17 September 2026

An EV is now Australia's cheapest car

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The BYD Atto 1 made headlines at its Australian debut last year, when its $AU23,990 launch price made it the cheapest EV in the country at the time. This new price reduction has n ...

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17 September 2026

Volunteer aviation investigators spot possible wreckage of plane missing since 1978

Volunteer aviation investigators believe they may have spotted the submerged wreckage of a plane that disappeared almost 50 years ago.

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17 September 2026

Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer ejected from Parliament for using c-word

Debbie Ngarewa-Packer has been ejected from Parliament after using the c-word, allegedly to refer to the Assistant Speaker.

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17 September 2026

Police admit to using AI on photograph posted to their social media

A guitar worth over $4000 was returned three years after being stolen, but an officer appeared to be posing with a much cheaper bass.

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