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Safety warning after worst beach tragedy in decades

Safety warning after worst beach tragedy in decades

Swimmers are warned of risks at beaches and waterways this summer after a coroner handed down findings into a state's worst beach tragedy in almost 20 years.

Infectious virus samples missing after state lab bungle

Infectious virus samples missing after state lab bungle

Infectious virus samples missing after state lab bungle

Infectious virus samples missing after state lab bungle

An investigation has been launched after a laboratory lost hundreds of infectious virus samples, but a state government has played down the public health risk.

Mix of quiet sorrow and anger over synagogue attack

Mix of quiet sorrow and anger over synagogue attack

Mix of quiet sorrow and anger over synagogue attack

Mix of quiet sorrow and anger over synagogue attack

A member of a Jewish community targeted in a firebomb attack says the damage to the Adass Israel Synagogue is a cause of great anguish.

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Man, 66, charged after explosions at law offices

Man, 66, charged after explosions at law offices

Police are yet to determine what motivated an arson attack on two legal offices, which they say were fortunate not to result in serious injuries.

Accused Easey Street double killer awaits next hearing

Accused Easey Street double killer awaits next hearing

The families of two women murdered in one of Australia's most notorious cold cases are hoping for closure as their accused killer awaits his next court date.

Easey Street families stare down alleged double killer

Easey Street families stare down alleged double killer

A man charged over one of Australia's most notorious cold case murders has faced court 47 years after the deaths of Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett.

Man charged after bodies of couple found in shop

Man charged after bodies of couple found in shop

A 31-year-old man has been charged with two counts of murder after the bodies of an elderly couple were found inside a takeaway shop in Sydney's west.

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Two-year-old girl dies after being found in parked car

Two-year-old girl dies after being found in parked car

Two-year-old girl dies after being found in parked car

Two-year-old girl dies after being found in parked car

Police are investigating after a two-year-old girl found unconscious in a car parked outside a regional town's council office could not be revived and died.

Australian offer to help Laos tainted alcohol probe

Australian offer to help Laos tainted alcohol probe

Australian offer to help Laos tainted alcohol probe

Australian offer to help Laos tainted alcohol probe

As friends and family mourn the loss of Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, the prime minister has offered federal police to help the investigation in Laos.

'Not in vain': families demand poisoning deaths answers

'Not in vain': families demand poisoning deaths answers

'Not in vain': families demand poisoning deaths answers

'Not in vain': families demand poisoning deaths answers

The families of Australians Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones are demanding the Laos government fully investigate a mass poisoning event that claimed their lives.

Teen babysitter charged with neglect of toddler

Teen babysitter charged with neglect of toddler

Teen babysitter charged with neglect of toddler

Teen babysitter charged with neglect of toddler

A toddler was left burnt and bruised with internal injuries so severe that he needed to be intubated in hospital, South Australian police say.

'Coming for you': man shot had links to organised crime

'Coming for you': man shot had links to organised crime

'Coming for you': man shot had links to organised crime

'Coming for you': man shot had links to organised crime

Police continue to hunt for the perpetrators who fatally shot a man with known links to organised crime in a targeted attack on a Sydney street.

Nightclub goes up in flames in suspicious blaze

Nightclub goes up in flames in suspicious blaze

Nightclub goes up in flames in suspicious blaze

Nightclub goes up in flames in suspicious blaze

A massive fire has engulfed a nightclub in Melbourne's inner southeast, sparking a police investigation and disrupting morning traffic.

Tourists warned as Aussie teens fight for life in Laos

Tourists warned as Aussie teens fight for life in Laos

Tourists warned as Aussie teens fight for life in Laos

Tourists warned as Aussie teens fight for life in Laos

The families of two Melbourne best friends fighting for life in Thai hospitals have raced to their bedside as they suffer from suspected methanol poisoning.

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Car found after gran's mysterious disappearance, death

A car belonging to a Queensland grandmother has been found by police after she was inexplicably found dead hundreds of kilometres from her hometown.

Extradition of Easey St murders suspect edges closer

One of Australia's most shocking cold cases is edging towards a trial as the Italian government signs off on the extradition of suspect from Rome.

Pink cocaine drug bust triggers global investigation

A Sydney man has been charged after the largest seizure of pink cocaine in Australia, with authorities warning the illicit drug cocktail is highly dangerous.

Police bust art crime network forging Banksy, Picasso

Modern and contemporary fake artworks including Banksy and Andy Warhol have been uncovered following an Italian police operation.

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Accused murder faces court over teenager's death

A 32-year-old chef has been refused bail after facing a Sydney court charged with the stabbing murder of a teenager found in bushland.

Greece arrests pair suspected of MDMA smuggling to Aust

Police have seized about 56 kg of the psychedelic drug MDMA and nearly 30kg of crystal meth, in one of Greece's biggest busts of the drugs.

Fourteen people investigated for terror symbol displays

Police are investigating the display of terrorist iconography and whether rhetoric about killed terrorists crossed the threshold into inciting violence.

'Devastating' police dog deaths probed after pod fail

A review is under way after two NSW Police dogs were found dead inside a purpose-built, air-conditioned pod on an official vehicle.

Arrest over Nazi salute at Land Forces expo protest

People who allegedly pushed crates against police horses, assaulted police and performed the Nazi salute at a weapons exhibition have been arrested.

Husband of interest in Indian mum murder as $1m offered

Nearly 10 years on from Prabha Arun Kumar's stabbing death, police have raised the stakes of their investigation with a $1 million reward for information.

Friends mourn pharmacist as alleged killer faces court

A homeless man has disrupted court after being charged with the murder of a young pharmacist whose body was found in a Melbourne apartment.

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