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The graffiti was scrawled soon after US bombs fell on Iran. Supplied

‘Iran is da bomb’: Vandals target synagogue

Vandals have targeted a historic Australian synagogue with vandalism referencing Iran and bombs.

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A 34-year-old social media influencer was arrested in January and accused of poisoning her baby.

Influencer accused of poisoning baby for clicks faces 'complex' case

Police have yet to confirm whether a social media influencers DNA was found on a pill in a hospital where she allegedly poisoned her baby to gain online fame.

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Salim Mehajer will be released from jail on parole next month. NewsWire/Bianca De Marchi.

Salim Mehajer to leave jail in weeks

Disgraced former politician Salim Mehajer will be released from jail within weeks after spending over five years behind bars for a string of offences including serious domestic violence.

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A driver was warned to "go back" 10 times before she was shot dead by a police officer.

'Don't you dare': Inquest into fatal SUV police shooting

A coronial inquest has begun into the death of Madeline Margaret Henry, who was shot by police after allegedly pinning an officer with her car during an arrest. The court is examining the lead-up and police response.

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A pedestrian was struck and killed in the crash.

Horror collision as pedestrian killed in ute crash

Emergency services were unable to revive a 98-year-old pedestrian after they were struck and killed by a ute in northern NSW.

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Police seized a large array of illegal 3D guns and parts.

Mega ‘bolthole’ bust as police seize 3D printed guns, parts

Specialist police have carried out a raid on what they are describing as a ‘bolthole’ and discovered a huge stockpile of illegal 3D printed weaponry. 

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Police Commissioner Donna Adams expects a man to be charged over the fatal shooting of an officer.

New details emerge over shooting death of Tassie cop

Charges are yet to be laid against the alleged Tasmanian police officer killer as the Commissioner reveals new details of the chaotic scene at the rural property.

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Erin Patterson's account of a deadly mushroom lunch has not unravelled in court, her barrister says.

Mushroom murder accused chose scrutiny over silence

Erin Patterson's barrister says despite 20 hours of ‘surgical’ questioning his client did not unravel as her triple-murder trial reaches the final stages before the jury decides her fate.

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Four men have been carged over a horrific alleged sex crime.

‘Distraught’: Sick twist as four charged over gang rape

The harrowing ordeal began after a 16-year-old boy approached the girl at a shopping centre, following her to her car. 

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Pheobe Bishop's family have confirmed the remains found by police are the missing teen’s.

‘New information’: Pheobe Bishop’s family share body update

The family of Pheobe Bishop, the 17-year-old girl from Bundaberg, have shared a heartbreaking update about the body police found in the Good Night Scrub National Park near Gin Gin.

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Erin Patterson has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder.

Mushroom trial jury urged to reject ‘wild panic’

Jurors in the triple-murder trial of Erin Patterson have been urged to reject the proposition she dumped a dehydrator as part of a ‘wild panic’.

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A 27-year-old Forest Lake man has been charged over the alleged torture of a newborn.

Queensland man charged after alleged baby torture

A 27-year-old man from Queensland has been charged over the alleged torture of a seven-week-old baby boy.

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A former teacher's aide accused of child sexual abuse has been bailed after five months in custody.

Teacher's aide 'pretended' to be girl in teen sex chats

An ex-education worker accused of deceiving teenage boys to engage in child prostitution will live near some of his alleged victims after being granted bail in Sydney.

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Cook ate 1kg of mushrooms in 5 days, court told

Alleged triple-killer Erin Patterson has told a court that she ate 1kg of fresh button mushrooms over five days before the fatal lunch.

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