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Star News Briefing
Star news flash briefing brings you the latest Australian and World news, from politics to sport and entertainment headlines.
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Star News BriefingChina Hits Back At Australia's COVID-19 Testing
Beijing slams Australia's move to introduce mandatory covid-19 testing for travelers as 'discriminatory'. Queensland Police Commissioner says criminal charges…
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Man Accused of Cutting Partner's Throat
Investigations continue into the devastating chopper crash near Sea World A tennis legend diagnosed with two types of cancer Mourners attend proceedings for…
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Helicopter Crash On The Gold Coast Claims Four Lives
Investigations continue into a mid-air heli collision on the Gold Coast that's left four people dead and three critically injured. Ukraine claims a strike on…
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China Travellers to Prove They Don't Have Covid
Australia changes its Covid requirements for China Russia intensifies its offensive on Ukraine Aussie and South African cricketers talk cricket with the PM and…
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Pope Benedict 16th Dead At 95
The Catholic Church is mourning the death of Pope Benedict 16th at age 95. Huge crowds turned out across the country to see in the New Year. Former NRL coach…
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Horror Crash On The Gold Coast
The mother of NRL star Payne Hass involved in a fatal crash on the Gold Coast. A big police presence for tonight's New Year's Eve celebrations. The world is…
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Brazilian Football Legend Pele Dies Aged 82
He passed away in Sao Paulo following a battle with colon cancer Complaints hotline to be rolled out to crackdown on bullying in sport Russia fires more than…
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Australian Man Killed Fighting In Ukraine
Sage O'Donnell remembered for his humour kind heart and laughter Scott Morrison caught up in a Twitter cyber breach Pope Francis asks faithful to pray for Pope…
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Andoo Comanche Takes Line Honours In Sydney To Hobart
The supermaxi finishing ahead of Law Connect Novak Djokovic is back in the country ahead of the Australian Open Three children found alive following crash that…
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IMF Warns National Property Market At Risk Of Major Crash
Global Analysis Finds Property And Rental Markets Are Misaligned In Developed World Investigation Underway Into Fatal Light Plane Crash, South-West Of Sydney…
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Labor Prioritises Backpackers To Fix Worker Shortage
Working Holiday Visas Rushed Through To Ease Skills Shortage Fatal Plane Crash In The Northern Territory Arctic Blast In The US Claims More Lives Scott Boland…
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Protests Erupt Over Deadly Gun Attack In Paris
Riot Police Clash With Protesters After Deadly Shooting At Capital's Kurdish Cultural Centre Collapsed Soft Plastics Recycling Program Charged By Victoria's…
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Qantas Flight Makes Emergency Landing
QF1 From Singapore To London Forced To Make Unscheduled Landing Aussie Shoppers Scramble For Last Minute Gifts Plea From P-M About Driving Safely This…
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Neighbour Killed In Wieambilla Ambush To Be Farewelled
Alan Dare was shot dead along with two police constables eSafety Commissioner calls for increased safety for dating apps Labor's gas price cap comes into…
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Ukraine President Addresses US Congress Wishing For Victory
President Zelensky On First visit Outside Ukraine Since It Was Invaded Many Aussies Ditching Overseas Travel Plans To Holiday At Home More Spectators Banned…
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Foreign Minister Hopeful Of Further Dialogue After Talks In Beijing
Penny Wong discussed trade blockages and human rights issues Ukrainian President arrives in US Almost three-quarters of all Aussies to holiday at home this…
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Tributes For Two Slain Police Officers At Full-Honours Farewell
Thousands Pack Brisbane Entertainment Centre To Farewell Murdered Constables Accused Killer To Spend Xmas Behind Bars Over Death Of Sydney Teacher Ukraine…
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Slain Police Officers To Be Farewelled At Public Memorial Service
Constables Rachael McCrow and Matthew Arnold killed in an ambush on the Western Downs Foreign Minister has touched down in China Football Australia slaps two…
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Former P-M Kevin Rudd To Take Up US Ambassadors Role
Kevin Rudd To Head To Washington Next Year For Plum Role Penny Wong To Hold Crucial Talks With Chinese Counterpart Tomorrow Four More Spectators Identified…
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Penny Wong Heading To China As Relations Begin To Thaw
The Foreign Minister is meeting at Beijing's request Three men have been charged over that A-league pitch invasion Incorrect supermarket scales and petrol…
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Charges For Three Accused A-League Pitch Invaders
THREE Fans Charged After Up To 150 People Stormed AAMI Park Foreign Minister Penny Wong to Meet With Her Chinese Counterpart In Beijing As Many As 8-Thousand…
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Argentina Takes Out 2022 FIFA World Cup
The match went to a penalty shootout after the scores were locked 3-all after extra time Investigations continue following violent A-league pitch invasion…
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Australian Tourists Among Those Stranded In Peru Amid Civil Unrest
Around 200 Australian tourists and volunteers are stranded in Peru, after demonstrators destroyed the railway and roads in and out of Machu Picchu. Wild scenes…
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Candlelit Vigil Held For Queensland Shooting Victims
A candlelit vigil has been held for Queensland's deadly shooting victims, with surviving officer Constable Keely Brough in attendance. Dozens of people are now…
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P-M Denies Moves To Change Date Of Australia Day
Councils Allowed To Hold Citizenship Ceremonies Outside Of Jan 26. Queensland Cop Killers' Murder Confession Video Leaked Nationwide Potato Shortage Sparks…
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Public Funeral For Slain Qld Police Officers To Be Held on Dec 21
Constables Rachael McCrow and Matthew Arnold were killed in an ambush along with neighbour Alan Dare Labor's energy package has passed through parliament Fresh…
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Parliament Hold Solemn Tributes For Ambush Victims
The PM and Opposition leader have lead tributes to the 3 victims of the ambush in Queensland The Senate expected to pass the Government's legislation to lower…
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Labor's Power Plan To Pass Parliament With Crossbench Support
The plan will see coal and gas prices capped for 12 months Father of two men involved in shooting rampage west of Brisbane has spoken publicly Tech companies…
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Greens And Independents Agree To Help Power Price Bill Pass
Federal Government Strikes Deal With Greens And Independents. Scott Morrison Defends Robodebt Scheme At Royal Commission. Body Of Woman Found After She Fell…
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Police Search For Motive Following Fatal Ambush On Western Downs
Detectives will look at the shooters' online activity Bali bombmaker Umar Patek has apologised to Australians Brittany Higgins has reached confidential…
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High Level Tributes For Two Police Officers Murdered In Queensland
PM Says All Australians Will Be Shocked And Saddened By Deadly QLD Shootout. Greens Still Deciding Whether They'll Support Labor's Energy Plan. Another Home…
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Two Police Officers Among Six Dead Following Siege West Of Brisbane
Qld Police Commissioner says the force is in mourning Health department forced to clarify COVID PCR plan for 2023 Christmas staples increase by 11 per cent…
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Free PCR Tests To Require Referral From Next Month
Big Changes To The Way We Deal With Covid In 2023 Australia Faces A Pharmeceutical Crisis High School Student Climbs Into Panda Exhibit At Adelaide Zoo Makers…
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Labor's Power Plan Facing Opposition In The Senate
The Greens and David Pocock won't back it unless there's more action on climate change Lockerbie bombing suspect in US custody NASA's Orion capsule has…
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Brother Of US Journalist Grant Wahl Suspects Foul Play In Qatar
The brother of US journalist Grant Wahl who died while reporting on the World Cup in Qatar suspects foul play. Thousands of NSW students were ale to access…
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Opposition Argues Increasing Gas Supply Is Answer To Energy Crisis
Federal Opposition leader Peter Dutton says increasing gas supply, not price caps, is the best way to reduce the cost of power: Australia is looking to tighten…
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National Cabinet Approves Caps On Coal And Gas
National Cabinet has agreed to put caps on coal and gas prices for 12 months to drive down energy prices across the country. Four people have been charged over…
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Power Crisis To Dominate National Cabinet
The meeting will be held online after the PM contracted Covid First installment of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's doco drops on Netflix US basketball star…
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States Close In On Deal To Cap Coal Prices
The federal government and the states are reportedly close to reaching a deal to cap coal prices to help ease electricity prices A national EPA to be…
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Bali Bomber Umar Patek Released From Prison
Authorities in Indonesia insist he has been de-radicalised Energy ministers to meet ahead of National Cabinet Police in Germany foil plot to overthrow…
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Details Leak About Labor's Plan To Bring Down Power Prices
States Will Be Asked To Agree To Cap On Coal And Gas Prices. Cost Of Living Pressures Starting To Affect Spending In Latest Economic Data. Urgent Health…
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Northern Parts Of Australia Smashed By Heatwave
Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory the worst affected Big Four banks pass on RBA'S latest rate hike in full Bali bans sex outside of…
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Interest Rates Rise For Eighth Consecutive Month
Official Cash Rate Lifted By 25 Basis Points As RBA Flags More Hikes Next Year. Domestic Airfares Soar Above Pre-Pandemic Levels. National Cabinet To Go Ahead…
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National Cabinet Postponed As PM Tests Positive For Covid
Anthony Albanese says he's isolating at home RBA tipped to lift rates for an eighth consecutive month Ukraine hit with a fresh round of Russian missile strikes…
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P-M Tests Positive To Covid Again
Anthony Albanese Isolating At Home After Testing Positive To Covid. Reserve Bank Tipped To Raise Interest Rates Again. MyGov App Gets An Upgrade. Nearly Half A…
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Study finds Medicare In Need Of Urgent Overhaul
Study finds Scott Morrison the most unpopular leader to take a major party to the polls in decades Medicare in need of urgent overhaul Accused terrorist Neil…
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Australia lights up for FIFA World Cup
Australia lights up for FIFA World Cup Energex worker mauled to death in Brisbane's south-west Adam Scott secures the Australian Open lead Taylor Swift fans…
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Climate activist who blocked Sydney Harbour Bridge sentenced
Climate activist who blocked Sydney Harbour Bridge sentenced Finland's PM meets with Albanese in Sydney Ash Barty and Nick Kyrgios among nominations for Tennis…
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Chris Dawson To See Out His Life In Jail
It's likely Chris Dawson will see out his days in jail - after the 74 year old was sentenced to a minimum 18 years for the murder of his wife Lynette The…
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Convicted Murderer Chris Dawson To Be Sentenced
The 74-year-old was found guilty of murdering his wife Lynette, back in August Labor's IR laws pass through Senate Security beefed up in Spain following a…
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First Annual Climate Statement Delivered In Federal Parliament
The first annual climate statement has been delivered in Federal Parliament The national privacy regulation formally opens an investigation into the Medibank…
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International Travel Still Playing Catch Up
Federal Police concerned about offshore syndicates preying on our kids Skin cancer experts horrified at what they're seeing on Tik Tok The Socceroos through to…
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Socceroos Win Through To Final 16 At FIFA World Cup
The Aussies beat Denmark 1-nil Economists predicting another rate rise in December AFP warning of new scam targeting young boys Prince William speaks out…
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Croc Wrangler Matt Wright Vows To Fight Charges
Bail has been granted to Crocodile wrangler Matt Wright - after being charged over a helicopter crash which killed his friend Legislation to establish a…
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Outback Wrangler Granted Bail
Reality TV star faces court over chopper crash that killed his mate Censure motion passes against former PM Scott Morrison A tale of survival for three…
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Celebrity Crocodile Wrangler Charged Over NT Chopper Crash
Matt Wright denies any wrongdoing, he will front court in Darwin today Scott Morrison to be formally censured in federal parliament NATO accusing Russia of…
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Concerns for Grounded Flights at Major Airports
Strike action next week could ground planes Former PM, ScoMo, thanks his colleagues for support over his secret ministries The 2022 Word of the Year announced…
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UN Recommends Great Barrier Reef Be Added To 'In Danger' List
Nationals defend decision to oppose Indigenous voice to parliament Airport crowds to swell to largest size in three years ahead of Christmas UN recommends…
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The Nationals to Oppose Indigenous Voice to Parliament
Nationals Leader says he doesn't believe indigenous voice to Parliament will close the gap Australia's terror threat lowered for first time in 8 years The…
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Labor Strikes A Deal To Make IR Reforms Law
-Labor has struck a deal with Senator David Pocock to make IR reform law. -The real cost of climate disasters across Australia revealed. -Twitter nightmare not…