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Ex-AFL player agent charged over alleged police threats

Ex-AFL player agent charged over alleged police threats

Police have arrested and charged disgraced ex-AFL player agent Ricky Nixon for allegedly threatening an officer on social media.

Bumper crowds as savvy travellers hop into Easter break

Bumper crowds as savvy travellers hop into Easter break

Bumper crowds as savvy travellers hop into Easter break

Bumper crowds as savvy travellers hop into Easter break

Millions of Australians are braving crowded airports and busy roads to take an extended Easter long weekend break despite cost-of-living pressures.

Police conducting bail checks on 'weak' legal basis

Police conducting bail checks on 'weak' legal basis

Police conducting bail checks on 'weak' legal basis

Police conducting bail checks on 'weak' legal basis

The legal doctrine under which police conduct about 100,000 compliance checks on offenders out on bail should be scrapped, a law enforcement watchdog says.

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Jobs market strong but Trump tariff bomb yet to explode

Jobs market strong but Trump tariff bomb yet to explode

Australia's jobs market is holding up better than expected, but the impact of Donald Trump-imposed tariffs is yet to play out across the globe.

Teen arrested for alleged role in hiring Nordic hitmen

Teen arrested for alleged role in hiring Nordic hitmen

A tip-off from Danish police has led to a 15-year-old boy in Australia being charged with attempting to recruit killers for contract hits in Scandinavia.

Fake good Samaritan's alleged sex assault on 83yo woman

Fake good Samaritan's alleged sex assault on 83yo woman

Police are investigating after an elderly woman was allegedly sexually assaulted in her home by a man who offered to help her with her shopping.

Second drive-by as police seek gran's cowardly killers

Second drive-by as police seek gran's cowardly killers

Two suburban drive-by shootings in as many days are under investigation, with officers still searching for whoever gunned down a 65-year-old grandmother.

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Residents rattled as 'lovely' mum dies in alleged arson

Shock and devastation has gripped teary neighbours after a man allegedly murdered his wife and set fire to the family home.

Tropical cyclone to strengthen after forming off coast

Tropical cyclone to strengthen after forming off coast

Tropical cyclone to strengthen after forming off coast

Tropical cyclone to strengthen after forming off coast

Tropical Cyclone Errol is expected to intensify as it tracks towards Australia's west coast bringing very destructive winds.

Aussies shun US as Trump slump, dollar dive slow travel

Aussies shun US as Trump slump, dollar dive slow travel

Aussies shun US as Trump slump, dollar dive slow travel

Aussies shun US as Trump slump, dollar dive slow travel

The "Trump effect" is not the only reason Australians are turning their back on visiting the US as it slips from a top five travel destination, experts say.

Second alleged assassin charged for underworld shooting

Second alleged assassin charged for underworld shooting

Second alleged assassin charged for underworld shooting

Second alleged assassin charged for underworld shooting

Police have charged another man over an alleged drive-by slaying of underworld figure Mohammed Akbar Keshtiar near a popular major city precinct.

Trio of shooters in home attack that killed grandmother

Trio of shooters in home attack that killed grandmother

Trio of shooters in home attack that killed grandmother

Trio of shooters in home attack that killed grandmother

A grandmother has been shot and killed after three people opened fire in what police describe as a targeted attack on her home on the city outskirts.

Tobacco shops raided as police hit warring crime gangs

Tobacco shops raided as police hit warring crime gangs

Tobacco shops raided as police hit warring crime gangs

Tobacco shops raided as police hit warring crime gangs

Millions of dollars in illegal tobacco has been seized in raids on shops allegedly linked to organised crime gangs fighting to control the black market.

Tragedy as tourists drown, body of kayak rescuer found

Tragedy as tourists drown, body of kayak rescuer found

Tragedy as tourists drown, body of kayak rescuer found

Tragedy as tourists drown, body of kayak rescuer found

Three people are dead in separate tragedies after a man drowned in a dam trying to save children on kayaks and two tourists were swept out to sea.

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Tobacco war could put pressure on emergency departments

Violence linked to the illegal tobacco trade could lead to serious injuries and more work for busy emergency departments, doctors warn.

Hope unusual engraving solves 50-year-old mystery

Investigators hope someone can help identify a man found dead in a river on Christmas Day five decades ago, believing an unusual ring is the key.

'Unspeakable tragedy': boy killed in shooting accident

A teenage boy has been accused of having an unauthorised weapon after a nine-year-old was killed when he was accidentally shot in the neck.

Bondi stab victims 'forever in our hearts' one year on

People killed in one of Australia's worst massacres in years have been commemorated on its one-year anniversary, amid plans for a permanent memorial.

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Six killed in mall rampage loved and missed one year on

Flowers have been left near the shopping centre where one of Australia's worst mass killings unfolded one year ago as loved ones commemorate six people killed.

'Absolute mess': tiny town begins flood clean-up

Residents of an outback outpost have started a challenging clean-up after widespread flooding that broke records in some areas.

Callous foster child killer found dead in jail cell

A man who was serving a life sentence for the callous murder of a 12-year-old girl under his foster care has been found dead in jail.

Nervous wait for brewing tropical cyclone Errol

A tropical cyclone is likely to form off Australia's northwest and is a chance of impacting a remote coastline, forecasters say.

Teenager alleges human rights abuse in watch house

Children should not be held in watch houses for more than 24 hours, a report has found, after a boy was allegedly deprived of his basic human rights.

'Uninhabitable, mouldy' home prompts insurance lawsuit

The national corporate regulator is taking a leading insurer to court over delays to a storm damage claim that has left a home mouldy and requiring demolition.

Australian girl dies after fire in kids' cooking school

A blaze which broke out at a three-storey cooking school for children in Singapore has killed a 10-year-old Australian girl.

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