say you can do to get your family fit for free.

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14/05/2019 Fraudster Belle Gibson leaves Federal Court in Melbourne after appearing for not paying a fine for claiming she cured herself of cancer and was giving app and book profits to sick people. Picture: David Geraghty / The Australian.

Cancer fraudster escapes $500k fine, gets ‘Netflix treatment’

Fake cancer fraudster Belle Gibson has escaped paying a ballooning $500,000 fine because of a botched legal claim against the influencer whose scam is now being retold in a Netflix series.

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Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong places lit candle candle at the Auschwitz-Birkenau former Nazi German concentration and extermination camp, during a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of its liberation, in Oswiecim, Poland, Monday, Jan. 27. 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

‘Age-old hatred of Jews’ must stop

There was one stark message at the commemoration of the liberation of Auschwitz that the world must listen to – stop the hate towards Jews before it’s too late.

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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: Tesla, SpaceX and X CEO Elon Musk gestures while speaking during an inauguration event at Capital One Arena on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Christopher Furlong / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Musk’s $US5 trillion Treasury move as Canada declares tariffs war

The Trump administration has given billionaire Elon Musk unprecedented access to a sensitive payments system, sparking an uproar, as Canada reacts to Donald Trump’s tough tariffs.

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Bridget Hickey with her daughter Ada, 2. This is the case study for a Network story on settling kids into daycare and why it is more difficult for children born during Covid.Picture: Nigel Hallett

Aussie kids struggle with basics: How to help your child

Children are taking longer to settle into daycare or school in the new year because they’re more anxious, can’t focus and don’t know how to play with other kids, experts say. Find out why.

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MELBOURNE, VICTORIA - January 29, 2025: Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers to hold press conference in central Melbourne as the December quarter and monthly inflation figures are released by the ABS. Picture: NewsWire / Nadir Kinani

Labor not out of the woods yet

Despite this week’s new inflation figures putting Australian households firmly within reach of a desperately needed interest rate cut, Labor is far from celebrating, writes Clare Armstrong.

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Marathon runners Giorgia De Paoli, 26, Glenn Lockwood 61 and Anne Boyd, 78, as increasing numbers of Aussies doing marathons.Picture: Jeremy Piper

‘Six world marathons before I turn 80’: Why I love running

A gruelling 42.2 kilometre test of mental and physical strength has become a new box tick for some Aussies who are part of a sweeping global trend – and age is no barrier.

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Laura Henshaw & Steph Claire Smith, co-founders of Kic, whose app will show readers how to get fit and healthy over the next four weeks.Photo Jeremy Piper

‘I lost myself’: How two Aussie girls escaped a toxic diet trap

Laura Henshaw and Steph Claire Smith were sucked into a toxic diet culture. Now, they have revealed how they broke the vicious cycle and are helping thousands of Aussies get fit and healthy.

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How badly do you hurt? Key question this year

The Federal Election will be decided by a few key factors, say experts – and the first big issue is who you blame for your cost of living pain.

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New review into safety of gender-changing puberty blockers

The federal government has announced it will hold an inquiry into the safety of puberty blockers and treatment for children who want to change genders.

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Blistering Aussie warning to ban China’s DeepSeek

A major Australian cyber security company has launched a blistering attack, saying the Chinese owned app DeepSeek must be banned from government devices.

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BAD AGED CARE: A shot of a senior woman sitting on the side of her bed with her head down looking sad. She looks like she has just woken up as is dressed in nightwear.

What the hell is happening in our aged care homes?

Aged care staff are being asked to study a guide on neglect. Signs to look out for include residents with untended wounds, weight loss and fear. What, they need a guide to tell them that, asks Julie Cross?

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – NewsWire Photos FEBRUARY, 12, 2021: General view of a Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) branch in Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Bianca De Marchi

CBA opens up prefab mortgages in bid to fix housing crisis

Commonwealth Bank is the first major bank to ease lending guidelines around prefabricated housing in a bid to lift supply.

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Sex. You could be having more. Yes, you. Picture: Thinkstock

‘Epidemic’: New DIY Aussie game-changing STI test

An Aussie company has developed a new self-testing kit for a sexually transmitted infection, which has been described as an “epidemic” across Australia.

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Sydney gangland member Mohammed “Little Crazy” Hamzy (left) and Sam "The Punisher" Abdulrahim (right) on holidays. Picture: Supplied

How The Punisher’s Brothers 4 Life alliance proved fatal

Melbourne crime figure Sam “The Punisher” Abdulrahim became a target when he linked up with the Sydney-based Brothers for Life gang, according to sources.

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Rare 50 cent coin worth up to $40, dated 1985. Picture: TikTok

Greens plan to cut public transport fares to just 50 cents

The bold promise will be rolled out across Australia’s buses, trains, ferries and trams but won’t come cheap. See what is planned and how much it is tipped to cost.

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