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Counter-terrorism police are confident of further arrests and charges over a synagogue firebombing. (Con Chronis/AAP PHOTOS)
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Melissa Meehan

Third person charged over synagogue firebombing

Counter-terrorism police say they have charged a third man in relation to the firebombing of a synagogue that caused worldwide outrage.

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A primary school teacher has been charged with possessing child abuse material.

Primary teacher allegedly had child abuse material at school

Australia
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Police have thwarted an organised crime importation plot, seizing almost three tonnes of cocaine.

Australia’s largest cocaine bust: Police swoop on record find

Police
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The NSW government will set up a factory to build modular homes to help address the housing crisis.

Government ‘pulling every lever’ to boost housing

Politics
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Leah Stewart has been honoured in touching scenes at Coogee Beach.

Touching scenes as family provides shark attack update

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Victoria

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Police believe former boxer Hussein Dehaini's killing was a targeted attack.

Innocent man almost mowed down after gangland shooting

Australia
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Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was shot dead in inner-city Melbourne.

Killer on the run after man fatally shot

Australia
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Flares were set off among the crowd of thousands as Fans watched the Socceroos take on the USA. (Con Chronis/AAP PHOTOS)

Fans set off flares, storm barriers in World Cup chaos

Football
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Counter-terrorism police are determining whether a third man charged over an arson attack on Adass Synagogue in Melbourne was aware that Iran had orchestrated the firebombing.

Police probe if accused synagogue firebomber linked to Iran

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Queensland

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A heated confrontation has erupted between an Uber driver and two passengers after a rideshare trip escalated into a foul-mouthed argument, with coffee allegedly thrown during the dispute.

‘F..king b...h’: Uber driver throws coffee at passenger

Australia
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A young boy has been killed in a horror car crash in Far North Queensland.

Horror car crash kills child, injures three

Australia
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Security footage from the Eight Mile Plains park-and-ride shows a hooded man scanning the area before drawing a large knife and dragging the blade along the Tesla.
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Mum terrified after knife attack at park-and-ride

Australia
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Police are investigating after a woman’s body was found at Crystal Beach, Tugun, on the Gold Coast.

Grim find as woman’s body pulled from water at popular beach

Queensland
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South Australia

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Joise Murray, Gus Lamont’s grandmother
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Gus’ grandma says she noticed unusual ‘tracks’ after he vanished in emotional tell-all

South Australia
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Grandmother of missing toddler Gus Lamont breaks silence in major 7NEWS Spotlight exclusive

Gus’ grandmother drops bombshell revelation about his behaviour before he vanished

Australia
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Erica Modra has thanked first responders and says Tony is now ‘going alright’.

Tony Modra’s wife shares ‘amazing’ update on AFL great’s condition

AFL
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Grandmother of missing toddler Gus Lamont breaks silence in major 7NEWS Spotlight exclusive

Gus Lamont’s grandmother breaks silence on missing boy: ‘How? Why?’

Australia
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Western Australia

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Hania Ahmed, 9, was killed when officers from Pakistan’s Crime Control Department fired indiscriminately on the family’s vehicle in Chakwal, about 90km south-east of Islamabad.
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Pakistani official arrested for the murder of 9yo Perth girl

Western Australia
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Antonio Fanning plunged about eight metres into Joffre Gorge, crashing onto a series of rock ledges before landing face-down in a rocky pool below.

US cop rescued after terrifying brush with death in WA

Western Australia
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ATO warns Aussies against claiming personal expenses as tax deductions.

Tax time warning as ATO cracks down on common ‘mistakes’

Western Australia
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A man linked to the Chinese consulate watches a gathering in Perth’s Murray Street Mall on June 4 to remember victims of China’s Tiananmen square massacre.
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Can I see your licence? Beijing accused of Perth harassment

Australia
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ACT

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A teenager has faced court as federal police say youths are being exposed to extremist propaganda..

Teen accused of planning racist terrorist attack faces court

ACT
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ACT Greens leader Shane Rattenbury has announced his resignation.

Greens leader quits after controversial Liberal move

Politics
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KK Zhang was left bloodied after she was allegedly racially abused in Canberra.
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Young woman ‘covered in blood’ after alleged racist abuse turns violent

ACT
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Here’s what drivers across Australia need to know before hitting the road this weekend.

Double demerits return for Australia Day weekend crackdown

Australia
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Tasmania

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The brewery has long been a part of the landscape in Australia's third-oldest city. (Ethan James/AAP PHOTOS)

'Gut punch': Beer production to end at brewery’s home after 140 years

Business
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A truck had a near-miss with two motorcyclists in Tasmania.

WATCH: Truck has terrifying close call with motorbike

Australia
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It’s been 30 years since Carolyn Laugton’s daughter Sarah was killed in the Port Arthur massacre.
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Why the focus of Port Arthur has shifted to its survivors

Australia
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Tasmanian police have found remains and identified them as missing hiker.

Heartbreaking update after missing backpacker found

Tasmania
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Northern Territory

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Matthew Bielefeld died after crashing while competing in the off-road Finke Desert Race.

‘Larger than life’ sportsman remembered after tragic death

Northern Territory
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Sally Gearin, the Northern Territory’s most senior female lawyer has invoked the case of Yuendumu teenager Kumanjayi Walker to back the Finocchiaro Government’s controversial proposed child safety reforms.

Top lawyer invokes Kumanjayi Walker in child safety debate

Australia
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The shooting of a man armed with a knife will be subject of an internal police investigation. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Man found unresponsive, police investigate suspicious death

Australia
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Anthony Albanese has called on the NT Government to work ‘respectfully’ with Aboriginal communities in major child protection reforms following the alleged murder of five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby.

‘You’re not alone’: Albanese meets with Little Baby’s mum

Northern Territory
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