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'Australian heroes': more tales of Bondi victim bravery

'Australian heroes': more tales of Bondi victim bravery

A retired mechanic and an Australia Post worker tried to stop the Bondi terror attack as it began, in another tale of heroism that led to their murder.

Barber denies gang-raping teen for six hours in her car

Barber denies gang-raping teen for six hours in her car

Barber denies gang-raping teen for six hours in her car

Barber denies gang-raping teen for six hours in her car

A 19-year-old man is set to stand trial over allegations he participated in the hours-long gang rape of a teenage girl in her own vehicle.

Doctor who supplied ketamine to Matthew Perry sentenced

Doctor who supplied ketamine to Matthew Perry sentenced

Doctor who supplied ketamine to Matthew Perry sentenced

Doctor who supplied ketamine to Matthew Perry sentenced

A doctor who pleaded guilty in a scheme to supplying ketamine to Friends actor Matthew Perry has been sentenced but avoided jail.

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France flags laws to ban social media for children

France flags laws to ban social media for children

French President Emmanuel Macron has flagged an Australian-style law banning social media for children under 16.

Huge fine after elderly woman injured in chair fault

Huge fine after elderly woman injured in chair fault

An elderly woman's fall from a faulty reclining chair will cost a public aged care provider a six-figure fine following a WorkSafe investigation.

Brittany Higgins' husband bankrupted by former senator

Brittany Higgins' husband bankrupted by former senator

David Sharaz has joined his wife as a bankrupt after former Liberal senator Linda Reynolds's application to have him declared insolvent was granted by a court.

No bail for 'violent' anti-Semitism material accused

No bail for 'violent' anti-Semitism material accused

A young man accused of seeking anti-Semitic material including guides on committing terrorist attacks had been on police radar for months, a judge has heard.

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'Cruel' family murder: taekwondo master jailed for life

'Cruel' family murder: taekwondo master jailed for life

'Cruel' family murder: taekwondo master jailed for life

'Cruel' family murder: taekwondo master jailed for life

A martial arts teacher who lied about Olympic glory deserved no other sentence than life without parole for slaying a child and his parents, a judge says.

Hunt for US university shooter renewed as man released

Hunt for US university shooter renewed as man released

Hunt for US university shooter renewed as man released

Hunt for US university shooter renewed as man released

US authorities have released a man and are again searching for a person seen on video walking away from a Brown University shooting that killed two students.

Driver could be freed in 15 months after girl's death

Driver could be freed in 15 months after girl's death

Driver could be freed in 15 months after girl's death

Driver could be freed in 15 months after girl's death

A 25-year-old driver has been jailed after pleading guilty to dangerous driving causing the death of a little girl after she was thrown metres into the air.

Ex-nurse denies anti-Israeli rant in viral video

Ex-nurse denies anti-Israeli rant in viral video

Ex-nurse denies anti-Israeli rant in viral video

Ex-nurse denies anti-Israeli rant in viral video

A nurse who was fired for inflammatory rhetoric is set to fight allegations he made menacing comments about Israeli patients in a video that went viral online.

Diabetic driver's bid for silence in five-death inquest

Diabetic driver's bid for silence in five-death inquest

Diabetic driver's bid for silence in five-death inquest

Diabetic driver's bid for silence in five-death inquest

A man previously charged over a crash that killed five people has legally challenged being called as a witness in an inquest into their deaths.

Man who dragged kangaroo along road had 'no remorse'

Man who dragged kangaroo along road had 'no remorse'

Man who dragged kangaroo along road had 'no remorse'

Man who dragged kangaroo along road had 'no remorse'

A man has pleaded guilty to committing an act of animal cruelty against a kangaroo after he tied a rope around its neck and dragged it along a rural NSW road.

Reiner's son 'responsible' for parents' deaths: police

Reiner's son 'responsible' for parents' deaths: police

Reiner's son 'responsible' for parents' deaths: police

Reiner's son 'responsible' for parents' deaths: police

Rob Reiner's son Nick has been charged over the deaths of the Hollywood filmmaker and his wife Michele Singer Reiner.

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Louvre museum closed as workers begin rolling strike

Workers at the Louvre Museum in France have voted to strike over working conditions and other complaints.

Bondi attack trauma warning: shock, grief, anger, fear

Australians are being encouraged to take extra care of their mental wellbeing as experts express concern about the repercussions of the Bondi Beach massacre.

Long road to recovery for Bondi mass-shooting hero

The man whose bravery during the Bondi Beach massacre has echoed around the world faces a long recovery, according to people who have visited him in hospital.

US actor-director and wife fatally stabbed in LA home

Investigators believe US director-actor Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were stabbed to death in their home, but are yet to detain anyone over the killings.

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Tears flow as community mourns Bondi massacre victims

A devastated community is mourning those killed in a shooting rampage at Bondi Beach as loved ones of the victims say they have been robbed of their happiness.

Olympic swimming physio's massages queried by police

A former Swimming Australia physiotherapist has faced court on multiple child sex abuse charges to determine if there is sufficient evidence to go to trial.

Families' relief as Snowtown killer's parole overturned

Notorious Snowtown killer James Vlassakis' parole approval has been overturned by a retired judge, who said his crimes were "gross" and "disgustingly unusual".

'Full of life': youngest victim of Bondi attack mourned

The youngest victim of a mass shooting at one of the world's most famous beaches is being remembered by her devastated loved ones as a bright and happy child.

Bondi aftermath: Aussie captain's blood donor appeal

Security for the third Test is set to be dialled up, as the Ashes rivals join AFL and NRL clubs in expressing shock and sadness about the Bondi Beach shooting.

Police to release man detained over US uni shooting

A man detained after a US university shooting that killed two students will be released after an investigation took authorities in a “different direction”.

Killer affected by MDMA before fatal seaside shove

A man has denied pursuing his victim through beachside streets after a boozy date night in an on-again-off-again profanity-filled altercation turned fatal.

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