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Two female hikers found dead on Mount Bogong identified as Chinese nationals

Two female hikers found dead on Mount Bogong were Chinese nationals

The women were found huddled together in an attempt to survive extreme weather.

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Police are appealing for information after a woman was killed on property in Melbourne's north. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Woman found dead after ‘serious assault’ as man arrested

A man is being questioned after a woman was found dead under disturbing circumstances in what police call a ‘serious assault.’

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A school-aged child has died after being struck by a truck. Supplied

Child dies after being hit by truck on way to school

In a ‘hugely distressing situation’, a student has died after being hit by a truck on their way to school in Bendigo on Friday morning.

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Asutralian activists Abu Bakr Rafiq, Juliet Lamont and Hamish Paterson are back on Australian soil.

Alleged abuse hasn't deterred Aussie flotilla detainees

Four Australians are back home after being part of an international mission to deliver aid to Gaza, and they won't be intimidated by Israel's ‘fear tactics’.

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Alleged cop killer Dezi Freeman has not been found despite extensive searches by police.

Alarming new details emerge about alleged cop killer’s shooting spree

Dezi Freeman remains on the run from police with members of his family believing the father is likely dead.

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A woman’s death at a home in Melbourne’s north is being treated as suspicious.

Woman’s body found at home, treated as ‘suspicious’

Homicide detectives are investigating a woman’s ‘suspicious’ death at a home in Melbourne’s north.

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‘Manifestly inadequate’: Push for mushroom cook to die in jail

The Director of Public Prosecutions claims the judge made a crucial error in sentencing mushroom killer Erin Patterson to 33 years before the chance of parole.

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Security cameras captured images of three hooded people suspected of pro-terrorist graffiti attacks. (HANDOUT/VICTORIA POLICE)

Masked trio sought over Hamas graffiti 'propaganda' pictured

Grainy images have been released of three men suspected of painting pro-terrorist slogans on the anniversary of the October 7 attack by Hamas on Israel.

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Jordan Spencer, 34, has been jailed for 13 years after pleading guilty to intentionally setting a Paris Carpio on fire.

‘Heartless’: Woman jailed for horrific fire attack

A judge has rejected a woman’s claim she was acting out of fear when she doused a young woman with petrol and set her alight in a vicious attack.

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The worker has been suspended with pay, with the internal police probe still ongoing. Stock photo.

Fears 100s of cases compromised after police staffer arrested

Forensic data is being re-tested following the arrest of a staff member of a police crime command.

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Buddhist monk Naotunne Vijitha has denied sexually assaulting six girls at a temple in Melbourne.

Head monk accused of abusing children at Australian temple

Multiple young children were allegedly sexually abused by a head monk at a Buddhist temple, including at Sunday school and in prayer rooms.

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The Honey Badger has saved a three-year-old girl from choking on a lolly at a Melbourne park last Saturday.

Sport star leaps into action to save little girl choking at park party

‘She was starting to change colour, there was a bit of froth, and yeah it was pretty full on.’

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The graffiti on a bill board on thecorner of Brunswick Street and Alexandra Parade in Fitzroy.

‘Wrong with Australia’: Israel’s fury at pro-Hamas graffiti

An Israeli minister condemned the offensive messages that celebrate the terrorist organisation responsible for killing more than 1200 Israelis in 2023 and urged Australian leaders to act.

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Katherine Jones said work needed to take place ahead of a meeting of states and territories.

Delay over ‘urgent’ child safety talks probed

The Attorney-General’s Department has been grilled in Senate hearings over a six-week delay to child safety reforms after abuse allegations at multiple Victorian childcare centres.

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The house fire in Melbourne; police are looking for teenagers after a car chase in northern Queensland.

Inferno rips through Melbourne home

WATCH: A massive blaze has destroyed a home in Melbourne’s North-West.

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