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Today's headlines:
Victoria Police have announced a further 800 children will need to be tested for possible infectious diseases.
Australia’s central bank has recommended businesses get rid of extra ch…
Gold is one of the world’s oldest investments. In 2025, it came into the spotlight as a haven for investors concerned about the volatility of our economic markets.
About two months ago, it reached it…
Today's headlines include:
The Australian Bureau of Statistics will run a test version of the national Census for around 60,000 households next month.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set to meet wi…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. It comes after Pakistan's Government also nominated him in June, making it Trump's secon…
U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated Australian social media personality and author Nick Adams as his ambassador to Malaysia.
A man has faced court over allegations he stalked radio personality …
Did you know that rules of pet ownership are changing in Australia? Well, kind of.
At the start of this month, the ACT revealed a new draft code of practice that sets out mandatory rules of dog owner…
A 91-year-old woman has killed one person and injured two others in a car crash in outer eastern Melbourne this afternoon.
Hamas has agreed to release 10 of the hostages it took on 7 October 2023, as …
A former radio host is taking legal action against his former employer over a 2012 prank call controversy that made global headlines. Michael Christian is suing Southern Cross Austereo, claiming he w…
Today's headlines include:
Queensland will become the first Australian state to mandate regular safety training for childcare workers.
The Reserve Bank’s deputy governor is warning that U.S. Presiden…
Northern Territory Coroner Elisabeth Armitage has handed down the long-awaited findings in the inquest into the killing of 19-year-old Warlpiri-Luritja man Kumanjayi Walker, by then-police officer Za…
Today's headlines include:
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has left the cash rate unchanged at 3.85%.
The death toll from the Texas floods has surpassed 100, with at least 28 children among the d…
A long-awaited verdict has been handed down in the mushroom murder trial of Erin Patterson. A jury found Patterson guilty of three counts of murder, and one count of attempted murder. Patterson was c…
Today's headlines include:
After ten weeks of hearings, a jury has found Erin Patterson guilty of three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder.
A woman has undergone emergency surgery a…
Last week, TDA had a special guest in the office: Australia's highest official, Governor-General Sam Mostyn. But what does the Governor-General actually do? In today's episode, Mostyn breaks down the…
The U.S. Congress has passed President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill”.
Two bodies of men have been found in a house in the Sydney suburb of Surry Hills, according to NSW Police.
The football world…
What does it take to be considered cool? According to science there are exactly six traits.
Today, we’re going to take you through what scientists learned after examining almost 6,000 people across 1…
Today's headlines include:
A NSW man has become the first person outside of Queensland to die from Australian bat lyssavirus, a rare infection similar to rabies.
The driver jailed over the fatal 20…
This week, we learned a 26-year-old childcare worker has been charged with 70 offences, including child rape, in Victoria.
It has led to an immediate, and state-wide response that has impacted thousa…
Today's headlines include:
The personal details of millions of Qantas customers may have been leaked following a mass cyber attack.
The Victorian Government has announced an urgent review into chil…
It's the start of a new financial year in Australia this week, which means a raft of changes affecting millions of Australians came into effect yesterday. From wage increases to new laws, cost-of-liv…