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Why Joel spends his evenings being stabbed in the head with skewers — for fun

Life

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'They destroy lives': How property investors lost millions to a failed housing scheme

Life

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'Peeling back the water': How these women are mapping ancient whale migration paths

Australia

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Australia has around 100,000 eggs in IVF storage. Some want to see unclaimed eggs donated

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Evening News Bulletin 5 October 2025

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Ukraine accuses Russia of drone attack on railway station | Midday News Bulletin 5 October 2025

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Smooth Snake slithering its way back to life in the UK

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Sydney has been hosting one of the world's biggest space events this week, drawing the field's best and brightest from around the world.

International Astronautical Congress opened to the public to inspire next generation

Australia

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New South Wales police have carried out an unsuccessful search of bushland in an effort to find the body of a three-year-old girl, who disappeared more than 50 years ago.

Police resume search for Cheryl Grimmer, toddler missing since 1970

Australia

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Gangland kingpin Tony Mokbel is set to face a new trial after a split court decision on his appeal to have drug convictions quashed.

Gangland kingpin Tony Mokbel faces retrial after split drug convictions ruling

Australia

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ATO reveals which companies paid no tax last financial year

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'The 99 per cent are not your enemy': Genesis Owusu on power, politics and racism

Australia

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Pizza, porn, and getting high: Inside the grip of a severe tech addiction

Life

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In America's war on autism, families like Eileen's are on the frontline

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This Christian community embraces traditional living. But ex-members allege it has dark secrets

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Why Brooke chose Facebook over an IVF clinic to find a sperm donor

Life

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'When I wear the clothes... I feel proud': How these women fleeing conflict find strength

Australia

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Diana lived in her car while battling cancer. A new housing initiative is offering hope

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An atomic bomb, a missed train and an extraordinary story of survival.

World

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What this grieving daughter found online is helping thousands in Australia

Life

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