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'Someone must know': $1m reward for murder cold case

'Someone must know': $1m reward for murder cold case

Detectives have doubled a cash reward in the hope of cracking the 30-year unsolved murder of a young tourist on a picturesque beach.

Searchers find no trace of elderly man lost in bushland

Searchers find no trace of elderly man lost in bushland

Searchers find no trace of elderly man lost in bushland

Searchers find no trace of elderly man lost in bushland

Crews have scoured swathes of bushland trying to find an elderly man who disappeared while trying to retrieve his bogged car.

'Never give up hope': dam, drone search for missing boy

'Never give up hope': dam, drone search for missing boy

'Never give up hope': dam, drone search for missing boy

'Never give up hope': dam, drone search for missing boy

Police say they will "never give up hope" of finding a four-year-old boy missing from his family's outback sheep station for 10 days, as the search continues.

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'Tragic' end to missing boy case as search scaled back

'Tragic' end to missing boy case as search scaled back

Police have taken aim at "keyboard detectives" as a massive outback search for a four-year-old boy missing from a rural property for a week is downgraded.

Bones found but no clues over girl missing for 55 years

Bones found but no clues over girl missing for 55 years

A police search hoping to solve one of Australia's longest-running missing child cases has ended in disappointment despite the discovery of bones.

'He has to be somewhere': cop's last hope in boy search

'He has to be somewhere': cop's last hope in boy search

A desperate search for a boy missing from an outback property for six days has failed to turn up fresh evidence, as defence personnel join the operation.

Foul play to be probed in missing Indigenous man's case

Foul play to be probed in missing Indigenous man's case

The family of a young Indigenous man who went missing will challenge a central theory that he took his own life, a coroner has heard.

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Vast outback search for missing boy enters fifth day

Vast outback search for missing boy enters fifth day

Vast outback search for missing boy enters fifth day

Vast outback search for missing boy enters fifth day

The search for a four-year-old boy who disappeared on his family's remote sheep station continues as loved ones hold out hope he'll be found safe and well.

Mum's tears after daughter's 13-year mystery resolved

Mum's tears after daughter's 13-year mystery resolved

Mum's tears after daughter's 13-year mystery resolved

Mum's tears after daughter's 13-year mystery resolved

The mother of a woman who vanished without a trace 13 years ago was overcome with emotion after being told her daughter was killed by her controlling partner.

Typhoon Ragasa aims at China after lashing Taiwan, HK

Typhoon Ragasa aims at China after lashing Taiwan, HK

Typhoon Ragasa aims at China after lashing Taiwan, HK

Typhoon Ragasa aims at China after lashing Taiwan, HK

Millions of people in southern China are in Typhoon Ragasa's sights after the most powerful cyclone of 2025 battered Hong Kong and killed 14 people in Taiwan.

Ground-penetrating radar used in cold-case victim probe

Ground-penetrating radar used in cold-case victim probe

Ground-penetrating radar used in cold-case victim probe

Ground-penetrating radar used in cold-case victim probe

Police have renewed their investigation into the suspected murder of a woman who vanished in 2002 and are searching a property near her former home.

Locals plead for visitors to return to area of manhunt

Locals plead for visitors to return to area of manhunt

Locals plead for visitors to return to area of manhunt

Locals plead for visitors to return to area of manhunt

Business owners in a region central to the search for an accused killer can breath a sigh of relief with travel restrictions scrapped and cash help on its way.

Behind the scenes: major hunt for accused police killer

Behind the scenes: major hunt for accused police killer

Behind the scenes: major hunt for accused police killer

Behind the scenes: major hunt for accused police killer

The search for alleged gunman and fugitive Dezi Freeman has developed into the largest tactical policing operation in Australian history.

Police files link Milat to 58 cold cases over decades

Police files link Milat to 58 cold cases over decades

Police files link Milat to 58 cold cases over decades

Police files link Milat to 58 cold cases over decades

A new investigation could give closure to the families of 58 victims police have linked to the backpacker killer across every Australian jurisdiction.

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Missing light plane couple revealed as search hampered

Police have released the names and photo of a couple on board a missing light plane as weather conditions disrupt search efforts.

'Miracle': man missing in outback for week found safe

Two days after a police search was called off, a 26-year-old father who had been lost in the outback for a week has been found dehydrated but safe.

Father's emotional appeal 20 years after son vanished

A father has choked back tears while recounting memories of his outgoing and talented son as he appeals for information over his disappearance two decades ago.

More than 130 dead and 100 missing after Texas floods

Around 100 people remain missing in the aftermath of flooding that devastated central Texas.

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Famine to feast for German backpacker in outback ordeal

A German backpacker has revealed details of her remarkable survival after 12 days lost in the Australian outback while thanking her "angel" rescuer.

Rescued backpacker reveals why she abandoned her van

A backpacker who was lost in the outback for almost two weeks before her remarkable rescue has explained why she walked away from her van into bushland.

German backpacker's outback rescue 'sheer luck'

Police have revealed further details about a 26-year-old backpacker's near two-week ordeal in remote bushland, saying it was pure chance she was found.

'Great result': missing German backpacker found alive

A German backpacker missing for 12 days in remote bushland has been found alive after a desperate search.

Missing German backpacker's van found

A missing backpacker's van has been found as authorities search for the German woman who disappeared while travelling solo in the outback.

Grieving family want justice after son's alleged murder

The family of a young man who was allegedly murdered has spoken of their heartbreak and grief, vowing to seek justice.

Arrest as remains found in search for missing man

Police have made an arrest after finding human remains as they investigate the suspicious disappearance of a man who's been missing for a month.

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