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Festive frenzy: Christmas deliveries take climate toll

Festive frenzy: Christmas deliveries take climate toll

Australia's thirst for online shopping is keeping posties busy in the lead up to Christmas, but the impact is being felt on the environment and local traders.

Grave concerns for man after wife's suspected murder

Grave concerns for man after wife's suspected murder

Grave concerns for man after wife's suspected murder

Grave concerns for man after wife's suspected murder

Police hold grave concerns for a missing man after his wife's body was found wrapped in plastic and dumped in bushland in a suspected murder.

Protester charged for alleged display of Hezbollah flag

Protester charged for alleged display of Hezbollah flag

Protester charged for alleged display of Hezbollah flag

Protester charged for alleged display of Hezbollah flag

Australian Federal Police have charged a man after he allegedly waved a flag from the banned terrorist organisation Hezbollah during a protest.

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Man charged after alleged Nazi salute at hotel

Man charged after alleged Nazi salute at hotel

A man is set to face court after allegedly performing a Nazi salute and failing to leave a city hotel.

Into the void: how falsehoods thrive in times of crisis

Into the void: how falsehoods thrive in times of crisis

Australians can help prevent social media falsehoods from spreading after incidents such as Melbourne’s synagogue firebombing, experts say.

Climate activists invade premier's office building

Climate activists invade premier's office building

A group of anti-Woodside climate activists have temporarily occupied the ground floor of a government office building containing the WA premier's office.

Holiday mode: Storm warning ahead of festive season

Holiday mode: Storm warning ahead of festive season

Research shows nearly three-quarters of Australians don't plan or properly protect their homes from potential storm damage before leaving on summer holidays.

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Majority of children in detention are Indigenous boys

Majority of children in detention are Indigenous boys

Majority of children in detention are Indigenous boys

Majority of children in detention are Indigenous boys

The number of children being held in detention has risen, with shocking data laying bare the trend of Indigenous young people being locked up.

Syrian refugees abused by Assad hopeful after downfall

Syrian refugees abused by Assad hopeful after downfall

Syrian refugees abused by Assad hopeful after downfall

Syrian refugees abused by Assad hopeful after downfall

Watching the fall of dictator Bashar al-Assad has been a bittersweet experience, sparking both jubilation and trauma for Syrian exiles in Australia.

Call to criminalise threats against places of worship

Call to criminalise threats against places of worship

Call to criminalise threats against places of worship

Call to criminalise threats against places of worship

A senator is urging the federal government to bolster its hate crime bill and make threatening places of worship an offence following an attack on a synagogue.

Long goodbye for beloved monkey troop over health fears

Long goodbye for beloved monkey troop over health fears

Long goodbye for beloved monkey troop over health fears

Long goodbye for beloved monkey troop over health fears

Breeding of a macaque monkey troop in a popular heritage park will be prevented amid concerns over inbreeding and the primates' long-term health.

Woodside gas project given WA environmental approval

Woodside gas project given WA environmental approval

Woodside gas project given WA environmental approval

Woodside gas project given WA environmental approval

After six years of assessment and hundreds of appeals against it, a massive Woodside gas project has been given WA environmental approval to operate until 2070.

Youth offenders now face 'adult crime, adult time' laws

Youth offenders now face 'adult crime, adult time' laws

Youth offenders now face 'adult crime, adult time' laws

Youth offenders now face 'adult crime, adult time' laws

A controversial "adult crime, adult time" election pledge has become law after tough youth justice legislation was passed in Queensland parliament.

Rape-accused rapper facing reckless driving charge

Rape-accused rapper facing reckless driving charge

Rape-accused rapper facing reckless driving charge

Rape-accused rapper facing reckless driving charge

A UK YouTube star and rapper has been charged with hoon driving while on bail accused of raping and choking a woman in a hotel room.

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Migration 'splash' easing in Australia: expert

An expert has dismissed claims international students are impacting the national housing market, saying a post-pandemic "migration splash" is easing.

Push to strengthen hate crime laws and tackle threats

The government should make it an offence to threaten marginalised Australians and set up a national database to help combat hate crimes, a committee recommends.

Five charged over alleged gang-related shooting

Organised crime detectives have charged five men over a shooting that occurred just blocks from the prime minister's residence.

You're kidding: cops sue force claiming unpaid overtime

Police union members could receive hundreds of millions of dollars for what they say is unpaid overtime over the past six years amid a protracted pay dispute.

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'Senseless, evil': families reflect on fatal shootings

The families of two police officers ambushed at a rural property have tearfully remembered the second anniversary of the shootings that killed six people.

State climate ambition to set the bar for 2035 target

The bundled climate goals of state and territory governments amounts to a total emissions cut of 71 per cent by 2035, analysis suggests.

PM lashes anti-Semitic attacks as evil and disgraceful

Anthony Albanese has delivered an impassioned call for Australians to unite around common values and respect after two attacks on Jewish communities.

Jewish community reels after 'cowardly' graffiti attack

Australia has been diminished as a nation by graffiti and a car fire the prime minister says was aimed at delivering fear to the Jewish community.

Top cop laments DV scourge after 'very violent murder'

A woman meant to be protected by a restraining order has been brutally murdered in her home as domestic violence issues keep top brass awake at night.

Retiree to rookie MP: advocate's stunning rise at 69

Former builder Russell Field is set for a second apprenticeship as the most unlikely rookie MP after a meteoric rise as a crime-victim advocate.

Children rescued from sex abuse after two men arrested

Two men have been charged in Australia and six children removed from harm in the Philippines after an international child abuse investigation.

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