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NewsYahoo News AustraliaSinister speculation emerges over China 'bioweapons'
Damning allegations have been levelled at China amid fears of a deadlier pandemic in the future.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaCouple boards flight knowingly infected with Covid
The couple have been arrested and banned from an airline after they flew to Hawaii despite testing positive for Covid-19.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaAt least 16 dead after tour bus plummets off bridge
Dozens of people were on board when the brakes allegedly failed and the bus plunged to the ground.
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Territorians embrace new check-in app
The Northern Territory government says more than 31,000 people have downloaded the new smartphone application to have people check-in at venues.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaMissing hiker's photo diary in lead up to tragedy
The experienced hiker posted to social media as she struggled during a solo trek.
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Victoria set to establish 'COVID normal'
A relaxation of mask-wearing and a final loosening of social gathering caps will establish Victoria's "COVID safe summer" norm.
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Asteroid samples to point to Earth origins
The return to Earth of a Japanese capsule carrying the first sub-surface asteroid samples is set to light up South Australian skies early on Sunday morning.
NewsYahoo News Australia'Distraught': Woman shames cafe over 'cruel' treatment
A woman who had her leg amputated has hit out at a cafe over a devastating encounter.
TechnologyYahoo News AustraliaBizarre message appears on Australia Post website
Customers were gobsmacked after seeing a crude message on the company's website.
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SA to resume repatriation flights
South Australia is set to resume international flights for returning Australians after a cluster of coronavirus cases put a temporary stop to arrivals.
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New TV series to be filmed in SA
A new TV series will be filmed in South Australia from next year before showing on the BBC and through streaming service Stan.
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Move to ban police from Mardi Gras fails
A proposal to exclude police floats from Sydney's Mardi Gras parade has failed to pass, drawing 44 per cent of members' votes at the annual general meeting.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaNear-naked man leads police to unsettling discovery in home
A near-naked man running for his life led police to an unsettling discovery in a residential home.
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Firefighters gain on Fraser Island blazes
Firefighting aircraft have significantly slowed a bushfire that's destroyed almost half of Queensland's world heritage-listed Fraser Island.
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ACCC says new borrowers treated better
Banks should regularly prompt borrowers with older loans to review their interest rates and think about switching lenders, the competition watchdog says.
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Australia to drop Kyoto credits plan
Environmentalists say the government's decision not to rely on Kyoto carryover credits to meet its Paris target opens the way for a climate policy reset.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaTwist after boy 'takes own life' during Zoom lesson
Family members have pleaded with the public to stop speculating the cause of the boy's death.
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New law would allow merged unions to split
The government will introduce a bill making it easier for divisions of a union to vote to de-merge from an algamated group like the CFMEU.
NewsYahoo News Australia'I was scared': Man discovers terrifying creature in river
The fisherman thought the creature was a twig – but then he saw its many limbs start the move.
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Playground to remember fallen firefighters
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has opened a playground in rural NSW built to honour two volunteer firefighters who died in last summer's catastrophic fires.
- HealthAustralian Associated Press
Latest NSW virus case fears dismissed
Fears that a Sydney case of COVID-19 was transmitted in the community have been dismissed, with authorities pointing to overseas air crew as a possible source.
NewsYahoo News Australia'It's sick': Shocking theory after Sydney millionaire vanishes
The extravagant life of missing millionaire Melissa Caddick is unravelling as investors fear she misappropriated up to $40 million.
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Man in court over Sydney robbery spree
A 36-year-old man will face court following a spree of hold-ups and carjackings across Sydney's south and inner west.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaThe shocking photo that lost mum her baby
A young mum has had her baby taken away from her after posting social media snaps of the child allegedly drinking alcohol and holding a cigarette.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaDad breaks his neck in ‘horrific’ family pool accident
After swapping stories with others in the hospital spinal ward, the South Australian dad is just grateful how lucky he was.
