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Falling airfares have triggered an early rush on Christmas holiday flights with Webjet revealing bookings for the peak December-January period climbed 30 per cent in the space of one month.

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Under-the-pump Australian mortgage holders may still be feeling the impacts of the cost-of-living crunch despite the Reserve Bank moving on interest rates twice this year.

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German backpacker Carolina Wilga drank water from puddles and sheltered in a cave before escaping an 11-night ordeal in the Australian bush, police said Saturday.

Police in Australia have found backpacker Carolina Wilga alive after she went missing in the Outback for nearly two weeks.

German backpacker Carolina Wilga drank water from puddles and sheltered in a cave before escaping an 11-night ordeal in the Australian bush, police said Saturday. The 26-year-old walked "confused and ...

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Lost German backpacker Carolina Wilga was found alive but "ravaged by mosquitoes" on Friday, 12 days after going missing in remote bushland.

A car has been driven into a charity store in Gippsland, destroying Christmas gifts meant for foster kids.