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Fake admiral peddling 'bogus' scheme found a year after vanishing -- Peter Cowell's whereabouts have been unknown since July 2024, but the ABC has tracked him down to suburban Perth.

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How Hurricane Melissa defied hurdles to become the 'storm of the century' -- Dubbed the "storm of the century", Hurricane Melissa shook off three different meteorological conditions that normally weaken major hurricanes.

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Analysis: Inflation kills November rate cut, next RBA move could be up -- A November rate cut is dead, buried and cremated. It now looks far from certain that interest rates will fall again at all.

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Fifita makes Bennett reunion official by joining Rabbitohs after Titans exit -- After flirting with exits from the Titans previously, David Fifita makes his move official, joining the South Sydney Rabbitohs on a deal for the next two seasons.

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Last disposal rule headlines AFL's seven changes for 2026 season -- The AFL confirms the arrival of the last disposal rule as one of seven rule changes aimed at making umpires' jobs easier while shortening the length of games.

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A study of 2 million Australian births led doctors to world-first discovery -- A program introduced in Australia in 2018 has led to thousands of fewer babies born early each year, according to a new study.

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The epic ancient story you were never told about Australia -- Dive into the awe-inspiring history of the Australian continent and its people — a story 65,000 years in the making.

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Each dot marks 250 years — together they reveal Australia's ancient story -- This colossal timeline details how First Nations people outlived giant animals, survived an ice age and thrived amid massive landscape change.

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