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1800MEDICARE: Free, 24/7 hotline to stop needless hospital visits

Hundreds of thousands of Australians could avoid the emergency department under one of Labor's last health promises of the election campaign.

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Anthony Albanese is announcing a free national telehealth service backed by Medicare. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Border Force picks up group of potential offshore arrivals after SOS spotted in sand

The rescue team said the group ‘couldn’t understand a word of English’.

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North Australian Helicopters has rescued a group of five non-english speakers on the NT coast, and reported them to the Border Force.

Albanese and Dutton pause election campaigns to honour Anzac heroes

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and opposition leader Peter Dutton have attended dawn services to mark Anzac Day.

Peter Dutton reveals $90 million domestic violence plan

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Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton at a domestic violence roundtable at the Archdiocese of Hobart.

Elderly man ‘seriously assaulted’ outside polling booth

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A man, believed to be in his 80s, is in a critical condition after allegedly being attacked by a teenager.

Where and how to vote early in the federal election

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People cast their ballots as early voting begins in Sydney.