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Police are investigating a shocking deepfake image scandal at a Melbourne school.

Students suspended over explicit deepfake AI images of peers

Police are investigating a distressing deepfake image scandal at a Melbourne school in which sexually explicit, AI-generated images of female students were shared online.

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Police are appealing for footage of Fernando St in Burpengary, near the entrance to Symphony Crescent Park (pictured), where the victim sought help after the alleged attack early last Saturday morning.

Man charged after passenger allegedly sexually assaulted by ‘ride-share’ driver

Police are appealing for a dog-walker who helped the woman when she was later dropped off near a park.

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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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Police are searching for a man who wielded a meat cleaver at drivers on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Panic as man wields meat cleaver on Sydney Harbour Bridge

A man with a Subaru has been spotted wielding a meat cleaver at drivers on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

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A man will face court after red paint was thrown at the former home of a Jewish community leader. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Charges laid after former home of Jewish leader damaged

A man has been charged after the former home of a Jewish community leader was damaged in an alleged anti-Semetic attack last month.

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Emergency services were called to Emerald State High School on Wednesday.

High school locked down as paramedics respond to several injured children

There are reports a student pulled a knife during a fight, with three teenagers and a teacher injured.

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Duncan Campbell, 58, was last seen at Coffs Harbour on the NSW north coast in February 2024. (HANDOUT/NSW POLICE)

Man charged over 'savage' murder of father-of-five

A reward of $500,000 offered on Tuesday to solve the murder of a man whose body was found in bushland has resulted in murder charges being laid by police.

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An 82-year-old man was fatally injured in an alleged assault at the Sir Charles Hotham Hotel in Geelong on Wednesday night.

Elderly man stabbed to death in city hotel

An urgent manhunt is underway after an 82-year-old man was stabbed to death while staying in a city hotel.

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A woman has been charged after two Muslim women were attacked within minutes of each other.

PM weighs in after ‘brutal’ attack on Muslim women

A 31-year-old woman has been charged over attacks on two Muslim women at a shopping centre, with police claiming the alleged victims were targeted because they were wearing head coverings. 

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Nurses Ahmed Rashid Nadir and Sarah Abu Lebdeh remain in the police spotlight. (HANDOUT/TIKTOK)

Charge anti-Semitic nurses likely to face revealed

Two nurses caught on camera bragging about killing Israeli patients are likely to be charged with a Commonwealth offence, police have revealed during an update on the case.

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Tammie Farrugia and her boyfriend Scott Marshall  have not been charged in relation to the caravan attack but have been charged over anti-Semitic attacks in Woollhara.

Man linked to caravan plot charged over anti-Semitic attack

A man named in a search warrant executed by police investigating a plot involving a caravan laden with explosives seemingly intended for Jewish targets has been charged over separate anti-Semitic attacks. 

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A man has been charged with murder in relation to the death of a 10-month-old baby girl.

Man charged with murder over death of 10-week-old baby girl

A 20-year-old man has been charged with murder after a baby was found unconscious and not breathing in a suburban home.

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An elderly woman was used as a human shield by a stranger on the run from officers on the Gold Coast.

Scary moment man running from cops grabs elderly woman in chokehold

The man, who was on parole, used the woman as a human shield as police closed in on him.

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A house fire in Sydney’s southwest overnight has claimed the lives of a woman and a young girl.

Woman and child die in horror suburban house fire

A woman and a six-year-old girl have died in a house fire overnight while four others are receiving urgent medical treatment in hospitals.

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