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Accused murderer denies he intended to kill man

Accused murderer denies he intended to kill man

Malwal Aweng has accepted he stabbed a man to death but told a Supreme Court jury he did not intend to kill him.

Higher bar to prove stress, burnout in compo overhaul

Higher bar to prove stress, burnout in compo overhaul

Higher bar to prove stress, burnout in compo overhaul

Higher bar to prove stress, burnout in compo overhaul

Psychological injuries that stop people getting on with the job have been blamed for making a major state workers compensation scheme unsustainable.

Children among seven injured as burnout goes wrong

Children among seven injured as burnout goes wrong

Children among seven injured as burnout goes wrong

Children among seven injured as burnout goes wrong

Two children, aged eight and 10, are among seven people injured after a teen driver lost control of his car while doing a burnout.

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Ten-year national road safety plan 'wildly off-track'

Ten-year national road safety plan 'wildly off-track'

Increases in Australia's road toll over the past four years have been at a level not recorded since 1966, before the introduction of seatbelts.

Two-year-old bitten in second dingo attack in two days

Two-year-old bitten in second dingo attack in two days

Two people have been bitten by dingoes in separate attacks at a popular tourist destination during the busy Australia Day long weekend.

Warning to parents after dingo attacks four-year-old

Warning to parents after dingo attacks four-year-old

Rangers are urging parents to be vigilant after a dingo attacked a four-year-old at a popular Queensland tourist destination.

Leave Lebanon now, but for some, it's not that easy

Leave Lebanon now, but for some, it's not that easy

Lebanese Australians are watching on in horror as Israel bombs southern parts of Lebanon and the capital, Beirut, levelling buildings and killing hundreds.

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Brisbane blaze destroys building as man fights for life

Brisbane blaze destroys building as man fights for life

Brisbane blaze destroys building as man fights for life

Brisbane blaze destroys building as man fights for life

A fire has been brought under control after destroying one building and seriously damaging another, with a man taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

'Have faith': boxer put trust in doctors before death

'Have faith': boxer put trust in doctors before death

'Have faith': boxer put trust in doctors before death

'Have faith': boxer put trust in doctors before death

Doctors missed multiple opportunities to catch a brain bleed caused by hits to the head in a 18-year-old boxer for months before his death, an inquest found.

'Petrified' siblings fight for their lives after blaze

'Petrified' siblings fight for their lives after blaze

'Petrified' siblings fight for their lives after blaze

'Petrified' siblings fight for their lives after blaze

The father of one-of-the-three children found unconscious inside a burning home says one child may not survive as the siblings remain critical in hospital.

Ex-NRL star loses bid for $1m spinal injury payout

Ex-NRL star loses bid for $1m spinal injury payout

Ex-NRL star loses bid for $1m spinal injury payout

Ex-NRL star loses bid for $1m spinal injury payout

A former professional rugby league player has lost a court bid to claim a sizeable insurance payout after suffering a career-ending spinal injury in a tackle.

Magistrate's brother jailed over 'brazen' stabbing

Magistrate's brother jailed over 'brazen' stabbing

Magistrate's brother jailed over 'brazen' stabbing

Magistrate's brother jailed over 'brazen' stabbing

Sean Sonnet, the brother of a Victorian magistrate, will serve more jail time after admitting to stabbing another man in the chest.

Tips for Aussie rules women to head off concussion rate

Tips for Aussie rules women to head off concussion rate

Tips for Aussie rules women to head off concussion rate

Tips for Aussie rules women to head off concussion rate

Women footballers are at a greater risk of concussions than their male counterparts, with training tweaks required for better safety, a study has found.

Alleged university stabber committed to stand trial

Alleged university stabber committed to stand trial

Alleged university stabber committed to stand trial

Alleged university stabber committed to stand trial

Alex Ophel has been committed to stand trial in the ACT Supreme Court after allegedly stabbing two students at the Australian National University.

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Princess Anne leaves hospital after head injury

Princess Anne has left hospital where she was treated for minor head injuries and a concussion thought to have been caused by a horse.

Man charged after hospital staff assaulted, slashed

Police have charged a man after he allegedly slashed security guards and injured a nurse at a western Sydney hospital.

Doctor stands by decision not to give boxer brain scan

An emergency doctor has stood by a decision not to order a CT scan for an 18-year-old who presented with vomiting and headaches 10 days after a head knock.

Australians injured after Singapore flight rises to 13

The Australian government has assisted at least 12 Australians and one permanent resident who were hospitalised in Bangkok after a flight hit deadly turbulence.

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Conflicting accounts over lead-up to school bus crash

Truck driver Jamie Gleeson, 50, has faced court for a committal hearing, charged over a crash that left primary school students seriously injured.

Concussion research gives Roosters an edge with Tedesco

Lessons from a medical-staff trip to Pittsburgh have given the Sydney Roosters confidence that James Tedesco is fine after his latest concussion.

Play centre charged after child falls seven metres

A workplace safety regulator has charged an indoor play centre after a child fell about seven metres from a rope ladder, fracturing their spine.

Spinal injuries rise due to falls and road accidents

New data indicates an increasing trend in Australians suffering from spinal injuries with falls and transport incidents behind a majority of hospitalisations.

'Thought we were bulletproof': Wally Lewis' CTE journey

Rugby league great Wally Lewis has revealed his struggles with the brain condition probable CTE and called for more protection for young players.

Man in hospital after shooting outside funeral home

A man in his 20s has been taken to hospital after he was shot, reportedly during an altercation outside a funeral home in Melbourne's southeast.

Six teens hospitalised after ingesting unknown powder

Emergency services have been called to a school in Queensland's far north to treat students after they ingested an unknown powder from a bag.

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