A desperate search for a man, feared to have been taken by a shark off the NSW coast - has entered its second day.

Bruce Lehrmann has appeared via phone in a Tasmanian court, accused of stealing a car from a rural town near Hobart.

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An iconic Home & Away character is leaving Summer Bay!

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An American Airlines flight has been escorted to Rome by fighter jets following a bomb threat

A search will resume off the coast of Newcastle this morning after a suspected shark attack

Cyclone Alfred expected to develop into a Category 2 this morning

Opposition leader Peter Dutton vows to match Labor's pledge of $8.5 million dollars for Medicare

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$8.5 billion dollars will go towards boosting the bulk billing rate, if Anthony Albanese is re-elected

China carries out more firing drills in the Tasman

Grave fears held for Pope as his condition deteriorates

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Its hoped a new dig will solve the 59 year mystery of the missing Beaumont children

Australia closely monitoring Chinese warships off our coast

AFL player charged with sexual assault

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Commercial pilots have been warned of a potential hazard in the airspace between Australia and New Zealand -- where three Chinese naval ships are conducting military exercises.

The Reserve Bank Governor has admitted the board was slow to lift interest rates, to address rising inflation.

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Justin Bieber has shared a cryptic message on Insta about maturing and letting go.

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The nation's biggest Superannuation fund has been fined almost 30 million dollars - after failing to merge members duplicate accounts.

Hamas is being slammed after switching out the body of an Israeli mother in a hostage handover

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Charges have been dropped against three of the people linked to 1D star Liam Payne's death.

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Hamas returns the bodies of four Israeli hostages

Hundreds of nurses and midwives from Northern Beaches hospital prepare to walk off the job in Sydney

The bird flu outbreak spreads to a third Victorian farm

Manslaughter charges dropped against Liam Payne's friend

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New data shows 44-thousand new jobs were created over the last month ALL of them full-time.

The Opposition says Labor's 2-point-4-billion-dollar package to save the Whyalla steelworks, is a waste of money.

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Drake has been splashing the cash again to fans at his concerts.

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