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Aust women smash relay world record
December 13, 2022 09:26 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSWith Emma McKeon swimming a blistering final leg, the Australian women have set a new world record to win 4x100m relay gold at the short course championships.

Aust women smash record to win gold
December 13, 2022 09:12 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSAustralia's relay team have smashed the world record while Lani Pallister won 400m freestyle gold in an impressive start to the world short course titles.

Former coup leaders tussle as Fiji votes
December 13, 2022 08:18 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSTwo former coup leaders are vying to lead Fiji as the Pacific nation heads to the polls, with experts predicting the election results will be close.

Police to investigate cop killers' links
December 13, 2022 07:28 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSQueensland police are looking into potential extremist connections for the three people involved in killing two officers and a bystander on a rural property.

Pallister wins Australia's first swim gold
December 13, 2022 07:17 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSAlmost giving up swimming after missing the Tokyo Olympics after illness, Lani Pallister has won Australia's first gold of the world short course titles.

Final Aust coin featuring Queen released
December 13, 2022 07:09 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSFor the final time, the Royal Australian Mint will release a new coin design featuring Queen Elizabeth II which pays tribute to her 70-year reign.

Fijian voices drowned out as seas rise
December 13, 2022 05:59 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSVillages and communities on Fiji's coastline are facing relocation due to rising sea levels but don't want to leave their ancestral homes.

Suppression order on SA shooting accused
December 13, 2022 05:10 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA magistrate has imposed a suppression order on the identity of a man charged with murder over a weekend shooting in Adelaide.

Slain Qld cops mourned across Australia
December 13, 2022 05:07 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSAustralians are paying tribute to two early-career Queensland police constables shot dead, along with a bystander, in an ambush on a property west of Brisbane.

Tasmanian man tried to set partner on fire
December 13, 2022 05:04 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA Tasmanian man has been jailed for six years for persistent violence inflicted on his partner over a decade, including an attempt to set her on fire.

'Aussie Cossack' arrested at Ukraine rally
December 13, 2022 04:52 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSPro-Russia commentator Simeon Boikov has been arrested at a rally in support of Ukraine after a protester was hospitalised with a head injury.

Robodebt spotlight turns to Morrison
December 13, 2022 04:49 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSFormer PM Scott Morrison will front a robodebt royal commission to help answer why the government pursued the scheme despite legal concerns.

Crimes review as report exposes lab lies
December 13, 2022 04:46 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSAn inquiry has recommended thousands of crimes be reviewed and Queensland's embattled forensics lab restructured after it found "grave maladministration".

Woman injured, dog put down after attack
December 13, 2022 04:31 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA Victorian woman sustained serious but non-life threatening injuries after she was attacked by two dogs.

Vic sawmills helped in timber transition
December 13, 2022 04:11 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe Victorian government says it will provide support to sawmills and forest contractors to ensure workers are retained and paid.

Durant, Doncic star in NBA wins
December 13, 2022 03:40 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSNBA superstars Kevin Durant and Luka Doncic have respectively led Brooklyn and Dallas to wins, but Cleveland and Boston suffered shock defeats.

Experts want stage three tax cuts revised
December 13, 2022 03:25 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSMore than 100 economists and tax experts have signed an open letter urging Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to reconsider the stage three tax cuts.

Woman starts fire to remove tenant, kids
December 13, 2022 03:19 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSAfter weeks of growing animosity, Sharon Lee Coghlan started a fire in a bid to get rid of a tenant and her kids from a rental property north of Brisbane.

Harbour Bridge protester granted bail
December 13, 2022 03:17 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSAn environment protester who was jailed for blocking traffic on the Sydney Harbour Bridge during peak time has successfully argued for bail.

Christmas strain strangles welfare groups
December 13, 2022 03:09 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSVery few welfare groups say they can keep up with a surge in demand as the country prepares for Christmas in a cost-of-living crisis.
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