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'Unnecessary tragedy': probe into deadly police chase

'Unnecessary tragedy': probe into deadly police chase

Police will assess if rules were followed after a car chase ended in a crash that killed a teenager and injured four other people.

Tears for young victims as cops search for gang killers

Tears for young victims as cops search for gang killers

Tears for young victims as cops search for gang killers

Tears for young victims as cops search for gang killers

The deaths of two boys on usually quiet suburban streets has the hallmarks of a youth gang attack as detectives hunt for up to eight offenders.

Mourners pay last respects to fashion icon Armani

Mourners pay last respects to fashion icon Armani

Mourners pay last respects to fashion icon Armani

Mourners pay last respects to fashion icon Armani

Legions of admirers have lined up in Milan to say their goodbyes to Italian fashion icon Giorgio Armani following his death at 91.

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'Inherently dangerous': women die trying to help roo

'Inherently dangerous': women die trying to help roo

Two women have been struck and killed after stopping to help an injured kangaroo, sparking a call for caution from police.

Jury unable to reach verdict for accused murderer

Jury unable to reach verdict for accused murderer

A man who claimed he was not in control of his actions when he stabbed a woman to death may face a retrial after a jury could not reach a verdict.

Grieving parents dismayed after driver goes free

Grieving parents dismayed after driver goes free

The grieving parents of a boy killed when a woman drove through his school fence have called for legislative change to make sure drivers are held accountable.

Friend saw men hanging from plane amid skydive 'chaos'

Friend saw men hanging from plane amid skydive 'chaos'

A young mechanic has become emotional while describing how he saw his friend dangling upside-down from a plane before a fatal skydiving fall.

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Skydivers snagged mid-air during 'catastrophic' jump

Skydivers snagged mid-air during 'catastrophic' jump

Skydivers snagged mid-air during 'catastrophic' jump

Skydivers snagged mid-air during 'catastrophic' jump

Video of tandem skydivers getting snagged on a plane mid-air has been played in court, as a company director faces charges over their deaths.

Back to the pub for community at centre of manhunt

Back to the pub for community at centre of manhunt

Back to the pub for community at centre of manhunt

Back to the pub for community at centre of manhunt

A small town has been told to stay vigilant as it slowly re-opens after days of lockdown sparked by a search for a fugitive accused of shooting dead two police.

Duo face court over service station stabbing murder

Duo face court over service station stabbing murder

Duo face court over service station stabbing murder

Duo face court over service station stabbing murder

Two men will be held in custody until their next court date in January after being charged with the murder of a man who died outside a service station.

Dangerous terrain hampers search for accused cop killer

Dangerous terrain hampers search for accused cop killer

Dangerous terrain hampers search for accused cop killer

Dangerous terrain hampers search for accused cop killer

Accused police killer Dezi Freeman has been urged to surrender as inclement weather hinders the search for the fugitive in difficult bushland terrain.

Tributes flow for 'vibrant, bright' school crash victim

Tributes flow for 'vibrant, bright' school crash victim

Tributes flow for 'vibrant, bright' school crash victim

Tributes flow for 'vibrant, bright' school crash victim

A talented student about to hit her teens has been identified as the girl who died in a bus rollover and is being remembered for her infectious personality.

Floods kill at least 34 in India-controlled Kashmir

Floods kill at least 34 in India-controlled Kashmir

Floods kill at least 34 in India-controlled Kashmir

Floods kill at least 34 in India-controlled Kashmir

Heavy rains across the Himalayan mountains have killed at least 34 people in the last 24 hours in India.

Loud bangs heard as police return to scene of slayings

Loud bangs heard as police return to scene of slayings

Loud bangs heard as police return to scene of slayings

Loud bangs heard as police return to scene of slayings

Onlookers have described hearing loud bangs similar to gunshots as police return to the scene where a dangerous fugitive gunned down two officers.

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Someone killed Woody but witnesses 'never' discussed it

Childhood friends involved in a late-night brawl that ended in a 23-year-old's death deny ever talking about who threw the killer punch.

Sovereign citizens: attack mirrors rise in radicalism

The sovereign citizen movement in Australia is growing and a related pattern of extreme violence will continue unless there is a crackdown, an expert says.

Search for fugitive over 'cold-blooded murder' of cops

Police are deploying every available resource as they hunt for an armed and dangerous gunman accused of killing two police officers and wounding another.

Killer teen driver cries over seven-year jail sentence

A teen will not be eligible for parole for four years after admitting he was responsible for a fatal crash that killed a 28-year-old man.

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Family walks out as court vision shows teen hit cop car

Family members of a slain Indigenous teen left a courtroom as CCTV of a fatal collision between a police car and a boy was played during an officer's trial.

Brawl death mystery as young man's family chase closure

Apprentice sparky Evander Tuala was punched to the ground by an unknown person, then kicked while unconscious during a fatal brawl, his inquest has been told.

Man walks free after jury acquits him of murder

A man has been found not guilty of murder after arguing he was acting in self-defence when another man was fatally stabbed.

Drivers die in fiery two-truck crash on major highway

An emergency declaration has been revoked after two men died on a rural highway in a head-on collision between heavy vehicles.

Doctor pleads guilty to drunken high-speed fatal crash

An obstetrician who allegedly crashed his high-powered car at 130km/h while drunk, killing a young woman, has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

Q fever and clot undiagnosed before meat worker's death

A rural meat worker was treated for a simple case of pneumonia and was not scanned for a blood clot on the lungs before he died, an inquest has been told.

Man dies as police tasering fails to stop injuries

Police used a taser to try and stop a man self-harming but the 62-year-old died after officers tried to execute a search warrant at his home.

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