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New headgear to be tested in world-first study

New headgear to be tested in world-first study

A world-first concussion and head impact study will assess the efficacy of a specially designed headgear during elite and community AFL and rugby games.

Beaches set for holiday reopening after shark attacks

Beaches set for holiday reopening after shark attacks

Beaches set for holiday reopening after shark attacks

Beaches set for holiday reopening after shark attacks

Popular beaches are expected to reopen in time for forecast hot weather across the long weekend after dozens were closed due to a series of shark attacks.

Labor figure fights for life after alleged assault

Labor figure fights for life after alleged assault

Labor figure fights for life after alleged assault

Labor figure fights for life after alleged assault

A prominent Labor figure who helped lead his party to a massive state election win is fighting for his life after allegedly being assaulted.

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Man charged over one of two separate fatal stabbings

Man charged over one of two separate fatal stabbings

Police have charged one man with murder as investigations continue into the death of another man involved in an unrelated stabbing attack.

Accused CBD stabber gets bail, but won't be released

Accused CBD stabber gets bail, but won't be released

An accused stabber who allegedly injured a worker in a random attack on a city street has secured bail to continue treatment for complex psychological issues.

Second teen charged over young man's stabbing death

Second teen charged over young man's stabbing death

A second teenager will face court after he was charged with murder following the stabbing death of an 18-year-old.

Businesses spared rising costs as peace deal struck

Businesses spared rising costs as peace deal struck

Christmas has come early for businesses with a months-long impasse on workers compensation resolved, ensuring insurance premiums do not surge.

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Second teen charged over suburban shopping mall brawl

Second teen charged over suburban shopping mall brawl

Second teen charged over suburban shopping mall brawl

Second teen charged over suburban shopping mall brawl

A second teenager has been charged over a wild suburban shopping centre brawl that left a 16-year-old and a 20-year-old in hospital with stab wounds.

Teen freed after charges dropped over stabbing death

Teen freed after charges dropped over stabbing death

Teen freed after charges dropped over stabbing death

Teen freed after charges dropped over stabbing death

Charges have been dropped against one of two teens accused over the stabbing death of another teen, with police noting a complex and evolving investigation.

Accused CBD stabber's long list of alleged offending

Accused CBD stabber's long list of alleged offending

Accused CBD stabber's long list of alleged offending

Accused CBD stabber's long list of alleged offending

Details of a woman's previous alleged offending have been revealed after her bail was denied for allegedly stabbing a worker on a city street.

Accused CBD stabber attempts bail despite safety fears

Accused CBD stabber attempts bail despite safety fears

Accused CBD stabber attempts bail despite safety fears

Accused CBD stabber attempts bail despite safety fears

Prosecutors are pushing for bail to be denied for a woman accused of randomly stabbing another woman walking to work on a city street due to unacceptable risk.

'Freak accident': 13 injured in demolition derby crash

'Freak accident': 13 injured in demolition derby crash

'Freak accident': 13 injured in demolition derby crash

'Freak accident': 13 injured in demolition derby crash

A local council could slam the brakes on an annual rally for motoring enthusiasts after a race car crashed into a grandstand, injuring 13 people.

Masks and rock throwers as protest violence escalates

Masks and rock throwers as protest violence escalates

Masks and rock throwers as protest violence escalates

Masks and rock throwers as protest violence escalates

Increasingly violent protesters will not be tolerated by police who are hunting eight people suspected of involvement in pelting officers with rocks at a rally.

Bail laws tested when alleged stabber makes freedom bid

Bail laws tested when alleged stabber makes freedom bid

Bail laws tested when alleged stabber makes freedom bid

Bail laws tested when alleged stabber makes freedom bid

Australia's "toughest" bail laws will be put to the test when a woman accused of stabbing a worker at random on a city street makes another bid for freedom.

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Trail leads cops to boy, as Uber driver critical

An Uber driver is fighting for her life after being stabbed and left for dead, with a 16-year-old boy criminally charged over the attack.

Top docs call for action on speedy e-scooters and bikes

Australia needs a national body to oversee and develop electric mobility device regulations to abate a spike in fatal injuries, the peak body for doctors says.

Second boy charged over 'unprovoked' stabbing, assault

Police have charged a second teen over the violent assaults and stabbing of two people after arresting a 19-year-old man.

Couple sues tour operator over outback bus crash

Two passengers physically and emotionally injured in a fatal bus crash on a remote stretch of road are taking on a "anachronistic" compensation laws in the NT.

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Injured girls expected to survive suspicious home blaze

A mother remains in a critical condition after a gas cylinder exploded inside a townhouse while the condition of her injured daughters has improved.

Remoteness a risk factor amid rise in domestic killings

Spouses and partners are perpetrators in half the assaults that land women in hospitals across Australia, while homicides have increased in the past five years.

School bus crash accused 'not the villain', jury told

Truck driver Jamie Gleeson has denied he was driving dangerously in the lead-up to a collision that left seven primary school students seriously injured.

Airshow pilot reveals spinal damage in aerobatic crash

An experienced pilot who crashed in front of thousands of spectators at an air show remains without full feeling below his waist as he continues his recovery.

'Escape, hide, tell': terror cop's mass stabbing plea

Terrorism police want Australians to know what they should do if confronted with an armed offender, after a knife-wielding man killed six people at a mall.

Man in court after alleged hospital carjacking attack

A man has faced court and a woman is in a serious condition after she was allegedly hit with her own car in an attempted carjacking at a suburban hospital.

Climate change demands more blood, prevents collection

Extreme weather events caused by climate change are seeing a rising need for blood donations but also making it more difficult than ever to collect them.

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