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Mother, child killed in horror head-on highway crash

Mother, child killed in horror head-on highway crash

A mother and her 12-year-old daughter are among three people killed in a horror highway crash that has rocked a tight-knit regional community.

Shooters to take aim at feral pigs stranded by floods

Shooters to take aim at feral pigs stranded by floods

Shooters to take aim at feral pigs stranded by floods

Shooters to take aim at feral pigs stranded by floods

Sharpshooters will take to the skies across Queensland's flood-ravaged northwest, targeting feral pigs stranded on pockets of higher ground.

Shark attacks close beaches amid stormy weather warning

Shark attacks close beaches amid stormy weather warning

Shark attacks close beaches amid stormy weather warning

Shark attacks close beaches amid stormy weather warning

Sydney beaches remain closed after a spate of shark attacks as experts outline the factors that are increasing the chances of close encounters.

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Jewish boys chased by driver yelling anti-Semitic abuse

Jewish boys chased by driver yelling anti-Semitic abuse

Community and political leaders have condemned the actions of a driver who allegedly chased a group of Jewish teenagers while yelling vile anti-Semitic abuse.

Man's back and legs mauled in croc attack near creek

Man's back and legs mauled in croc attack near creek

A man in his 20s has been airlifted to hospital following a crocodile attack in north Queensland, suffering puncture wounds to his back and legs near a creek.

Dingo attack fears grow after teenager's death

Dingo attack fears grow after teenager's death

Rangers have increased patrols at a tourist spot after a teenager's body was discovered surrounded by a pack of dingoes following a warning about the wild dogs.

Delayed report stokes volunteer firefighter funding row

Delayed report stokes volunteer firefighter funding row

Annual report figures have done little to quell a war of words over funding for a state fire agency as trans-Tasman support arrives to battle ongoing bushfires.

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Beaches closed after third shark attack in two days

Beaches closed after third shark attack in two days

Beaches closed after third shark attack in two days

Beaches closed after third shark attack in two days

Authorities have closed multiple Sydney beaches as a man fights for his life following the third shark attack in just two days.

'Horrific': pack of dingoes found near woman's body

'Horrific': pack of dingoes found near woman's body

'Horrific': pack of dingoes found near woman's body

'Horrific': pack of dingoes found near woman's body

A woman's body has been found on an island with markings that indicate she was "interfered with" by dingoes but police will not speculate on her cause of death.

More saved than lost after firefighters battle blaze

More saved than lost after firefighters battle blaze

More saved than lost after firefighters battle blaze

More saved than lost after firefighters battle blaze

Firefighters have been lauded after they helped wrangle a bushfire that tore through hundreds of hectares and destroyed three structures.

'Deeply sad day': leaders mourn Labor figure's death

'Deeply sad day': leaders mourn Labor figure's death

'Deeply sad day': leaders mourn Labor figure's death

'Deeply sad day': leaders mourn Labor figure's death

Tributes have flowed for a prominent Labor strategist who died weeks after allegedly being assaulted outside an inner city nightclub.

'Architectural marvel': $800m market to hook tourists

'Architectural marvel': $800m market to hook tourists

'Architectural marvel': $800m market to hook tourists

'Architectural marvel': $800m market to hook tourists

A decade in the making, a new harbour-side Sydney Fish Market will be a key drawcard for millions of visitors and locals.

Pilot behind fatal crash had history of 'risky flying'

Pilot behind fatal crash had history of 'risky flying'

Pilot behind fatal crash had history of 'risky flying'

Pilot behind fatal crash had history of 'risky flying'

A young pilot involved in a fatal plane crash was repeatedly warned against unsafe flying, an investigation has found.

Why London is shaping Sydney's protest slogan debate

Why London is shaping Sydney's protest slogan debate

Why London is shaping Sydney's protest slogan debate

Why London is shaping Sydney's protest slogan debate

Momentum is building after the Bondi terror attack to outlaw a slogan favoured by pro-Palestine activists, but its meaning remains heavily contested.

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Murder charges for trio over street shooting of teen

A third man has been charged with murder over the alleged drive-by shooting of a teen, with police only revealing all three charges after his airport arrest.

Boy in critical condition after attack by 'large shark'

A boy is fighting for his life in hospital with critical leg injuries after he was bitten by what authorities believe to be a large shark at a popular beach.

Clean-up begins as deadly, damaging storms move on

Residents are returning to their homes after rapidly rising floodwaters and storms pummelled Australia's east coast, prompting thousands of emergency incidents.

Police probe motive over pipe bombs in the park

A man accused of assembling pipe bombs from materials bought at Bunnings has been arrested after the explosives were found in parklands in the nation's capital.

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Family watches cars, tents, wallets wash away in floods

A camper has described watching helplessly as her family's possessions were swept away in a dramatic flood event at a popular tourist spot.

Demonstrators defy protest ban, oppose Israeli's visit

Pro-Palestine protesters have returned to Sydney's streets in defiance of new laws, vowing they will try to disrupt a proposed visit by the Israeli president.

Man armed with bow and arrow shot dead by police

A man who allegedly armed himself with a weapon and aimed at authorities has been fatally shot in what police have described as a “split-second decision”

Authorities defend warnings ahead of record floods

Locals were given "adequate" warning ahead of damaging flash floods, authorities claim as locals and visitors clean up along a popular surf and holiday coast.

'I think I'm going to die': teen saved after 80m fall

A teenager has reunited with his rescuers after "hand me down" AirPods helped locate him following an 80m fall from a mountain in a national park.

'Bloody good': funding tap turned on by 'poo balls'

The strange sight of balls of sewage repeatedly washing up on iconic beaches has triggered a $3 billion plan lauded by water and tourism experts.

Community supports imam after house damaged by fire

A distressed imam and his family will rebuild their lives after their family home was damaged in a fire deemed by police to be non-suspicious.

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