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A routine tram ride to school turned into a police investigation after an 11-year-old girl was allegedly filmed without her consent.

Police hunt man over alleged upskirting of 11yo school girl

Detectives are hunting a man they believe may be able to assist their investigation into an alleged upskirting incident involving an 11-year-old girl.

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The Reserve Bank board and governor Michele Bullock are widely tipped to keep the cash rate on hold.

Economists lay bets on RBA’s next big move on interest rates

After three consecutive interest rate increases this year, economists make their predictions about the RBA’s next move.

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All of Sydney's eastern beaches were closed on Sunday after a shark attack at Coogee. (Nadir Kinani/AAP PHOTOS)

Brutal attack reignites shark cull debate

A shark encounter that left a woman critically injured has sparked calls for culls, yet experts warn it is not an evidence-based way of managing community risk.

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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.

Pakistani official arrested for the murder of 9yo Perth girl

According to local media reports, an officer has since been arrested and charged with allegedly killing the girl and seriously injuring her father and brother.

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Tony Burke says dramatic cuts to immigration were not the solution.

Fresh warnings migration cuts could make housing worse

Migration levels need to be tailored for housing levels, but dramatic decreases will make the situation worse, the federal government says.

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Health Minister Mark Butler has pushed back against state and territory criticism of NDIS reforms. (Susie Dodds/AAP PHOTOS)

Butler accuses states of exaggerating NDIS criticism

State and territory ministers have hit out at looming reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme, but the minister in charge says they're posturing.

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The use of drones in Ukraine has dramatically changed the nature of warfare. (EPA PHOTO)

Drone warfare to force reckoning for ‘slow, arrogant’ Australia

As the Ukraine conflict supercharges drone warfare, there are calls for Australia to overhaul its sluggish and risk-averse defence procurement process.

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Hero lifesaver reveals moment he pulled shark attack victim from Sydney’s Coogee Beach

Hero lifesaver reveals moment he pulled shark attack victim from the water

‘Once I had her next to me, I was just going, keep your head above water, keep breathing.’

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NSW Police divers and marine assets were deployed in the search for the young girl. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Probe after dad, daughter found dead in river tragedy

An investigation will continue after police divers recovered the bodies of a father and his young daughter in a city river.

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‘Bro it’s the wife’: Texts after alleged murder

New details of a video taken after the alleged kidnapping and murder of Sydney mum Thi Kim Tran has been revealed in court documents. Warning: Distressing content.

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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

As a cop from Alabama, Antonio Fanning knows what it’s like to be in sticky situations. But little could have prepared him for the terrifying ordeal he faced in one of WA’s most remote national parks.

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Queensland couple denied answers after premature baby’s body forgotten in hospital morgue without autopsy

Couple’s horror as baby’s body forgotten in hospital morgue after sudden death

‘This makes us feel like they didn’t even care ... like it was just another body.’

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Tragedy as missing child’s body located after man found dead, boat adrift in Concord, Sydney