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Two students are in a serious conditional in hospital after being hit by a car outside school.

Two kids in serious condition after being hit by stolen car

Two students have been rushed to hospital in a serious condition after being hit by a vehicle that is believed to have been stolen in the nation’s capital. 

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A woman allegedly threatened to stab a shop staff member while attempting to leave without paying.

Woman allegedly threatens to stab staff after being caught shoplifting

Police have released security footage of the woman in the hope of speaking with her.

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The family of Anna Maree Blight, the Australian woman killed in a tour boat accident in Bali, have broken their silence, describing her as “compassionate” and “quick-witted”.

‘Taken from us far too soon’: Bali boat accident victim’s family break silence

The 39-year-old was killed and two other Australians were injured when a huge wave flipped the snorkelling tour boat.

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More information about the Australian victims of a tour boat accident in Bali have been revealed.

Horrific new details emerge out of freak Bali snorkelling accident that killed Aussie woman

Two other Australians were also on the boat at Nusa Penida when a huge wave flipped the boat, leaving one victim still unable to speak.

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ACT police arrested the motorbike rider for doing burnouts in the carpark of a police station.

Dramatic arrest after trail bike burnouts at police station

A group of rogue trail bike riders have fallen foul of the law after doing burnouts in the car park of a major police station.

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Government House, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.

Child fighting for life after incident at Government House

A child from a prestigious private school has been left in a critical condition after being struck by a falling tree while on a school excursion to Government House.  

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A driver has died after two B-double trucks crashed on the Hume Highway near Canberra. (HANDOUT/NSW FIRE AND RESCUE)

One dead, another trapped in shocking truck crash carnage

One truck driver has been killed and another has spent hours trapped in wreckage after two B-double trucks crashed, closing a major highway.

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Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has labelled efforts to politicise anti-Semitism and the Holocaust as “grotesque”.

Politicising Holocaust, anti-Semitism 'grotesque': Dreyfus

A senior minister has slammed ‘grotesque’ attempts to politicise the Holocaust and anti-Semitism as the world marks 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz.

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A woman was critically injured after being hit by her own car in Canberra.

Woman hit by her own car in freak accident

The woman was trying to help someone out of a taxi she’d just collided with when her own car started moving again.

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A man has been charged after being six times over the imit.

Driver six times over limit found wandering away from crash

A man was found wandering away from a crash by police and then registered a positive breath test six times over the limit.

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ACT police were fired upon during the tense standoff.

WATCH: Dramatic moment hunting arrow fired at police

Graphic footage has emerged of the moment police had to run for cover after a man used a high-powered bow to shoot an arrow at them.

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Police swoop to arrest man who allegedly strangled 5yo

Police have launched a raid to apprehend a high risk offender after alleged attacks on his former partner and a five-year-old child.  

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Police have charged the man with multiple offences.

Court for man charged with 136 offences involving children

An ACT man has been arrested and will face court on an incredible array of charges allegedly involving assaults on children. 

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A man was charged on Friday after a woman died of a heroin overdose in June.
Police have charged the man with sexual assault on a young person.

Child abuse team arrest and charge ice skating coach

A man who used his position as an ice skating coach to allegedly prey on young people has been charged for sexual assault offences.

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