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Evening News: Search For Missing Titanic Tourist Submarine Continues

20 Jun 2023

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Only One Thing Can Stop Trump From Being President Again

19 Jun 2023

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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

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Could Ozempic Change Diet Culture Forever?

18 Jun 2023

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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

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Are You A Digital Hoarder? You're At Higher Risk Of Being Hacked

15 Jun 2023

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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

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Honoured & Horrified: How Emergency Services Dealt With The Hunter Bus Crash

14 Jun 2023

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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

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De Niro, Pacino, Jagger: Should Men Have Kids In Their 70s & 80s?

13 Jun 2023

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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

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How Not To Get Scammed This Tax Time

12 Jun 2023

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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

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Making History: Australia's First Astronaut Is A Woman

08 Jun 2023

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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

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Is It Ever Okay To 'Track' Your Partner?

07 Jun 2023

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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

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Ben Roberts-Smith Found To Be A War Criminal. What Happens Now?

06 Jun 2023

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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

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20 Years In Jail For Crimes She Didn’t Commit: Kathleen Folbigg Freed

05 Jun 2023

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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

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"Some Are Full Of Mould" Breast Implants Are Making Women Sick

04 Jun 2023

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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

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Does Winning Big Reality TV Money Really Change Your Life?

01 Jun 2023

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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

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What 'Money Influencers' Know That We Don't

31 May 2023

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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

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Kochie, McGowan & The Big He-Quit: Are Men Admitting They Can't Have It All

30 May 2023

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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

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Remote or Return? The Work Debate of 2023

29 May 2023

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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

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Winter Viral Trio: Navigating COVID and its Companions

28 May 2023

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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

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Consequences In The Wake Of A 95 Year Old's Taser Death

25 May 2023

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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

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How To Stop The Stan Grant Pile On

24 May 2023

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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

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What Are "Nangs" And How Deadly Are They?

23 May 2023

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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

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It’s 2023 & We've Just Approved A New Coal Mine

22 May 2023

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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

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Kicking Up Costs: Inside Australia's World Cup Investment

21 May 2023

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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

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Can One Guilty Verdict Change Toxic Mine Site Culture?

18 May 2023

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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

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Unraveling Our Fascination with Hollywood Stars Relationship Status'

17 May 2023

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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

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Why Is TikTok Telling Women To Stop Taking The Pill?

16 May 2023

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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

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What Is Slow Life Strategy & Do I Need To Do It?

15 May 2023

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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

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How Much Overtime is Too Much? The Case That Promised Us Answers

14 May 2023

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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

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We Need To Talk About Pubes

11 May 2023

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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

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Pens Down: Why Hollywood Writers Are On Strike

10 May 2023

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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

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The Truth About The Alzheimer's Breakthrough Drug

09 May 2023

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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

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Budget 2023: A Simple Guide To What’s In It For You

08 May 2023

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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

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A New Generation Of Nicotine Addicts: Can We Stop Kids From Vaping?

07 May 2023

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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

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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

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Why Isn’t Kamala Harris Running For President?

03 May 2023

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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

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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

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Bella Died From Meningococcal At 23. She Could've Been Saved.

01 May 2023

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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

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Are Aussies Really The Dumb Easy Targets Hackers Say We Are?

30 Apr 2023

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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

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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

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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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Addiction By Design: How Aussies Are Groomed To Gamble

25 Apr 2023

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Gambling in Australia has become a massive issue. We participate, and lose more than any other country in the world per capita.  It's estimated that ...

Evening News: Police Call For Public's Help Over Newborn Abandoned

24 Apr 2023

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Bluey, Body Shaming & How To Actually Talk To Kids About Weight

23 Apr 2023

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A recent episode of the iconic kids ABC show Bluey, has upset some parents. There are claims of body shaming, fat shaming and poor behaviour modelling...

Evening News: Lachlan Murdoch Drops Defamation Lawsuit

21 Apr 2023

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Why Bali Is P*ssed Off With Russians

20 Apr 2023

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It's well known that Aussies make up the largest cohort of nationalities in Bali at any one time...aside from Indonesians of course. We jest that the ...

Evening News: Man Charged Over Death Threats To Brittany Higgins

20 Apr 2023

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Legalising Cannabis: About Damn Time Or Dangerous?

19 Apr 2023

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Today is April 20, a day that cannabis producers, consumers and advocates will come together to celebrate marijuana.  It's a national day for cannabi...

Evening News: Tributes Follow News Of Father Bob Maguire’s Death

19 Apr 2023

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So, How Much Money Does King Charles Actually Have?

18 Apr 2023

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We already know the royals are rich right? But it turns out the about to be officially crowned King Charles III is actually more well off than his lat...

Evening News: Shoppers Told To Brace For Grocery Bill Rise

18 Apr 2023

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Cost Of Living Getting You Down? Try These Tips

17 Apr 2023

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To say things are a little tight at the moment might be a bit of an understatement.  With rent, groceries, and just about everything else is now more...

Evening News: Senator Lidia Thorpe Issues Statement After Altercation

17 Apr 2023

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Why Paul Denyer, The Frankston Killer, Should Never Get Parole

16 Apr 2023

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In 1993 Paul Denyer murdered three women. He was nicknamed the Frankston Killer.  While he was caught and brought to justice, his 30 year parole peri...

Evening News: Jarryd Hayne Taken Into Custody

14 Apr 2023

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Back To The 90s: Why We’re So Obsessed With Living In The Past

13 Apr 2023

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In case you didn't already know, the 90's are making a comeback. Everything that was once old, is new again, or revisited, reimagined or remade. But w...

Evening News: Reactions As Meghan Says No To Coronation

13 Apr 2023

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Meet Australia’s New Deadly Drug Of Choice

12 Apr 2023

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Fentanyl is described as one of the deadliest opioids in the world, and on Friday we found out that's what killed Gangsta's Paradise rapper Coolio. Wi...

Evening News: Trump’s Lawyer Seeks Delay In Trial Over Rape Claim

12 Apr 2023

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Why Have Aussies Turned On The Liberals?

11 Apr 2023

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Mainland Australia is now held exclusively by Labor governments, with only Tasmania representing the Liberal Party at all in this country in 2023. A f...

Evening News: Dalai Lama Responds To Criticism Over Controversial Video

11 Apr 2023

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Squatters Rights: Can Someone Really Take Over Your Home?

10 Apr 2023

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Squatter...Just the word itself conjures up a stereotypical image of a dirty person looking to inhabit a property. But the laws around squatters right...

Evening News: Ken Wyatt Quits Liberals Over Indigenous Voice ‘No’ Decision

06 Apr 2023

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Trump Has Been Arrested, Now What?

05 Apr 2023

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We've been hearing for weeks now that the arrest of Former President Donald Trump was imminent and yesterday, those rumours finally became reality for...