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Gunshot death a targeted attack: police

Gunshot death a targeted attack: police

Police have seized a vehicle used to deliver a man suffering gunshot wounds to hospital in the early hours of Saturday.

Lismore still recovering two years after record flood

Lismore still recovering two years after record flood

Lismore still recovering two years after record flood

Lismore still recovering two years after record flood

Northern Rivers locals say another disaster would wipe towns off the map as they mark two years since thousands of people lost their homes to floods.

Lincoln won't reach severe tropical cyclone strength

Lincoln won't reach severe tropical cyclone strength

Lincoln won't reach severe tropical cyclone strength

Lincoln won't reach severe tropical cyclone strength

Authorities say ex-tropical cyclone Lincoln is unlikely to develop into a severe tropical cyclone but remains on track to slam into WA's northwest coast.

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Discovery of deadly opioid in US wastewater bodes ill

Discovery of deadly opioid in US wastewater bodes ill

Australian scientists have detected an opioid that is three times more potent than fentanyl in wastewater in the United States, in a worrying discovery.

Battle rages on as fire destroys at least one home

Battle rages on as fire destroys at least one home

Fire crews are set to fight a massive bushfire in western Victoria for days before another spike in severe conditions is forecast.

Cop charged with murder, alleged victims still missing

Cop charged with murder, alleged victims still missing

NSW Police are still searching for two men after a serving officer, who dated one of the alleged victims, was charged with two counts of murder.

Arsonist hunt after two die in 'targeted' shop fire

Arsonist hunt after two die in 'targeted' shop fire

A panel shop fire that spread to a neighbouring factory and killed two people in Melbourne is believed to be a targeted attack.

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Remote bushfires may have been deliberately lit

Remote bushfires may have been deliberately lit

Remote bushfires may have been deliberately lit

Remote bushfires may have been deliberately lit

Authorities believe two bushfires sparked on a day of severe heat in Tasmania's highlands may have been deliberately lit.

NSW disaster costs may triple unless planning improved

NSW disaster costs may triple unless planning improved

NSW disaster costs may triple unless planning improved

NSW disaster costs may triple unless planning improved

NSW taxpayers could pay nearly triple the current annual cost of natural disasters by 2060 unless a new plan to reduce their impact is followed.

Argument before ex-TV presenter and boyfriend vanished

Argument before ex-TV presenter and boyfriend vanished

Argument before ex-TV presenter and boyfriend vanished

Argument before ex-TV presenter and boyfriend vanished

The blood-stained possessions of Luke Davies - the boyfriend of ex-Channel Ten reporter Jesse Baird - have been found in a Sydney skip bin.

Lincoln to strengthen into a cyclone within 12 hours

Lincoln to strengthen into a cyclone within 12 hours

Lincoln to strengthen into a cyclone within 12 hours

Lincoln to strengthen into a cyclone within 12 hours

A tropical low sitting off the West Australian coast near Broome is likely to develop into a tropical cyclone overnight, the Bureau of Meteorology says.

Multiple communities in the path of raging bushfire

Multiple communities in the path of raging bushfire

Multiple communities in the path of raging bushfire

Multiple communities in the path of raging bushfire

Almost 30 communities are expected to be impacted by a bushfire in western Victoria as authorities warn conditions will get worse before they get better.

Murder charge over woman's body found in burnt-out home

Murder charge over woman's body found in burnt-out home

Murder charge over woman's body found in burnt-out home

Murder charge over woman's body found in burnt-out home

SA police have charged a 29-year-old woman with murder, arson and interfering with human remains after a woman's body was found in a burnt-out home in October.

Govt open to closing loophole for one in four drivers

Govt open to closing loophole for one in four drivers

Govt open to closing loophole for one in four drivers

Govt open to closing loophole for one in four drivers

Average speed cameras across Australia's most populous state all but ignore drivers of cars and utes but change could be on the way.

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Australians lobby as Assange awaits extradition ruling

Australians at home and abroad are continuing to call for Julian Assange's release as he awaits a decision on extradition from London to the Unites States.

Working from home under spotlight as flexibility fades

As corporations begin limiting pandemic-era work arrangements, the government is examining whether Australian workers should have a right to work from home.

Businesses torched in lead-up to boxing match

Two venues have been torched in the lead-up to a former bikie's boxing match and police say neither business is linked to an illegal tobacco conflict.

No plan to get flood victims out of 'temporary' houses

The NSW government reacted swiftly but could not meet demand after unprecedented flooding in 2022 and needs a plan to get people into long-term accommodation.

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Rise in burglary claims across Queensland: insurer

Break-ins are on the rise in Queensland, with some regions recording a doubling of home theft claims according to RACQ insurance.

Third person charged over record ice and cocaine haul

Police have charged another man after a record haul of methylamphetamine and cocaine during an operation on Tasmania's remote northwest coast.

Class action launched over 'unfair' Toyota dealer loans

A Melbourne law firm is seeking compensation for Toyota customers who it says were ripped off by unfair loans through car dealers.

Young woman charged over final Sydney underworld 'hit'

Two people have been arrested over a fatal 2023 shooting, which police say was the final case yet to result in charges from deadly gang wars of the time.

Acting commissioner named for Queensland Police Force

Veteran Queensland Police officer Steve Gollschewski has been named acting commissioner, ahead of Commissioner Katarina Carroll's departure next week.

More detectives to aid search for Samantha Murphy

More detectives have been deployed to Ballarat to help search for missing mother Samantha Murphy, last seen more than two weeks ago.

Advancing AI fuels ‘epidemic’ of online financial scams

Criminal gangs are harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to launch sophisticated and widespread online scams, experts have warned.

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