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Hundreds of Aussies try to flee Israel-Iran conflict

Hundreds of Aussies try to flee Israel-Iran conflict

Australia is considering assisted departures for citizens in Israel and Iran but the timeline is dictated by safety, with airspace closed due to air strikes.

Push for early learning safety crackdown to go further

Push for early learning safety crackdown to go further

Push for early learning safety crackdown to go further

Push for early learning safety crackdown to go further

Further early learning safety measures are on the agenda amid a safety crackdown affecting mandatory reporting and phone use, as advocates push for more reform.

Second boy charged over 'unprovoked' stabbing, assault

Second boy charged over 'unprovoked' stabbing, assault

Second boy charged over 'unprovoked' stabbing, assault

Second boy charged over 'unprovoked' stabbing, assault

Police have charged a second teen over the violent assaults and stabbing of two people after arresting a 19-year-old man.

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Help for disabled youths left at the mercy of carers

Help for disabled youths left at the mercy of carers

A young disabled woman has described feeling "lost" with no idea where to turn when a carer damaged her wheelchair and left her feeling unsafe.

Australian diplomats in Middle East safe, accounted for

Australian diplomats in Middle East safe, accounted for

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has assured Australia's embassy staff stationed in Iran and Israel are safe and accounted for amid hostilities.

Teen nabbed, one flees after shopping centre attack

Teen nabbed, one flees after shopping centre attack

A 70-year-old man and a boy have been seriously injured in an attack at a shopping centre and an "unprovoked" stabbing at a bus stop that police say are linked.

Bikie code of silence blocks 20-year old murder case

Bikie code of silence blocks 20-year old murder case

Police are calling for outlaw motorcycle gang members to break ranks and help them solve the murder of a notorious bikie boss missing for 20 years.

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Momentum building for global plastic pollution pact

Momentum building for global plastic pollution pact

Momentum building for global plastic pollution pact

Momentum building for global plastic pollution pact

The federal environment minister has joined forces with more than 90 countries to clamp down on plastic waste harming the environment and human health.

Use of restraints key focus of death in custody probes

Use of restraints key focus of death in custody probes

Use of restraints key focus of death in custody probes

Use of restraints key focus of death in custody probes

A man has died in hospital weeks after becoming unresponsive during an arrest, sparking a string of investigations into the incident.

Man pulled alive from rubble of suburban unit explosion

Man pulled alive from rubble of suburban unit explosion

Man pulled alive from rubble of suburban unit explosion

Man pulled alive from rubble of suburban unit explosion

Some of 40-odd evacuated residents remain unable to return home after a blast ripped through a block of flats and left one man trapped under ruins.

No Australians believed dead in Air India plane crash

No Australians believed dead in Air India plane crash

No Australians believed dead in Air India plane crash

No Australians believed dead in Air India plane crash

Australian diplomats believe no citizens or residents were on board an Air India plane that crashed after taking off from Ahmedabad, killing more than 240.

Hopes fade for man missing in freezing wilderness

Hopes fade for man missing in freezing wilderness

Hopes fade for man missing in freezing wilderness

Hopes fade for man missing in freezing wilderness

Search efforts in a remote highland national park for a missing 52-year-old man have been scaled back after several days.

Someone has taken out the $100m Powerball draw

Someone has taken out the $100m Powerball draw

Someone has taken out the $100m Powerball draw

Someone has taken out the $100m Powerball draw

A mystery buyer has pocketed the entire $100 million prize in Thursday's Powerball draw - the biggest lottery jackpot of the year so far.

Victims at risk as cops waver on warning about abusers

Victims at risk as cops waver on warning about abusers

Victims at risk as cops waver on warning about abusers

Victims at risk as cops waver on warning about abusers

A family violence advocate says notifying victims when their attackers are released could significantly enhance their safety and save lives.

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Family gives back after tragic end for missing girl

Pheobe Bishop's family hope to give back to a community that rallied around them in their time of need, throwing their support behind a friend's fundraiser.

Mobile data could lead police to deadly arson attackers

Phones have been seized as detectives say mobile data could provide answers to an arson attack that killed an innocent house-sitter.

Territory's prison lockdowns surge amid crime crackdown

A territory's crime crackdown and tough new bail laws have led to a surge in lockdowns in an overcrowded and understaffed prison system.

Woman, man with 'hot temper' found dead in granny flat

Two deaths are being investigated as a potential domestic violence-related incident following the discovery of their bodies days after they were last seen.

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'Poor management': regulator in hot water over licences

A regulator has no idea how much water 12,000 licence holders are pumping from the aquifers in the nation's largest state.

Public pepper spray trial triggers stinging backlash

A 12-month trial allowing the public to carry pepper spray in a crime-hit territory has been slammed by critics who say it is an "admission of failure".

Lucrative cop scheme contributes to thinner blue line

A report into the mental health and wellbeing of the NSW police found an increase in psychological injury claims, compensation payouts and medical exits.

Climate crisis sees world record second-hottest May

Climate change played a key role in the record-breaking heat wave in Iceland and Greenland in May causing Greenland's ice sheet to melt much faster than normal.

Watchdog bites over dodgy ads during Black Friday sales

Michael Hill Jeweller, MyHouse and Hairhouse Warehouse Online have been hit with fines for allegedly making false claims over their Black Friday sales

'Swimming pool of sewage': raw spill flows into suburbs

Residents are outraged as authorities work to mop up a massive sewage spill that sent human waste into suburban streets, parks, a river and harbour.

Tip-off leads to 250kg cocaine seizure

More than $80 million worth of cocaine has been found in a shipping container by Australian Border Force among five bags after officials received a tip-off.

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