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Ellouisa Patricia Brighton was not brought before Brisbane Arrests Court on Friday when her matter was briefly mentioned, days after police charged her.

Mum charged over fatal house fire reportedly wakes from coma

A mother charged with the murder of her three children following a devastating house fire has reportedly woken from a coma, with new developments emerging about her condition.

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Joel Cauchi was shot dead by Inspector Amy Scott. Supplied.

‘Please recall Joel’: Letter and ‘call’ rock Bondi inquest

Killer Joel Cauchi’s GP has spoken at an inquest into the Westfield Bondi Junction attacks, saying he would have been ‘very concerned’ if key information was passed onto him.

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A crime scene has been established after two men were violently stabbed in Sydney.

‘Do not approach’: Detainee stabs Border Force workers

An enormous manhunt is underway after a Tongan detainee stabbed two Border Force workers and fled the scene while he was in transit from Villawood to Sydney Airport.

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NSW will table its response to a parliamentary inquiry into the use of the e-mobility devices.

Tough new e-mobility laws as NSW prepares road rule overhaul

The NSW state government is set to table its response to an inquiry into e-mobility devices, which was told accessibility advantages must be balanced with severe safety risks.

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‘Toolbox killer’ emotionless as jury reaches verdict

Yang Zhao was accused of fraud, theft, and hiding a body for nearly a year. Now, a Brisbane jury has delivered its decision in the chilling ‘Toolbox Murder’ case.

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A truck driver has been injured in a shooting in Sydney’s southwest.

Truck driver gunned down in Sydney shooting

Two cars found torched in nearby suburbs may be linked to the shocking incident.

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An inquest into mass stabbings has heard from police officers who interacted with Joel Cauchi.

Bondi mass killer's psychiatric treatment to be probed

A psychiatrist who stopped medicating the man who would become one of Australia's worst mass killers will be questioned at an inquest into the Bondi Junction stabbing massacre.

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A child passenger has died after a two-car crash in Vale View, Queensland.

Horror car crash leaves child dead, three injured

Emergency services tried in vain to save the life of a young child after a horrific car crash involving a teenage driver in Queensland.

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A teenage boy has been given a caution after trying to take a knife and fake gun into an AFL game.

AFL security scare as teen caught with knife, fake gun

The AFL and security services have had a significant scare as thousands of fans flooded into Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium for Saturday’s Bombers v Swans match.

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Police have made a massive cocaine bust off the coast of NSW.

Monster $623m cocaine boat bust off NSW coast

Australian crime-fighting authorities have made one of the biggest drug busts in the nation’s history after a boat off the coast of NSW was intercepted and police seized over $600m worth of cocaine. 

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Ian Wilkinson, the only guest to survive Erin Patterson's deadly lunch, has testified at her trial.

Tears, laughter from family in mushroom murder trial

Jurors have witnessed emotional testimony from bereaved family members in the closely watched murder trial of accused killer mushroom cook Erin Patterson.

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The deaths of two boys, aged six and seven, in rural NSW are being treated as a double murder.

Murder charges for grandmother after two children found dead

In the wake of the shocking deaths of two young boys in a sleepy NSW country town, a grandmother has been charged with two counts of allegedly murdering the boys. 

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Madeleine McCann case desperately requested to be reopened by German prosecutors as suspect is set to walk free.

Madeleine McCann tension grows as suspect set to walk free

Sixteen years after Madeleine McCann disappeared, German investigators say they have proof she was killed — but without UK intervention, her suspected killer may never face trial.

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An elderly couple were found bashed and stabbed to death after police shot dead a terror suspect.

Terror suspect shot dead on Brisbane motorway after bail fail

It is ‘not satisfactory’ that a terrorism suspect was able to evade tracking while on bail and kill two people before police shot him, a coroner says.

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The deaths of two boys, aged six and seven, in rural NSW are being treated as a double murder.

Community pays tribute to two children in tragic double murder

A rural community is preparing to unite in grief following the deaths of two young brothers, as police move to charge their grandmother over the tragedy.

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