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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.

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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.

Violent home invasion a case of mistaken identity

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'

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

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.

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Man charged over live-streamed abuse of kids overseas

Man charged over live-streamed abuse of kids overseas

Man charged over live-streamed abuse of kids overseas

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.

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

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

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

'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

Tributes flow for teen killed and dumped outside clinic

Tributes flow for teen killed and dumped outside clinic

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

Firing up carbon credits through cultural burning

Firing up carbon credits through cultural burning

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

'Full force of law': smuggled boat arrivals deported

'Full force of law': smuggled boat arrivals deported

'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

Family tribute for grandfather after fatal house fire

Family tribute for grandfather after fatal house fire

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

Watchdog probes ex-CFMEU boss' links to another union

Watchdog probes ex-CFMEU boss' links to another union

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.

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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.

Social media giants slammed for letting hate speech fly

Anti-Semitic content is routinely allowed to remain on social media platforms, some of which remove less than a quarter of the posts, an expert says.

'Angry': woman's run-in with Thai teen's alleged killer

A Thai woman has reported a run-in with an angry Australian man, who was later accused of murdering a teenage girl whose body was found in a suitcase.

Venezuelans grapple with earthquake losses from afar

Lethal earthquakes have mobilised a South American country's small diaspora community in Australia as they try to pitch in despite the distance.

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'Jellyfish babies' and the treaty Australia won't sign

A weapons treaty Labor has pledged to ratify is gathering dust as Pacific islanders anxiously watch their region getting caught up in nuclear-tipped rivalry.

Balcony escape, neighbour rescue from deadly house fire

Two men have been critically injured trying to rescue a resident from a burning bedroom while two others jumped for their lives from a balcony.

Global sea surface temperatures hit record high

The world's climate could be moving into "uncharted territory" as sea temperatures hit an all-time high, with El Nino set to exacerbate the warming.

Fugitive developer and former premier's brothers probed

Shadowy political donations allegedly involving a controversial property developer on the run and brothers of a former premier are being probed by a watchdog.

Global search for Australian missing in Mexico

An Interpol alert has been issued for an Australian who has been missing for four weeks since vanishing on a trip to a resort town in Mexico.

Cancer cure for Tassie devils could be in their genes

Scientists and an American bioscience company are teaming up to explore whether a mutated gene makes the Tasmanian devil more susceptible to deadly cancer.

Chemical company charged over blaze that gutted factory

A chemical manufacturer allegedly failed to maintain appropriate workplace conditions before a massive fire engulfed its factory, causing residents to shelter.

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