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Police are urging locals to stay indoors as officers comb nearby bushland for the occupants who fled the scene.

Major public safety police alert as crash sparks search

Residents in Queensland have been told to stay indoors as police search for the occupants of a vehicle that crashed near a major highway.

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One person has died and six people have been hospitalised due to carbon monoxide poisoning in Sydney’s northwest.

One dead, police poisoned after restaurant gas leak

‘Just can’t survive’: A 25yo man has died and several police officers have been rushed to hospital after a gas leak at a Sydney restaurant.

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A man suffered serious injuries after being hit by a shopping trolley.

Teen arrested after shopping trolley lands on man

A teenage girl has been arrested at a major shopping centre after she allegedly threw a shopping trolley over an elevated railing before it landed on a man below.

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The Australian pilot was the only one on board the light plane which crashed while carrying the drugs.

Aussie pilot found dead with 200kg of SpaceX cocaine

Authorities have confirmed a pilot found dead after flying a plane that crashed carrying $80 million worth of SpaceX-branded cocaine, is Australian.

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William Gulson has pleaded not guilty to procuring or grooming a minor for unlawful sexual activity. NewsWire / Nikki Short

Elite school teacher texts ‘sent to 15yo’ revealed

A former Knox Grammar teacher allegedly told a minor in a conversation on an adult dating app they could ‘find a quiet place’ to meet up, a court has been told.

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As the search for Dezi Freeman continues, police have made an offer to anyone helping him. (Simon Dallinger/AAP PHOTOS)

How police are hunting down accused cop killer Dezi Freeman

We take a look behind the scenes as the search for alleged gunman and fugitive Dezi Freeman develops into the largest tactical policing operation in Australian history.

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Hunting down alleged Australian paedophiles and seeing their attitude made me realise why Australia has a deepening child sex offender crisis.

Young man suspected of child sex offences stuns detective with defiant act

Hunting down alleged Australian paedophiles and seeing their attitude made me realise why Australia has a deepening child sex offender crisis.

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Andrew William Campbell was jailed for eight years, six months for the manslaughter of baby Dexter Wilton in 2019.

Inside house of horrors where baby died

A baby boy was left to die in a squalid home without adequate care or food as his drug-addict parents took drugs for days. WARNING: Graphic details

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Police have delivered a major update.

Major update in Dezi Freeman search

Victoria Police have delivered a major update in the manhunt for alleged cop killer and sovereign citizen Dezi Freeman.

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NSW Police responded to the shooting about 1.40am.

Teen caught up in western Sydney shooting

Three people, including a teenage boy, were at home when their house was peppered with multiple gun shots early Sunday morning.

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Two measles cases have been confirmed in WA. Department of Health and the Australian Academy of Science.

City on alert after Bali infectious disease threat

Health officials have urged residents to get vaccinated before travelling to South East Asia after another two cases of the infectious disease were recorded.

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Thomas Sewell has been found guilty of intimidating a police officer and his wife. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Neo-nazi spared jail for 'very serious' police intimidation

A neo-nazi leader has been handed a community work order for intimidating a police officer and his wife.

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A man has been charged after crashing a stolen Porsche in Sydney. (HANDOUT/AAP)

Man in court after fleeing crashed, stolen Porsche

The allegedly stolen Porsche was spotted by police doing random breath tests, hitting a police car as the driver fled a servo before crashing into other cars.

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A man allegedly stole truck and drove it in on nothing more than its rims, sending sparks onto the road.

Alleged truck thief’s wild 230km chase

The man is accused of stealing a food truck before the wild pursuit began, driving on nothing but rims and sending sparks onto the road.

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Mass murderer Julian Knight pictured in his prison cell.

Australian mass murderer’s bid for compo denied

The Hoddle St massacre murderer, jailed until he can no longer ‘do harm’, has had his latest bid for compensation from the government rejected.

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