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Kids safer but drowning risk rises for older generation

Kids safer but drowning risk rises for older generation

Australia has significantly reduced the number of drownings among children aged under five, but older people are increasingly at risk, latest figures show.

Toxic forever chemicals found in Australian rainwater

Toxic forever chemicals found in Australian rainwater

Toxic forever chemicals found in Australian rainwater

Toxic forever chemicals found in Australian rainwater

The first Australian study to find PFAS chemicals in rainwater has uncovered fresh clues about how they got there.

Police suspected Ivan Milat of murders as early as 1971

Police suspected Ivan Milat of murders as early as 1971

Police suspected Ivan Milat of murders as early as 1971

Police suspected Ivan Milat of murders as early as 1971

Serial killer Ivan Milat was suspected by police of being behind 16 unsolved murders from as early as 1971, a government letter reveals.

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'Targeted attack': man shot dead in car park

'Targeted attack': man shot dead in car park

A man has been fatally shot in the car park of a community centre in Punchbowl in southwest Sydney.

Director arrested, CFMEU office raided in police sting

Director arrested, CFMEU office raided in police sting

A two-state operation probing corruption allegations has raided a CFMEU head office and three people people have been arrested, including a company director.

'Unimaginable loss' as kids killed in crash identified

'Unimaginable loss' as kids killed in crash identified

Two young school children killed in a horrific crash have been identified, while several others remain in hospital.

Three-day hunt ends in charges over family axe attack

Three-day hunt ends in charges over family axe attack

A man accused of fleeing for three days after attacking his elderly parents and brother with an axe has been taken into custody and charged.

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Images released as men sought in 2002 cold case murders

Images released as men sought in 2002 cold case murders

Images released as men sought in 2002 cold case murders

Images released as men sought in 2002 cold case murders

Police have released computer-generated images and offered a $1 million reward for information over the cold case murders of two men more than 20 years ago.

Albanese leaves door open to cutting tobacco excise

Albanese leaves door open to cutting tobacco excise

Albanese leaves door open to cutting tobacco excise

Albanese leaves door open to cutting tobacco excise

Labor's leader is now declining to guarantee the government won't cut the levy, as One Nation says keeping it unchanged will funnel money to the "mafia".

Police swoop on men accused of grooming children online

Police swoop on men accused of grooming children online

Police swoop on men accused of grooming children online

Police swoop on men accused of grooming children online

Two men in their 60s have been arrested for child grooming offences with one allegedly travelling to Sydney to meet up with a young girl for sexual intercourse.

Farmers demand fair go in fight with fossil fuel giants

Farmers demand fair go in fight with fossil fuel giants

Farmers demand fair go in fight with fossil fuel giants

Farmers demand fair go in fight with fossil fuel giants

Farmers are being asked to clean up fossil fuel emissions while also absorbing increased fires, droughts and insurance costs they create, a report has found.

Financial pain, not peaking prices driving fuel theft

Financial pain, not peaking prices driving fuel theft

Financial pain, not peaking prices driving fuel theft

Financial pain, not peaking prices driving fuel theft

A build-up in financial pressure over time is more likely to lead to someone stealing fuel than a spike in prices at the bowser, a report has found.

Australian found safe in Nepal as others wait and hope

Australian found safe in Nepal as others wait and hope

Australian found safe in Nepal as others wait and hope

Australian found safe in Nepal as others wait and hope

As relatives desperately search and wait for news on dozens of Australians missing following the Nepal-Tibet floods, one Aussie has been found alive and safe.

Koala Park hinges on government pay day from polluters

Koala Park hinges on government pay day from polluters

Koala Park hinges on government pay day from polluters

Koala Park hinges on government pay day from polluters

A carbon credit scheme has divided environmental groups and caused a rift in the Greens leading up to a key senate vote that could end a planned Koala Park.

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Gang violence fuels calls for action on cigarette tax

The federal government is coming under increased pressure to act on links between the tobacco excise and a thriving black market fuelling organised crime.

Man allegedly murdered woman known to him before fire

A murder and arson charge have been laid following a months-long investigation into the death of a woman killed in a unit fire.

Man and woman dead after plane crashes, sparks fire

A man and woman are dead after a light aircraft plunged into a rural property and sparked a large grass fire, in what police described as a "confronting" scene.

Guns-for-hire, Interpol alerts in state leader's sights

Overseas crime bosses who hire teenagers to carry out hits on Australian soil are being pursued as authorities fear an escalating "disregard for human life".

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Grim milestone sparks warning for threatened species

On the 90th anniversary of the death of the last-known Tasmanian tiger, conservation groups say more extinctions will occur if governments don't act.

Gunman on the run as family mourns shooting victim

A young man who was due to be married in just weeks has been fatally shot in a car park, as the killer remains on the run.

Fires, heat and looming El Niño menace east coast

Early spring blazes and soaring heat have put Australia’s east coast on high alert as a looming El Niño raises fears of a brutal fire season.

Divers find body of man in waterfall plunge pool

The body of a man who went missing while exploring a national park with his wife has been found by police divers in a plunge pool below a waterfall.

'Give yourself up': hunt for alleged axe attacker

Police are searching for a man who allegedly attacked his brother with an axe or tomahawk before turning on his elderly parents.

Firies battle blazes as spring temperatures soar

The first weekend of spring has seen unusually high temperatures, bushfire, and extreme wind in parts of the nation.

Families beg for answers on loved ones missing in Nepal

Family members of Australians still missing in Nepal are seeking answers as search efforts continue.

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