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Jetstar risks backlash over new overhead baggage fees

Jetstar risks backlash over new overhead baggage fees

Jetstar risks losing business after introducing a new charge for passengers who want to store their carry-on luggage in overhead lockers.

'Swept under the rug': hate speech reforms knocked back

'Swept under the rug': hate speech reforms knocked back

'Swept under the rug': hate speech reforms knocked back

'Swept under the rug': hate speech reforms knocked back

A report recommending hate speech reforms that sat with a state government for months has been snubbed, with sexual minorities arguing it's an insult.

'Tragic': Liberal MP questioned about son at ICAC

'Tragic': Liberal MP questioned about son at ICAC

'Tragic': Liberal MP questioned about son at ICAC

'Tragic': Liberal MP questioned about son at ICAC

A Liberal MP has told an integrity probe that its proceedings have caused him to limit his contact with his son, who has refused to appear before a watchdog.

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Neo-Nazi rally abhorrent but legally grey, top cop says

Neo-Nazi rally abhorrent but legally grey, top cop says

Police could not lawfully stop a neo-Nazi rally outside NSW parliament despite its explicit aims, a royal commission probing anti-Semitism has been told.

UK rapper returns to court for alleged drug possession

UK rapper returns to court for alleged drug possession

A British rapper and media personality convicted of biting an Australian fan during sex after a show has returned to court for a drug possession charge.

'Outdated' laws are costing teenage workers thousands

'Outdated' laws are costing teenage workers thousands

Young go-getters are being short-changed more than $10,000 over their careers by a law that denies them superannuation, advocates say.

Men charged over fake gun incident near stadium

Men charged over fake gun incident near stadium

A bizarre public stunt involving a plastic gun, a bulletproof vest emblazoned with the US flag and a fake police badge has not ended well for two men.

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Drug deaths and hospitalisations 'on the rise'

Drug deaths and hospitalisations 'on the rise'

Drug deaths and hospitalisations 'on the rise'

Drug deaths and hospitalisations 'on the rise'

More than five people a day are dying from drug overdoses in Australia and the trend is rising, fresh data shows.

Replica gun, fake police badge seized in busy city area

Replica gun, fake police badge seized in busy city area

Replica gun, fake police badge seized in busy city area

Replica gun, fake police badge seized in busy city area

Two men are in custody after police seized a plastic gun, bulletproof vest with the US flag and a fake police badge in an operation near a major stadium.

Perfect mix: stage set for 'maximum' bird flu damage

Perfect mix: stage set for 'maximum' bird flu damage

Perfect mix: stage set for 'maximum' bird flu damage

Perfect mix: stage set for 'maximum' bird flu damage

The concentration of a bird flu outbreak near the mouth of the Murray River is creating a perfect storm for the spread of the deadly virus, experts have warned.

Two in serious condition after sudden building collapse

Two in serious condition after sudden building collapse

Two in serious condition after sudden building collapse

Two in serious condition after sudden building collapse

Two men have been rushed to hospital after they were pulled out of rubble following the sudden collapse of a building in an inner-city suburb.

Liberal operative's evidence claim after 'rat' taunt

Liberal operative's evidence claim after 'rat' taunt

Liberal operative's evidence claim after 'rat' taunt

Liberal operative's evidence claim after 'rat' taunt

A former Liberal operative once branded a "rat" has claimed party members might have tried to align their messaging before facing a major inquiry.

Defence rejects cover-up claims on Taipan chopper crash

Defence rejects cover-up claims on Taipan chopper crash

Defence rejects cover-up claims on Taipan chopper crash

Defence rejects cover-up claims on Taipan chopper crash

Senior Australian Defence Force officers have rejected accusations the department has shifted blame over the Taipan helicopter crash that killed four soldiers.

Two dead, Australian owned choppers crash in fire fight

Two dead, Australian owned choppers crash in fire fight

Two dead, Australian owned choppers crash in fire fight

Two dead, Australian owned choppers crash in fire fight

Two people are dead after Australian-owned helicopters fighting a fire in Greece collided mid-air in a tragedy that has taken the disaster's death toll to five.

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Five youths charged over 'awful' attack on worker

Four teenagers and a 12-year-old boy have been charged over a daylight attack that left a 60-year-old man in a critical condition.

'Just a backbencher': minister defends charged MP role

A senior Labor minister has defended the government's decision not to stand down an MP accused of assault from his role as a special envoy.

Bird flu testing, as mass mortality incident detected

Authorities are investigating whether more than 80 dead and sick greater crested terns found on an Australian island have bird flu.

Suburban raids net crossbows, guns and battle axes

Two suburban raids have uncovered an array of weapons, including guns, crossbows and knuckledusters, with three men facing a slew of serious charges.

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Attempted murder charge for man after officer stabbed

Police have charged a man with attempted murder after a police officer was stabbed in a roadside confrontation, which ended with the man being shot in the leg.

Preschool to uni: envoy wants anti-Semitism education

Targeted education from preschool to university is essential to change embedded hateful views, the envoy tasked with combating anti-Semitism says.

Endangered species at risk as bird flu spreads

Conservationists hold deep concerns for the future of some of Australia's most critically endangered species after a spike in bird flu cases.

'Line in sand': record state-care kid numbers revealed

A state government has laid out its response to a child-safety inquiry report as data revealed a record number of kids in its residential care system.

Neil the seal's beachside visit and damage bill tallied

A local council spent tens of thousands of dollars managing crowds and protecting Neil the seal on his most-recent stay in Tasmania.

Three family members killed in blaze with cause unknown

A house fire has claimed the lives of a father, mother and son whose bodies were found in a granny flat at the rear of an outer suburban property.

Police sent to mum's home hours before family tragedy

The search for a missing baby has been called off as police confirm the child's mother visited police the day before her body was found alongside her toddler's.

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