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Election underway as polls open - Voting has opened in Australia's eastern states as major party leaders make a final pitch to undecided voters and polling tips a change of government.

Fatal crash, Silkstone - A 34-year-old Ipswich man has died following a single vehicle traffic crash at Silkstone on Friday. Initial investigations indicate a Ford Falcon u ...

Austria makes blood donation equal - Austria is relaxing its blood donation rules, which at present stop many gay and bisexual men as well all trans people from donating, Health Minister ...

Election winner must fix digital economy - The federal election winner will take on a digital economy struggling to attract tech talent and a world on alert for a Russian cyber offensive.

Leaders make election eve pitch to voters - The Liberal and Labor leaders have hit the ground running in the western and southern ends of the country in the final full day of campaigning ahead o ...

Australia confirms second monkeypox case - Australia has recorded its second official case of monkeypox with NSW confirming its first case after Victoria.

Afternoon AFL grand final returns for 2022 - The first AFL grand final in Melbourne in three years will remain in the traditional afternoon timeslot, with fan sentiment again winning out over the ...

Woolworths' shopping centre bid loses court appeal - A major developer has lost its appeal bid to build a shopping centre in Ipswich as the council reveals it has spent nearly half a million dollars in ...

Concerns for teenage boy missing from Bundamba - Police are appealing to the public for assistance to help locate a 15-year-old boy reported missing from Bundamba. The boy was last seen leaving a ...

NSW legalises voluntary assisted dying - After decades of campaigning NSW has become the last state in Australia to pass laws allowing people with a terminal illness to voluntarily end their ...

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