Australia

Zhuojun ‘Sally’ Li was found in dense scrub last week.
Australia
Molly Magennis

Mystery deepens as woman found wrapped in plastic near Sydney Airport identified

Zhuojun ‘Sally’ Li, 33, was found dead in dense scrub by a passing jogger.

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The AFP have charged a Canadian man who could face life in jail after a shock baggage discovery.
Australia
Max Corstorphan

Man arrested at Australian airport after shock baggage find

The Australian Federal Police have charged a Canadian national after making a shock 10kg discovery in a random baggage inspection.

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A couple accused of faking their child's cancer diagnosis to obtain money through fundraising have been identified.
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Australia
Max Corstorphan

Couple charged with faking child’s cancer identified

The identity has been revealed of a couple charged after allegedly shaving their child’s head and eyebrows and placing them in a wheelchair to fake a cancer battle and obtain money through fundraising.

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A 68-year-old man has been arrested after an alleged nazi salute incident.
Australia
Max Corstorphan

Man arrested after alleged CBD nazi salute incident

A 68-year-old man has been charged after allegedly performing a nazi salute and refusing to move on.

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Antonia Siguenza was allegedly hit over the head with a pole.
Australia
Gertie Spurling

Major update after baby allegedly struck with iron pole during home invasion

A woman and the two-month-old child were rushed to hospital.

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Police are investigating the “suspicious” deaths of twin baby boys in far north Queensland. File image.
Queensland
Fraser Barton

Police investigate ‘suspicious’ deaths of twin baby boys

The three-month-old boys who required special needs care were found unresponsive in the bedroom of a unit.

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The RSPCA is looking for two people who left a dog in the front yard of a Sydney home.
NSW
Tom Sacre

Shock as sick dog dumped in front yard of Sydney home

The puppy was left with a bag of food and a note.

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Australian teenager Lucky Fazzalari was allegedly stabbed to death in Thailand.
Western Australia
James Carmody

Perth teen allegedly stabbed to death in Thailand identified

The boy’s father said his family is ‘shocked’ and ‘devastated’ by their loss.

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Labor and the Coalition go nuclear at each other over Australia’s energy future as political insults fly.
Australia
Nicola Smith and Ellen Ransley

Bitter political war triggered over nation’s energy future

Labor and the Coalition on Friday accused each other of duping voters with ‘fantasy’ electricity prices as opposition leader Peter Dutton triggered a bitter political war over nuclear energy. 

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Brett Anthony Crawford’s charges have been upgraded to include murder over the death of a 90-year-old woman he allegedly sexually assaulted at a nursing home.
NSW
Sarah Keszler

Man charged with murder over elderly woman’s death following alleged sexual assault

The 90-year-old woman died in hospital from injuries sustained during a ‘horrendous’ attack.

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The twins, who were subject to special needs care, could not be revived and both were declared deceased at the scene.
Queensland
Peta Rasdien

Police reveal deaths of twin baby boys ‘suspicious’

Three years after they were found dead in a Queensland home, police have revealed they are treating the deaths of twin baby boys as suspicious and appealed for public help.  

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Royal Hotel Gurley completely destroyed after being engulfed in flames.
NSW
Demi Huang

Beloved historic NSW pub destroyed by fire

‘A beating heart of the community and over a century’s history is gone.’

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Stephen "Shorty" Jamieson was jailed for life for the abduction, rape and murder of Janine Balding.
Australia
Luke Costin

Gasps as notorious killer 'excluded' from DNA evidence

A partial DNA profile from a bandana used in one of Australia's most notorious murders does not match the ringleader serving a life sentence, a judge has heard.

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As the holiday season approaches, COVID cases are rising again in Australia.
Health
James Wood and Alexandra Hogan

Will it be a very COVID Christmas? It depends

As the holiday season approaches, COVID cases are rising again in Australia.

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Warning signs were on a beach where four people were caught in a rip and drowned.
Australia
William Ton

Warning after four die in worst beach tragedy in decades

Swimmers are warned of risks at beaches and waterways this summer after a coroner handed down findings into a state's worst beach tragedy in almost 20 years.

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