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Tests recommended for 800 children after abuse scandal

Tests recommended for 800 children after abuse scandal

Authorities have recommended 800 children undergo testing for infectious diseases after discovering an alleged sex offender worked at more childcare centres.

Mum shows up for cop son as double-murder case delayed

Mum shows up for cop son as double-murder case delayed

Mum shows up for cop son as double-murder case delayed

Mum shows up for cop son as double-murder case delayed

A former police officer accused of murdering two men in a horrific domestic violence incident has changed lawyers again, prompting further delays in his case.

Police investigated as man in custody dies in ambulance

Police investigated as man in custody dies in ambulance

Police investigated as man in custody dies in ambulance

Police investigated as man in custody dies in ambulance

A state's police watchdog will investigate after a welfare check ended with a man entering cardiac arrest and dying in police custody.

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Boy getting brain scans after alleged plane hijack plan

Boy getting brain scans after alleged plane hijack plan

A 17-year-old boy is being assessed for a neurological condition after allegedly attempting to hijack a plane at one of Australia's major regional airports.

'It's rife': third of young workers report wage theft

'It's rife': third of young workers report wage theft

One in three young workers report being financially exploited across the economy and there are concerns the true number could be much higher.

Rangers pounce after trees felled for dodgy island hut

Rangers pounce after trees felled for dodgy island hut

An illegal holiday hut has been discovered on a national park island made with trees cut down by a group who were fined after using the shack for hunting trips.

Man accused of dragging roo behind car to fight charges

Man accused of dragging roo behind car to fight charges

A man is preparing to fight allegations he tied a kangaroo to his car by the neck and dragged it behind him for hundreds of metres.

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Bank exec charged with seeking girls for sex gets bail

Bank exec charged with seeking girls for sex gets bail

Bank exec charged with seeking girls for sex gets bail

Bank exec charged with seeking girls for sex gets bail

A corporate finance executive with a major bank has been accused of engaging a sex worker to send two underage girls to his luxury hotel room.

Bashing murder in small rural town wasn't vigilantism

Bashing murder in small rural town wasn't vigilantism

Bashing murder in small rural town wasn't vigilantism

Bashing murder in small rural town wasn't vigilantism

An intoxicated man who fatally bashed someone he suspected of being a pedophile in a small rural community could be released in just over a decade.

Loved ones farewell businessman stabbed at house party

Loved ones farewell businessman stabbed at house party

Loved ones farewell businessman stabbed at house party

Loved ones farewell businessman stabbed at house party

Family and friends have farewelled a father and prominent businessman at a service just doors down from where he was allegedly murdered at a house party.

Synagogue arson suspect motivated by 'cash, not hatred'

Synagogue arson suspect motivated by 'cash, not hatred'

Synagogue arson suspect motivated by 'cash, not hatred'

Synagogue arson suspect motivated by 'cash, not hatred'

A man has been released on bail after a court heard he had been blindly following instructions when he allegedly started a fire outside a synagogue.

Baby boy drowns at campsite lake in 'unexplained death'

Baby boy drowns at campsite lake in 'unexplained death'

Baby boy drowns at campsite lake in 'unexplained death'

Baby boy drowns at campsite lake in 'unexplained death'

The drowning of a baby boy at a popular campsite has been described as "unexplained" by police who are appealing for information from anyone there at the time.

Childcare operators baffled over two fires in four days

Childcare operators baffled over two fires in four days

Childcare operators baffled over two fires in four days

Childcare operators baffled over two fires in four days

Arson investigators are probing a fire at a childcare centre belonging to the same operator targeted with another suspected arson attack days earlier.

Killer who struck elderly man could be out in two years

Killer who struck elderly man could be out in two years

Killer who struck elderly man could be out in two years

Killer who struck elderly man could be out in two years

A truck driver who fatally struck an elderly man after pursuing him with his lights off has smiled after learning he may be out of jail within two years.

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Two women killed in Kentucky Baptist church shooting

The tight-knit congregation of a southern Baptist church in the US state of Kentucky has been rocked by a shooting spree that killed two women.

Accused abuser worked after childcare misconduct claims

A state government has backed its handling of a childcare abuse scandal in the wake of fresh revelations about the man's worrying behaviour.

'Brave' police hailed after shooting machete-armed man

Officers who shot dead a man armed with a large machete in a suburban shopping centre car park acted bravely, senior police say.

Trump defends Bondi amid backlash over Epstein files

Donald Trump has urged supporters to focus on MAGA unity as conservative figures criticise his administration over the Jeffrey Epstein findings.

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Man shot dead by police called to shopping centre brawl

A man allegedly armed with a machete has died after being shot by police at a shopping centre.

Protests, criticisms of anti-Semitism report continue

Critics of a report by Australia's anti-Semitism envoy Jillian Segal say it risks undermining free expression and marginalising already vulnerable communities.

Fallout over non-release of Epstein files escalates

The fallout from the Epstein files is cascading, further roiling a Justice Department and FBI that have struggled to appease the demands of Donald Trump’s base.

Man fights for life as elderly driver rules questioned

There are calls for national testing rules for elderly drivers after a car driven by a 91-year-old driver ploughed into two adults and a child, killing a woman.

Singer Chris Brown denies lesser 'bottle attack' charge

American R&B singer Chris Brown has pleaded not guilty further charges over an alleged bottle attack at a London nightclub.

Pedestrian tragedy sparks elderly driver test review

A state government is considering rule changes for elderly drivers after a female pedestrian was killed and a man and child seriously injured in a car crash.

Bus crash victims’ lawsuit may be futile, lawyer says

A lawsuit brought by families of victims killed in a bus crash could prove futile because of ongoing insurance payments, an allegedly negligent company claims.

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