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LIVE UPDATES: Early voting in Tasmania is pointing to a rejection of the Voice.

Aussies around the nation headed to the polls to have their say on whether the nation should agree to introduce the proposed Voice to parliament .

The majority of polls have closed in Australia's first referendum of the 21st century.

A 52-year-old teacher was sleeping when three men allegedly armed with machetes started trying to smash their way into his home.

Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong called the attacks on Israel "heinous" but said humanitarian needs should be met.

Father worries for his missing daughter, who went to the Tribe of Nova music festival before Hamas militants turned the party into a killing ground and she was left running for her life with a fractured leg in a moon boot.

RFS Commissioner Rob Rogers called the sudden death a tragedy.

'Hamas once saved me from a kidnapping in Gaza.'

Four people, including two children, have been injured in a car crash on the Gold Coast.

The unlikely social media has 840.4 million videos under its scam hashtag and another 24.2 million under #scamawareness.

The incident began about 3pm on Wednesday when officers attempted to speak with a 33-year-old man at a home.

The captain asked crew and fellow passengers to intervene after she allegedly consumed her own alcohol on board.

As airstrikes hammered the territory throughout the day as families in cars, trucks and donkey carts packed the main road out.

It comes as Israel's military directed the evacuation of northern Gaza, a region that is home to 1.1 million people, within 24 hours on Friday.

Donald Trump said that he stood with Israel and its prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, as his GOP rivals continued to pointedly denounce his lashing out at Netanyahu days after Hamas’ deadly attacks.

It's understood a fight between a group of men took place on a platform at the station about 3.30 this morning.

The toll includes 614 children and 370 women and an additional 7,696 people have been wounded, according to the ministry.

French President Emmanuel Macron is heading to the scene of the suspected terror attack, in the northern city of Arras.

The royal family turned out in full uniform for Spain's national day.

Paris might remain in the grips of a reported bedbug infestation, but Australia was one of the first nations in the world to successfully stamp out major infestations of the upsetting critter, experts say.

In the 122 years since Federation, Australia has held 44 referendums to alter the Constitution – but only eight have been successful.

The United Nations undersecretary general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, publicly criticised Israel's evacuation order, suggesting that it was completely unviable.

In an elaborate publicity stunt for an energy drink company, Austrian Felix Baumgartner descended from space to Earth, breaking the sound barrier.

A convicted killer and rapist has now been on the run for more than 48 hours after cutting off his ankle bracelet.

A West Australian man has reportedly been charged after a bomb threat forced a passenger plane bound for Perth to return to Singapore under fighter jet escort.

Queensland firefighters have brought a major blaze under control, which had earlier been threatening homes west of the Gold Coast.

Australia is known as the lucky country and it seems a growing number of foreign investors want to buy in.

The income allowance will be permanently boosted to $11,800 annually.

A property in Narre Warren on the outskirts of Melbourne is at the centre of a bitter family feud.

In an Australian first, a commercial cafe has opened on the grounds of a residential care facility, staffed by budding hospital stars with a disability.

'My concerns for this evening is that I'll probably get no orders'

A high-profile man accused of rape has been denied a court order to keep his name suppressed but he still cannot be identified.

The Narre Warren property is central to the 42-year-old's legal case against her mother Joyleen Robinson.

A 22-year-old man who choked another to death in what started as self-defence has been told by the victim's brother it's too late for apologies.

The wheat was developed by the CSIRO in collaboration with national and international farmers and has shown promising health benefits when ingested.

Anthony Albanese is preparing to address the nation on referendum night to knit the country back together after the campaign.

A man has been seen running from a crash involving multiple cars on Sydney's Northern beaches overnight.

Three men have been charged after allegedly performing a Nazi salute outside the Sydney Jewish Museum.

No power. No water. And nowhere to go with rumours of an imminent Israeli ground offensive. This is the situation facing 1.1 million people in northern Gaza.

The powers first used during the Cronulla riots in 2005 allow police to search anyone without cause.

The veteran Geelong forward has signed a one-year deal with the Cats despite a tempting offer from Melbourne.

How they beat high-tech 'Iron Wall' as questions raised about Israel's intelligence failings, after news that video of mock assault posted before attack.

It's believed the local saw a 4WD dual cab ute "loitering nearby" so he shone his torch at the vehicle.

A 14-year-old boy is in a critical but stable condition after being hit by a car south-east of Brisbane.

Australia will head to the polls for the Voice to parliament referendum on Saturday for the first referendum held since 1999.

A UN spokesperson called the order 'impossible' without 'devastating humanitarian consequences'.

The arrest was made as part of an investigation into the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Marvin Oraiha in July.

Each measuring less than a centimetre tall, five newly unearthed mysterious gold treasures found in Hov, Norway, could help unlock secrets of an ancient society.