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A Premier has made a big call after the state sought to appeal a court decision that awarded a man a record $2.8m over horrific child sex abuse he suffered.
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A chainsaw-wielding group's deadly rampage has left one man dead and another clinging to life as police investigate the brutal attack.
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Passengers on board a commercial flight have caught the moment flames and smoke started billowing out of the engine.
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Emergency services are responding after a man died in a broad daylight shooting in Sydney's west.
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Newly-installed ABC boss Mark Hughes shared the eyewatering bill run up by the public broadcaster after it was sued for unlawful termination.
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Emergency services are responding after a man died in a broad daylight shooting in Sydney's west.
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Employer groups and unions have locked horns over changes to flexible working arrangements for Aussie workers.
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We can't allow AI companies to repeat the internet's systematic appropriation of creative content. Australia has perfectly adequate laws - tech companies need to follow them, writes News Corp boss Michael Miller.
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Lawyers acting for two men charged after a teenager was allegedly killed and hidden in a fridge have urged a magistrate to dismiss the charges.
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The Home Affairs Minister gave his most detailed response on the returned ISIS brides after officials said the government had been aware of their travel for months.
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A court has been told of crucial autopsy findings in the case of a man accused of murdering his wife and staging it as a suspected ride-on mower accident.
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A mum was driving with her 10-year-old daughter on a quiet road past a Sydney daycare centre when she found herself in a nightmare situation.
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A Liberal senator has blasted Labor's out-of-control spending" as the Coalition draws more traditional battle lines.
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The appalling" sentencing of a monster" who sexually abused his own daughter is why Commonwealth laws must change, the opposition says.
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The lawyer for a man accused of murdering a teenager before hiding her body in a fridge has called for the case to be thrown out of court.
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Wild scenes broke out on a popular Aussie lake when a jet ski operator clashed with protesters over his controversial business proposal.
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Foreign Minister Penny Wong has given an update on the seven Australians onboard an aid flotilla that was intercepted by Israel.
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The eSafety Commission has called on social media companies to do better after research found Australian children were being exposed to real life gore and extreme violence on their platforms.
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A supermoon will be visible in Australian skies on Tuesday as the moon comes near its closest point to Earth.
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A couple who allegedly left three children in a burning home heard screams through a camera connected to a phone app, a court has been told.
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A former NSW constable who claimed showing sex videos to colleagues was joking around" won't be returning to the force.
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A man has been arrested for allegedly pointing a firearm towards a Sydney synagogue from a moving truck on the anniversary of the October 7 attack.
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A multibillion-dollar ASX-listed tech company will build a new research facility in a major Aussie city to help counter the world's surging" use of drones in war.
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A court has been told of a horrific detail in the murders of three people in outback Australia as a coroner prepares to probe the near-50-year-old cold case.
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The true drinking divide between generations of Australians has been cemented in a study of 23,000 people.
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Police have concerns for the 76-year-old man, who was last seen on Sunday afternoon when he became disorientated and walked away from his group.
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Outspoken senator Lidia Thorpe has yelled Free Palestine" while leaving an estimates hearing.
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Sparks have erupted over Optus in federal parliament's Question Time, with Communications Minister Anika Wells telling Opposition Leader Sussan Ley she should be ashamed of herself'.
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A former senator has filed a bankruptcy application against the husband of her ex-staffer Brittany Higgins in the Federal Court.
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Senate estimates has shot off to a fiery start, with crossbencher Lidia Thorpe tearing up as she demanded answers over the use of black money".
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Authorities are being grilled about why it took so long for state and federal representatives to meet about incredibly urgent" childcare reforms.
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Legislation for a new triple-0 watchdog is now before parliament, with the promise of a stronger system in the wake of a fatal Optus breakdown.
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There's trouble in paradise at the the most beautiful street in Australia" where locals are furious about a viral new trend.
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The AG's department have said they are relatively confident" a national register for checks would go live this year, after alleged childcare centre abuse revelations.
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A former civil servant was busted in a bizarre hiding place after months on the run - he is now facing a corruption probe.
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The Defence Minister has played down concerns Australia's newest military ally would sit out a potential conflict with Beijing.
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Shocking vision has revealed the danger Australia Post's posties face every day, suffering broken bones and concussions at the hands of distracted drivers.
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A new report has revealed Australia's worst industries for wage theft, with more than $1bn returned to workers over the past five years.
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Senate estimates has gotten off to a fiery start, with crossbencher Lidia Thorpe tearing up as she demanded answers over the use of black money".
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Up to 100,000 people could attend a pro-Palestine protest at the Opera House days after the two-year anniversary of the October 7 attacks.
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A former civil servant who spent months on the run will appear before an Independent Commission Against Corruption probe.
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A dad who died after his boat crashed into a yacht on a Sydney river has been remembered as someone who lived life to the fullest".
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A fringe group has spread across the country and become a potential flashpoint for violence after the disappearance of Dezi Freeman, an expert says.
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Attorney-General Michelle Rowland said the move would help strengthen the country after a spate of anti-Semitic attacks in major Australian cities.
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A shocking Victorian court case involving a child sex offender has prompted the Liberal leader to demand urgent changes to Australia's sentencing laws.
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Travellers have been warned to expect delays as new international travel rules come into effect across European Union countries.
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Australia's supermarkets are getting crunched by crime. But the big source of their loss in revenue is not what you think.
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Victorian prosecutors have revealed plans to appeal Erin Patterson's sentence for the mushroom murders of three relatives as manifestly inadequate".
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The elderly man was walking through dense bushland on Sunday afternoon and has not been seen since.
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The dog's owner found it suffering from serious injuries just 15 minutes after he had tied the dog to a tree while he popped into a nearby shop.