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Community shame fuelling NT domestic violence: inquest

Community shame fuelling NT domestic violence: inquest

A coronial inquest into the death of an Aboriginal woman has heard she should not have been removed from a domestic violence program designed to protect her.

Killer may face just six years due to prison conditions

Killer may face just six years due to prison conditions

Killer may face just six years due to prison conditions

Killer may face just six years due to prison conditions

A killer could walk free in just three years because of harsh prison conditions, which led him to believe he was being poisoned by corrections staff.

Commercial mushroom growers reassure shoppers on safety

Commercial mushroom growers reassure shoppers on safety

Commercial mushroom growers reassure shoppers on safety

Commercial mushroom growers reassure shoppers on safety

The Australian Mushroom Growers Association has reminded consumers that commercially grown mushrooms are not dangerous, after the deaths of three Victorians.

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Epidemiologist remembered as COVID-19 voice of reason

Epidemiologist remembered as COVID-19 voice of reason

Leaders and colleagues are hailing Mary-Louise McLaws as a calm and reassuring voice during the pandemic after the renowned disease expert died at the weekend.

Tributes for political giant who took over from Sir Joh

Tributes for political giant who took over from Sir Joh

Former premier Mike Ahern, who succeeded Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen and ruled during a tumultuous period in Queensland politics, has died.

WA man pleads guilty to Vic woman's 1992 murder

WA man pleads guilty to Vic woman's 1992 murder

West Australian man Darren John Chalmers has pleaded guilty to the murder of Victorian woman Annette Steward in Geelong in March 1992.

Police probe into Aboriginal death in custody

Police probe into Aboriginal death in custody

An Aboriginal man has died in hospital after being found unresponsive in a prison cell in regional Western Australia.

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Homicide probe after man dies in beach car park

Homicide probe after man dies in beach car park

Homicide probe after man dies in beach car park

Homicide probe after man dies in beach car park

Western Australia police have launched a homicide investigation after a man in his fifties died in a car park.

Man charged with murder after mother, baby found dead

Man charged with murder after mother, baby found dead

Man charged with murder after mother, baby found dead

Man charged with murder after mother, baby found dead

The bodies of a mother and baby were found in a "confronting scene" at a Queensland home after a man walked into a police station to tell them about the deaths.

Robbie Robertson, songwriting force in The Band, dies

Robbie Robertson, songwriting force in The Band, dies

Robbie Robertson, songwriting force in The Band, dies

Robbie Robertson, songwriting force in The Band, dies

Robbie Robertson, best remembered as the guitarist from The Band, has died at 80, his manager has announced.

Swimming education needed after child refugee drowns

Swimming education needed after child refugee drowns

Swimming education needed after child refugee drowns

Swimming education needed after child refugee drowns

A coroner has investigated a 13-year-old refugee's drowning, finding his death was an "unimaginable tragedy" and prompts a warning on kids' swimming safety.

Warning to stay indoors as storms hit northern Europe

Warning to stay indoors as storms hit northern Europe

Warning to stay indoors as storms hit northern Europe

Warning to stay indoors as storms hit northern Europe

Officials in northern Europe are warning people to stay inside as dangerous storms batter the region

Two dead,1.1 million lose power in eastern US storms

Two dead,1.1 million lose power in eastern US storms

Two dead,1.1 million lose power in eastern US storms

Two dead,1.1 million lose power in eastern US storms

At least two people are dead as severe storms tear through the eastern United States.

Family blast murderer who tried to profit from death

Family blast murderer who tried to profit from death

Family blast murderer who tried to profit from death

Family blast murderer who tried to profit from death

Joanne Howell's devastated family have discovered at a pre-sentence court hearing that her killer applied for victim's compensation after the murder.

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'Lifelong burden': man jailed for causing 19yo's death

A 26-year-old man who was high on meth when he crashed his car, killing his friend, will spend almost five years in jail before he is eligible for parole.

Murder charge dropped against former police officer

A former Victorian police officer who was accused of killing Christopher Jarvis 17 years ago has had his murder charge withdrawn by prosecutors.

Father killed not intended shooting target, jury hears

A man is on trial charged with murder over a pool hall shooting where the person who was killed may not have been the intended target, a jury has been told.

Homicide probe suspected mushroom poisoning in Victoria

Homicide detectives are investigating the deaths of three people with mushroom poisoning following a meal at a private home.

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Man critical as homicide detectives probe woman's death

A 51-year-old man remains under police guard in hospital after a 40-year-old woman was found dead in Melbourne's southwest.

Woman dies, man under police guard in hospital

Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the death of a woman in Melbourne's outer suburbs.

Trial begins over alleged killing of country postmaster

A man is on trial accused of killing a beloved country postmaster at a service station by allegedly throwing a one-litre drink at his head and kicking him.

Coroner calls for ban on tractors made before 1982

A Tasmanian coroner has recommended banning the commercial use of tractors made before the early 1980s following the death of a 67-year-old man.

Newborn baby's death may have been prevented: coroner

The death of a baby boy the day after being delivered may have been prevented with earlier medical intervention, South Australian Coroner Naomi Kereru says.

Appetite for reform on concussion, boxing tells inquest

Professional boxing has told an inquest into the death of former AFL player and boxer Shane Tuck that the sport's focus on concussion had been "too narrow".

Minister rejects resignation calls after worker injured

Unions have called on a Queensland minister to resign after a worker was critically injured at a multibillion dollar construction project.

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