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Ballarat prays for missing mother's safe return

Ballarat prays for missing mother's safe return

The Ballarat community is praying for Samantha Murphy's safe return seven days into the search for the missing 51-year-old mother.

Ballarat still hopeful after days of searching for mum

Ballarat still hopeful after days of searching for mum

Ballarat still hopeful after days of searching for mum

Ballarat still hopeful after days of searching for mum

The Ballarat community is still hopeful of finding missing mother Samantha Murphy six days after she disappeared as the State Emergency Service stands down.

Missing 12-year-old girl found in Queensland

Missing 12-year-old girl found in Queensland

Missing 12-year-old girl found in Queensland

Missing 12-year-old girl found in Queensland

A 12-year-old girl who was missing for nearly two days has been found on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.

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'We need you at home', daughter pleads to missing mum

'We need you at home', daughter pleads to missing mum

Police are concerned about the out-of-character disappearance of Ballarat mum Samantha Murphy, who vanished after going for an early morning run.

Fears grow for woman as neighbours join search

Fears grow for woman as neighbours join search

Neighbours of missing Ballarat East woman Samantha Murphy have been asked to help a search for her as fears grow for her welfare.

Difficult conditions hinder search for missing swimmer

Difficult conditions hinder search for missing swimmer

Rough waters are hampering efforts to send in divers in the search for a 20-year-old man feared swept out to sea after being caught in a rip.

Second man charged with murder of missing Colombian

Second man charged with murder of missing Colombian

A Brisbane man has been arrested at Melbourne Airport and charged with the murder of a Colombian man who went missing from Victoria more than four months ago.

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Murder charges laid over young woman's disappearance

Murder charges laid over young woman's disappearance

Murder charges laid over young woman's disappearance

Murder charges laid over young woman's disappearance

A man has been charged with murdering a "a quiet, proud and loving" young mother who went missing from a remote Cape York community nearly 11 years ago.

No body as man faces court for murder charge

No body as man faces court for murder charge

No body as man faces court for murder charge

No body as man faces court for murder charge

Prosecutors have asked for almost four months to compile evidence after charging a man with murder over the disappearance of a Colombian man.

Murder charge over missing Colombian man

Murder charge over missing Colombian man

Murder charge over missing Colombian man

Murder charge over missing Colombian man

A man has appeared in court charged with the murder over the disappearance of a Colombian national in Victoria.

Search for missing man continues off SA coast

Search for missing man continues off SA coast

Search for missing man continues off SA coast

Search for missing man continues off SA coast

A man remains missing in waters off the South Australian coast after six others, including four children, were rescued from a rip.

Reward offered in bid to crack decades-old cold case

Reward offered in bid to crack decades-old cold case

Reward offered in bid to crack decades-old cold case

Reward offered in bid to crack decades-old cold case

Police have offered a $500,000 reward in the latest bid for information on the mysterious disappearance of Leslie Ralph Ball more than 30 years ago.

Family pleads for info about missing mother's cold case

Family pleads for info about missing mother's cold case

Family pleads for info about missing mother's cold case

Family pleads for info about missing mother's cold case

Police are renewing their call for public information into the disappearance of Canberra woman Laura Haworth, who was last seen at Queanbeyan in 2008.

Lost hiker asked for chicken parmi after being found

Lost hiker asked for chicken parmi after being found

Lost hiker asked for chicken parmi after being found

Lost hiker asked for chicken parmi after being found

A 20-year-old hiker has been found by passers-by after going missing for almost 24 hours in a national park in Victoria.

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River search for clues to find missing man's remains

Rivers have been searched for items that could be key to finding the remains of a man who went missing in Victoria's east more than four years ago.

Police still hopeful of finding boy swept into ocean

Emergency crews are not giving up hope of finding a teenager alive after he was swept into the ocean in western Victoria.

Split by war, refugees find lost loved ones years later

Amid the frantic rush to escape wars or natural disasters, millions of refugees are separated from family members, but some lucky ones are able to reconnect.

Bones at beach linked to notorious underworld killer

Notorious gangland figure Arthur "Neddy" Smith is believed to be involved in the deaths of two men whose remains were found near a beach in Sydney's south.

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Reward offered as family vows to keep looking for woman

On the 12-month anniversary of her disappearance, Jessica Zrinksi's family and NSW Police announced a $500,000 reward for information that helps locate her.

Search underway for man reported lost in the bush

A multi-agency search is underway for a man in his 30s, who contacted his family to say he was lost in bushland in northern Sydney.

Search for closure after grandfather's disappearance

Police have made a renewed call for information about 69-year-old Nicola Sallese, who went missing in Tasmania in 2008.

Renewed search for missing hiker fails to find clues

Nothing of significance has been found during fresh bushland searches as part of investigations into a 2017 missing person case.

Renewed searches in missing bushwalker case

Police are conducting fresh bushland searches in southern Tasmania as part of investigations into a 2017 missing person case.

Police hunt Porsche driver Pusey on court order breach

The Porsche driver who sent graphic photos of dead police officers after a 2020 truck crash is being sought by police after allegedly flouting a court order.

Search for 'truth' in missing bushwalker case

Six years after a 66-year-old man was reported missing from a hike in Tasmania, police have opened a criminal investigation into his disappearance.

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