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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 BriefingAmber Alert Issued After Four Children Snatched From Mackay
Police say the children aged three, four seven and eight are at significant risk NRL community rallying around family of the late Paul Green following his…
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Veteran Suicide Royal Commission Releases Interim Report
The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran suicide has released an interim report, making 13 recommendations Aussies earning over 45 thousand dollars a year…
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China Vows To Use 'All Necessary Means' To Take Taiwan
China vows to reunify their countries but has ceased military drills around Taiwan Donald Trump invokes the fifth as he's probed by NY Attorney General London…
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The Federal Government's 21 Million Dollar Covid-Safe Tracking App To Be Scrapped
The Federal Government is scrapping the controversial Covidsafe tracking app, during the pandemic it only identified two new cases and 17 close contacts…
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Olivia Newton-John's Family To Accept Offer Of State Funeral
Melb has been lit up in pink overnight to pay tribute to the Aussie icon Family missing in outback found safe and well Nancy Pelosi says Taiwan trip was worth…
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A State Funeral Offered For Olivia Newton-John As Tributes Pour In
Olivia Newton-John is being remembered as a symbol of triumph and hope after losing a 30 year battle with cancer. The aussie icon was 73 Household spending has…
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Dame Olivia Newton-John Passes Away Aged 73
The Aussie icon died at her ranch in Southern California surrounded by family and friends Commonwealth Games wraps up in Birmingham Acting PM appeals for calm…
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The Federal Government Backs A Pay Increase For Aged Care Workers
The Federal Government says it's prepared to cover any recommended pay increase for aged care workers, the case currently being considered by the Fair Work…
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Aussie Women Clinch Inaugural T20 Gold At Comm Games
Australia remains on top of the medal table Man to front court today over murder of three neighbours in North Queensland Qantas execs could soon be sorting…
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The Death Of An Australian Music Icon
The music world remembers Judith Durham as a singing great following her death at the age of 79. Sydney commuters brace for further disruption as the rail…
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Splendour In The Grass Attendee Dies From Meningococcal Disease Sparking Fresh Alert From NSW Health Over The Infection
A public health alert has been issued for meningococcal disease after a man who attended Splendour In The Grass died with the infection. A tight-knit community…
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GP's Warning They Can No Longer Sustain Bulk Billing
A trip to the doctor could soon be more expensive with gp's warning they can no longer sustain bulk billing A 59 year old Queensland man has been charged…
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Five Questioned Over Qld Triple Shooting
Police insist all people involved in the shooting in Bogie are known to each other Big Four pass on RBA'S rate hike in full AFL apologises to Eddie Betts US…
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Labor's Climate Policy Passes Its First Hurdle In The Lower House
The Federal Government's climate policy including a 43% emissions reduction target has made it through the lower house, 89 votes to 59 Almost half a million…
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Aussies Nab More Gold In The Pool At Comm Games
Sam Short and Ariarne Titmus have both taken gold National Cabinet to discuss monkeypox outbreak Major banks yet to move on rate hike Batgirl axed despite…
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The Greens Agree To Support The Government's Climate Bill
A win for the Federal Government with the Greens deciding to back their climate change policy which commits to slashing emissions by 43% this decade…
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Another Aussie Gold Rush At The Comm Games
Mollie O'Callaghan took an upset win in the 100m freestyle All eyes on the major lenders to see if they'll pass on rate hike Cold front moving across southern…
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The Reserve Bank Raises Interest Rates For A Fourth Straight Month
The RBA has increased the official cash rate by 50 basis points to 1.85%, our highest rate since April 2016 New reforms for aged care have passed through…
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Kyle Chalmers Silences Critics With Comm Games Gold
Chalmers took out gold in 100m freestyle in Birmingham RBA tipped to hike cash rate for fourth consecutive month Gas exporters hold crisis talks amid shortage…
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Calls For Gas Market Intervention To Avoid Supply Issues
Unions are demanding intervention in the gas market following a new report showing producers are profiting at the expense of consumers The federal opposition…
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Emma McKeon Most Successful Comm Games athlete of all time
She's nabbed an eleventh gold in the 50m freestyle Anthony Albanese has recorded highest satisfaction rating ever for incoming PM ACCC warns of more gas…
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Australia Loses One Of Its Music Legends
Indigenous music icon Archie Roach has passed away aged 66 The Greens support a push for an indigenous voice to the federal government Australia continues to…
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The PM To Announce First Referendum In 20 Years
Anthony Albanese is set to speak in Arnhem land to ask Australians if they want to change the constitution to include an indigenous voice A dominant night in…
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Consumers Warned To Brace For Rising Power Bills
Power bills are set to rise, data by the energy market operator revealing prices have already increased to unprecedented levels in the three months to June…
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Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony Kicks Off In Birmingham
Malala Yousafzai welcoming athletes to her adopted home Sexual assaults have spiked over the pandemic Foot and Mouth disease concerns at Royal Melbourne Show…
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Australians Warned Inflation Will Peak Above 7% By The End Of The Year
The government has warned there's no quick fix to higher cost of living pressures with inflation expected to peak above 7% by the end of the year Legislation…
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Treasurer To Deliver Grim Economic Forecast
30bn to be wiped from Aus economy over three years House prices are set to fall across capitals Man charged over murder of German backpacker Simone Strobel…
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Australia Records Biggest Inflation Rate Rise In 20 Years
A jump in the price of food, housing, petrol and furniture has driven an increase in the inflation rate, the Consumer Price Index rising 6.1% over the year to…
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More Hip Pocket Pain With Record Inflation Expected
Inflation tipped to sit above six per cent for June, prompting RBA to act Blood testing shows almost half of all Aussies had Covid in June Somerton Man…
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The GREENS Holding Support On Labor's Climate Policy For Now
Greens and Labor Head to Negotiating Table Over Emissions Reduction Targets NRL Club Apologises over Pride Jersey Fiasco Sanitation Floor Mats Rolled Out At…
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Federal Parliament To Sit For First Time Since Election
The PM will introduce 18 pieces of legislation in first sitting fortnight Aussie could soon access paid domestic violence leave Pope has apologised to Canada's…
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Coalition Accused of Playing Politics with Foot & Mouth disease
Another 220 soldiers deployed to aged care The NRL admits the bunker got the "illegal escort" call wrong! The final episode of neighbours to air this week…
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ADF Assistance Extended Across Covid-Ravaged Nursing Homes
Troops will remain until the end of September A Perth man has died in a scooter crash in Bali Lawmakers in Canberra ahead of first sitting week Research shows…
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Cleaner Fuel For Australia
The Albanese Government will phase out High-sulphur unleaded by 20-24 Online betting companies will be forced from next week, to provide users with a monthly…
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Sanitation Measures To Safeguard Aussie Beef Industry
Travellers from Indonesia will have to hand over their shoes for cleaning and walk over sanitation mats to prevent Foot and Mouth spreading A former advisor to…
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New Security Measures To Combat A Foot And Mouth Disease Outbreak
Nation first bio-security measures will be introduced at international airports in Australia in a bid to avoid Foot and Mouth Disease entering the country Nine…
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US President Tests Positive To Covid
Joe Biden says he's experiencing only mild symptoms Women's Safety Ministers to meet in Adelaide to tackle domestic violence Canberra says it won't close…
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Childcare Workers To Walk Off The Job On September 7
Childcare workers have called a national strike on September 7, demanding a wage increase Two of the nation's biggest employers, Telstra and Westpac are urging…
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Westpac & Telstra Encourage WFH As New Wave Bites
The providers say service won't be affected Measures ramped up to prevent arrival of Foot-and-mouth Next British PM to be Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss Nikita Tszyu…
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Skilled Workers To Be Given Top Priority With Visa Applications
A lifeline for businesses struggling to find staff with the visa applications of skilled foreign workers to be fast-tracked Viral fragments of the highly…
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Emergency Declared in London As Heatwave Intensifies
The mercury has passed 40 degrees in the UK for the first time ever We're being urged to wear masks indoors amid concerns about new variant Three children…
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Australia Losing More Mammals Than Other Continents
A damning report on the state of our environment Two teenagers behind the death threats to Eels NRL star Mitch Moses and family Cameron Smith jumps to number 2…
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Aussies Rush To Get Fourth Jab Ahead of Next Wave
More than half a million Aussies got a fourth jab last week Australia has seen catastrophic losses of habitat and wildlife in last five years Prince Harry…
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Concerns China is Harvesting Personal Info from Tik Tok Users
More than a thousand people dead, as heat wave takes toll across Europe Major failures found during a review of the Texas elementary school massacre Cameron…
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Aussie Cam Smith Wins British Open
The Aussie managing five birdies in a row on the back nine at St Andrews Another Covid-infected cruise ship has docked in Sydney White whale that washed up in…
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Medicare To Cover GP Covid Consultations
The cost of long G-P consultations, for the prescription of anti-viral Covid treatments will now be covered by Medicare Europe continues to swelter through a…
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Covid Sick Payments To Be Reinstalled
The National Cabinet meeting has been brought forward to Saturday in the wake of increasing Covid cases $750 payments for Casual Covid sick workers will be…
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Drugged Driver Who Killed 4 Kids has his Sentence Reduced
Falling commodity prices impact our stock market Estimates 3 percent of all teens are addicted to video games Wests Tigers plan a way forward for their ailing…
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PM Agrees To Snap National Cabinet Meeting Over Covid Crisis
State and territory leaders will meet on Monday Medical groups pushing for return of Telehealth subsidies Kevin Spacey to face trial in UK in June Netflix to…
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Solomon Islands Guarantees No Chinese Military Base
The Pacific Islands Forum has wrapped up in Fiji, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare guaranteeing Anthony Albanese there will be no Chinese…
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Maroons Clinch Origin Decider In Brisbane
Queensland taking the match 22-12 George Pell is being sued Australia's rental crisis is worsening Coles increasing the price of home brand milk Judge has…
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Covid Case Number Jump Expected
The third Covid wave is imminent Fears for dairy and meat prices in light of Indonesia's Foot and Mouth outbreak NSW and QLD gear up for the rugby league State…
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Gunman At Large After Fatal Melbourne Shooting
Police believe the shooter and victim knew each other Covid-positive cruise ship arrives in Sydney Pacific Islands Forum gets underway in Fiji James Webb…
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Calls For Mandatory Masks Rules To Return Amid A Covid Surge
The states are resisting calls to bring back mandatory mask rules despite a surge in Covid cases. Instead Australians are being encouraged to follow health…
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Scam Text Crackdown Could See Telcos Fined
Aussies lost $2bn to scams last year alone The PM to open an international energy conference in Sydney More than half of all domestic flights delayed or…
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Australian aid workers blocked from the Solomons
Another 7.5 million Aussies now have access to a second booster shot Sri Lanka's President flees the country, amid its economic crisis Nick Kyrgios says he…
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Heartbreak For Nick Kyrgios Following Wimbledon Loss
Novak Djokovic took the match in four sets Millions of Aussies eligible for Covid Winter booster Russian strike kills 15 in Donetsk UK hit with heatwave Thor…
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Aussie Pair Win Wimbledon Doubles Final
Sri Lanka's president has stood down amid protests over the country's economic downturn Beekeepers battling the Verroa mite offered an 18 million dollar…
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World Leaders React To Shinzo Abe Assassination
World leaders have paid tribute to former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe after his assassination Building and renovation costs soar Sydney too good for the Bulldogs in…
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A Family to be kept in the Dark About a Murder Verdict
A former Japanese PM rushed to hospital after being shot at a public event Australia to apply a "commonsense approach" when it comes to deporting Kiwis Geelong…