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Indigenous e-bike rider dead after crash with cop car

Indigenous e-bike rider dead after crash with cop car

An Indigenous man has died in an early morning collision with a police car after an officer tried to pull him over.

Flooding hits sodden state as outback town flees water

Flooding hits sodden state as outback town flees water

Flooding hits sodden state as outback town flees water

Flooding hits sodden state as outback town flees water

An outback town has been evacuated after record rainfall triggered widespread flooding in an already sodden state, with more downpours to come.

Baby turtles released after being saved from ex-cyclone

Baby turtles released after being saved from ex-cyclone

Baby turtles released after being saved from ex-cyclone

Baby turtles released after being saved from ex-cyclone

Authorities have released hundreds of baby sea turtles that were rescued before the arrival of ex-tropical cyclone Alfred.

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Cyber detectives scour court system breach for leaks

Cyber detectives scour court system breach for leaks

Victims of crime and others may have to wait a week before detectives find out what files were accessed and if they were stolen in a justice department hack.

'Call or have no shop': alleged tobacco extortion probe

'Call or have no shop': alleged tobacco extortion probe

A shop owner so concerned he was being targeted by a crime syndicate he sold his business and moved house, as the alleged extortions were caught on camera.

Show went on at comedy fest as man was dying

Show went on at comedy fest as man was dying

A packed comedy festival launch has been abandoned after an audience member suffered a medical episode and died in the packed theatre.

Thousands of court files downloaded in major breach

Thousands of court files downloaded in major breach

Apprehended violence orders are among the 9000 court files downloaded in a "significant" data leak being investigated by police.

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Shaming all males over violence backfires, expert warns

Shaming all males over violence backfires, expert warns

Shaming all males over violence backfires, expert warns

Shaming all males over violence backfires, expert warns

Men and boys need to be called into the conversation around preventing violence instead of being spurned by shame-inducing measures, a men's health expert says.

Habitat 'destroyed' as officials sit on koala plan

Habitat 'destroyed' as officials sit on koala plan

Habitat 'destroyed' as officials sit on koala plan

Habitat 'destroyed' as officials sit on koala plan

A promised national park for koalas is still being assessed as environmentalists raise fears the marsupial's habitat is being systematically cut down.

Surfboard found intact in search for missing officer

Surfboard found intact in search for missing officer

Surfboard found intact in search for missing officer

Surfboard found intact in search for missing officer

Land and sea searches are continuing for an "extremely fit" police officer who once headed the water police, after his surfboard was found on a beach.

Up in smoke: billions wiped off tobacco tax forecast

Up in smoke: billions wiped off tobacco tax forecast

Up in smoke: billions wiped off tobacco tax forecast

Up in smoke: billions wiped off tobacco tax forecast

A booming tobacco black market has created a taxation deficit and forced a belated national crackdown on dodgy retailers and criminal gangs.

Alcoa fined after students, workers burned at refinery

Alcoa fined after students, workers burned at refinery

Alcoa fined after students, workers burned at refinery

Alcoa fined after students, workers burned at refinery

US Alumina giant Alcoa has been fined $400,000 after students on work experience and workers were sprayed with a hot caustic liquid at an Australian refinery.

PM cops spray as reform wades into hot Tasmanian waters

PM cops spray as reform wades into hot Tasmanian waters

PM cops spray as reform wades into hot Tasmanian waters

PM cops spray as reform wades into hot Tasmanian waters

An angry senator has confronted the prime minister in the halls of power over a reform opponents say threatens the end of a prehistoric species.

University staff add voices to pro-Palestinian protests

University staff add voices to pro-Palestinian protests

University staff add voices to pro-Palestinian protests

University staff add voices to pro-Palestinian protests

Protesters will take to major universities demanding they cut ties with Israel and weapon manufacturers, and railing against a new definition of anti-Semitism.

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Food and fibre get millions to fend off Trump tariffs

The federal government has moved to defend Australia's agricultural exports, as the sector prepares to have one of its biggest production years on record.

More than 4000 complaints about private health insurers

Waiting on the phone for hours to claim money back or query policy coverage from health insurance giants is an all too common experience for thousands.

Accused fraudsters 'sought millions from abuse claims'

An alleged syndicate of ten people stood to make nearly $4 million by submitting fraudulent historical child sex abuse claims, police claim.

More rainfall forecast to hit 'typically dry' regions

Normally dry and dusty outback towns in central Queensland are in for a heavy onslaught of rainfall with up to 300mm expected as communities hunker down.

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Move to enshrine eco approval smells fishy, critics say

The federal government has been accused of selling out the environment and undermining democratic rights after pushing controversial laws through parliament.

Roles for parents and schools in reducing harms of porn

Parents are being encouraged to start conversations about pornography with their children early to help reduce the impact of accidental consumption.

Fake quote lures tradie to suburban shooting ambush

Police are hoping CCTV footage of a brazen daylight shooting in a residential street will help them find the gunman.

Paris to make 500 more streets car-free zones

Another 500 Paris streets will be reserved for pedestrians as part of a push to remove cars and make the City of Lights greener.

Murder charge after partially buried body uncovered

A man will front court charged with murder after the body of a 39-year-old man was found partially buried in a paddock.

Parisians to vote 'oui or non' to more car-free zones

Parisians will vote in a referendum to decide if cars should be banned from hundreds of city streets so they can be greened and turned over to pedestrians.

Murder investigation underway after teen dies

A teenager has died in hospital, a week after he was found with a critical stab wound to the head, with homicide detectives now involved in the investigation.

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