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Premiums will rise by an average of 4.41 per cent from April. -- Health Minister Mark Butler says it reflects the rising costs of medical services. -- The opposition says the premium increase is another "hit families cannot afford".

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Known for his roles in Apocalypse Now and The Godfather movies, has died at age 95. -- Blunt-talking, prolific and glitz-averse, Duvall won an Oscar for Best Actor and was nominated six other times. -- Duvall met his fourth wife, Luciana Pedraza, when he wrote and directed Assassination Tango.

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Cases of the disease hit a record 35-year high in Australia after a "potentially catastrophic" vaccine rate drop. -- Rates rose to almost 800 cases per 100,000 children in 2024-25, according to a Productivity Commission report. -- Infectious disease experts say declining childhood immunisation rates could risk wider circulation of preventable diseases.

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NSW residents will get another public holiday for Anzac Day in 2026 and 2027. -- In the next two years Anzac Day falls on a weekend, but aside from NSW, only Western Australia and the ACT get an additional public holiday. -- NSW Premier Chris Minns said the move will be part of a trial and will not impact Anzac services.

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Angus Taylor is the new leader of the federal Liberal Party after defeating Sussan Ley in a partyroom vote. -- In his first speech as leader, he said his two priorities would be to "restore our standard of living and protect our way of life". -- Ms Ley said she would resign from her seat of Farrer in southern NSW and would leave it "for others to judge" her tenure.

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