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Police, experts quizzed over brothel owner's killing

Police, experts quizzed over brothel owner's killing

Lawyers for a man accused of murdering a sex worker inside her brothel have questioned evidence about her cause of death, and police investigations, in court.

Tears and terse words in probe into jockey’s fatal fall

Tears and terse words in probe into jockey’s fatal fall

Tears and terse words in probe into jockey’s fatal fall

Tears and terse words in probe into jockey’s fatal fall

The friend of an apprentice jockey who died in a trackwork accident became emotional as she recalled being told the racehorse shouldn’t have worked that day.

Woman threatened with handgun after 'gangland' murder

Woman threatened with handgun after 'gangland' murder

Woman threatened with handgun after 'gangland' murder

Woman threatened with handgun after 'gangland' murder

A woman has been approached and threatened by a man with a handgun and wearing a balaclava, in the wake of what police suspect was a gangland murder.

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French Antarctic expeditioner dies after ship jump

French Antarctic expeditioner dies after ship jump

Divers have recovered the body of a young Frenchman who got into trouble after jumping off a docked Antarctic research vessel.

Armed man arrested after body found on highway

Armed man arrested after body found on highway

Police have arrested a man they say was holding a knife and behaving erratically after the discovery of a man's body.

Police back e-bike crackdown after two teenagers die

Police back e-bike crackdown after two teenagers die

Two teenagers riding an e-bike have died in a horrific head-on collision with a Harley Davidson, raising more questions about the safety of the devices.

'Coward's act': teens flee after deadly car crime spree

'Coward's act': teens flee after deadly car crime spree

A police hunt is under way after a 15-year-old boy was left to die when a stolen car crashed into three vehicles before rolling into a front yard.

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Tech, education could help prevent fatal crash repeat

Tech, education could help prevent fatal crash repeat

Tech, education could help prevent fatal crash repeat

Tech, education could help prevent fatal crash repeat

Experts have suggested measures that could prevent a repeat of a horror crash that killed five people after a diabetic driver became hypoglycaemic.

Girl returned to killer parents despite 'cult' warning

Girl returned to killer parents despite 'cult' warning

Girl returned to killer parents despite 'cult' warning

Girl returned to killer parents despite 'cult' warning

A family's extreme religious beliefs against medical treatment were known to authorities years before their "cult" killed a little girl, a coroner has heard.

Family's torture after fatal brawl probe 'goes nowhere'

Family's torture after fatal brawl probe 'goes nowhere'

Family's torture after fatal brawl probe 'goes nowhere'

Family's torture after fatal brawl probe 'goes nowhere'

An inquest's disappointing failure to identify who fatally punched a 23-year-old during a late-night brawl caps years of torment, his family says.

Fatal mine crash likely had medical cause, coroner told

Fatal mine crash likely had medical cause, coroner told

Fatal mine crash likely had medical cause, coroner told

Fatal mine crash likely had medical cause, coroner told

There were two plausible theories for why a drill rig worker suddenly accelerated his ute before fatally crashing into a mine truck, a coroner has been told.

Plumber referred after great granny's bath burn death

Plumber referred after great granny's bath burn death

Plumber referred after great granny's bath burn death

Plumber referred after great granny's bath burn death

A plumber has been referred to a state's safety watchdog after an elderly woman died suffering fatal burns from scalding hot bathwater at home.

'A joke': nursing home fined after deadly COVID breach

'A joke': nursing home fined after deadly COVID breach

'A joke': nursing home fined after deadly COVID breach

'A joke': nursing home fined after deadly COVID breach

The families of 45 aged care residents who died in a nursing home's COVID-19 outbreak have lashed a $150,000 fine handed to the organisation as a "joke".

'I am so sorry': diabetic driver speaks over pub crash

'I am so sorry': diabetic driver speaks over pub crash

'I am so sorry': diabetic driver speaks over pub crash

'I am so sorry': diabetic driver speaks over pub crash

A diabetic says he made some "very stupid decisions" as he became hypoglycaemic and did not eat before driving into and killing five people including kids.

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Radio legend and Agro creator Jamie Dunn dead at 76

Jamie Dunn, radio personality and the man behind cheeky puppet Agro that entertained radio and television audiences for decades, has died at age 76.

Good Samaritan dies in 'savage' train station stabbing

A good Samaritan who tried to break up a brawl between teenagers has died in a "savage" edged-weapon attack after four teens set their sights on him.

Tributes flow after final call for king of one-liners

A renowned broadcaster, famous for having a one-liner ready to go, and whose voice became an integral part of the Australian sporting lexicon, has died aged 76.

Eight-year-old Australian dies at Japanese ski resort

A young girl has become the fourth Australian to die at a Japanese ski resort this northern winter after a tragic snowmobile accident.

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'Not guilty': accused double murderer to face trial

A homeless man accused of killing a pregnant woman and her partner has pleaded not guilty to the double murder as he fast-tracked his case to a higher court.

Twice-guilty man gets shorter sentence over servo death

Sentenced for the second time over a service station assault on a beloved postmaster, a man will spend fewer years in custody.

'She's in the sky': K'gari tragedy teen farewelled

Canadian teen Piper James has been farewelled at a funeral after her death on K'gari, where her body was found surrounded by dingoes.

Legendary singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka dies at 86

Neil Sedaka, the million-selling singer and songwriter, has died at the age of 86.

Brazil flood death toll rises to 64, more bodies found

Landslides and flooding in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state have killed 64 people, authorities say.

'Need to talk to mum': parents charged with son's death

Two young parents have been charged with their little son's manslaughter after the boy died at a police station following a horror crash.

Killer's kids vow to forgive, not forget mother's death

Five children, whose mother was stabbed to death by their father, have vowed to now live life to the fullest as he prepares to be sentenced over the killing.

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