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A meth-addicted dad of three left his very close friend" with horrific injuries after attacking him with a samurai sword.
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A South Australian woman accused of trying to mow down her then-boyfriend during an alleged row over a hot chip has walked free from court.
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A court has heard how a son murdered his 65-year-old mother by dousing her in petrol and lighting her on fire as she lay in her garden.
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A man involved in a love triangle" allegedly murdered his ex-lover's husband and dumped his body in a river in southwestern Sydney, a court has been told.
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Former opposition leader Peter Dutton has traded federal politics for a new role in state investment strategy, after losing his seat at the last federal election.
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The husband of a woman savagely murdered on her front lawn has taken the fight to keep her killer behind bars to the High Court.
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A major bank has increased its fixed home loan rates for the second time in two weeks, losing its title as the cheapest lender.
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Border Force officials fighting tobacco-related crime have issued a bombshell call on the government's own tax policy, amid claims they are being set up to fail against criminal syndicates.
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One of Australia's brightest tennis players has been upset by a Great Britain teenager to start the Billy Jean King Cup qualifiers.
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Craig Bellamy wasn't aware of Melbourne's interest in a premiership-winning outside back, but a cheeky one-liner suggests he'd love to sign him as soon as possible.
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An Australian MP says his heart is bloody breaking" after receiving a handful of veterans' medals following the high profile arrest of Ben Roberts-Smith.
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A bank has predicted a third interest rate hike in 2026, but has gone against the major banks on when it will hit Australians.
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Bulldogs star Bronson Xerri didn't want to answer one question, but has opened up on the turbulent month that led to claims he wanted to leave the club.
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Police have given an update on their manhunt for a convicted child rapist who was due to be deported before his escape from custody.
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Border Force officials fighting tobacco-related crime have issued a bombshell call on the government's own tax policy, amid claims they are being set up to fail against criminal syndicates.
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One of Australia's brightest tennis players has been upset by a Great Britain teenager to start the Billy Jean King Cup.
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A Queensland state MP has been found dead inside a unit in Brisbane's north.
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Police have arrested a Queensland man accused of stealing more than $1m worth of diesel fuel within months.
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Lisa Wilkinson has revealed a brutal detail at the heart of Bruce Lehrmann's failed final bid to overturn his defamation loss.
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There has been a major development after a man was killed in a targeted" shooting on the 11th floor of a Melbourne high-rise building.
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New footage has emerged of the moment high profile Aussie businesswoman Carolyn Creswell came close to death after choking on a piece of steak.
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Australian drivers could end up paying more at the bowser within the coming weeks, even before the fuel excise returns to normal, economists have warned.
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Former Australian of the Year Grace Tame has suffered another blow after a charity she founded announced it would close its doors.
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A preacher previously found to have breached discrimination laws has released a fresh sermon, sparking furious reactions.
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An alleged teenage car thief's escape plan went prickly when he leapt into a backyard full of cactuses during a police chase.
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Dashcam footage has revealed the terrifying moment a police officer swerved to avoid a head-on crash with an alleged drunk driver travelling on the wrong side of the road.
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The mother accused of murdering her son told police his supposed troubles with addiction led him to inject himself with Vegemite, a court has been told.
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A $1m reward is on offer decades after the suspicious death of a young woman found with broken bones and burns to 60 per cent of her body.
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The specialist team tasked with investigating allegations of war crimes has delivered only its second arrest after years of work. Why is it taking so long?
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Disturbing details have emerged after a woman accused of bashing a hospital patient over the head with a hammer appeared in court for the first time.
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A major hunt is underway after a 30-year-old inmate escaped custody from a Sydney prison while being transported to hospital.
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Bruce Lehrmann has lost his final bid to overturn his defamation loss to Network 10 and Lisa Wilkinson, with Brittany Higgins declaring finality to a painful chapter".
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A growing campaign has powerful backers, but the nation remains bitterly split over what happens next.
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New details have emerged after a woman allegedly attacked a patient at a major Sydney hospital, leaving him fighting for life.
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Australia's two largest fuel suppliers will bring additional fuel onshore under an extraordinary deal, Anthony Albanese has announced.
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The AFP wanted Ben Roberts-Smith's arrest to be as public and dramatic as possible. And it exposes a glaring problem we can't ignore.
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More than a dozen vineyards across some of Australia's most renowned wine districts were visited in a major police operation
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Police investigating the death of a man last seen alive on AFL grand final day have made four new arrests.
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Police have given a major update more than 20 years after the death of a young woman found with burns to 60 per cent of her body.
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Bruce Lehrmann has lost his last-ditch attempt to overturn his damaging defamation suit loss to Network 10 and Lisa Wilkinson.
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A patient at a major Sydney hospital has been left fighting for life after a woman allegedly attacked him with a hammer.
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Just three weeks after Cyclone Narelle, Queensland is bracing for another severe tropical cyclone with Maila expected to make landfall early next week.
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The $150 million LIV Golf star who once lifted the Claret Jug now searches for answers after missing cuts at all four majors last year.
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Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the humanitarian situation in Lebanon is deeply concerning" after devastating Israeli air strikes overnight.
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Aussies have been warned a fragile" US-Iran ceasefire means there is no certainty of fuel prices coming down.
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Homicide detectives are investigating a man's death in a Melbourne suburb overnight.
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A retired police officer has finally been rewarded, after his heroic intervention during the Cronulla riots went unrecognised for nearly two decades.
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A young RSL employee has been charged over alleged fraud totalling hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Two people have been charged with a raft of heinous offences - including bestiality - after police allegedly uncovered an illegal brothel".
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An investigation has been launched after construction workers made a chilling discovery on a popular Aussie island destination.