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  • Record-breaking Good Friday Appeal raises over $25 million

    Record-breaking Good Friday Appeal raises over $25 million
    Apr 3 2026
    Victoria's Good Friday Appeal has raised a record-breaking $25,268,485 for the Royal Children's Hospital in its 95th year, bringing the total amount raised since inception to over half a billion dollars. The fundraising effort included street collections by volunteers, a house auction in Melbourne's West that generated over $1.2 million, and phone room donations coordinated by CFA volunteers. Despite cost of living pressures, Victorians demonstrated significant generosity to support sick children and their families at the hospital.

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  • Tropical low to become cyclone off PNG coast

    Tropical low to become cyclone off PNG coast
    Apr 3 2026
    A tropical low is developing off the coast of Papua New Guinea in the Solomon Sea, with wind gusts reaching up to 85 kilometres per hour. The Weather Bureau expects it to intensify into a cyclone by tomorrow morning and continue moving southwest towards the Queensland coast. The system is not forecast to impact Queensland towns during the Easter period.

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  • Baby animals celebrate first Easter at Australian Reptile Park

    Baby animals celebrate first Easter at Australian Reptile Park
    Apr 3 2026
    The Australian Reptile Park is celebrating Easter with a collection of recently born baby animals, including koala joeys emerging from pouches, a young potoroo named Jinx, and Tiny Tim, an Indian star tortoise. The park offers hands-on encounters with wildlife during the Easter school holidays, featuring an obstacle course and opportunities for visitors to meet baby farm animals. Indian star tortoises like Tiny Tim grow to approximately 5 kilograms and can live up to 80 years, drinking water through their nostrils.

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  • Major Ballarat police blitz nets 12 arrests

    Major Ballarat police blitz nets 12 arrests
    Apr 2 2026
    Victorian police conducted a two-night operation in Ballarat targeting car thieves and high-risk driving, utilising local officers, the dog squad, and air wing units. The operation resulted in 12 arrests, including two 18-year-olds charged after being spotted in an allegedly stolen Subaru. Police seized four stolen vehicles and issued five infringement notices for traffic offences during the crackdown.

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  • Stolen car pursuit crosses NSW-Queensland border

    Stolen car pursuit crosses NSW-Queensland border
    Apr 2 2026
    A high-speed police pursuit involving a stolen vehicle crossed from New South Wales into Queensland at approximately 1.45am. The driver fled into a second stolen vehicle and remains at large after police terminated the chase for safety reasons. One police officer was injured during the incident and was transported to hospital in stable condition.

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  • Wife-carrying championship returns to Roma

    Wife-carrying championship returns to Roma
    Apr 2 2026
    The wife-carrying Outback Championship returns to Roma's Easter in the Country Festival in Queensland, featuring an obstacle course where competitors navigate hay bales and water buckets while carrying their partner. Competitors Georgia Nicholls and Thomas DeSanto demonstrate the unique upside-down carrying technique, with the winning couple receiving the wife or partner's weight in 4X beer as their prize.

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  • Artemis II astronauts head to the Moon

    Artemis II astronauts head to the Moon
    Apr 2 2026
    NASA's Artemis II mission has successfully launched four astronauts on a 10-day journey to the Moon, marking the first human spaceflight to lunar orbit in more than 50 years. The crew completed two Earth orbits before preparing for the translunar injection manoeuvre, which accelerates the spacecraft from 25,000 to 40,000 kilometres per hour to break Earth's orbit. Minor technical issues including a toilet malfunction and a Microsoft Outlook software problem were resolved during the early phase of the mission.

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  • Supermarket price rises loom as suppliers face cost pressures

    Supermarket price rises loom as suppliers face cost pressures
    Apr 2 2026
    Australian supermarkets including Coles, Woolworths and Ritchies are facing supplier requests for price increases due to rising fuel costs and operational expenses. Under the grocery code of conduct, price reviews could take between four to thirteen weeks to implement, with fuel levies particularly affecting fresh produce. Retailers are attempting to maintain competitive pricing despite cost pressures, with the situation dependent on how long fuel prices remain elevated.

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