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Man dies after unit blaze as police investigate cause

Man dies after unit blaze as police investigate cause

Police and Fire Investigation and Research unit officers are investigating the cause of a major unit fire which claimed the life of a 45-year-old man.

Probe tracks down signal fault in city trams collision

Probe tracks down signal fault in city trams collision

Probe tracks down signal fault in city trams collision

Probe tracks down signal fault in city trams collision

A non-operational signal lantern has been identified by crash investigators probing the cause of a tram-on-tram crash at a busy Melbourne intersection.

Clouds, internal pressure fuelled deadly plane crash

Clouds, internal pressure fuelled deadly plane crash

Clouds, internal pressure fuelled deadly plane crash

Clouds, internal pressure fuelled deadly plane crash

The pilot of a doomed plane was not qualified to fly in non-visual conditions and likely encountered cloud, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau has found

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Woman dead, one injured after being stabbed by stranger

Woman dead, one injured after being stabbed by stranger

A man has been arrested and is expected to be charged with murder after allegedly stabbing two women unknown to him in Adelaide's inner southwest, killing one.

Mother of boy found dead in pool charged with murder

Mother of boy found dead in pool charged with murder

More than two years after Tarrin-Macen O'Sullivan was found dead in a pool, his mother has been charged with the four-year-old's murder in north Queensland.

Tragic toll rises as two die in motorhome, truck crash

Tragic toll rises as two die in motorhome, truck crash

A motorhome and truck have crashed, killing two people and adding to Victoria's already high road toll.

Little pens tribute to mentor killed in plane crash

Little pens tribute to mentor killed in plane crash

Comedian Tommy Little has remembered Stephen Gale, the pilot killed in a crash off Melbourne's Mornington Peninsula, as a mentor and one of his closest mates.

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Outback Wrangler 'devastated' at co-star's death cause

Outback Wrangler 'devastated' at co-star's death cause

Outback Wrangler 'devastated' at co-star's death cause

Outback Wrangler 'devastated' at co-star's death cause

A lack of fuel on a poorly maintained helicopter likely caused a crash that killed an Outback Wrangler star who plunged to his death collecting crocodile eggs.

Top water executive honoured before exit amid probe

Top water executive honoured before exit amid probe

Top water executive honoured before exit amid probe

Top water executive honoured before exit amid probe

Melbourne Water has identified concerns after investigating a former manager, whose wife worked at a company awarded millions in government contracts.

Cocaine worth $61 million concealed in ship's hull

Cocaine worth $61 million concealed in ship's hull

Cocaine worth $61 million concealed in ship's hull

Cocaine worth $61 million concealed in ship's hull

Specialist divers have retrieved more than 150kg of cocaine concealed in the hull of a cargo ship that docked in Melbourne after arriving from South America.

Judge cleared after booting mum for court breastfeeding

Judge cleared after booting mum for court breastfeeding

Judge cleared after booting mum for court breastfeeding

Judge cleared after booting mum for court breastfeeding

A judicial watchdog has dismissed complaints over a judge ordering a breastfeeding mother from a Victorian courtroom, ruling it was justified.

Four suspected dead in 'catastrophic' rental car crash

Four suspected dead in 'catastrophic' rental car crash

Four suspected dead in 'catastrophic' rental car crash

Four suspected dead in 'catastrophic' rental car crash

The victims of a fiery smash in Victoria's high country are believed to be work colleagues as police seek to confirm the number of people killed.

Fatal level crossing site not up to national standard

Fatal level crossing site not up to national standard

Fatal level crossing site not up to national standard

Fatal level crossing site not up to national standard

An investigation into a driver's fatal collision with a train two years ago has found a Brisbane level crossing did not meet Australian safety standards.

'Jihad is the solution': cops probe preacher comments

'Jihad is the solution': cops probe preacher comments

'Jihad is the solution': cops probe preacher comments

'Jihad is the solution': cops probe preacher comments

Police are investigating after a preacher in Sydney delivered a speech warning the government was "pushing Muslims into a corner" and "jihad is the solution".

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Rare $400,000 Mustang stolen in brazen daylight theft

A Ford Mustang worth about $400,000 and the only one of its kind in Australia has been stolen from outside a Melbourne car specialist in broad daylight.

Alleged money laundering ring busted over $229m scam

Seven people have been arrested and $50 million worth of luxury homes, vehicles and items seized in raids on an alleged Chinese money laundering syndicate.

Melbourne tobacco store goes up in smoke amid gang war

Police are investigating if a suspicious fire at a tobacconist in Melbourne's north is linked to an illicit cigarettes turf war.

Hunt for hooded man to crack gangland shooting case

Police have released CCTV images from the lead-up to a Sydney execution-style killing in the hope of solving the 2022 shooting, linked to feuding crime gangs.

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Dad's heartbreak as $40k raised for kids in shed fire

The devastated father of two children killed in a Victorian shed fire has spoken of his surviving young son's bravery in trying to protect his siblings.

Death 'not suspicious' after body found at school

A post-mortem has determined the death of a man whose body was found in the greenhouse of a Melbourne school was not suspicious.

Man held after human remains found in burnt-out vehicle

Police are investigating potential links between two abandoned vehicles, one of which contained human remains, and a man acting erratically while adrift at sea.

Family grieves for father killed on late night dog walk

A man found dead after failing to return home from a dog walk has been described as a devoted father, as police continue to hunt for his suspected killer.

Criminal minds: Lecturer gets $350k to talk to killers

A Melbourne criminologist has been awarded a $350,000 grant to interview murderers in a bid to help police locate missing bodies.

Mystery over skeletal remains discovered on farmland

The skeletal remains of a middle-aged man found on farmland southeast of Hobart could have been there for decades, police say.

Teen shot while sleeping 'extremely lucky' to be alive

Possible getaway cars are being examined by police investigating the shooting of a sleeping teen in his family home who is "extremely lucky" to have survived.

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