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Why Your Power Bills Are About To Go Up
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you already struggling with the extreme cost of living at the moment? Well, it's about to get even tougher. Aussies across the country are facin...
Evening News: Flood-Ravaged Lismore Homes Remain Caked In Mud
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Is Diet Coke Giving You Cancer?
04 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Recent headlines have been buzzing with claims that the artificial sweetener, Aspartame, which can be found in diet soft drinks may be linked to cance...
Evening News: AFLW Player First Woman Diagnosed With CTE
04 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Paris Unpacked - Why Violence Is Again Rocking The City Of Love
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past week, the streets of Paris have been rocked by violence and anger after a teenage boy was shot by police. This isn't the first time Fr...
Evening News: Daryl Maguire Speaks Out After Anti Corruption Findings
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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What Are The Chances We WON'T See Another Rate Rise This Month
02 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Reserve Bank of Australia will meet tomorrow to decide if inflation has started to come down enough to not call for another rate rise or at least ...
Evening News: Man Arrested With Explosive Materials Outside Obama's Home
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Cost Of Living Relief Is Coming, Here’s What You Need To Know
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tomorrow is July 1st. It's the start of a new financial year that means all the promises that were made to us in the Federal Budget will be kicking in...
Evening News: Gladys Berejiklian Acted Corruptly, ICAC Finds
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Missed Out On Taylor Swift Tix? Here’s What We Learnt From The Chaos
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Taylor Swift has broken the internet...again. This week tickets to her five Australian shows have been on pre-sale and it was pandemonium with over ...
Evening News: William Tyrrell's Foster Mother Breaks Her Silence
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Boomers, Gen X or Millenials, Which Generation Nailed Parenting?
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We've heard all the parenting terms...helicopter, hands-off, gentle, authoritative, the list goes on and on. But with so many styles of parenting no...
Evening News: PM Defends Ukraine Aid Package Following Criticism
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Aussies Are Failing At Passwords: Stop Using Your Birthday & Pet Name
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you use your pets name, kids birthdays or favourite sporting team in your passwords? Chances are you do, and it turns out you're not alone. And i...
Evening News: Questions Remain Over Russian Forces As PM Sends Artillery To Ukraine
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Is This The Beginning Of The End For Putin?
25 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Over the weekend, we watched as Russia teetered on the brink of civil war, capturing the world's attention. We woke up Sunday to an unexpected turn of...
Evening News: Australia Takes New Steps In The Fight Against Hackers
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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What Now For Kathleen Folbigg? Advice From A Former Inmate
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When Kathleen Folbigg was jailed in 2003 John Howard was the Prime Minister, MySpace was emerging as a new social network and iPhone's were still four...
Evening News: Experts Say Banging Noises ‘Unrelated’ To Missing Sub
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Busting 10 Myths About The Voice To Parliament
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this week the legislation that will allow Australians to vote on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament was passed, ending months of debate. All w...
Evening News: ‘Banging Sounds’ Heard Amid Titanic Sub Search
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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The Titanic Submarine Is Missing: Here's Everything We Know So Far
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Yesterday morning we awoke to the news that a small submarine ferrying tourists to the wreck of the Titanic in the Mid Atlantic Ocean had disappeared....
Evening News: Search For Missing Titanic Tourist Submarine Continues
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Only One Thing Can Stop Trump From Being President Again
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It seems like every month brings a new court case against Donald Trump. Right now, he's facing 34 criminal charges in Manhattan including falsifying b...
Evening News: Voice Referendum Legislation Passes The Senate
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Could Ozempic Change Diet Culture Forever?
18 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ozempic. I'm sure you've heard of it by now. It's dominated the conversation around weight loss, celebrities have been called out for lying about usin...
Evening News: Dutton Calls For Van's Resignation
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Are You A Digital Hoarder? You're At Higher Risk Of Being Hacked
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you someone who refuses to delete text messages and emails? Do you have thousands and thousands of photos on your phone? Well this is what we call...
Evening News: Lib Senator Dumped From Party Room Over Thorpe Claims
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Honoured & Horrified: How Emergency Services Dealt With The Hunter Bus Crash
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On Sunday night a group of 35 wedding guests boarded a bus back to their accommodation after enjoying a night with their friends at a wedding in the N...
Evening Headlines: Katy Perry Appeals Trademark Loss To Aussie Designer
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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De Niro, Pacino, Jagger: Should Men Have Kids In Their 70s & 80s?
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Recently, Robert De Niro and Al Pacino have grabbed attention by revealing their upcoming roles as fathers once again, despite being 79 and 83 years o...
Evening News: Community Rallies Around Hunter Valley Bus Victims' Families
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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How Not To Get Scammed This Tax Time
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
By now, we're all aware that scammers are hitting us wherever they can. June 30 is fast approaching and for some of us, that means a nice little top u...
Evening News: Meningococcal Cases On The Rise
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Making History: Australia's First Astronaut Is A Woman
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you remember being asked what you wanted to be when you grow up? Some kids might say fire fighter, doctor or teacher and some will say they dream o...
Evening News: ‘Nothing To Hide' On Brittany Higgins Compensation, Labor Says
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Is It Ever Okay To 'Track' Your Partner?
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you track your significant others? For more than a decade now, we've had access to GPS technology that only seemed to exist in movies, but in 202...
Evening News: Evening News: Assault Charge Against Olympian Harry Garside Dropped
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ben Roberts-Smith Found To Be A War Criminal. What Happens Now?
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Last week justice Anthony Besanko found in favour of three newspapers when he decided that claims they made about former SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith...
Evening News: New Blow As Interest Rates Rise Again
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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20 Years In Jail For Crimes She Didn’t Commit: Kathleen Folbigg Freed
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kathleen Folbigg was in 2003 found guilty of murdering her four children between 1989 and 1999 But after a team of leading scientific experts placed d...
Evening News: Kathleen Folbigg Pardoned After 20 Years In Prison
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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"Some Are Full Of Mould" Breast Implants Are Making Women Sick
04 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are breast implants making people sick? That's the question tens of thousands of women are asking as they suffer from a range of unexplained symptom...
Evening News: Ben Roberts Smith Resigns From Channel 7 Amidst Court Turmoil
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Does Winning Big Reality TV Money Really Change Your Life?
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we witnessed yet another triumph in the world of reality TV, this time on SBS's Alone, which saw 10 Aussie's dropped into the Tasmanian wil...
Evening News: Ben Roberts-Smith’s Court Loss, Defamation Claims Dismissed
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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What 'Money Influencers' Know That We Don't
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The cost of living crisis is really biting hard as we hit the 6 month mark of 2023. Grocery prices, rents, interest rates, fuel prices...everything ...
Evening News: Wednesday 31 May
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Kochie, McGowan & The Big He-Quit: Are Men Admitting They Can't Have It All
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In a noticeable trend of 2023, yet another man in a high-profile job has made the decision to step away. From football coaches to television hosts, po...
Evening News: Push For Attorney-General To Free Kathleen Folbigg
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Remote or Return? The Work Debate of 2023
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
While many Aussies have grown accustomed to the comfort and convenience of working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, some employers are now urgi...
Evening News: Chris Dawson Trial Begins Over Alleged Sex With Student
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Winter Viral Trio: Navigating COVID and its Companions
28 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you remember when we all queued up to roll up our sleeves to receive the COVID-19 vaccination? We made a commitment to getting the shot, not just t...
Evening News: Teenagers Turn Themselves In For Causing Sydney Fire
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Consequences In The Wake Of A 95 Year Old's Taser Death
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
During the week a 95 year old woman, suffering with dementia, was tasered by police in her nursing home. The whole country was shocked. Now there ar...
Evening News: Music World Pays Tribute To Tina Turner
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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How To Stop The Stan Grant Pile On
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stan Grant says he always dreamed of being a journalist. And last week he walked away from his dream after facing a systemic racism and vitriol thrown...
Evening News: PM's Thoughts With Victims After Rolf Harris Death
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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What Are "Nangs" And How Deadly Are They?
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nitrous Oxide, commonly known by various names such as laughing gas, cream whips, hippy crack, nos, whippits, or nangs, is a gas that induces a short-...
Evening News: Buckingham Palace Won’t Return Remains Of Ethiopian Prince
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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It’s 2023 & We've Just Approved A New Coal Mine
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The new Labor Government promised to reduce emissions by 43% by 2030...but last week, Australia's Environmental Minister Tanya Plibersek, green lit a ...
Evening News: Aussie Manuka Honey Producers Win NZ Trademark Tussle
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Kicking Up Costs: Inside Australia's World Cup Investment
21 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In just two months, the FIFA Women's World Cup will kick off, with games taking place across Australia & New Zealand. But given the current econ...
Evening News - QLD Resort Fined $50K For Serving A Cake With Almonds
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Can One Guilty Verdict Change Toxic Mine Site Culture?
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We already know that being sexually abused and harassed by your colleagues is against the law. But as we've been finding out in recent years, there ar...
Evening News: Senior Academics Call For Early Release Of Kathleen Folbigg
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Unraveling Our Fascination with Hollywood Stars Relationship Status'
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A few weeks ago the news broke that Taylor Swift had broken up with long term partner, Joe Alwyn...not long after, the rumour mill was spinning storie...
Evening News: Quad Leaders Meeting Canned After Biden Cancels
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Why Is TikTok Telling Women To Stop Taking The Pill?
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Have you heard of 'Birth Control Tik Tok?' It's the side of TikTok showing influencers promoting "natural" birth control and encouraging women to stop...
Evening News: Red Rooster, Cold Rock Hit With Child Labour Charges
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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What Is Slow Life Strategy & Do I Need To Do It?
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At what age did you start to achieve those milestones that would be a confirmed step into adulthood? Things like getting your first full time job, g...
Evening News: $132.7m Settlement Over Toxic Fire-Fighting Foam
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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How Much Overtime is Too Much? The Case That Promised Us Answers
14 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, Federal MP Monique Ryan’s former chief of staff Sally Rugg, settled a case out of court that many had hoped would shed some light on the ...
Evening News: Jarryd Hayne Sentenced To 4.9 Years For Sexual Assault
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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We Need To Talk About Pubes
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The relationship women have had with their pubic hair over the centuries varies depending on culture, fashion or the movement of the time. But we know...
Evening News: Supermarket Guilty Of Selling Nicotine Vapes To Kids
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Pens Down: Why Hollywood Writers Are On Strike
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Some of your favourite TV shows and movies might be about to take a dramatic storyline turn. More than 11,000 members of the Writer's Guild of Ameri...
Evening News: Trump To Appeal Sexual Abuse Verdict
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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The Truth About The Alzheimer's Breakthrough Drug
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dementia is currently the greatest cause of disability in Australians aged over 65, and the second leading death for women...and now there is some new...
Evening News: Russia Launches Major Attack On Ukraine Capitol
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Budget 2023: A Simple Guide To What’s In It For You
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's Budget Day - the night Treasurer Jim Chalmers hands down the details on how the government is handling our money. In this episode of The Quicky...
Evening News: Vic Police Chief Apologises For Indigenous Deaths In Custody
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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A New Generation Of Nicotine Addicts: Can We Stop Kids From Vaping?
07 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The federal government has announced the biggest reforms for smokers in over a decade - declaring war on the e-cigarette industry. The reforms will re...
Evening News: Service NSW Employee Stabbed On Site
05 May 2023
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King Charles & His Crown: What’ll Actually Happen At The Coronation This Weekend
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When Queen Elizabeth passed away last year, her first son, Charles, was immediately elevated from The Prince of Wales to The King. Now after a transit...
Evening Headlines: Pauline Hanson Sued By Senator Over Tweet
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Why Isn’t Kamala Harris Running For President?
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Biden has recently announced that he will indeed be running for reelection in the 2024 US election. If he wins, he will again be the oldest Presid...
Evening News: Arrest Outside Buckingham Palace Ahead Of Coronation
03 May 2023
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Is Your HECS Debt Stopping You From Owning A Home?
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Student HECS debts are about to rise, with the biggest indexation increase in over thirty years. It means for some, the debt will be increasing at a r...
Evening News: New Qantas Boss The First Female For The Top Job
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Bella Died From Meningococcal At 23. She Could've Been Saved.
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When 23 year old Bella Fidler went on a girls trip to Bali last December, she thought everything would be fine. They'd lay by the pool, drink cocktail...
Evening News: MasterChef’s Jock Zonfrillo Has Passed Away
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Are Aussies Really The Dumb Easy Targets Hackers Say We Are?
30 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hackers...we've all heard of the many different ways they attempt to steal our money, identity or personal information. Recently a hacker claimed Aust...
Evening News - State Leaders Agree To Health System Changes
28 Apr 2023
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Compost Or A Tree? We’re Running Out Of Room To Bury The Dead
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Have you thought about what you want to happen to your body after you die? There's plenty of options for you, from cremation to burial, you can even...
Evening News: Search for Aussie Overboard On Hawaii Cruise
27 Apr 2023
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What Is Happening In Sudan, Explained
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On Sunday, foreign powers including the US, UK, France and Qatar began evacuating their diplomatic staff from Khartoum - the capital of Sudan. After...
Evening News ‘Reasonable Doubt’ Of Kathleen Folbigg's Guilt'
26 Apr 2023
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