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A head swim coach at a prestigious girls school has been accused of sexually assaulting a child he met on a social media application.
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A man's chilling words uttered to a woman after he fired a sawn-off rifle at her head have been revealed along with horror details of his campaign of abuse" against her.
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Australia is on the cusp of reaching a population milestone - even as the nation stares down the barrel of a demographic crisis amid crashing migration and birthrate levels.
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A family's Melbourne home was hit with bullets during what police believe was an accident during an alleged targeted shooting on another property.
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The individual figures attached to Jake Weatherald's maiden Test summer weren't flashy, but there is one statistic that sits firmly in his favour for the future.
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Wallabies flanker Fraser McReight has taken over as the Queensland Reds skipper ahead of the new Super Rugby Pacific campaign.
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Sydney is set for a historic weekend with work set to get underway on the first new heavy rail station in more than a decade.
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A popular beer has been pulled from shelves over a risk it could cause illness or injury if consumed.
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Melbourne's off-season from hell has continued with another two stars confirming they won't be at the club in 2027.
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Police have charged a teenager with attempted murder after a 17-year-old boy was allegedly stabbed when a brawl broke out at a house party in Sydney's west.
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The Prime Minister has hit back after being asked about excluding Australia's domestic spy chief from National Security Committee meetings.
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A 17-year-old girl has died and two people are fighting for life after a crash in Sydney's southwest.
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A victim of the horrific Bondi shooting has shared her outrage at her experience of her identity" being ripped" while she was being treated at hospital.
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Two boys have been hospitalised after crashing and rolling an allegedly stolen car during a wild police pursuit.
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A prominent Palestinian-Australian writer has been removed from a major literary festival line-up, with organisers citing cultural sensitivity" following the Bondi tragedy.
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An NRL club became entangled in a bitter family dispute that saw multiple rejected offers and explosive accusations in court.
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Jewish leaders are demanding answers after a cartoon ran by Nine newspapers suggests royal commission calls are being orchestrated by Israel.
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Massive queues formed outside an ordinary Sydney art gallery as fans of an international rock sensation braved the heatwave conditions to meet and greet their idol.
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The Prime Minister has hit back at suggestions voters see him as a weak" leader after resisting calls to call for a federal royal commission into the Bondi terror attack.
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Rangers have made a terrifying discovery at an idyllic Aussie swimming and camping spot frequented by families.
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Optus has poached Telstra veteran Sri Amirthalingam as its new chief technology officer as the telco continues rebuilding trust after its devastating triple-0 outage.
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Rangers have made a terrifying discovery at an idyllic Aussie swimming and camping spot frequented by families.
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Anthony Albanese has yielded to weeks of pressure, confirming a federal royal commission into the Bondi terror attack will go ahead.
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The Ashes are done and dusted, with Australia showing the rest of the world why they are the most feared team in cricket, but questions remain over the hosts going forward.
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Three teenagers have been charged after a 15-year-old was allegedly glassed in the neck during a fight on Sydney's northern beaches.
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Cricket's lawmakers have backed the decision which led to Oliver Peake's heroic Big Bash League innings and will cite it to reaffirm a longstanding rule.
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The Premier has been accused of sending mixed messages' to police as the government mulls outlawing globalise the Intifada'.
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Police have revealed how two men allegedly scammed elderly women out of their cash and purses in shopping centre car parks across one state.
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A man has been fatally shot by police after a six-hour standoff at a NSW home, with a critical incident investigation now declared.
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Amid reports Anthony Albanese will backflip on a Commonwealth royal commission into the Bondi terror attack, the Coalition has outlined a fresh concern.
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Damien Martyn's former teammates have provided a fantastic update on the Test star after his major health scare.
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A UK citizen living in Perth has had his visa cancelled and is being deported over links to the neo-Nazi White Australia' movement.
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A man has died in hospital after being found with a head injury outside a Queensland home.
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A disability support worker has been charged with manslaughter almost five years after a man died in a house fire in Sydney's west.
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Police are hunting a man believed to be armed with a gun after shots were fired during an altercation on a property in Western Australia.
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A pregnant school teacher charged with multiple child sex offences while on maternity leave has been unmasked as the first photos of her emerge.
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A teenage girl killed in a horror quad bike crash alongside a 38-year-old man has been identified - with a family friend revealing a devastating detail for the girl's parents in the wake of her death.
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Stunning CCTV has shown the moment a father-of-three fought off a group of armed thieves with nothing more than a gardening tool.
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At the end of a summer brimming with challenges, the confidence England has in its future has been justified with a stunning century by Jacob Bethell.
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The Prime Minister has made a big new move after mounting pressure to expand the scope of the Bondi terror attack probe.
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An unsung hero who ran forward alongside Ahmed Al-Ahmed to confront one of the Bondi gunmen has been rewarded for his selfless act as he continues to recover in hospital.
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Multiple people have been taken to hospital after a semi-trailer ploughed into six cars along a major road south of Sydney, leaving 13 injured.
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The Prime Minister has made a big new move after mounting pressure to expand the scope of the Bondi terror attack probe.
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The mother of a Melbourne-based reality TV personality has stepped in to guarantee her daughter's release on bail, after she was charged with multiple drug-related offences.
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Most clubs would crumble when a superstar of the game retires. But a Broncos legend is confident that a key recruit can come in and continue their success long into the future.
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Two men have been charged with the murder of a notorious convicted pedophile, who died following an alleged altercation in prison.
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Australian travellers to Bali may have to stick to some strict new rules imposed by the local government keen to crack down on unruly tourists.
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A French national has been accused of raping a woman while on a night out celebrating New Year's Eve.
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Sussan Ley has singled out far left" extremism as one of three ideologies that must be investigated as part of a national inquiry into the Bondi attack.
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Building approvals have surged across the nation, but experts warn Australia still needs to do one thing if they want to solve the housing crisis.