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In the space of minutes, a man on the Gold Coast went from refusing to pay his cab fare to stealing the taxi only to be quickly nabbed because of the vehicle's tracking system.

Four residents at a coronavirus-hit aged care home in NSW have been cleared of the virus after showing symptoms of respiratory illness, as six new cases were confirmed in the state.

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS* Australia has 115 new cases, with 108 of those recorded in Victoria on Saturday* Victoria's triple-digit spike has forced the immediate lockdown of nine public housing towers containing 3000 residents for five days.

Ghislaine Maxwell would "never" disclose information about the Duke of York in the case surrounding pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, her friend has claimed.

Firefighters battling border bushfires or sent interstate have been put in an extremely dangerous situation because the states do not use the same radio communications, volunteers say.

There are some signs the number of coronavirus cases in Victoria is stabilising but authorities say it's too early to know for certain.

Tax officials have written to 8000 businesses that are believed to have claimed the JobKeeper wage subsidy despite not being eligible.

The United States has reported more than 55,000 new COVID-19 cases, a new daily global record for the coronavirus pandemic, as infections rose in a majority of states.