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Eyre Highway remains closed in WA amid bushfire

Eyre Highway remains closed in WA amid bushfire

Part of the Eyre Highway in WA remains shut as a bushfire burns out of control amid strong winds and high temperatures.

Blood, sweat and tears: veterans' struggles laid bare

Blood, sweat and tears: veterans' struggles laid bare

Blood, sweat and tears: veterans' struggles laid bare

Blood, sweat and tears: veterans' struggles laid bare

A three-tonne sculpture will carve out a space for the unseen as the Australian War Memorial turns a new leaf to shine a light on the struggles of veterans.

Taekwondo instructor charged with murder of family

Taekwondo instructor charged with murder of family

Taekwondo instructor charged with murder of family

Taekwondo instructor charged with murder of family

A taekwondo instructor has been charged with three counts of murder over the killing of a boy and his parents in Sydney.

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Bushfire closes Eyre Highway in Western Australia

Bushfire closes Eyre Highway in Western Australia

Part of the Eyre Highway in Western Australia has been shut as a bushfire burns out of control amid strong winds and high temperatures.

Emergency services prepare for cyclone and flooding

Emergency services prepare for cyclone and flooding

Authorities are bolstering emergency service teams in Western Australia's northwest in preparation for the likely impact of a tropical cyclone.

Woman to face court over crash that injured Qld MP

Woman to face court over crash that injured Qld MP

A 26-year-old woman will face court over a crash that left a Queensland MP seriously injured.

Commissioner treated unfairly: police union boss

Commissioner treated unfairly: police union boss

The fallout over Katarina Carroll's decision to resign has gathered momentum, with the police union boss saying the Commissioner was treated unfairly.

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Cyclone prompts pilots to jettison four-day strike

Cyclone prompts pilots to jettison four-day strike

Cyclone prompts pilots to jettison four-day strike

Cyclone prompts pilots to jettison four-day strike

A strike at a Qantas subsidiary has been suspended at the request of the West Australian government because of a cyclone and the possible need for evacuations.

Meth haul worth $2b ends with multiple arrests

Meth haul worth $2b ends with multiple arrests

Meth haul worth $2b ends with multiple arrests

Meth haul worth $2b ends with multiple arrests

Two Sydney men have been charged with drug possession after allegedly attempting to distribute 800kg of methamphetamine on behalf of a global syndicate.

Fire bans in multiple states as heatwave moves east

Fire bans in multiple states as heatwave moves east

Fire bans in multiple states as heatwave moves east

Fire bans in multiple states as heatwave moves east

A total fire ban has been announced for most of Victoria as hot, dry and windy conditions bear down on southern Australia.

Snowtown accomplice Mark Haydon set for prison release

Snowtown accomplice Mark Haydon set for prison release

Snowtown accomplice Mark Haydon set for prison release

Snowtown accomplice Mark Haydon set for prison release

A man who helped carry out the infamous Snowtown murders is set to be released from prison, after more than two decades behind bars.

Man dies after crashing electric unicycle on trail

Man dies after crashing electric unicycle on trail

Man dies after crashing electric unicycle on trail

Man dies after crashing electric unicycle on trail

A Melbourne man has died after he was ejected from his electric unicycle while riding on a track.

Woman set to appear in court after fatal house fire

Woman set to appear in court after fatal house fire

Woman set to appear in court after fatal house fire

Woman set to appear in court after fatal house fire

A woman is set to appear in court months after a house fire killed a father and his five boys on Russell Island near Brisbane, devastating the local community.

Albanese working to keep Julian Assange out of US jail

Albanese working to keep Julian Assange out of US jail

Albanese working to keep Julian Assange out of US jail

Albanese working to keep Julian Assange out of US jail

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has strategised with Julian Assange’s legal team to help secure the WikiLeaks founder's release as he appeals extradition.

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Stars and politicians join the fight against poverty

Melbourne will host a summit to drive innovation in cutting extreme poverty next month, with a who's-who of politics and entertainment taking part.

Theme park patrons at risk from out-of-control bushfire

Firefighters are battling an out-of-control bushfire threatening patrons at a theme park and ice skating rink in Perth.

Mass vigils as Assange faces final extradition test

Julian Assange's supporters are gathering in Melbourne, hours before a hearing that could determine if he will be extradited to the US on espionage charges.

'High risk' Lincoln will turn back into a cyclone

Ex-tropical cyclone Lincoln is a strong chance to redevelop after it crosses Western Australia and heads to sea, the Bureau of Meteorology says.

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Qld top cop to stand down, says not a scapegoat

Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll will not renew her contract after almost five years at the helm, finally ending speculation about her future.

Child, woman found dead in martial arts centre

A young child and a woman in her 40s have been found dead at a martial arts centre hours after police found a man dead in a home a few kilometres away in Sydney

Pro-Palestine activists arrested after rooftop standoff

A pro-Palestine protest on the roof of a Melbourne factory has led to charges against eight people.

Woman shot in leg while getting into car

Police say a man approached a woman as she got into a car north of Brisbane and shot her in the leg before fleeing.

SA parole rules set to tighten for accomplices

The SA government will rush new laws through parliament to limit the freedoms of an accomplice of the Snowtown serial murderers when he is released.

Officer charged in fatal Indigenous teen crash

The sergeant whose unmarked police car was involved in a fatal crash with an Indigenous teen has been charged with his death in news welcomed by his family.

Trio accused of tram track attack on little penguin

Victoria's Conservation Regulator is looking for three young males who they believe attacked a little penguin at St Kilda.

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