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Forensic expert checking 'pit' at Beaumont excavation

Forensic expert checking 'pit' at Beaumont excavation

Excavators have so far moved more than 3000 cubic metres of soil during an exhaustive search for the remains of the Beaumont children.

Seaplane engine tear-down could offer fatal crash clues

Seaplane engine tear-down could offer fatal crash clues

Seaplane engine tear-down could offer fatal crash clues

Seaplane engine tear-down could offer fatal crash clues

The engine of a seaplane that crashed near a tourist island, killing three passengers, will be deconstructed in the hope it will shed light on the cause.

Car seized in search after woman fatally shot on street

Car seized in search after woman fatally shot on street

Car seized in search after woman fatally shot on street

Car seized in search after woman fatally shot on street

A car has been seized as police ramp up their investigation after a 27-year-old woman was fatally shot on a suburban street in broad daylight.

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Autumn bushfire danger as hot and dry conditions linger

Autumn bushfire danger as hot and dry conditions linger

Much of Australia's southern coastline is expected to remain at heightened risk of bushfire with hot and dry conditions forecast to persist beyond summer.

Practice torpedo washes up on popular beach

Practice torpedo washes up on popular beach

A suspicious device that washed up on a popular beach and sparked an exclusion zone has been identified as a practice torpedo before the army retrieved it.

Parcel find leads to multi-tonne haul of date-rape drug

Parcel find leads to multi-tonne haul of date-rape drug

More than six tonnes of a date-rape drug - worth more than $130 million - has been seized from post offices and storage units, with two people arrested.

Tropical cyclone intensifies as path remains uncertain

Tropical cyclone intensifies as path remains uncertain

A tropical cyclone has intensified to a category three system off one state's coast as uncertainty remains over its path next week.

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City streets locked down after woman shot and killed

City streets locked down after woman shot and killed

City streets locked down after woman shot and killed

City streets locked down after woman shot and killed

A woman is dead and three witnesses are being questioned by detectives after a mid-afternoon shooting on a busy city street.

Men charged with Nazi salute after photo emerges online

Men charged with Nazi salute after photo emerges online

Men charged with Nazi salute after photo emerges online

Men charged with Nazi salute after photo emerges online

A group of men have been charged with performing the Nazi salute after police investigated a photo of them performing the prohibited gesture circulating online.

Rain-hit state sweats on cyclone looming off coast

Rain-hit state sweats on cyclone looming off coast

Rain-hit state sweats on cyclone looming off coast

Rain-hit state sweats on cyclone looming off coast

A rain-hit state is sweating on the progress of a tropical cyclone looming off Australia's coast with a tracking model predicting it may hit the mainland.

Social media, travel ban for nurse in anti-Israel video

Social media, travel ban for nurse in anti-Israel video

Social media, travel ban for nurse in anti-Israel video

Social media, travel ban for nurse in anti-Israel video

A nurse at the centre of a widely condemned anti-Israel video has been bailed on charges of making violent threats amid a "very complex" investigation.

A 3000-year-old pine intact but ancient trees scorched

A 3000-year-old pine intact but ancient trees scorched

A 3000-year-old pine intact but ancient trees scorched

A 3000-year-old pine intact but ancient trees scorched

A 3000-year-old Huon pine has avoided bushfire damage, but other ancient trees on Tasmania’s west coast have been scorched.

Silenced workplace victims to reclaim sentencing voices

Silenced workplace victims to reclaim sentencing voices

Silenced workplace victims to reclaim sentencing voices

Silenced workplace victims to reclaim sentencing voices

More loved ones of workers killed in workplace accidents would be allowed to speak of their loss under recommended sentencing law changes.

International Women's Day plants message for future

International Women's Day plants message for future

International Women's Day plants message for future

International Women's Day plants message for future

International Women's Day will have a star-studded line-up of speakers at events across Australia, celebrating this year's theme of March Forward.

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Ukrainians persist three years on from Russian invasion

As Russia's invasion of Ukraine reaches the three-year mark, Ukrainians and their supporters have turned out to show their resistance will never falter.

Flood hit region's disease deaths rise as cyclone looms

The number of deaths from a disease linked with heavy rain has more than doubled in a flood-hit region as authorities track a looming tropical cyclone.

Vandals scared off trying to decapitate Captain Cook

Beefed-up security has prevented vandals doing more damage to a statue of Captain Cook as a historical cottage was defaced with anti-colonial graffiti.

Retaliation fears if construction union leaders return

A report from the administrator appointed to clean up a major union says a pending legal challenge to the removal of some leaders has stymied reform efforts.

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Pacific worker labour scheme wage boost changes delayed

Changes to the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility Scheme that would have boosted the wages of some workers has been pushed back to 2026 as it is reviewed.

Man charged over alleged Nazi display at war memorial

A man with a Nazi swastika drawn on his chest has been arrested after standing beside a war memorial.

No more excuses in bid to boost beach access for all

A funding boost for all-terrain wheelchairs and inclusive spaces is set to help enable more people with disabilities to enjoy the outdoors.

Excavation digs into one Australia's biggest cold cases

Excavators have begun carefully removing topsoil at an old industrial site in the hunt for clues to the fate of three children who went missing in the 1960s.

Massive search for fisherman pulled overboard by shark

A search will resume across 1500 nautical miles of coastline for a man who did not resurface after going overboard during a fishing competition.

Cyclone intensifies off coast, set to become 'severe'

A tropical cyclone intensifying off the Queensland coast is set to become "severe" and may move toward the mainland in the coming days, bringing strong winds.

Extreme concern as Ukrainians mark three years of war

Ukrainians have recounted chilling memories of the day Russian forces began invading three years ago as Canberra imposes further sanctions on Moscow.

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