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Amid calls for even tougher weapons laws following the stabbing deaths of two boys in Melbourne, a criminologist says symbolic' crackdowns will not end knife crime.
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An Australian mass murderer, jailed until he can no longer do harm", has had his latest bid seeking compensation over alleged army abuse rejected.
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Jacinta Price will speak at an Indian Society venue less than 24 hours after being axed from the frontbench for controversial comments on migrants.
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Aussies in this major city have been scoring the best deal at the bowser, as others feel the sting of rising costs.
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Two police officers have been charged with negligent manslaughter more than a year after a man died during an arrest.
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Police have released CCTV footage of hooded offenders targeting a home in an anti-Semitic attack earlier this year.
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NSW Premier Chris Minns says the government has to deliver" the Great Koala National Park despite Labor MPs voting against a motion to ensure its creation.
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A man whose body was discovered in a forest has been identified just hours after police released CCTV footage in a public appeal for help.
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The alleged leader of a sprawling illegal tobacco empire has been charged by police following a major law enforcement operation.
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Senator Jacinta Price will speak at an Indian Society venue less than 24 hours after being axed from the frontbench for controversial comments on migrants.
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Workers impacted by the creation of a new koala national park will receive 10 weeks of JobKeeper-style" assistance.
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A former AFL umpire has appeared in court alongside three other men accused of corrupt betting on Brownlow medals.
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The beleaguered university boss has resigned from her $1.1m job following months of controversy and complaints from staff.
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New CCTV has emerged of a man found dead in a Brisbane forest, as police struggle to identify him more than a month on.
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A man has been charged with attempted murder and arson after police shot him during a house fire.
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The driver in the fatal Hunter Valley wedding bus crash will appeal his sentence in a courtroom expected to be packed with the families he tore apart.
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Footage has captured the moment an 18-year-old man was arrested after cops raided his home.
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Workers impacted by the creation of a new koala national park will receive just 10 weeks of JobKeeper-style" assistance.
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The beleaguered university boss is expected to resign from her $1.1m job following months of controversy and complaints from staff.
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A British man in his 20s and another man in his 50s have died in a horror car crash at a famed Australian tourist hotspot.
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An 11-year-old girl has died after a car crashed into a dam in northern NSW, leaving another person in hospital.
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A Liberal state director has responded after messages were leaked showing him making fun of the party's women's council.
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Tensions within the Coalition are escalating in the wake of Jacinta Price's controversial comments on Indian migrants and subsequent axing from the front bench.
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Electricity companies will be forced to prominently display a key detail on energy bills to help Aussie households switch to a better offer.
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An 18-year-old has been charged with terrorism offences after cops raided his Brisbane home.
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A driver is believed to have fled the scene after hitting a pedestrian using crutches, sparking a major police probe.
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Payment giant Visa has fired back at the RBA's plan to ban card surcharges, warning Australia risks becoming one of the world's most regulated payment markets.
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Liberal Party insider Peta Credlin has revealed why the dumping of Jacinta Price is catastrophic news for the current Liberal leader.
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A childcare director involved in a major bungle at a Sydney daycare centre has had a nasty run-in with a journalist at a petrol station.
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The Victorian Liberal state director says sorry after leaked WhatsApp messages revealed him mocking the party's women's council and an older MP's health.
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A slowdown in house building and oversupply from China is threatening hundreds of jobs in one of Australia's key industries.
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Lightning has frozen a train on the Sydney Metro, trapping commuters on-board lifeless carriages and putting peak hour travel into chaos.
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The WA Supreme Court has released documents related to Brittany Higgins' defamation costs after she lost her fight with Linda Reynolds.
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Maverick MP Bob Katter has listed mysterious mining ventures in his declaration of interests, but crossed out references to cattle operations in the gulf'.
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People have been urged to avoid the town of Porepunkah and surrounding woodlands as the hunt for alleged cop killer Dezi Freeman continues.
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Sussan Ley requested the under pressure senator to step down from the shadow ministry after refusing to back in the Opposition Leader's leadership.
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Residents of a small town were told to stay indoors while police negotiated with a man holed up in a house for five hours.
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Experts warn Australians will pay more at the shops even if they use cash if the proposed ban on card surcharges passes through.
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A slowdown in house building and oversupply from China is threatening hundreds of jobs in one of Australia's key industries.
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Authorities are preparing for a volatile weekend, with fears protests could erupt into street violence.
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Harrowing footage, filmed by a family member, has captured the tense police standoff with Dezi Freeman at a remote Porepunkah property - and the moment shots ring out, leaving two police officers dead.
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Commuters have been warned of major disruption for Wednesday afternoon's peak hour after some Sydney Metro services stopped running.
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The under pressure senator remained defiant when asked whether she had confidence in Sussan Ley's leadership, with party tensions clearly on show.
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Residents have been told to stay indoors while police respond to an ongoing emergency north of Brisbane.
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A top public servant has been sacked after intervening to overturn a working with children's check decision for someone he'd exchanged 357 texts with.
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Older Australians have been warned that hostile overseas actors" are attempting to undermine democracy through a fake 10pm driving curfew.
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Aussie travellers heading to Qatar have been told to stay alert and take official warnings seriously after deadly air strikes in Doha.
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Harrowing 27-minute footage has captured the tense police standoff with Dezi Freeman at a remote Porepunkah property - and the moment shots ring out, leaving two police officers dead.
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Hospital emergency rooms are being monitored by the hour' in one state, as a damning report exposes major capacity issues.
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An apprentice has been killed at an engineering factory, making it the second workplace fatality to occur at the same business in six years.