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Mayor allegedly punched protester 'without hesitation'

Mayor allegedly punched protester 'without hesitation'

A local mayor in Melbourne accused of punching an intruder at an election party is facing a four-day hearing into the "rapidly developing scuffle".

Family take legal action after death in custody

Family take legal action after death in custody

Family take legal action after death in custody

Family take legal action after death in custody

The family of a man who died in custody after being restrained by police is seeking answers and launching legal action over a decision that no charges be laid.

Man charged, cops probed after bystander shot in arrest

Man charged, cops probed after bystander shot in arrest

Man charged, cops probed after bystander shot in arrest

Man charged, cops probed after bystander shot in arrest

Ethical standards are investigating two police shootings in one state after a bystander was caught in the crossfire during an attempted arrest.

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Two people shot by police after knives incident

Two people shot by police after knives incident

Two people have been shot and injured by police after reports of a man armed with knives.

Officer shot, man found dead after stand-off

Officer shot, man found dead after stand-off

A 45-year-old man has been found dead in a garden shed after shooting at police officers called to a property on a domestic violence matter.

'Cried inconsolably': MP reveals son's fear after Bondi

'Cried inconsolably': MP reveals son's fear after Bondi

A federal politician has choked back tears as revealed how his young son was too scared to go to public events after the Bondi Beach attack.

Reward doubled in decades‑old murder cold case

Reward doubled in decades‑old murder cold case

Detectives have doubled a reward and launched new forensic tests as they renew efforts to solve a brutal stabbing that has remained unsolved for decades.

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Jewish leaders want taxpayers to fund security needs

Jewish leaders want taxpayers to fund security needs

Jewish leaders want taxpayers to fund security needs

Jewish leaders want taxpayers to fund security needs

Pressure is building on state and federal governments to step up their funding for Jewish security as an inquiry investigating anti-Semitism continues.

Probe into Bondi terror attack could miss key evidence

Probe into Bondi terror attack could miss key evidence

Probe into Bondi terror attack could miss key evidence

Probe into Bondi terror attack could miss key evidence

The royal commission into the Bondi massacre might miss out on key evidence as a former source to an Australian spy agency has had his visa application denied.

Delays continue for grandmother accused of killing boys

Delays continue for grandmother accused of killing boys

Delays continue for grandmother accused of killing boys

Delays continue for grandmother accused of killing boys

Psychiatrists are still assessing a woman accused of murdering her young grandsons in their isolated rural home, a court has been told.

'Why would I do that?': teen in court after mum killed

'Why would I do that?': teen in court after mum killed

'Why would I do that?': teen in court after mum killed

'Why would I do that?': teen in court after mum killed

A teenager charged with murdering his mother and seriously injuring his sister in a suburban home has told a court he did not "do that".

Anti-Semitic incident data problematic, police concede

Anti-Semitic incident data problematic, police concede

Anti-Semitic incident data problematic, police concede

Anti-Semitic incident data problematic, police concede

A senior officer acknowledges a police incident database makes it difficult to provide a clear picture of the magnitude of anti-Semitism in the community.

'Security levy': Jewish parents face extra schools cost

'Security levy': Jewish parents face extra schools cost

'Security levy': Jewish parents face extra schools cost

'Security levy': Jewish parents face extra schools cost

Parents are absorbing the costs of hiring armed guards at Jewish schools, with an inquiry told government funding caveats are complicating security efforts.

Teenager suspected of killing mother, stabbing sister

Teenager suspected of killing mother, stabbing sister

Teenager suspected of killing mother, stabbing sister

Teenager suspected of killing mother, stabbing sister

A 12 year-old girl has managed to flee for her life after her older brother allegedly stabbed their mother to death as well as turning the knife on her.

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Investigation launched into Married At First Sight UK

Britain's media regulator is investigating an unspecified complaint against the reality TV show Married at First Sight UK.

'Immense' pressure stretches Jewish security group

Surging demand for security at Jewish community sites and events is pushing volunteer groups to their emotional and financial limit, an inquiry has been told.

'Nobody cares about us': death at police hands probed

After her son was killed by police following a decades-long struggle with schizophrenia and addiction, a mother wants his inquest to be a positive experience.

Woman dies from injuries after escaping apartment fire

Two women have fled an apartment fire that forced neighbours to evacuate before one of the escapees later succumbed to serious burns at hospital.

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Recreational diver bitten by two-metre shark

A recreational diver is recovering in hospital after being bitten on the arm by what is believed to have been a broadnose sevengill shark.

Tourists warned after methanol-poisoning charges laid

A distillery owner has been charged after a mass methanol poisoning incident that killed two Australian teens, but there's concern justice may not be served.

Universities failed to be 'trauma informed' about Gaza

Universities have failed to properly care for staff and students affected by the war in Gaza, Australia's pre-eminent tertiary standards authority says.

Methanol victims' families brace for poor legal outcome

The parents of a teen who died from methanol poisoning during a backpacking holiday feel disgusted after hearing the potential penalties for those responsible.

Uni student denied exam delay after Gaza family deaths

A university demanded death certificates for Gazan family members killed in the conflict when a student requested an exam extension, a royal commission heard.

'Paid enormous price': Olympics minister cleared

Queensland's Olympics minister has returned to his cabinet post after Australian Federal Police closed an investigation into his electoral enrolment.

School knife search powers ruled out after stabbings

Two stabbings in as many days have sparked safety fears but authorities insist a state's schools are safe, ruling out expanding search powers.

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