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Two people have died and three others injured in a horror head-on collision in northern NSW.
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Freddy Pawle and Aimee Edwards

Tragic details emerge after two killed in horror head-on crash

Emergency services rushed to the scene after two cars collided, with a third vehicle then crashing into the wreckage.

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NSW

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A cyber breach within NSW Health has been confirmed to have affected dental records of private clinics. NewsWire / John Gass

‘International hackers’ breached NSW Health in data attack

NSW
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Thunderstorms are predicted to hit South East Queensland on Tuesday.

Severe storms, flash flooding forecast for battered states

Australia
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A harmless earache has left a 15-year-old boy facing major surgeries to rebuild his jaw using bone harvested from his own body.

Aussie teen’s face ‘destroyed’ by rare tumour

Australia
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Riot police were forced to shut down a chaotic Halloween party at a $10 million eastern suburbs property in Sydney on Friday night.

Riot police shut down party of hundreds of drunk teenagers

Australia
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Victoria

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Bomb squad surrounds house in Numurkah after reports of shooting and explosive discovery

Bomb squad deployed after shooting reports in rural town

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Thousands of racegoers face a miserable start to Melbourne’s Spring Carnival, with the weather bureau issuing a warning.

Derby Day disaster looms as wild storms threaten Flemington

Victoria
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Flinders Christian Community College has come under fire for its “Walk in their Shoes” fundraiser.

Christian school asks students to dress disabled for Jesus

Australia
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Melbourne retiree Frances Paroissien says she is angry the cruise ship’s financial troubles were not addressed earlier, leaving passengers facing an uncertain future.

‘More numb than anything’: Aussies’ life-at-sea dream ends abruptly

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Queensland

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Thunderstorms are predicted to hit South East Queensland on Tuesday.

Severe storms, flash flooding forecast for battered states

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The temporary grandstand on the beach began to collapse midway through the performance.

Three injured in grandstand collapse at popular music festival

Queensland
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Shock drug claims as Sam Wood marriage split revealed

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Melbourne retiree Frances Paroissien says she is angry the cruise ship’s financial troubles were not addressed earlier, leaving passengers facing an uncertain future.

‘More numb than anything’: Aussies’ life-at-sea dream ends abruptly

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South Australia

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A teacher’s aide who died after falling from a drainpipe outside a popular Aussie pub while celebrating Halloween has been identified. Here is what we know.

Tragic new details emerge after woman’s Halloween death

Australia
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A 39-year-old South Australian man has been arrested after he allegedly broke into a Happy Valley home overnight in an attempt to steal thousands of dollars worth of Pokémon cards from the property.

Terrifying discovery as alleged Pokémon card thief arrested

South Australia
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A woman who allegedly threatened police officers with an axe has died after she was shot by police.

Tragic twist in woman’s 2am axe confrontation with police

Australia
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‘Whole bed moved’: 4.9 quake hits Aussie city

South Australia
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Western Australia

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Emergency services are racing against time to rescue a driver involved in a two-truck crash in the Wheatbelt where both vehicles were engulfed in flames.

Two truck drivers killed in fiery WA head-on crash

Western Australia
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A family have been left heartbroken after a house fire in Collie claims the life of one-year-old baby boy

‘Cot was in flames’: Toddler dies in tragic house fire

Australia
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Craig Silvey at Perth District Court on Monday.

Disgraced Jasper Jones author Craig Silvey jailed

Western Australia
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A push for new Taiwanese trade office in Perth has been rejected.

Beijing wins battle to deny Taiwan a new Perth trade hub

Australia
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ACT

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Clocks will jump forward one hour at 2am on Sunday. Glenn Campbell/NcaNewsWire

Why millions of Aussies are set to lose an hour’s sleep

Australia
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A guest at the Ibis Budget Canberra was charged $1800 when shower steam set off the smoke detector.

Budget hotel ‘blindsides’ guest with $1800 charge after hot shower

ACT
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Liu Jinsong, right, China’s new ambassador in Canberra, with Masaaki Kanai head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry’s Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau.

‘Asia enforcer’: China’s new ambassador lands in Canberra

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ACT Liberal Party leader Mark Parton and, inset, the photo he took in the committee room.

‘Wanna swap’: Libs leader responds to sex worker text claim

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Tasmania

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Ken Hinkley’s Devils have signed their first AFL player in delisted Cats midfielder George Stevens.

Tasmania Devils sign first AFL player ahead of 2028 debut

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Six children died when a jumping castle was swept into the air during an end-of-year fair in 2021. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Inquest into jumping castle tragedy looks to wind expert

Tasmania
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A parliamentary inquiry wants "Daniel's Law" redrafted, saying it has significant problems. (Dan Peled/AAP PHOTOS)

Pushback over 'Daniel's Law' identifying sex offenders

Australia
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The smelter had been at loggerheads with state-owned Hydro Tasmania over a new energy deal. (Ethan James/AAP PHOTOS)

Aluminium smelter gets $200m bailout to keep lights on

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Northern Territory

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A fisherman has shared a terrifying account of being attacked by a crocodile.

Terrifying details as man comes face-to-face with huge croc

Australia
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The AFP has been involved in a joint probe that's seen a teenager facing terrorism charges. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)
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Teenage boy charged with terrorism offences

Northern Territory
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An 18-year-old male youth has been charged in relation to a hit-and-run that left a man in his 50s dead.

Teen charged months after hit-and-run leaves man, 57, dead

Australia
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The death of five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby has sparked child protection reforms in the NT. (Rhett Hammerton/AAP PHOTOS)

'Unforgivable' mistakes trigger child protection reform

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