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Deborah Netolicky
The “senseless” death of a Labor figure after an alleged coward punch incident has sparked calls for greater night safety.
Emma Kirk
Coles has unveiled its bizarre hot cross bun flavour profile for Easter shoppers – with a weird Doritos-inspired cheesy jalapeño flavour among the line-up.
Pamela Rontziokos
A severe solar storm has triggered a rare and spectacular light phenomenon that is expected to light up Aussie skies.
The results of the latest gun buyback have been shown off by the Premier and Police Minister as they urged other states to follow WA’s lead in the wake of the Bondi terrorist attack.
Jessica Page
Two new complainants have come forward against a Sydney dentist who is accused of drugging another woman with laughing gas before allegedly sexually assaulting her.
Clareese Packer and Shannon Tonkin
A man who allegedly laundered $3.5m in cash defrauded from the National Disability Scheme has unsuccessfully tried to challenge an “onerous” court order.
Clareese Packer
A young man has broken down in court after being denied bail for allegedly stabbing a Good Samaritan who tried to help a woman during a street altercation.
Phoebe Griffiths
A federal MP’s expenses scandal has triggered a dramatic overhaul on parliamentary travel – with elected officials now under strict new travel entitlements.
Nathan Schmidt
It’s another massive stint on the sidelines for a luckless Hawk, who went down at training last week.
Tyler Lewis
The “key witness” in a case against four men accused of extorting a building company has refused to answer police questions, a court has been told.
Liam Beatty
Amid reports of dangerous hooning and illegal behaviour, police in one Aussie state have unveiled their dramatic act after a crackdown on illegal e-bikes.
A Sydney man has described the moment he alleges he was sexually assaulted inside an Oxford St nightclub and how the incident left him feeling shocked and scared.
Steve Zemek
A major update has been announced about NSW protesting restrictions in the wake of the Bondi Beach terror attack.
A woman has been charged with attempted murder after a boy allegedly suffered stab wounds so serious he needed to be flown interstate for treatment.
The AFL Hall of Famer will fight allegations he assaulted and choked a woman later this year.
A large Australian pharmacy franchisee, responsible for more than 50 stores, is in limbo as the group owes more than $400m to its creditors.
Cameron Micallef
A horror collision has claimed two lives as the circumstances surrounding the fatal railway crossing crash remain unknown.
Aris Schuler-Shah
A man in his 20s has been taken to hospital after being bitten by a crocodile at a creek in North Queensland.
Andrew Hedgman
A 29-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a 60-year-old man who was found dead with serious head injuries in bushland.
The move comes after multiple shark attacks along the NSW coast, which left one boy with critical leg injuries and beaches shut for the foreseeable future.
Alexandra Feiam
Five terrified Jewish teens, targeted in an anti-Semitic attack, tried to call police from a nearby payphone after being chased and threatened by a vehicle.
Aris Schuler-Shah and Andrew Hedgman
The nation’s biggest coal-fired power station will burn for two extra years on fears of power grid stability.
K’gari has implemented new safety measures as police probe the death of a Canadian woman found surrounded by dingoes.
Pamela Rontziokos, Alexandra Feiam and Emma Kirk