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Specialist rescue teams join search for missing hiker

Specialist rescue teams join search for missing hiker

Another 50 rescue specialists have joined the search for missing experienced hiker Hadi Nazari in dense bushland and tough conditions.

Day 10: search for hiker intensifies as more help sent

Day 10: search for hiker intensifies as more help sent

Day 10: search for hiker intensifies as more help sent

Day 10: search for hiker intensifies as more help sent

Another 50 rescue specialists have joined the 10-day search for missing hiker Hadi Nazari in Kosciuszko National Park’s "bloody tough" terrain.

Hunt shark for closure, victim's friend urges

Hunt shark for closure, victim's friend urges

Hunt shark for closure, victim's friend urges

Hunt shark for closure, victim's friend urges

A man who warned of a great white shark at a beach hours before his friend was killed says authorities need to hunt down the predator for "closure".

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Water source the key to missing hiker's survival

Water source the key to missing hiker's survival

Finding scarce water on one of Australia's most challenging bush trails is key to a missing hiker being found alive after more than a week missing.

Bushwalker found dead as search for student continues

Bushwalker found dead as search for student continues

The family of a student missing in a national park say they are praying for his return, while another bushwalker has fallen to his death from a dangerous peak.

Second body in the bushes, police suspect double murder

Second body in the bushes, police suspect double murder

A second body has been found near a woman's decomposing remains, with the latest discovery likely to be her husband, police say.

Grave concerns for man after wife's suspected murder

Grave concerns for man after wife's suspected murder

Police hold grave concerns for a missing man after his wife's body was found wrapped in plastic and dumped in bushland in a suspected murder.

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Couple stalked by giant crocodile after car washed away

Couple stalked by giant crocodile after car washed away

Couple stalked by giant crocodile after car washed away

Couple stalked by giant crocodile after car washed away

A missing couple has spent two terrifying nights being stalked by a giant crocodile after their car was swept away in floodwaters.

Man accused of covering up Isla Bell killing seeks bail

Man accused of covering up Isla Bell killing seeks bail

Man accused of covering up Isla Bell killing seeks bail

Man accused of covering up Isla Bell killing seeks bail

A man accused of assisting in the murder of Isla Bell should have known the teen's body was in a fridge he transported across the city, a court has been told.

Foster mum would have 'owned up' to dumping 3yo's body

Foster mum would have 'owned up' to dumping 3yo's body

Foster mum would have 'owned up' to dumping 3yo's body

Foster mum would have 'owned up' to dumping 3yo's body

William Tyrrell's foster mum told a friend that if she disposed of the three-year-old's body, she would have come forward and taken responsibility.

Truckie offers no leads on missing toddler's location

Truckie offers no leads on missing toddler's location

Truckie offers no leads on missing toddler's location

Truckie offers no leads on missing toddler's location

A truckie has told a court about the cars he saw when William Tyrrell disappeared, but his evidence doesn't support a police theory about the child's body.

Abuse warning as missing toddler death theory examined

Abuse warning as missing toddler death theory examined

Abuse warning as missing toddler death theory examined

Abuse warning as missing toddler death theory examined

A coroner has issued a stern warning over the abuse of William Tyrrell's foster mum after a theory that she hid the boy's body was outlined to an inquest.

Corpse disposal claim against Tyrrell foster mum tested

Corpse disposal claim against Tyrrell foster mum tested

Corpse disposal claim against Tyrrell foster mum tested

Corpse disposal claim against Tyrrell foster mum tested

Allegations William Tyrrell's foster mother hid his body after he accidentally died at a coastal property 10 years ago are being examined by a coroner.

Hiker 'fortunate to be alive' after Alpine ordeal

Hiker 'fortunate to be alive' after Alpine ordeal

Hiker 'fortunate to be alive' after Alpine ordeal

Hiker 'fortunate to be alive' after Alpine ordeal

A photographer has survived multiple days with a snake bite after becoming lost in the Australian Alps and sparking a week-long search.

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Body found, murder charge in search for horse breeder

Police scoured a semi-rural property for the body of 82-year-old Edwin Dobbin after charging a man over his murder and allegedly covering up the crime.

Search power in missing persons case deemed effective

Despite being rarely used, a power allowing police to search premises to find a high-risk missing person has been deemed "a useful and valuable tool".

Serial killer claim in call for unsolved murders probe

Numerous horrific murders and vanishings in one patch of the country has alarmed an MP but his claims of a potential serial killer have been met with scepticism

'Foul play likely' but missing man search to continue

The family of an Indigenous man missing for years in remote Queensland has vowed to bring him home after a coroner found he is likely deceased.

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Wife charged with 'brutal, macabre and bizarre' murder

A woman has been charged with the murder of her husband who has not been seen in more than a year, with police alleging she cut up his body to hide the remains.

No rest for rescuers in long search for Helene victims

Exhausted rescuers and volunteers navigate washed out roads and difficult terrain as the search for Hurricane Helene survivors drags into a second week.

Latest search for Samantha Murphy's body called off

Almost ten months after Ballarat mother Samantha Murphy was last seen alive, the most recent search for her body was called off.

New search for Samantha Murphy's body continues

Police have renewed the search for the remains of Samantha Murphy, who disappeared without a trace while on a run last summer.

'No clear answers': fresh call in missing veteran case

Police have renewed a call for information 35 years after a Vietnam War veteran went missing in Tasmania's remote highlands.

'Ethical hackers' to focus skills on police cold cases

Everyone leaves a trace on the internet and up to 650 "ethical hackers" are taking on the challenge to sniff out new leads on missing persons across Australia.

Gran's 'highly unusual' disappearance, death a mystery

Police are looking for a grandmother's car and phone after her skeletal remains were found hundreds of kilometres away from home and where she was last seen.

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