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    Thousands of people today felt one of the strongest earthquakes to hit Australia amid warnings of aftershocks

    Thousands of people today felt one of the strongest earthquakes to hit Australia amid warnings of aftershocks



    Almost 15,000 people have reported sensing the tremor, which struck Queensland this morning.

    Geoscience Australia registered the 5.6 magnitude quake at a depth of 10km.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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     Today's News

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    Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt is giving one of their journeyman his flowers after a remarkable Rugby Championship victory over South Africa in Johannesburg 14:07

     Rugby:
    Signs Australian Rugby is going from strength to strength 13:27

     Business:
    Fruit growers are being urged to invest in more robust production, as prices rise globally 13:07

     Law and Order:
    Mass murder investigation in Indian temple town amid whistleblower's claims of secret burials 13:07

     Law and Order:
    The IHC says an autistic man who has been kept in mental health care for minor offending, has had his human rights breached 12:27

     Environment:
    Magnitude-6 earthquake strikes Indonesian island of Sulawesi 12:17

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     Environment:
    Heavy snowfall is expected to affect parts of the country, in the coming days 11:57

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