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News Tennis champion Ash Barty has been named the Young Australian of 2020, while Armidale-based youth worker Bernie Shakeshaft was named the country’s Local Hero.

Music Triple J’s top song in its Hottest 100 has dealt a blow to an Aussie star as Tones and I, Hilltop Hoods, the late Juice WRLD and Denzel Curry made the list.

News Plans to develop Townsville as Northern Australia’s investment hub will be pursued as part of the Government’s announced overhaul of its development agenda.

News Storm warnings have been issued for large tracts of Queensland, from the northwest to the centre and south of the state.

News As the Duchess reveals her latest project and the Sussex saga rolls on, it is becoming clearer that the Windsors have the fight of their lives on their hands.

Health Health authorities have confirmed three people in NSW have contracted the deadly coronavirus, which has killed more than 40 people in China.

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News Scott Morrison’s voice was shaking when he addressed the Australian of the Year nominees today, as the prime minister paused several times to compose himself.

Health A second Chinese national feared to have coronavirus has been admitted to hospital on the Gold Coast, making four people being tested there in total.

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News Investigators have uncovered the cockpit voice recorder inside the wreckage of the C-130 Coulson plane which crashed on Thursday, killing three US firefighters.

News A swift water rescue team is on the scene at a well-known Queensland waterfall where a man has been reported missing, with fears he has been swept away.

News As veteran Seven newsreader Kay McGrath prepares to sign off for the final time, she has revealed the one moment where she lost her trademark composure on air.

News “THE risk to the public, horses and staff cannot be overstated.”

News Bill Peacock can no longer look after himself after a horrific accident on a bus.

News Wheelchair users risk their lives every time they travel on a bus without anchored restraints, disability advocates warn.

Crime A Gladstone man whose tiny son died after suffering “catastrophic brain injuries” and other internal injuries has been charged with the little boy’s murder.