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Biosecurity plan to protect state's primary industries

Biosecurity plan to protect state's primary industries

A new biosecurity plan marks a strategic shift in managing viruses, mites, weeds and feral animals, but critics have questioned impacts on staff.

Developer's stark warning after critical stadium report

Developer's stark warning after critical stadium report

Developer's stark warning after critical stadium report

Developer's stark warning after critical stadium report

A day after a report recommended a divisive AFL stadium not go ahead, the project's developer has fired back with a warning over already rising costs.

'Dangerous' fugitive captured after weapons haul seized

'Dangerous' fugitive captured after weapons haul seized

'Dangerous' fugitive captured after weapons haul seized

'Dangerous' fugitive captured after weapons haul seized

A manhunt spanning more than 1000km is over after a fugitive was located and charged by police following a public appeal for assistance.

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'Only getting worse': left-field housing fix floated

'Only getting worse': left-field housing fix floated

Co-operative housing has been touted as the "missing piece" of Australia's housing affordability puzzle as the dream of ownership slips away for a generation.

Melting point: High chocolate prices the new normal

Melting point: High chocolate prices the new normal

Eye-watering chocolate prices are set to ease after hitting record highs but won't return below pre-2021 "cocoa-crisis" levels, research shows.

Murder charge laid after bones found in cold case

Murder charge laid after bones found in cold case

A man has been charged with murder on the same day police found bones during a search for the remains of a woman who has been missing since 2002.

Huge manhunt under way for armed fugitive

Huge manhunt under way for armed fugitive

Police are hunting a fugitive accused of shooting a man and fleeing the scene of a crash, warning that he is armed, dangerous and should not be approached.

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Alan Jones hit with more indecent assault charges

Alan Jones hit with more indecent assault charges

Alan Jones hit with more indecent assault charges

Alan Jones hit with more indecent assault charges

Shock jock and one-time Wallabies coach Alan Jones has been slapped with a raft of indecent assault charges over alleged historical abuse.

Woman charged over death of girls in house fire

Woman charged over death of girls in house fire

Woman charged over death of girls in house fire

Woman charged over death of girls in house fire

A woman has been charged with negligent manslaughter over the death of two little girls in a house fire, which also injured a young boy.

Shock nappy pants find sparks 'hitchhiker' pest alert

Shock nappy pants find sparks 'hitchhiker' pest alert

Shock nappy pants find sparks 'hitchhiker' pest alert

Shock nappy pants find sparks 'hitchhiker' pest alert

A major supermarket has removed certain nappy pants after a pack was found to contain a serious pest, sparking a warning about 'hitchhiker' insects.

Stricken police hailed in restaurant gas leak tragedy

Stricken police hailed in restaurant gas leak tragedy

Stricken police hailed in restaurant gas leak tragedy

Stricken police hailed in restaurant gas leak tragedy

Authorities are investigating the cause of a tragic gas leak at a restaurant that killed a man and left six others hospitalised, including five police officers.

Show us the money: teachers mock 'education state' tag

Show us the money: teachers mock 'education state' tag

Show us the money: teachers mock 'education state' tag

Show us the money: teachers mock 'education state' tag

Hundreds of kindergarten teachers have gone on strike, taking direct aim at a premier as she spruiks her state's education credentials overseas.

Tough legislation strengthens the war on vapes

Tough legislation strengthens the war on vapes

Tough legislation strengthens the war on vapes

Tough legislation strengthens the war on vapes

Six-figure fines, jail time and new powers for health authorities will be introduced as a state cracks down on illegal tobacco and vapes.

Ground-penetrating radar used in cold-case victim probe

Ground-penetrating radar used in cold-case victim probe

Ground-penetrating radar used in cold-case victim probe

Ground-penetrating radar used in cold-case victim probe

Police have renewed their investigation into the suspected murder of a woman who vanished in 2002 and are searching a property near her former home.

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Kids to lose social media access but others will be OK

Social media companies will have to detect and eject under-16s from their platforms, but this does not mean all users will have their ages checked.

Retail robbers target liquor as cops aim to booze bust

Alcohol theft has spiked by 140 per cent with whiskey and bourbon the most common bottles nabbed as retailers grapple with almost 20 booze robberies a day

Push to take advantage of solar on big buildings

There are growing calls for Australia to harness big buildings to capture solar energy, as a report found only one fifth of available roof space is used.

Trio charged over death, 20 more to be probed

An investigation has been launched after a coroner found a man died of a lethal dose of a veterinary euthanasia drug, with 20 more deaths to be probed.

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Teenagers arrested as police crack down on e-bikes

Calls for national regulations for high-powered e-bikes continue as police arrest five teens allegedly caught speeding during a crackdown on riding offences.

'Extraordinary': High Court bid over killer's appeal

A state attorney-general has applied to the High Court to appeal a decision to reduce a juvenile's sentence over the stabbing death of a mother.

Man gets lifetime sports ban after Nazi salute charge

A lifetime ban has been slapped on a man after he allegedly performed a Nazi salute before an AFL semi-final clash on the weekend.

Parents warned on online safety after child abuse raids

More than a dozen accused pedophiles, including a man who allegedly live-streamed child abuse from the Philippines, have been arrested in police raids.

Behind the scenes: major hunt for accused police killer

The search for alleged gunman and fugitive Dezi Freeman has developed into the largest tactical policing operation in Australian history.

Aussie duo nabbed over weapons supply to foreign rebels

A two-year investigation has resulted in two Australian men facing allegations of trafficking firearms and ammunition to a violent paramilitary group overseas.

Terror groups and affiliates slapped with sanctions

Three fundamentalist groups and dozens of entities and individuals have been slapped with continued financing sanctions by the federal government.

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