Firefighting crews will work overnight to contain a massive bushfire in Sydney’s south, with the blaze burning out of control on Saturday afternoon. The fire is burning in the Royal National Park on the eastern side of the Princes Highway, south of Heathcote. It is understood the blaze started after …
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There’s nothing more annoying than loose change jingling around in your pockets, but according to coin collectors, there could be a hidden jackpot right under your nose. A mistake at the Royal Australia Mint in 2000 led to a unique set of $1 coins being made, and now they’re valued …
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The full devastation wreaked by Australia’s unprecedented summer bushfires is unclear because of inconsistencies in how data is collected and shared, a new report says. The interim report from the royal commission into national natural disaster arrangements said there were “real difficulties” in developing a clear national picture of the …
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A bag of bones could have been sitting at the bottom of an embankment in the Royal National Park in Sydney for decades before it was found “by sheer luck”. Two years after the male human remains were found, police have revealed they have turned to emerging DNA technologies to …
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