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China threatens security: defence minister - The defence minister has accused China of deeply unsettling the Indo-Pacific as Australia shifts its full military focus to the region.

Backpacker killer could be sent home - A 29-year-old Frenchman who killed two British backpackers at Home Hill nearly four years ago, could be sent home to France to receive psychiatric t ...

Lab-grown 'lungs' help in virus treatments - Australian scientists have grown "human lungs" in the laboratory, meaning victims of potentially fatal viruses such as COVID-19 could receiv ...

Teens injured in rural explosion - Two teenagers have been airlifted to a Townsville hospital after a blast in North Queensland. The boys, aged 15 and 17, were trying to build somet ...

Latest snapshot of the coronavirus impact - LATEST DEVELOPMENTS* Australia has 87 new cases, 73 in Victoria and 14 in NSW among quarantined overseas travellers.

Teen dies after being hit by bus in NSW - A teenage girl has died after being hit by a bus outside a school on the NSW South Coast.

Melbourne lockdown looms as cases increase - Melbourne's coronavirus hotspots are preparing for another month in lockdown as community spread of the virus increases.

US coronavirus cases rise by 47,000 - New US COVID-19 cases increased by more than 47,000 according to a Reuters tally, the biggest one-day spike since the start of the pandemic, as the go ...

Townsville's budget revealed - There will be rate relief for Townsville residents with the 2020-2021 budget revealed. Owner-occupiers have been handed a rates freeze for the next ...

July changes to NSW COVID-19 restrictions - CHANGES TO COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS IN NSW FROM JULY 1* Funerals, weddings, and church services now allow for the maximum number of people permitted on t ...

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