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'Despicable' thieves loot memorial for dead children

'Despicable' thieves loot memorial for dead children

Thieves have ransacked a memorial set up by grieving families for their dead children, in a bid to sell bronze plaques for scrap metal.

Flood survivors stress about insurance and future risks

Flood survivors stress about insurance and future risks

Flood survivors stress about insurance and future risks

Flood survivors stress about insurance and future risks

Relief funding shortfalls and rising insurance costs are fuelling concerns from households impacted by natural disasters including floods.

Tropical cyclone Megan likely to form over NT coast

Tropical cyclone Megan likely to form over NT coast

Tropical cyclone Megan likely to form over NT coast

Tropical cyclone Megan likely to form over NT coast

Residents in north-east Arnhem Land and the Gulf of Carpentaria are bracing for a rain dump, just weeks after Cyclone Lincoln tore through the region.

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Aged care workers get big pay bump in 'win for dignity'

Aged care workers get big pay bump in 'win for dignity'

Australia's aged care workers are celebrating a substantial pay rise after a years-long campaign their union says will usher a "new era of decency and dignity".

Five fires a week in NSW from lithium-ion batteries

Five fires a week in NSW from lithium-ion batteries

Dozens of lithium-ion battery fires have been recorded in 2024, including one that caused the deaths of two people.

Australian who died in Bali landslide identified

Australian who died in Bali landslide identified

A woman who died in Bali following a landslide has been named by Indonesian media.

Victim's phone video helps explain plane crash

Victim's phone video helps explain plane crash

A pilot was distracted during pre-flight checks before a plane crashed north of Brisbane, with video retrieved from a victim helping to explain what happened.

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German tourist bitten on leg by dingo at tourist spot

German tourist bitten on leg by dingo at tourist spot

German tourist bitten on leg by dingo at tourist spot

German tourist bitten on leg by dingo at tourist spot

A German tourist has jumped on the bonnet of a car to get away from a dingo after being bitten on the leg in the latest incident on a popular Queensland island.

Police appeal for public's help in mafia shooting probe

Police appeal for public's help in mafia shooting probe

Police appeal for public's help in mafia shooting probe

Police appeal for public's help in mafia shooting probe

Police are asking the public for any video footage that may help them identify leads in the fatal shooting of a suspected Melbourne mafia figure.

Significant failures in youth detention system: report

Significant failures in youth detention system: report

Significant failures in youth detention system: report

Significant failures in youth detention system: report

Queensland's youth detention system is failing with more children behind bars than in the rest of the country, the Child Death Review Board has found.

Relief as 'resilient' family rescued from remote WA

Relief as 'resilient' family rescued from remote WA

Relief as 'resilient' family rescued from remote WA

Relief as 'resilient' family rescued from remote WA

Seven family members who were missing in remote flooded Western Australia for several days have been rescued and are said to be doing well.

Late Labor senator remembered for 'profound impact'

Late Labor senator remembered for 'profound impact'

Late Labor senator remembered for 'profound impact'

Late Labor senator remembered for 'profound impact'

Victorian senator Linda White has been hailed as a fierce and passionate advocate, following her death in February.

World-first ban on animal smoking, forced swim tests

World-first ban on animal smoking, forced swim tests

World-first ban on animal smoking, forced swim tests

World-first ban on animal smoking, forced swim tests

Forcing animals to choke on cigarette smoke or swim to exhaustion for scientific purposes has been outlawed in NSW in a world-first ban.

'Brazen' CBD crime wave shakes business confidence

'Brazen' CBD crime wave shakes business confidence

'Brazen' CBD crime wave shakes business confidence

'Brazen' CBD crime wave shakes business confidence

Police will be out in force in Adelaide's CBD as businesses hold a summit into retail crime after a series of shoplifting incidents and assaults on staff.

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Cocaine continues to wash ashore, confounding police

The origin of more than 250kg of cocaine blocks adrift along the NSW coastline, carrying labels such as "Tesla" and "Zoe", is yet to be discovered.

Coroners plead for a drug testing trial

Two Victorian coroners have called for a drug testing trial in the state as users unknowingly consume dangerous synthetic substances.

Fears killer fled overseas after dumping body in bin

The woman whose body was found in a wheelie bin in regional Victoria has been identified and police believe her alleged killer husband has fled overseas.

Tracker fitted on 'high-risk' dingo at holiday mecca

Rangers have fitted a tracking collar on a dingo after it entered a fenced off township and displayed "high-risk" behaviour at a popular Queensland island.

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Coalition plan to tackle online glorification of crime

Criminals who boast about violence or drug and property offences online would be jailed for up to two years under a proposal put forward by the coalition.

One man freed and another trapped after mine collapse

One man has been freed and another remains trapped after a mine collapse in Victoria's Goldfields, with 25 more workers brought to the surface from underground.

Missing family of seven found safe in remote WA

The group of seven family members that have been missing in the West Australian outback have been found by police, and are reported to be safe and well.

NSW prisons boss off the job after Wayne Astill inquiry

NSW Corrective Services Commissioner Kevin Corcoran is no longer in the job after giving evidence to an inquiry into prison guard rapist Wayne Astill.

'It will save lives': Jail threat for gay 'conversions'

Legislation to outlaw gay conversion practices has reached NSW parliament, with exemptions for religious groups and parents discussing issues with their kids.

Man charged with 116 offences 'targeted girls online'

A Queensland man has been accused of targeting two girls online before being charged with more than 100 offences following an extensive police investigation.

Asbestos detected at two Queensland sites

A transfer station has been closed and another site under investigation after asbestos was detected in central Queensland.

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