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'Are you Muslim?': attack points to rising hate

'Are you Muslim?': attack points to rising hate

The bashing of a father outside a mosque comes as advocacy groups express concern about a broad escalation of Islamophobia and anti-Muslim rhetoric.

'Extremely confronting': woman accused of boy's murder

'Extremely confronting': woman accused of boy's murder

'Extremely confronting': woman accused of boy's murder

'Extremely confronting': woman accused of boy's murder

First responders have faced the grim discovery of a young boy's body after he was allegedly murdered in his home.

Bird flu surveillance ramped up on coastline

Bird flu surveillance ramped up on coastline

Bird flu surveillance ramped up on coastline

Bird flu surveillance ramped up on coastline

Authorities have called for calm after Australia's sixth bird flu case was confirmed, with thousands of department staff deployed to the coastline.

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Charges after imitation pistol pointed at synagogue

Charges after imitation pistol pointed at synagogue

Two men have been charged after they allegedly pointed an imitation firearm at congregants outside a busy synagogue.

'Pure elation': Aussie IVF innovation sparks baby joy

'Pure elation': Aussie IVF innovation sparks baby joy

Australian scientists have achieved the first pregnancies using a trail-blazing 3D-printed IVF device smaller than the width of a human hair.

Precautions urged as sixth bird flu case confirmed

Precautions urged as sixth bird flu case confirmed

Australia's sixth bird flu case has been confirmed as the nation's top veterinarian issued advice to keep free-range hens housed, where practical.

Socceroos fans downhearted but well behaved, say police

Socceroos fans downhearted but well behaved, say police

Australia has been knocked out of the soccer World Cup after a tense shootout with Egypt, but local fans have accepted the disappointment without incident.

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Third youth charged over stabbing murder of teen

Third youth charged over stabbing murder of teen

Third youth charged over stabbing murder of teen

Third youth charged over stabbing murder of teen

Homicide squad detectives have charged a third teenager with murder following the fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old boy.

Disposing of world war's deadly remnants 80 years on

Disposing of world war's deadly remnants 80 years on

Disposing of world war's deadly remnants 80 years on

Disposing of world war's deadly remnants 80 years on

Navy task force Operation Render Safe is undertaking a reconnaissance survey of Nanumea Lagoon in Tuvalu to locate and identify explosive WWII remnants.

Hate speech 'technically' easy to combat but X refuses

Hate speech 'technically' easy to combat but X refuses

Hate speech 'technically' easy to combat but X refuses

Hate speech 'technically' easy to combat but X refuses

Online hate speech can be dealt with, but X and the federal government are dragging their feet, the anti-Semitism royal commission has been told.

Police drop charges against duo accused of abduction

Police drop charges against duo accused of abduction

Police drop charges against duo accused of abduction

Police drop charges against duo accused of abduction

Two males who faced court over the alleged abduction of a teenage girl will no longer face charges, police have confirmed.

'Distraught': Wrangler trial secret recordings released

'Distraught': Wrangler trial secret recordings released

'Distraught': Wrangler trial secret recordings released

'Distraught': Wrangler trial secret recordings released

Secret recordings that were key to Matt Wright's trial have been released, revealing the Outback Wrangler's differing accounts after a fatal chopper crash.

Youth justice experts decry kids' medieval punishments

Youth justice experts decry kids' medieval punishments

Youth justice experts decry kids' medieval punishments

Youth justice experts decry kids' medieval punishments

The state of youth justice has been laid bare to a Senate inquiry, with allegations of human rights violations and Middle Ages-style approaches.

Drug could turn MND from terminal to chronic illness

Drug could turn MND from terminal to chronic illness

Drug could turn MND from terminal to chronic illness

Drug could turn MND from terminal to chronic illness

Researchers have developed a drug to target a unique immune receptor, potentially leading to treatments for neurodegenerative diseases like MND in five years.

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Violent home invasion a case of mistaken identity

A man will face court on an array of charges after he allegedly threatened a couple at gunpoint in what has been revealed as a case of mistaken identity.

Trump policies blamed for online 'fermentation of hate'

Australia's eSafety commissioner has blamed the Trump administration in part for fermenting "caustic" online hate speech which is hard to police.

AI-assisted face-scanning tech nabbing wanted people

A state police force was all smiles after three suspects were arrested using a real-time facial recognition camera system in front of media.

Man charged over live-streamed abuse of kids overseas

A man has been charged with a number of offences after being accused of paying for live online child abuse following a tip off from United States authorities.

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'Give him space': plea to keep Neil the seal safe

A southern elephant seal who has returned to his usual suburban beach haunt is attracting thousands of spectators and social media "fame".

Tributes flow for teen killed and dumped outside clinic

Mourners have begun leaving flowers and tributes for a teenage boy allegedly stabbed and left to die outside a hospital.

Firing up carbon credits through cultural burning

Cape York Indigenous native title holders have inked an Australian first carbon credits profit sharing deal with a farmer over a massive cattle station.

'Full force of law': smuggled boat arrivals deported

A man charged over a failed people smuggling operation in northern Australia is set to face the "full force of the law", the federal government says.

Family tribute for grandfather after fatal house fire

An 84 -year-old grandfather has succumbed to his injuries after being badly burned trying to rescue a resident, becoming a house fire's second victim.

Watchdog probes ex-CFMEU boss' links to another union

The workplace watchdog is investigating reports an ex-construction union boss who was sacked amid a national clean out has joined forces with a different union.

Man charged after smuggled boat arrivals stun campers

Suspicious activity in a car park near where a group of foreign nationals arrived on a boat has led to a Taiwanese national being charged with people smuggling.

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