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NZ Masters Games: Meet the athletes competing in the most events

Don Weston competes to win - but he also aims to have fun.

1yo baby found after being kidnapped from home by masked man

Man wearing a medical mask abducted 1-year-old boy in 4am Queensland heist.

No 'vaxx stamp', no Aussie holiday: New rules for travel across the Ditch

"It's highly likely that a certificate will be required for international visitors."

'Stop it, mum': Woman fined over Maccas meltdown video

Police say the woman showed 'considerable remorse' after being slapped with a hefty fine.

40-year mystery solved after jawbone washes up on Aussie beach

"Familial DNA" provides critical clue, giving family long-awaited answers.

Myanmar coup: Australian academic Sean Turnell 'detained'

Australian concern after adviser to Aung San Suu Kyi detained following military coup.

NSW cop hospitalised after being accidentally shot by colleague

The officers had come across a car parked at a "known hot spot for crime".

Chinese company plans to build $39b city on Australia's doorstep

Papua New Guinea's island of Daru is the proposed site of a new development.

Aussie couple accused of keeping multiple women as sex slaves

Social media posts appear to show tattoos on the women reading "Property of Matt M".

Melbourne quarantine hotel worker tests positive; Australian Open on the line

The worker was part of the Australian Open program in Melbourne.

Travel bubble? The island that could welcome direct NZ flights by March

Hobart hasn't welcomed a direct New Zealand service for over 20 years.

Stabbed woman rescued after waving from car boot

Truck driver alerted cops after seeing woman waving her hand from car's tail-light cavity.

Bubble tea store breaks silence on brawl

A female worker was slapped across the face and kicked in the stomach during the brawl.

'Act to survive': More homes lost in massive Perth bushfire

Residents in Perth's east have been warned they are in immediate danger.

Perth bushfire: 56 homes destroyed, residents told it's too late to leave

Eighty per cent of properties in one rural area have been razed.

Grounded: Virgin Australia axes flights to NZ, Pacific Islands, Bali

The airline halts all short-haul international services until at least the end of June.

Hanging by a thread: Desperate plea to save tourism operators

Many inbound operators can't hang on beyond six months without help.

Insight: The Australians who don't vaccinate and how to change their minds

Myths about vaccines need to be debunked, says expert.