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Whyalla is set to impose a city-wide dry zone on December 1

Aussie city goes alcohol-free in bid to curb anti-social behaviour

The ban will kick off from December 1 and follows a successful trial of earlier restrictions.

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A legal battle over Virginia Giuffre’s multi-million dollar estate has kicked off in Perth.

Legal battle over Virginia Giuffre’s huge fortune begins

Giuffre’s estranged husband and daughter are likely to join her sons in batting off other parties vying for a slice of her multi-million dollar estate.

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Police say they responded to reports of a fight inside Elizabeth City Centre just after 2pm.

Two injured in bloody shopping centre brawl

Two people have been injured and one person has been taken into custody after a bloody brawl at a South Australian shopping centre on Friday. 

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Afghan Officers from the Provincial Police Response Company and Australian Special Operations Task Group Soldiers move towards waiting UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters as part of the Shah Wali Kot Offensive.

Long before Washington, the SAS experienced Afghan betrayal

SAS veterans said they were saddened, but not surprised, by the shooting of two US National Guardsmen in Washington allegedly at the hands of an Afghan former-CIA paramilitary soldier.

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Bassam Hamzy, the founder of the Brothers For Life gang, is currently serving a 40-year prison sentence.

Former cop reveals how Bassam Hamzy became a murderous thug

A former detective has conceded that one of the country’s most notorious underworld criminals might not be a nice guy but is a ‘survivor’ whose ‘badness’ is derived from Australian gangster culture. 

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The WA joint organised crime taskforce on Friday issued an appeal for public help to find 22-year-old Siafolau Siafolau. 

Police hunt Sydney man wanted over huge cocaine seizure

A Perth court issued a warrant for his arrest and police suspect he is in NSW.

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Jeremy Webb died after eating a dinner of beef sausages during a camping trip with friends. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

Shock new claim as teen dies after eating campfire sausages

The mother of a teenage boy who died on a camping trip in NSW has revealed a new theory behind his sudden death.

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Tahira Shaheen was sentenced to 16 months jail after hitting a 12-year-old girl and fleeing the scene.

Learner driver’s bizarre response after mowing down 12yo

A middle-aged learner driver who plowed into a 12-year-old girl outside a school then left her for dead has revealed the bizarre reason why she fled the scene.

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Two major bungles at Monash IVF sparked an independent review headed by a leading barrister. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Embryo bungle forces IVF giant to face tough new rules

A state watchdog has slapped a major IVF clinic with conditions for it to continue operating, after a patient was mistakenly implanted with her own embryo.

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Police have swarmed a Blacktown home after gunshots were fired.

Man dies after being shot multiple times in daylight attack

A man has died after being shot multiple times on a residential street in Sydney’s west, with two people arrested after allegedly fleeing the scene during a tense midday police pursuit.

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Kim Stephen, the creative force behind Asian diner Light Years, has died, aged 40.

Heartbreak as respected restaurateur dies suddenly, aged 40

Tributes are flowing for Australian restaurateur Kim Stephen, with his fiancé urging men ‘fighting battles the world can’t see’ to ask for help. 

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Paul Thijssen's obsessive digital tracking of his ex-partner was a red flag that went unnoticed. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

Stalking mistaken as affection before brutal murder

Friends thought a sports coach was smitten with his ex-girlfriend when he repeatedly checked her location online, but the reality was much more sinister.

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Benedict Bryant has been found guilty of dangerous driving.

Officer guilty over crash that killed Indigenous teen

A police officer accused of dangerous driving following the death of an Aboriginal teenager has learnt his fate in court.

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Experts believe the couple were attacked by a bull shark. Stock image.

Fatal shark attack victim’s GoPro footage obtained

A Swiss couple that were attacked by a shark, one fatally, were filming on their GoPro while they went for a swim at 6.30am on Thursday.

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Melbourne's CBD descended into chaos when counter-protesters clashed with police on October 19.

Police lay charges after violent clashes rock city protest

Two men have been charged after a Melbourne CBD protest erupted into violence, leaving police officers injured and prompting investigators to release images of more suspects.

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