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Butt it out: cigarettes dominate yearly litter count

Butt it out: cigarettes dominate yearly litter count

Australians have been urged to bin their butts as the plastic ends of cigarettes rank as the most pervasive source of discarded pollution.

Call for calm as police probe suspected murder-suicide

Call for calm as police probe suspected murder-suicide

Call for calm as police probe suspected murder-suicide

Call for calm as police probe suspected murder-suicide

As debate rages over the level of NDIS support for victims of a suspected murder-suicide, a premier has called for calm so police can investigate the tragedy.

Protest ban extended to stop anti-Israeli visit 'riot'

Protest ban extended to stop anti-Israeli visit 'riot'

Protest ban extended to stop anti-Israeli visit 'riot'

Protest ban extended to stop anti-Israeli visit 'riot'

Protest restrictions introduced after the Bondi terror attack have been extended ahead of the Israeli president's visit as activists plan nationwide rallies.

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Workers strike at troubled youth detention facility

Workers strike at troubled youth detention facility

Children and young people have been restricted to their rooms for hours as workers went on strike against conditions at the trouble-plagued facility.

Push for Pacific workers to get Australian passports

Push for Pacific workers to get Australian passports

A report into Australia's Pacific labour program suggests workers ought to be offered a shot at citizenship after several years of work.

Family arrives to farewell teenager who died on K'gari

Family arrives to farewell teenager who died on K'gari

The distraught family of a teenager found dead surrounded by dingoes have made the heartbreaking journey to Australia as they look to farewell their daughter.

Australia's oldest-known dinosaur fossil identified

Australia's oldest-known dinosaur fossil identified

A preserved footprint found more than 60 years ago in a sandstone quarry has been identified as the oldest-known dinosaur fossil in Australia.

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Australian snowboarder dies in Japan ski lift accident

Australian snowboarder dies in Japan ski lift accident

Australian snowboarder dies in Japan ski lift accident

Australian snowboarder dies in Japan ski lift accident

An Australian snowboarder has died in a ski lift accident at a Japanese resort after her partially strapped backpack was caught in the chair.

Charity founder denies dozens of sexual assault charges

Charity founder denies dozens of sexual assault charges

Charity founder denies dozens of sexual assault charges

Charity founder denies dozens of sexual assault charges

A well-known charity founder has strenuously denied sexual assault allegations after he was charged with more than 50 offences.

Victim relief as key sentencing test to be abolished

Victim relief as key sentencing test to be abolished

Victim relief as key sentencing test to be abolished

Victim relief as key sentencing test to be abolished

People convicted of a crime will no longer receive lesser sentences because they are of "good character" in a seismic change to deliver more justice to victims.

'Loved life': mass paddle-out for young shark victim

'Loved life': mass paddle-out for young shark victim

'Loved life': mass paddle-out for young shark victim

'Loved life': mass paddle-out for young shark victim

A community paddle-out for a boy killed in a shark attack has turned into an emotional tribute for the beloved young surfer.

Search for tourist paused amid wait for ID of remains

Search for tourist paused amid wait for ID of remains

Search for tourist paused amid wait for ID of remains

Search for tourist paused amid wait for ID of remains

A search in Tasmania's wilderness has been paused after a second day of scouring for items linked to missing Belgian woman Celine Cremer.

Murder-suicide described as heartbreaking by premier

Murder-suicide described as heartbreaking by premier

Murder-suicide described as heartbreaking by premier

Murder-suicide described as heartbreaking by premier

A premier says the impact of a suburban double murder-suicide will ripple across his state.

Charity founder charged with sexual assault, rape

Charity founder charged with sexual assault, rape

Charity founder charged with sexual assault, rape

Charity founder charged with sexual assault, rape

A well-known charity founder has fronted court after being charged with more than 50 offences, including rape.

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Blood test could bolster brain cancer survival rates

Australian scientists have developed a diagnostic device that uses a patient's blood to analyse how deadly brain tumours are responding to medical treatment.

More charges in connection to body under tarp murder

Police have made another breakthrough in a murder investigation, extraditing a 33-year-old man back to the state where he has now been charged.

'A little nervous': flood-hit area braces for more rain

A flood-hit region is bracing for more rain as a tropical low lingers but forecasters say it is a "very low" chance of developing into a tropical cyclone.

Scurry to seal Australia trade deal as EU chief visits

A planned visit by European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen to Australia has spurred urgency among top trade negotiators to finalise an elusive pact.

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Two men accused of kidnapping woman in extortion plot

A woman was kidnapped by two men in an extortion plot before a "significant" amount of drugs were discovered in a major operation, police say.

Taxpayers foot record amount to jail young people

A record $1.1 billion spent locking up children and young people, revealed in a new report, has been described as the result of a "devastating policy failure".

Teenage boy's body found in mountain creek

A teenager has been found dead in a mountain creek after he became separated from his friend on a camping trip in the region.

Grim discovery prompts search where tourist disappeared

Forensic testing will take weeks to identify human remains, while police prepare to search a remote area near the site where a Belgian tourist disappeared.

Non-drinking water only as fire damages supply

Water is being carted into a small town to top up a bushfire-damaged local treatment system but residents are still waiting for clean drinking water.

New public holiday floated to create April long weekend

A late bid to add a public holiday to create an Anzac Day long weekend, falling into line with WA and ACT, is being considered by the NSW government.

Chinese investigators to search for man who burnt baby

A new development has emerged in the search for a man who allegedly burnt a baby with hot coffee in a park more than a year ago.

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