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Girl aged 10 allegedly stabbed to death by teenager

Girl aged 10 allegedly stabbed to death by teenager

Police have arrested a 17-year-old girl after a younger girl was allegedly found dead in their home in Lake Macquarie.

Gran warned Child Safety before girls died in hot car

Gran warned Child Safety before girls died in hot car

Gran warned Child Safety before girls died in hot car

Gran warned Child Safety before girls died in hot car

The aunty of a toddler who died in a hot car alongside her sister has told an inquest a child safety worker texted the girls' mother about staying off drugs.

Subsonic music festival loses bushfire insurance claim

Subsonic music festival loses bushfire insurance claim

Subsonic music festival loses bushfire insurance claim

Subsonic music festival loses bushfire insurance claim

A music festival has failed to recoup close to a million dollars after the Federal Court ruled council conditions, not bushfires, forced its cancellation.

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Pedophile who abused kids on Snapchat jailed

Pedophile who abused kids on Snapchat jailed

A pedophile who targeted girls on Snapchat has been sentenced to more than five years behind bars.

Former AFL star's spiral into drug abuse aired in court

Former AFL star's spiral into drug abuse aired in court

Former St Kilda footballer Sam Fisher’s spiral into drug addiction after retiring from AFL has been laid out in court as he awaits a prison sentence.

New Star chair concedes Sydney casino unfit for licence

New Star chair concedes Sydney casino unfit for licence

An inquiry into the suitability of Star Entertainment to manage its Sydney casino has been told a transformation of the troubled venue is yet to occur.

Action threat over 'children assaulted in watch houses'

Action threat over 'children assaulted in watch houses'

Children in Queensland police watch houses have been sexually and physically assaulted, with an advocacy group saying the system is not coping.

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Call for urgent mental health review after prison death

Call for urgent mental health review after prison death

Call for urgent mental health review after prison death

Call for urgent mental health review after prison death

A coroner has called for an urgent review into mental health services available in Tasmanian prisons after an inmate took his own life.

Denied parole, Heather became another death in custody

Denied parole, Heather became another death in custody

Denied parole, Heather became another death in custody

Denied parole, Heather became another death in custody

The family of Heather Calgaret, whose death will be examined in an inquest, say she did not get a fair chance at parole before she died in custody.

Services urge long-term plan to tackle violence crisis

Services urge long-term plan to tackle violence crisis

Services urge long-term plan to tackle violence crisis

Services urge long-term plan to tackle violence crisis

Support services working on the front lines of violence against women have called for the government to implement long-term solutions to address the scourge.

Hillsong agrees to settle assault lawsuit with woman

Hillsong agrees to settle assault lawsuit with woman

Hillsong agrees to settle assault lawsuit with woman

Hillsong agrees to settle assault lawsuit with woman

A woman who was suing Hillsong Church after being indecently assaulted eight years ago is on the verge of reaching an agreement with the embattled mega-church.

Bob Brown to fight forestry protest trespass charge

Bob Brown to fight forestry protest trespass charge

Bob Brown to fight forestry protest trespass charge

Bob Brown to fight forestry protest trespass charge

Former Greens leader Bob Brown has appeared in court and pleaded not guilty to a trespassing charge stemming from an anti-forestry protest.

Royal commission 'overdue' as action on DV demanded

Royal commission 'overdue' as action on DV demanded

Royal commission 'overdue' as action on DV demanded

Royal commission 'overdue' as action on DV demanded

Calls are growing for a royal commission into family violence as the NSW opposition floats ankle monitors for men accused of serious domestic violence offences.

AusNet to pay $12m after outage tracker crash

AusNet to pay $12m after outage tracker crash

AusNet to pay $12m after outage tracker crash

AusNet to pay $12m after outage tracker crash

A major electricity distributor will fork out more cash to make up for the failure of its outage tracker during massive storms that lashed Victoria.

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Kids paid $500 to set shop alight in Vic's tobacco wars

Gangs fighting to control Victoria's illicit tobacco and vape market are using children to set shops alight with some kids being paid $500 to commit arson.

Family pay tribute to grandfather 'killed by gardener'

A grandfather allegedly killed by a gardener has been remembered fondly by his family as they rally behind his seriously injured wife of almost 50 years.

Arrests and search for group over pride confrontation

Police want to identify four people as part of the probe into a confrontation between police and protesters at a pride march, after two people were arrested.

Calling out the 'good guy' myth key in fighting DV

The alleged DV murder of Molly Ticehurst has drawn attention to a crisis in regional Australia as rural men are urged to take a stand against violence.

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Man charged with murder after Sydney stabbing

A 26-year-old man has been charged with murder following a stabbing in Sydney’s northwest.

Leaders to meet as thousands rally to end violence

Tens of thousands of people have marched around Australia to call for an end to violence against women as the prime minister convenes an emergency meeting.

Harsher laws for dangerous driving and evading police

Proposed Queensland laws could mean 20 years in prison for people who drive dangerously, evade police and cause death or grievous bodily harm.

Man charged with murder over body found after fire

A 35-year-old man has been charged with murder after a woman's body was found following a house fire south of Perth.

Two dead as police probe separate suburban stabbings

Investigations are continuing into the death of a man found with stab wounds in a Sydney as a man is charged over the stabbing death of a teen in western NSW.

Australians demand end to violence against women crisis

Advocates fear violence against women is becoming normalised in Australia as women and allies turned out to protest across the nation.

Man dead following suburban drive-by shooting

A 30-year-old man has died after a drive-by shooting, which took place in a Melbourne street under the cover of darkness.

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