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Longer regional rail strike as dispute deepens

Longer regional rail strike as dispute deepens

Workers on Victoria's regional rail network will strike for 13 hours on the eve of the Labour Day long weekend as a union ramps up action against V/Line.

'Haters gonna hate', NSW police chief tells critics

'Haters gonna hate', NSW police chief tells critics

'Haters gonna hate', NSW police chief tells critics

'Haters gonna hate', NSW police chief tells critics

The NSW Premier has defended the "exceptional" work of the police commissioner, who cited Taylor Swift to fend off her "haters".

Mining magnate chips in to clear Ukraine's landmines

Mining magnate chips in to clear Ukraine's landmines

Mining magnate chips in to clear Ukraine's landmines

Mining magnate chips in to clear Ukraine's landmines

The Minderoo Foundation has pledged financial support for a United Nations landmine clearing program in war-torn Ukraine.

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Organisers ask police not to march in Mardi Gras parade

Organisers ask police not to march in Mardi Gras parade

The NSW Police Force says officers have been asked not to march in the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade.

Three men charged over alleged SMS phishing scam

Three men charged over alleged SMS phishing scam

Three men have been charged over an alleged SMS phishing scam responsible for sending more than 80 million fraudulent text messages.

Man in hospital after shooting outside funeral home

Man in hospital after shooting outside funeral home

A man in his 20s has been taken to hospital after he was shot, reportedly during an altercation outside a funeral home in Melbourne's southeast.

Pay-row pilots to resume strike at Qantas subsidiary

Pay-row pilots to resume strike at Qantas subsidiary

Regional travellers and workers face having their flight plans disrupted by a three-day strike by pilots at a Qantas subsidiary.

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Scramble to set up camp ahead of extreme fire danger

Scramble to set up camp ahead of extreme fire danger

Scramble to set up camp ahead of extreme fire danger

Scramble to set up camp ahead of extreme fire danger

Extreme or catastrophic fire danger is predicted in six of Victoria's nine weather districts, with temperatures of more than 40C tipped in the state's west.

Woman hurt in tiger shark attack off small WA island

Woman hurt in tiger shark attack off small WA island

Woman hurt in tiger shark attack off small WA island

Woman hurt in tiger shark attack off small WA island

A woman in her 40s has been attacked by a tiger shark in shallow water at a small island north of Perth.

Weights, grinder and hose: cop's alleged kill cover-up

Weights, grinder and hose: cop's alleged kill cover-up

Weights, grinder and hose: cop's alleged kill cover-up

Weights, grinder and hose: cop's alleged kill cover-up

A triple zero call made from Jessie Baird's phone after shots were heard in his Sydney home may have been the first of several cover-ups by his alleged killer.

Police chief vows to 'do better' on gay hate crime

Police chief vows to 'do better' on gay hate crime

Police chief vows to 'do better' on gay hate crime

Police chief vows to 'do better' on gay hate crime

Police need to improve how they deal with LGBTQI hate crimes after a scathing review on the issue, NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb says.

Breakthrough in cold case suspected murder

Breakthrough in cold case suspected murder

Breakthrough in cold case suspected murder

Breakthrough in cold case suspected murder

Police are appealing for information after discovering a second vehicle may have been involved in two 22-year-old cold cases.

'Gap' in system allowed accused killer cop gun access

'Gap' in system allowed accused killer cop gun access

'Gap' in system allowed accused killer cop gun access

'Gap' in system allowed accused killer cop gun access

More work needs to be done on police systems around gun access after a senior constable allegedly murdered a former partner with his weapon, NSW's top cop says.

Naked man shot in wardrobe after alleged home invasion

Naked man shot in wardrobe after alleged home invasion

Naked man shot in wardrobe after alleged home invasion

Naked man shot in wardrobe after alleged home invasion

A naked man has been shot in the leg after he was found hiding in a bedroom wardrobe at a home he allegedly broke into.

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Man dead, cattle euthanised after fiery truck crash

A 28-year-old man has died in a fiery three-vehicle crash involving a cattle truck in southeast Queensland.

Waterway search expands in hunt for Sydney couple

Police divers were sent to a waterway southwest of Sydney in the search for the bodies of former Ten reporter Jesse Baird and his boyfriend Luke Davies.

Welcome rain for WA as Lincoln heads south

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln, now a tropical low, is expected to dissipate as it moves across the WA interior.

Six homes destroyed, bushfire tipped to burn for weeks

Communities affected by a bushfire west of Ballarat have been warned it is not safe to return, with six homes confirmed to have been destroyed by the blaze.

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Ejected patron charged in death of hotel security guard

A security guard has died after allegedly being punched to the head by a man who had been asked leave a hotel in Sydney's south.

Firefighters battle to control three remote bushfires

Emergency crews are working to ensure three fires in Tasmania's Central Highlands do not expand and impact properties.

Tributes flow for Sydney couple feared murdered

Friends of two men feared murdered have left flowers outside a Sydney home as former colleagues posted condolences on social media.

Fire rages as Vic braces for 'worst day in four years'

A bushfire west of Ballarat is expected to burn for days if not weeks but firefighters are concerned about changing weather conditions on Wednesday.

Rallies mark second anniversary of Ukraine invasion

Hundreds of Australians have taken part in rallies to mark two years since Russia invaded Ukraine as calls for more military support grow.

Weakened Lincoln to bring rain, wind back to coast

Strong winds and heavy rain are likely along the Gascoyne coast as ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln reaches Western Australia on Saturday night.

Here we go again, more flooding hits Queensland's north

Floodwaters are inundating far north Queensland again after three tropical cyclones have swept through the region so far this summer.

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