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Maritimo wins 50th Melbourne to Hobart
December 29, 2022 05:03 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSMaritimo has capped its domination of the Melbourne to Hobart yacht race with a convincing line honours win after having to pull out of the Sydney to Hobart.

Funds flow for kids orphaned in crash
December 29, 2022 04:59 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSMore than $58,000 has been raised for three children who miraculously survived a car accident that killed their parents in rural Western Australia.

Bushfire threatening homes, lives in Perth
December 29, 2022 04:20 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSPeople have been warned to leave or take shelter as a bushfire in Perth's southern suburbs threatens lives and homes.

Search for 'man overboard' on Tassie lake
December 29, 2022 04:13 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA search continues after a man was reported going overboard from a boat in a central Tasmanian lake.

PM 'wouldn't mind' abolishing states
December 29, 2022 04:12 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe prime minister has expressed frustration at the way the federation was set up, saying he likely wouldn't include states in a new constitution.

ASX hits seven-week low on China issues
December 29, 2022 04:07 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe local bourse has racked up its third consecutive day of losses, dropping 0.9 per cent to its lowest level in 49 days.

Kids reunited with missing jet ski parents
December 29, 2022 03:49 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSTwo children left alone for hours at a boat ramp on the WA coast have been reunited with their parents whose jet ski broke down during a night-time ride.

Female trailblazer marks Syd-Hob milestone
December 29, 2022 03:31 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSAdrienne Cahalan, the first woman to sail 30 Sydney to Hobart races, has crossed the finish line in the 2022 edition aboard 38-foot British yacht Sunrise.

Inmates climb jail wall to spark man hunt
December 29, 2022 03:24 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThree male prisoners climbed a wall and escaped from a Darwin correctional facility overnight, Northern Territory Police say.

Suspicious death sparks search for Vic man
December 29, 2022 03:00 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe death of a Chinese woman in a Melbourne city apartment is being treated as suspicious and police want to speak with a man who knew her.

Snow show clowns bring flurry of laughter
December 29, 2022 02:59 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe clowns of Slava's Snowshow have performed their wintry act to more than 10 million people in cities around the world.

Fire deaths involved 'third party': Police
December 29, 2022 02:48 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSQueensland detectives are probing the deaths of a 54-year-old man and his 10-year-old daughter in a shed fire southeast of Bundaberg.

Bushfire threatening homes near Perth
December 29, 2022 02:43 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSAn out of control bushfire in Perth's southern suburbs is threatening lives and homes, with residents warned to leave now.

Court bars Climate Dept from staff sacking
December 29, 2022 02:41 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe Department of Climate Change has been blocked from firing one of its workers after a court found the government body may have broken the law.

Search as 'person overboard' on Tas lake
December 29, 2022 02:40 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA search is under way after a someone was reported going overboard from a boat in a central Tasmanian lake.

Australia prepares to welcome 2023
December 29, 2022 02:16 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSFestivities and fireworks are planned as Australia bids farewell to 2022, with many cities holding their biggest New Year's Eve celebrations in years.

Wife's desperate plea to find missing man
December 29, 2022 01:56 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe wife of an elderly man with Alzheimer's disease missing in Sydney's north for more than two days has made an emotional plea to the public for help.

Man charged after $2m of cocaine seized
December 29, 2022 01:45 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA 28-year-old has been charged after allegedly attempting to traffic cocaine worth $2 million into Adelaide.

Three inmates escape Darwin prison
December 29, 2022 01:27 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSNorthern Territory Police say three male prisoners escaped from a Darwin correctional facility overnight and remain at large.

Qld launches fresh youth crime crackdown
December 29, 2022 12:56 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSQueensland will mandate harsher sentences for car thieves as part of a fresh crackdown on youth crime after the tragic death of mother-of-two Emma Lovell.

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