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Murder accused walks from court after bail bid success

Murder accused walks from court after bail bid success

Murder-accused Peter John Wetzler, 65, has walked out of the Victorian Supreme Court with his wife and sister after he was granted bail.

Call to ensure dogs are registered after fatal attack

Call to ensure dogs are registered after fatal attack

Call to ensure dogs are registered after fatal attack

Call to ensure dogs are registered after fatal attack

A pet dog which killed its owner in Tasmania appeared to be a breed similar to a Rottweiler was not registered, a local council says.

Man dies after being attacked by his dog at home

Man dies after being attacked by his dog at home

Man dies after being attacked by his dog at home

Man dies after being attacked by his dog at home

A 66-year-old man has died and a 64-year-old women has been seriously injured after an attack by his dog at their home in southern Tasmania.

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'Terrible tragedy': firefighter dies in northern NSW

'Terrible tragedy': firefighter dies in northern NSW

Rural Fire Service Commissioner Rob Rogers and Emergency Services Minister Jihad Dib have described the death of a firefighter on the job as a tragedy.

Worker killed as chemical explosion ignites factory

Worker killed as chemical explosion ignites factory

A 44-year-old man has died and WorkSafe is investigating after a chemical explosion led to a factory fire in Melbourne's west.

Drag-racing hoon admits killing great-grandfather

Drag-racing hoon admits killing great-grandfather

Two men were drag-racing southwest of Melbourne when one of their cars crashed into an elderly man's vehicle at nearly 140km/h.

Comedian Cal Wilson dead at 53 after short illness

Comedian Cal Wilson dead at 53 after short illness

New Zealand comedian Cal Wilson, who made Australia her home, has died in a Sydney hospital surrounded by family and friends after a short illness.

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No footage of final moments before police shooting

No footage of final moments before police shooting

No footage of final moments before police shooting

No footage of final moments before police shooting

Tactical decisions may be behind a lack of camera footage showing a man's final moments before police shot him dead during a stand-off, a court has heard.

Police probe deaths of two people in Sydney's south

Police probe deaths of two people in Sydney's south

Police probe deaths of two people in Sydney's south

Police probe deaths of two people in Sydney's south

An investigation is under way after the bodies of a man and a woman were found at a home in Sydney's southern suburbs.

Man shot dead in targeted shopping centre attack

Man shot dead in targeted shopping centre attack

Man shot dead in targeted shopping centre attack

Man shot dead in targeted shopping centre attack

A man has been shot dead outside a Craigieburn shopping centre in Melbourne's north as police investigate what they believe was a targeted attack.

Man dies in hospital following alleged Lismore assault

Man dies in hospital following alleged Lismore assault

Man dies in hospital following alleged Lismore assault

Man dies in hospital following alleged Lismore assault

An 89-year-old man who sustained critical head injuries and multiple fractures after an alleged assault in northern NSW has died in hospital.

Mourners gather to remember mushroom poisoning victim

Mourners gather to remember mushroom poisoning victim

Mourners gather to remember mushroom poisoning victim

Mourners gather to remember mushroom poisoning victim

Heather Wilkinson has been remembered at a public memorial service, almost two months after she died from suspected mushroom poisoning.

Teen 'cannot remember' stabbing man at train station

Teen 'cannot remember' stabbing man at train station

Teen 'cannot remember' stabbing man at train station

Teen 'cannot remember' stabbing man at train station

A 19-year-old who was drunk and possibly high on drugs when he fatally stabbed a Victorian father cannot remember the attack, his barrister says.

Woman jailed over drink driving that killed teenager

Woman jailed over drink driving that killed teenager

Woman jailed over drink driving that killed teenager

Woman jailed over drink driving that killed teenager

A woman has been sentenced for driving drunk and double the speed limit before a crash that killed a young man and left another with extensive facial injuries.

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Vic building regulator charged over inspector's death

The Victorian Building Authority failed to provide a safe workplace for an inspector before they took their own life, WorkSafe alleges.

Timber company fined $350k over worker's death

A company has admitted fault after one of its workers were killed when he became entangled in a conveyor belt drive shaft.

Toddler's shed fire death ruled an accident

The death of a three-year-old boy in a shed fire in Tasmania has been ruled an accident by the coroner.

Man and woman die in shooting but no suspects sought

Police say they are not looking for anyone over the deaths of an elderly man and woman who died in a shooting in Victoria.

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Mushroom poisoning victim released from hospital

A Victorian man who fell ill after eating a meal suspected to have been poisoned by mushrooms has been released from hospital as his recovery continues.

Accused ACT murderer admits burglary but not killing

A Melbourne man will be extradited to the ACT in policy custody to face justice over the murder of Irma Palasics almost 24 years ago.

Father's cause of death during evening dog walk unknown

An 18-year-old man will remain in custody after appearing in court charged with murder after a father was found dead following a late-night dog walk in Geelong.

'Disgusting' killed teen's family cry as boy acquitted

Family and supporters of murdered 16-year-old Declan Cutler have screamed out in a Melbourne court room as one of eight boys was acquitted of his murder.

'Less than lethal' bean-bag round killed woman: police

NSW Police will suspend the use of bean-bag rounds after a woman shot during an attempted arrest died after the contents of the round entered her heart.

Landmine risk adds to Libya flood clean-up, toll rises

Many people in Libya have been left without fresh drinking water since the floods but there's a new danger: landmines displaced by strong currents.

Dog walker's CBD death sparks homicide investigation

Police are investigating after a Geelong woman found her 40-year-old husband dead by his car in the city's CBD.

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