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Burlesque performer Katie Tangey was trapped in the fire and did not survive the blaze. (HANDOUT/CHANIE HYDE)

‘Despicable’ update after ‘innocent’ women killed in house fire

The arson attack which killed a ‘completely innocent’ woman in a case of mistaken identity, has been linked to a crime wave gripping an Australian city.

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A man has died in a house fire at Guildford on Tuesday morning.

Man dies as group flee house fire inferno

A man has died after an inferno engulfed a home, leaving a group of residents fleeing onto the street.

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Five young men have been charged over the alleged attack of a 19-year-old lifeguard at a Narre Warren pool last month.

Major update after alleged vicious assault of pool lifeguard

The 19-year-old lifeguard was on duty when he was allegedly set upon by a group of young males.

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Anti-Semitic graffiti discovered on the wall of a recently closed-down Jewish-run business.

‘Gas the Jews’ sprayed on Holocaust survivors’ business

Vile anti-Semitic graffiti, including the words ‘Gas the Jews’ has been sprayed across an Australian family-owned business whose founders survived the Holocaust. 

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A driver died after the fiery crash.

Driver killed after horror head-on crash causes fireball

A driver has been killed after a serious head-on crash between two trucks caused a fireball on a major highway.

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A court will hear final legal submissions in a case against the operator of a jumping castle at the centre of a tragedy that killed six primary school students in Tasmania.

Court decision expected over jumping castle tragedy

Final legal submissions will be made in a court case against the operator of a jumping castle involved in a primary school tragedy that killed six children.

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Victoria's Police Chief CommissionerShane Patton says he has resigned "to allow fresh leadership". (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

‘No confidence’: Victoria’s top cop in shock resignation call

Victoria is looking for a new top cop after Shane Patton called time on his 45-year policing career, following a no-confidence vote.

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A man has died after the ute he was driving rolled over near Narrogin, WA.

Driver dies after rolling ute in horror WA crash

Emergency services tried in vain to save the driver after the serious crash in Western Australia.

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Police have shot a man who allegedly charged at officers with a meat cleaver in the Newcastle suburb of Mayfield.

Man with meat cleaver tasered then shot by police

Police have opened fire on a man armed with meat cleaver as he tried to attack them outside a unit block.

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Two children were injured after a driver lost control of the car.

Two children hit after car doing burnout ploughs into crowd

Two young children have been injured after a driver doing a late-night burnout in his car, lost control and ploughed into another vehicle and a watching crowd.

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Five people were hospitalised in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Mons and Mons School Rds at Mons on Friday.

Woman fights for life and kids injured in shocking crash

The woman sustained critical head injuries in the two-vehicle crash in Queensland.

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Bahra Youseff murdered a man while chasing a $1500 drug debt, a court has been told.

Drug dealer fatally shot man with shotgun over $1500

A drug dealer chasing a $1500 debt who shot his victim twice at close-range with a shotgun did not mean to murder him a judge has heard.

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Several people were injured in a three-car crash on the Princes Highway at Waterfall on Friday morning.

Car lands on train tracks, seven injured in highway smash

A major traffic operation is underway after a three-vehicle smash that ended with multiple injuries and a vehicle landing on train tracks in south Sydney.

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A 79-year-old Catholic priest has been extradited to WA from NSW over allegedly sickening child sex offences from 1990. (File image).

Catholic priest extradited from NSW for ‘vile acts on girl’

A Catholic priest has been extradited from New South Wales to face allegations he indecently dealt with a young girl while visiting WA more than 30 years ago.

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Nurses say the anti-Israeli video ‘is not how we are as a profession’.

Staff abused, Jews transferring surgery after death threat video

Emotional nurses have rallied against hate speech as Jewish leaders say some are wondering whether they need to hide their religion to be safe in the NSW Health system.

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