Aussies expected to buy big this Black Friday and Cyber Monday, with one of the biggest sale events we've ever seen.

The Australian Retailers Association is expecting a record year, with $5.4 billion in sales predicted between November 26 and November 29.

Although Black Friday isn't officially until November 26, many retailers are pushing to be first with the deals. While that may sound good for the consumer, it's created some confusion on when and where the best sales are available.

Here's some of the best tech and gaming deals available now, and what you can expect in the coming week.

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Tech deals

Amazon is expected to lead the pack in terms of deals, but their true sale doesn't begin until November 23. Amazon says 57 per cent of Australians are planning to shop Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals this year, about 350K more compared to 2020.

Starting Tuesday November 23, Lenovo is offering big discounts on their laptops, tablets and other accessories. 45 per cent off the new ThinkPad X1 Fold, down to just under $2500.

There's also up to 40 per cent off Lenovo tablets including the M10 HD, the FHD and the P11 and up to 30 per cent off their Legion gaming laptops.

Dell is also offering up to 45 per cent off their range of laptops and tablets, the Inspiron 15 2-in-1 Laptop is down to $1,622.

Kmart says their Black Friday deals are scheduled to begin on Monday, November 22, with big deals on gaming including a Nintendo Switch bundle. More deals from Kmart will be released throughout the week.

Kogan has a handful of deals available now, which they're calling a "sneak peek". Deals on now include Apple AirPods Pro, down to $315. We'll keep an eye out for anything else to come from Kogan.

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Catch.com.au also has a big sale planned, but nothing to share from them at this stage.

ShopBack's Cashback Carnival has already kicked off, with the real tech and gaming savings to come. On November 26 ShopBack will launch their Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, starting with up to 20 per cent cashback from Myer.

But November 29 is the day you'll need to have your finger on the pulse.

At various times throughout the day, ShopBack will host deals with eBay and Lenovo. Get 20 per cent Cashback from Lenovo between 4pm and 8pm, and up to 12 per cent from your eBay purchases between 7pm and 11pm.

ShopBack is also handy if you want to keep an eye on the price of a particular product, you can view pricing history and get alerts when products in certain stores are on sale.

Nespresso are offering a few deals come November 22, with 15 per cent off selected Vertuo coffee machines, as well as bonuses when you purchase capsules and free shipping.

The Good Guys have dropped their Black Friday sale early, Apple AirPods for $199, Withings Steel HR Fitness Watch for $188 and DeLonghi Dedica Manual Coffee Machine for $199. There's also a stack of deals on home appliances.

Gaming deals

Gamers rejoice, you're being very well looked after with sales across games and accessories. But if you're expecting to find a cheap deal on a PS5 or Xbox console, think again – they are still near impossible to get your hands on.

Amazon's Black Friday gaming deals are strongest out of the gate, with savings on PlayStation 5 Controllers at $81, PS5 video games from just $24.

EB Games has already launched a number of great sales, including a 12 month PlayStation Plus subscription for $53, 10 per cent off their PS5 DualSense controllers and up to $40 off selected PS5 games, including Death Stranding: Director's Cut (PS5) for $68, God of War (PS4) and Horizon Zero Dawn (PS4) down to just $9.

If you have some old games and consoles you're looking to get rid of, EB games also have announced increased value on trade-ins.

JB HIFI's Black Friday sale is yet to be officially revealed, but you should be able to pick up some great bargains come November 23. A potential leak of the catalogue on OzBargain.com.au showed PlayStation 5 game Deathloop for just $39 (an absolute steal).

PlayStation's Black Friday discounts are already live, with the newly released Far Cry 6 just $70 and Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy $65. These discounts will end come November 29.

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You'll also find up to 80 per cent off selected Bethesda titles across digital stores, Doom Eternal, Elders Scrolls Online and Evil Within 2 boasting huge discounts.

Xbox is also on board the sales train with up to 50 per cent on their digital store.

Nintendo's estore boasts over 1000 games on sale right now, with games like The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Dark Souls Remastered and Maneater for half their retail price. Nintendo's sale is expected to end on November 30.

We're also anticipating huge discounts on gaming hardware and accessories.

On November 26, EPOS Audio will have deals on their headphone range, with 47 per cent off their GSP 301/302 range down to $79.

Right now Target has the Nintendo Switch lite for $279, although this doesn't seem to be part of a Black Friday sale – great deal regardless.

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We all love a happy ending. Even in our darkest moments, it's human nature to cling to hope. That's what helps get us through difficult and dire situations.

A happy ending was the blessed outcome in the search for little Cleo Smith. Despite missing without a trace for two weeks, and many expecting the worst as each day passed, the four year old girl was found, safe and well just a kilometre from her Carnarvon family home in WA.

It was a miraculous moment we all shared – "Cleo's been found, and she's OK" – rang out around the country. Hope prevailed.

It was the same wonderful outcome for little AJ Elfalak.

The three-year-old non verbal boy was missing for three days, and we all held our breath, clinging to hope, as the intensive search went on. Against the odds, AJ was found safe and well, surviving by drinking water from a creek bed. Again, hope turned to joy.

'Their only hope now is to find William's remains. It's a cruel hope to cling to'

But in the case of William Tyrrell, there will be no happy ending. Police now admit that after seven years of searching, the little boy in the spiderman suit will not be coming home. Their only hope now is to find William's remains. It's a cruel hope to cling to.

NSW and Federal Police have stepped up their search after obtaining new information. They're throwing everything they have at finding any hint of William Tyrrell.

Any clue to reveal what happened on that fateful day in 2014 when he disappeared without a trace from a home at Kendall on the NSW Mid North Coast.

There are all sorts of theories.

Initially it was thought William had wandered off into thick bush near the home and was lost. Then the investigation turned to a possible kidnapping. Known sex offenders in the area were questioned. A possible pedophile ring was considered. The worst of the worst was the possible fate of a beautiful little boy

And yet there was always hope that perhaps, William might still at least be alive.

The case of William Tyrell will not deliver a happy ending, but the hope of finding something is essential to deliver answers and justice.

It's what William and his family deserves.

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Thousands of protesters gathered in Vienna on Saturday after the Austrian government announced a nationwide lockdown to contain the quickly rising coronavirus infections in the country.

The far-right opposition Freedom Party was among those who have called for the protest and vowed to combat the new restrictions.

Demonstrations against virus measures were also expected in other European countries including Switzerland, Croatia and Italy.

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On Friday night, Dutch police opened fire on protesters and seven people were injured in rioting that erupted in downtown Rotterdam around a demonstration against COVID-19 restrictions.

The Austrian lockdown will start early Monday and initially will last for 10 days, and will then be reevaluated. At the most it will last 20 days. Most stores will close, and cultural events will be cancelled. People will be able to leave their homes only for certain specific reasons, including buying groceries, going to the doctor or exercising.

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The Austrian government also said that starting February 1, the country will make vaccinations mandatory.

As the march kicked off on Vienna's Heldenplatz, thousands of protesters gathered on the massive square. About 1300 police officers were on duty. They used loudspeakers to tell protesters masks were required, but most didn't wear them.

Chanting "resistance!" and blowing whistles, protesters began to move slowly down the city's inner ring road. Many waved Austrian flags and carried signs mocking government leaders like Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg and Health Minister Wolfgang Mueckstein.

Some wore doctor's scrubs; others donned tinfoil hats. Most of the signs focused on the newly announced vaccine mandate: "My Body, My Choice," read one. "We're Standing Up for Our Kids!" said another.

Freedom Party leader Herbert Kickl, who announced earlier this week that he had tested positive for COVID-19 and had to stay in isolation at home, made an appearance via video. He denounced what he called "totalitarian" measures from a government "that believes it should think and decide for us."

Vaccinations in Austria have plateaued at one of the lowest rates in Western Europe and hospitals in heavily hit states have warned that their intensive care units are reaching capacity. Average daily deaths have tripled in recent weeks.

Not quite 66% of Austria's 8.9 million people are fully vaccinated, according to government figures.

Austrian Chancellor Schallenberg apologized to all vaccinated people on Friday night saying it wasn't fair they had to suffer under the renewed lockdown restrictions when they had done everything to help contain the virus.

"I'm sorry to take this drastic step," he said on public broadcaster ORF.

In France, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin on Saturday condemned incidents in the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, one of France's overseas territories, where violent demonstrations broke out this week over COVID-19 restrictions. Darmanin said 29 people had been detained by police overnight. Authorities announced on Friday a decision to send 200 additional police officers on the island and a nightly curfew from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. to be imposed until Tuesday.

Protesters have staged road blockades and set street equipment and cars on fire. They denounce the COVID-19 health pass that is required to access restaurants and cafes, cultural venues, sport arenas and long-distance travel. They also protest mandatory vaccination for health care workers.

The pass shows that people are fully vaccinated, have had a recent negative test of proof of a recent COVID-19 recovery.

A child under ten, with pre-existing medical conditions, has become the youngest person in Australia to die from COVID-19.

They are one of Victoria's five confirmed COVID-19 deaths recorded in the 24 hours to Saturday.

"The child aged under 10 years, who died with COVID-19, also had other serious comorbidities," the Victorian Health Department said in a statement.

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The state recorded a slight drop in cases with 1166 new infections reported in the past 24 hours, bringing the number of currently active cases in Victoria to 9581.

Victoria has almost reached 90 per cent of residents aged over 12 being fully vaccinated.

There are 312 people in hospital and 55 in intensive care.

The slight drop in cases comes as the state recorded 1273 infections yesterday.

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New South Wales has recorded a drop in COVID-19 cases today, reporting only 182 new infections in the past 24 hours.

No deaths were reported overnight.

The drop in cases comes as the state recorded 216 infections yesterday.

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There are currently 191 people in hospital and 28 in intensive care.

It comes as the state has almost reached 95 per cent of residents over the age of 16 being fully vaccinated.

More than 80 per cent of 12 to 15-year-olds in NSW are also fully vaccinated.

A fisherman's unexpected catch forced the closure of two Perth beaches on Saturday.

Swanbourne and North Cottesloe beached were closed after a fisherman caught a large tiger shark before midday.

Video sent into 9News shows the fisherman alongside the catch, almost the length of him.

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The shark was released back to the ocean shortly after its capture, which prompted the initial closures.

However, the beaches were then re-opened an hour later.

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A manhunt is underway for a suspected arsonist who allegedly lit a destructive blaze in Adelaide's CBD overnight.

South Australian Police have seized CCTV vision from nearby residents after several heritage-listed terraces on Sanders Place were destroyed.

In the black and white video, an unknown man is shown walking towards the end of the cul-de-sac. Moments later, he's shown walking in the opposite direction.

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Residents said there was a commotion on the street moments before the blaze took hold.

"(There was) a lot of yelling, smashing, a loud 'Oi'," Charlotte Djukanovic told 9News.

"I thought it was a fight across the road and then our house just filled with smoke."

It took firefighters almost an hour to bring the blaze under control.

Police are now investigating the fire as an act of arson.

"It's been determined as deliberate, but it's a SAPOL investigation so that's as much as I can say about that," South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service (MFS) Fire Investigation officer Tom Loftus said.

The MFS said the estimated cost of the damage caused is around $200,000.

Just taking a stroll with her dad used to be breathtaking for Melbourne woman Monique Neu.

For more than a decade, the 25-year-old had suffered from a weak heart muscle, which impaired the organ's ability to pump blood through her body.

But Monash Health cardiologist Jeffrey Alison and a device the size of a small grain of rice have transformed Ms Neu's life.

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"I live in a dead-end street with two massive hills on both sides and I couldn't even walk up half the hill without running out of breath," Ms Neu told 9News.

"Now I can walk up to the hill to the shops and back and I'm completely fine."

In what's believed to be a world-first operation, Ms Neu had the lead-less tiny electrode and a wireless pacemaker implanted on either side of her heart.

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The devices are produced by med-tech company EBR Systems, which is focused on removing the wires that have been standard in most pacemakers.

Fewer leads mean the implants will last longer inside the body.

Dr Alison said Ms Nue has made a resounding recovery after the operation.

"She's had a had fantastic response. Pump performance has improved by around about 60 per cent," he said.

"She's now working full time and she's now doing everything comfortably without any problems.

"This is a system that can be in place indefinitely."