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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos FEBRUARY 21, 2025: The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese delivers a speech at the Building a Bigger, Better SA Forum. Picture: NewsWire / Brenton Edwards

PM’s $500m pledge for local jobs

The Prime Minister has announced a crucial investment package during a pre-election speech, but not before he took a few healthy swipes at the opposition.

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‘Flesh, fat’: Vile Aussie beach scenes

Locals claim pristine Tasmanian beaches are being overrun by a disgusting “biohazard”, sparking outrage and urgent calls for action.

Anthony Albanese to avoid sharing name with next Aussie tropical cyclone. Picture: supplied

How PM caused next cyclone to be renamed

The Bureau of Meteorology has had to make a rapid change as two potential tropical cyclones loom off Australia’s coast.

Aussie campers are being urged to steer clear of a deceptively ordinary-looking plant in the bush, after one man shared his experience of a sting that he says was “worse than a snake bite”.

Innocent Aussie plant ‘worse than snakebite’

Aussie campers are being urged to steer clear of a deceptively ordinary-looking plant in the bush that can “stay in your skin for years”.

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Samuel with the raft at Oyster Cove Marina after travelling down the Derwent River from Hobart. Samuel McLennan who has built a raft entirely out of plastic waste found on Tasmania's coastline and waterways with the aim to sail to Sydney. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones

Tasmanian man to set sail on reclaimed marine trash

Can rubbish become a thing of value? A man attempting to sail to Sydney on a raft made entirely of trash thinks so. Look inside the vessel.

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Mass stranding of pilot whales at Toby Inlet near Dunsborough in Western Australia. Picture: ABC News: Anna-Lise Murch

‘Amazing’: 200 beached whales saved

A huge rescue operation to save more than 200 pilot whales that became stranded on a Western Australian beach has ended with a stunning result.

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Midnight Oil's Peter Garrett. Picture: Kane Hibberd / Supplied

Aussie rock legend calls out plans for Kakadu

An Australian rock legend has claimed “people will be ready to rally from every corner of the nation” if a uranium licence is extended in Kakadu National Park.

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Nov 9: All Things Coffee and Chocolate: generic photo of woman eating chocolate bar (photo credit: ThinkStock)

Virus threatening global chocolate supply

A cocoa plant eating bug poses a “real threat” to the global supply of chocolate, scientists have warned.

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The mercury is tipped to rise across the country this weekend. Picture: BOM

Mercury to rise for ‘cheeky’ long weekend

Families looking to make a break over the unofficial holiday weekend are in for a sunny surprise.

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Aussies warned: ‘Stay out of the water’

Authorities have warned beachgoers to stay out the water after a dangerous phenomenon appeared along a major city’s coastline.

A cold front is expected to cross the tip of south-east Australia and head north this week. Picture: Willy Weather

Wintry blast to smash millions

A cold front is set to blast through much of Australia this week, with millions waking up for Anzac Day dawn services likely to feel the bite.

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‘Horror show’ infestations in Aussie homes

Made an unwelcome discovery in a rarely used cupboard lately? You’re probably not alone.

Dust storm turns sky apocalyptic red

Dust storm turns sky apocalyptic red

A dust storm swept through parts of eastern Libya, enveloping everything in a red haze.

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110,000 evacuated as chaos strikes nation

Four people are dead and 10 others missing following storms and floods that have forced more than 100,000 civilians from their homes.

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