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Teens charged after popular bar hit by arson attack

Teens charged after popular bar hit by arson attack

Two teenagers are the latest to be arrested over a spate of attacks on popular nightlife venues with offenders demanding $10,000 in protection tax, police say.

NDIS reform to clean-up fraud, improve care: providers

NDIS reform to clean-up fraud, improve care: providers

NDIS reform to clean-up fraud, improve care: providers

NDIS reform to clean-up fraud, improve care: providers

Sweeping NDIS reforms will enforce tougher provider registration requirements and improve the quality of support for all, an inquiry has been told.

Couple found dead in home in confronting murder-suicide

Couple found dead in home in confronting murder-suicide

Couple found dead in home in confronting murder-suicide

Couple found dead in home in confronting murder-suicide

An investigation into a confronting murder suicide is expected to run for weeks after emergency crews discovered the bodies of a husband and wife at their home.

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Man charged for displaying hate symbol on back of leg

Man charged for displaying hate symbol on back of leg

A charge of displaying a banned Nazi symbol has been laid in the Northern Territory for the first time after a man was seen with a swastika tattooed on his leg.

Shoppers could pay more after Coles misconduct ruling

Shoppers could pay more after Coles misconduct ruling

Supermarket prices could stay higher for longer following a ruling that Coles misled its customers with non-genuine discounts, according to one retail expert.

One dead, two critical after bus rolls on highway

One dead, two critical after bus rolls on highway

One person is dead and two people have life-threatening injuries after a bus rolled while travelling along a notoriously dangerous highway.

Pleas for humanity in justice after teen dies in jail

Pleas for humanity in justice after teen dies in jail

A death in custody is sparking renewed calls for a government to change the way it deals with incarceration and to shed its "populist law and order agenda".

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Cattle station gets permit to kill 20,000 parrots

Cattle station gets permit to kill 20,000 parrots

Cattle station gets permit to kill 20,000 parrots

Cattle station gets permit to kill 20,000 parrots

Conservation groups are outraged that a cattle station has been given government permits to kill 20,000 corellas and galahs.

'Like the mafia': whistleblower outlines union tactics

'Like the mafia': whistleblower outlines union tactics

'Like the mafia': whistleblower outlines union tactics

'Like the mafia': whistleblower outlines union tactics

A workplace health and safety whistleblower has told an inquiry the regulator's failure to stand up to a rogue union showed a lack of leadership.

Girl on 109 charges freed as premier defends crime laws

Girl on 109 charges freed as premier defends crime laws

Girl on 109 charges freed as premier defends crime laws

Girl on 109 charges freed as premier defends crime laws

A state government has defended its crime laws as effective after a girl who was charged with weaponising cars and anti-Semitism had her charges dropped.

Hantavirus cruise evacuees secure flight to Australia

Hantavirus cruise evacuees secure flight to Australia

Hantavirus cruise evacuees secure flight to Australia

Hantavirus cruise evacuees secure flight to Australia

Six cruisers evacuated from a hantavirus-stricken ship will arrive back in Australia ahead of a three-week quarantine under the watch of critical care staff.

Global glut hits grain handler as farmers hold back

Global glut hits grain handler as farmers hold back

Global glut hits grain handler as farmers hold back

Global glut hits grain handler as farmers hold back

A leading Australian agribusiness has made a relatively small net profit in the first-half of its financial year, down 92 per cent from a year ago.

Two men charged after cleaner springs alleged crime den

Two men charged after cleaner springs alleged crime den

Two men charged after cleaner springs alleged crime den

Two men charged after cleaner springs alleged crime den

Two men have been charged after a cleaner stumbled upon a rental property stocked with explosives, cash, firearms and an estimated $25 million in drugs.

Woman charged over conspiracy to murder gangland figure

Woman charged over conspiracy to murder gangland figure

Woman charged over conspiracy to murder gangland figure

Woman charged over conspiracy to murder gangland figure

A woman allegedly behind a series of organised crimes has been charged with conspiring to murder a gangland figure.

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Alleged ATM heist bomb explodes in accused thief's face

An accused bank robber has been left with serious facial injuries after a homemade bomb used to break into an ATM blew up in his face.

Daylight robbery: charges laid over Armaguard hold-up

Police and security guards shot at a man after he allegedly held up an armoured vehicle, fleeing with hundreds of thousands of dollars of cash.

Jewish women felt 'trashed' by feminist movement

A survey of Jewish women revealed most had experienced anti-Semitism, while a Jewish community leader says some felt "trashed" by feminists in Australia.

Doubts tougher penalties will deter crime gangs

A former cop and criminologist warns new laws increasing jail time for criminal syndicates won't deter them or the teens they hire to do their dirty work.

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Teenager accused of planning racist terrorist attack

A young man has been charged with terror offences over allegations he was planning a terrorist attack motivated by nationalist and racist extremism.

Afghanistan veteran dies in parachute training crash

A highly-respected Special Forces sniper who went on multiple overseas deployments has died after colliding with a fellow paratrooper during an exercise.

'Unprecedented': concerns over 24/7 patron surveillance

Privacy advocates and experts have raised concerns about a plan to allow police to watch hospitality patrons over a 24/7 live feed.

Alleged hit men charged over plot to kill crime boss

Two alleged hit men have been arrested and charged after a months-long investigation into an alleged plot to take out a prominent underworld figure.

Discovery of triple murderer's body offers 'relief'

The body of Julian Ingram has been discovered by police, months after he killed his former partner and two others in a shooting spree.

Budget boost to tackle growing ranks of homeless youth

Helping homeless young Australians to find a place to live is the aim of a $60 million federal budget measure to even the odds of renting a room.

Jewish musicians describe backlash over Zionist beliefs

An Australian musician who rose to fame in the 1980s says she was viciously targeted and excluded from the industry for being a Jew and a Zionist.

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