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Drug dealers arrested every week in meth hotspot

Drug dealers arrested every week in meth hotspot

An alleged drug trafficking syndicate has been busted selling methamphetamine in a regional community that has become a hotspot for the drug.

Homicide cops probe 'distressing' mental hospital death

Homicide cops probe 'distressing' mental hospital death

Homicide cops probe 'distressing' mental hospital death

Homicide cops probe 'distressing' mental hospital death

A union is renewing its calls for action on staffing and safety concerns as police investigate the death of a patient at a mental hospital.

Labor luminary takes aim at housing tax breaks

Labor luminary takes aim at housing tax breaks

Labor luminary takes aim at housing tax breaks

Labor luminary takes aim at housing tax breaks

Tax concessions for property investors are driving inequality and should be wound back, one of the key architects of the Hawke-Keating reforms says.

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Bush searched as fears grow for kidnapped grandfather

Bush searched as fears grow for kidnapped grandfather

The mistaken abduction of a grandfather for 10 days has baffled investigators as they scour dense bushland for clues to track him down.

Kyiv calls for military aid, warns of Russia in Pacific

Kyiv calls for military aid, warns of Russia in Pacific

Kyiv's top diplomat in Australia has issued a desperate plea for more military aid to stop the eradication of his country, asking for more consistent support.

Childcare workers on 'ick' alert after abuse scandals

Childcare workers on 'ick' alert after abuse scandals

Childcare centre staff have been urged to report uncomfortable incidents as the industry reels from sexual abuse scandals and child-safety concerns.

Alleged ringleaders charged in car theft syndicate bust

Alleged ringleaders charged in car theft syndicate bust

Several people have been charged and vehicles recovered after an alleged syndicate responsible for a series of high-end car thefts was busted.

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Massive reward for tip-offs in brutal murder cold case

Massive reward for tip-offs in brutal murder cold case

Massive reward for tip-offs in brutal murder cold case

Massive reward for tip-offs in brutal murder cold case

Police hope a $1 million reward for information about the brutal murder of a young hotel singer more than four decades ago will lead to tip-offs.

Car fires tied to grandfather's mistaken kidnapping

Car fires tied to grandfather's mistaken kidnapping

Car fires tied to grandfather's mistaken kidnapping

Car fires tied to grandfather's mistaken kidnapping

Police believe two suspicious car fires could be linked to the kidnapping of a grandfather, who investigators say was taken in a case of mistaken identity.

Call for more action after synagogue gates rammed

Call for more action after synagogue gates rammed

Call for more action after synagogue gates rammed

Call for more action after synagogue gates rammed

Urgent and stronger action is required after a utility was reversed into the gates of Brisbane's main synagogue, Jewish community leaders say.

Alleged gunmen behind ex-NRL star's shooting charged

Alleged gunmen behind ex-NRL star's shooting charged

Alleged gunmen behind ex-NRL star's shooting charged

Alleged gunmen behind ex-NRL star's shooting charged

Police are probing potential links to overseas crime entities after the alleged gunman behind the shooting of a former NRL star was charged.

Green groups slam ministerial exemption for Alcoa mine

Green groups slam ministerial exemption for Alcoa mine

Green groups slam ministerial exemption for Alcoa mine

Green groups slam ministerial exemption for Alcoa mine

Conservationists are outraged that a minister has used national interest provisions to continue strip-mining a forest ecosystem.

How mirroring nature might just save the humble oyster

How mirroring nature might just save the humble oyster

How mirroring nature might just save the humble oyster

How mirroring nature might just save the humble oyster

Oyster reefs are already a restoration priority and Australian research could boost survival rates of the water-filtering, habitat-providing species.

Family court's 50 year legacy of reform and resilience

Family court's 50 year legacy of reform and resilience

Family court's 50 year legacy of reform and resilience

Family court's 50 year legacy of reform and resilience

Fifty years on, the Family Court’s legacy spans landmark rulings, social change and tragedy, while supporting millions of families through their darkest times.

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Chicken seller's wings clipped after profit fall

Chicken supplier Inghams Group has posted a sharp fall in first-half earnings, after facing cost headwinds while resetting supply chains.

Rural property scoured for signs of abducted grandad

Neighbours are in shock as police search for signs of a kidnapped 85-year-old at a semi-rural acreage allegedly used by his abductors.

Golly: what an incredible lifetime of devoted service

Police have gathered in their hundreds to farewell one of the nation's leading police officers on his final day before retirement after a battle with cancer.

Famed outback town reports major drop in crime

A crime-plagued outback town is touting big drops in offending - just as a new women's prison is opening.

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Overseas puppeteers sought after NRL star's shooting

An NRL premiership-winner remains in a serious condition, as police hunt for the people who ordered his shooting and whoever pulled the trigger.

Security review after deadly mental health escapes

Authorities will review security arrangements at a mental health facility after two patients were allegedly involved in fatal incidents after fleeing care.

New Year's Eve traffic stop leads to terror offences

A man's mobile phones seized by traffic police on New Year's Eve has led to his arrest again for extremist violent material allegedly stored on them.

Six cars chased scrap thief suspect before fatal crash

Multiple people involved in scrap metal appear to have joined the chase of a suspected thief before his truck fatally collided with a car, police say.

Military tourism push as wartime bombings remembered

The Top End has marked the anniversary of the 1942 bombing of Darwin amid a push to attract niche tourists to World War II sites and their stories.

Fears Hanson's 'dog-whistling' could trigger violence

A letter threatening Muslims with death was sent to a mosque days after a senator made racist remarks, sparking fears about spiralling Islamophobia.

Truck 'chased' on wrong side of highway before crash

A driver has been killed instantly in a horror crash with a truck that may have been chased by at least one vehicle on the wrong side of a major highway.

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