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Georgie Burt (right), pictured with lawyer Dimi Ioannou, lost her son Zane Mellor in the tragedy. (Ethan James/AAP PHOTOS)
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Hillcrest jumping castle inquest hears bombshell wind claim

A parent of one of the children killed in the Hillcrest jumping castle tragedy has spoken about her experience at the school and expectations for an inquest.

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A swimmer has died and another has been rescued at Marley Beach.

Tragedy as swimmer dies at remote beach after struggling in the water

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Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, pictured, were ‘smitten’ before they were allegedly murdered by ex-cop Beau Lamarre-Condon.

Jury told of ‘smitten’ couple’s life before alleged murders

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Jesse Baird (right) was ‘petrified’ of Beau Lamarre-Condon, a friend told the court on Wednesday.

‘Petrified’: Presenter feared cop ex-boyfriend before death

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Senior Constable Beau Lamarre allegedly confessed to murder hours after shooting two men.

'Pew pew': Cop’s alleged confession as he claims self defence

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Victoria

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Sydney mother-of-two and founder of Arthur & Co Pet Detectives, Anne-Marie Curry.

Sherlock Bones: Inside Australia’s pet detective boom

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Margaret Febey and her mother Alison Batt, whose Traralgon home was burgled in August, and her antique brooch and car stolen.
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The state revealed as Australia’s home burglary capital

Victoria
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Jess Wilson’s political revenge story 24 years in the making

Renewal
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A three-year-old boy’s day spent proudly choosing and planting flowers with his mum has ended in heartbreak after a brazen thief walked into the family’s front yard and stole his favourite pot just hours later.

WATCH: Brazen thief captured stealing from 3yo boy

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Queensland

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Queensland Police have concerns for a missing 15-year-old, right, due to her age and a medical condition.

Desperate search for Aussie teen missing for four days

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Cops charge driver who took ‘1150 demerit points for cash’

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Vision of a humpback whale and her stillborn calf has scientists pondering the mammals' inner lives. (HANDOUT/Griffith University)

WATCH: Mother whale's heartbreaking moment with stillborn calf

Queensland
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Brianna Cronin’s family is pleading for help bringing her home to Australia after her tragic fall from the cliffs at Kelingking Beach in Bali.

Family launches urgent appeal after Aussie dies in Bali fall

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South Australia

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South Australian police provide a major update.
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$1m Gus reward as cops find new ‘anomalies’ in aerial images

South Australia
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One year on, Gus Lamont’s family makes emotional plea for answers
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One year on, Gus Lamont's family makes emotional plea for answers

South Australia
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Penny Wong and Don Farrell have announced they will seek another term in the Senate. 
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Labor titans announce bid to recontest Senate spots

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South Australian Police have arrested a 68-year-old Adelaide man over historic child sex allegations.

Man charged over child sex allegations against 7 victims

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Western Australia

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A Perth restaurant has declared war on a delivery behemoth, sending its prices sky-high in a protest against the app.

Aussie cafe hikes price of every food item to $99 on app

Western Australia
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Emergency services have dispatched helicopters and water police to the beach.

Traumatic scenes as swimmer killed in Perth shark attack

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Nickolas Wayne Peake leaves the Midland Magistrates Court Justin Benson-Cooper

Cop admits assaulting his five-week-old little girl

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A crocodile in the Perth Zoo enclsoure.

Boys arrested over shock croc attack at popular Aussie zoo

Western Australia
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ACT

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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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A Canberra man has become $40m richer after finding the winning Powerball ticket in his wallet.

Man’s shock find makes him $40 million richer

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Tasmania

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Three families grieving after devastating deadly head-on crash on Bass Highway, Tasmania

Three families grieving after devastating deadly head-on crash

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Three dead, two critically injured after horror crash at Elizabeth Town, Tasmania 

Three dead, two critically injured after horror crash

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Australia is in for a tough bushfire season, as a combination of below-average winter rainfall and above-average fuel loads mark the first day of spring on Tuesday.

The big spring weather warning for Aussies

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Belgian tourist Celine Cremer went missing during a hike in north-west Tasmania.

Probe finds ‘overlapping errors’ lead to death of backpacker

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Northern Territory

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Firefighters are battling a blaze burning in extreme weather conditions on the outskirts of Darwin. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)
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Emergency warning as bushfire threatens homes and lives

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Outback Wrangler star Matt Wright, wife Kaia and Top End Safari Camp are now facing litigation over a 2023 airboat crash in three jurisdictions.
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‘Beyond me’: Judge questions Matt Wright boat crash lawsuits

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A teenager has been speared during a disturbance between family groups in a remote township

Teenage boy flown to hospital after being speared in back

Northern Territory
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The body of 61-year-old Dominic O'Connell has been found in plunge pool in the NT.
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Devastating update on man missing in national park

Northern Territory
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