‘Big hit’: prominence of Black Friday boosts sales
Australian shoppers continue to lean on Black Friday sales for cheaper goods, with the discounting period now extending across all of November.
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Hadi Nazari's miracle return from the bush after 13 days lost in the Snowy Mountains has been heralded as the year's first good news.
Major Crime Squad officers have busted a grow house of more than 150 cannabis plants in Kaleen and arrested a 36-year-old man.
The treasurer says the federal government aims to manage the budget responsibly and won't make ridiculous spending commitments during the election campaign.
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Woman fights for life after car shooting
A woman has suffered life-threatening injuries after she was shot in the back while sitting in a car.
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Hopes sunken seaplane wreck holds fatal crash clues
Investigators will look for answers in the wreckage of a seaplane that sank after it crashed during take-off, killing three people, near a tourism hotspot.
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Cheap loans for firms to accelerate electric cars, utes
Cheap loans could save small and medium-sized businesses thousands in interest payments under a $50 million top-up aimed at reducing energy bills and emissions.
Growth in rents is finally slowing nationwide in good news for people leasing homes, as prices flatlined for half a year in Australia's two biggest markets.
Hadi Nazari has been found alive after a 13-day search involving hundreds of rescuers and volunteers scouring Kosciuszko National Park.
Police and transport investigators are working to understand how a seaplane crashed off a popular island, killing three people and injuring three others.
Australia's headline inflation rate has picked up but cooling on all-important underlying price measures could open the door to interest rate cuts.
Australians are likely to see more false content and abuse on their Facebook, Instagram and Threads feeds when Meta ditches fact-checking problematic posts.
A bushfire along Victoria's southwest coast has been brought under control but people are being urged to monitor conditions and steer clear of a campground.
A teenager was robbed on a bus in November and police are still looking for the culprit.
Australia's two most populous cities have signalled the beginning of a property downturn amid widening gaps between income, borrowing capacity and home values.
A missing hiker, the subject of a 12-day search, appears to be moving around trying to get his bearings, as scores of volunteers scour the Australian Alps.
Australia will send one of its most senior ministers to Israel in a bid to help fix the relationship that has come under increasing strain.
The prime minister has sent well wishes to Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau, but some questions hang over whether Anthony Albanese could face a similar fate.
A campaign-style tour of marginal seats is being used by the prime minister to highlight the ramifications Australia could face if the coalition takes power.
