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A man is in critical condition after the attack.

Man critical after pack of dogs mauls him at home

A man has been rushed to hospital after suffering a vicious attack by a pack of dogs at his western Sydney home. 

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The search for Gus Lamont remains an open case as police hope to gather more information.

Details of gut-wrenching search for missing 4yo Gus revealed

New details have emerged about the massive search and recovery efforts conducted in the South Australian outback for missing four-year-old Gus Lamont.

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Former Home Affairs boss Mike Pezzullo says Mike Burgess’ spy agency will need to remain focussed on threats from hostile state actors, specifically China.

China ‘still most capable threat to Australia’

China remains the most potent and capable threat to Australia, with its ability to carry out hostile attacks outstripping that of Iran and Russia, former Home Affairs boss Mike Pezzullo has warned.

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The meltdown happened in Melrose in Sydney’s north-west on Tuesday.

Shocking footage as man clings to bonnet in road rage meltdown

Vision has emerged of an apparent road rage attack showing a young man clinging to the bonnet of a car in Sydney as the driver speeds away.

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A man has been kiled after an alleged brawl on the Victoria Hwy at Timber Creek.

Man dead, three hurt in wild highway brawl

A man has been killed and others have been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after a vicious fight on a remote Northern Territory highway.

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David Collisson was shot before his body was shoved into a tree and burned.

Guilty verdict after body stuffed into tree and burned

A man has been found guilty of shooting a convicted killer three times and then shoving his body into a tree that was set on fire.

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A man was arrested after allegedly assaulting woman in a wheelchair.

Wheelchair-bound woman allegedly attacked in pub

A woman with multiple physical disabilities has been left on the floor of a Newcastle pub after the wheel of her wheelchair was pulled off during an alleged assault.

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An elderly woman from a tourist cruise ship has died on an island.

Details emerge as woman left on island by cruise dies

New information has come to light after a woman died after being left on a remote island on the Great Barrier Reef, as the cruise ship she was meant to have boarded sailed away.

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New AFP commissioner Krissy Barrett told the National Press Club on Wednesday that the agency was working with academia and industry to develop new technology tools for policing.

How AFP is using AI to interpret Gen Z crime slang

The Australia Federal Police is ramping up its artificial intelligence capabilities amid an increasingly changing environment driven by AI-facilitated crimes.

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Gareth Ward will be sentenced after being found guilty of sexually abusing two men.

Rapist former MP to learn fate after assaults

A former families minister in the NSW parliament will be sentenced for sexually abusing a man and a teenager more than a decade after his crimes.

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Lachlan Young strangled Hannah McGuire and then burned her body in remote bushland.

Hannah McGuire's killer 'motivated by male entitlement'

Murderer Lachlan Young could not accept his former girlfriend wanted to leave him before he killed her in her own home, prosecutors have argued.

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Sutherland Hospital was targeted.

‘Catastrophic’: Hospital gas, water, allegedly sabotaged

Two major hospitals have been targeted in a ‘sabotage attempt’, with a woman allegedly cutting the vital supply of gas and water in Sydney.

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A woman has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting at Tasmanian police.

Attempted murder charges after police car hit by bullet

A woman who allegedly shot at police trying to execute a search warrant will appear before court accused of attempted murder and firearms offences.

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A mother has rescued three children from inside a caravan that had crashed after being stolen.

Stolen caravan with three kids on board in terrifying crash

A mother plucked three children to safety from inside a caravan that had crashed after being stolen, with a dog injured and an alleged thief to face court.

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Gus vanished from an outback sheep property after last being seen playing outside a homestead.

How heartbreaking mystery of missing 4yo Gus unfolded

It is one of the biggest missing person events in Australia’s history, and rarely has a story captured the hearts of our nation like the mysterious disappearance of the little curly-haired boy.

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