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Pro-trans activists gather along Spring Street.

Chaos as protesters clash at parliament

Two protests in Melbourne’s CBD have turned violent as police attempt to defuse the situation.

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The men on a beach in the Northern Territory.

Border Force swoops on five men who arrived by boat

Five people who arrived by boat in the Northern Territory are expected to be sent to offshore processing after a Top End helicopter operator posted video of them online.

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Police held crucial CCTV of Audrey Griffin and her alleged killer for three weeks before launching a homicide investigation, as Premier Minns vows justice and a probe into the accused’s jail suicide.

Delay in crucial CCTV in teen murder probe raises questions

It’s been revealed that NSW Police held crucial footage of 19-year-old Audrey Griffin and her alleged killer for three weeks before launching a homicide investigation.

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A woman was attacked while jogging on Melbourne’s Merri Creek Trail (left) just hours after a man was stabbed in Reservoir (right).

‘Unprovoked attack’: Two joggers hospitalised after separate ambushes

The man and woman were both jogging on Thursday when they were allegedly set upon by two different attackers.

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Melbourne-based Cardinal Mykola Bychok (left) is Australia's highest-ranking Catholic official.

Australia's lone Cardinal in Rome for Pope's funeral

Melbourne-based, Ukrainian-born Cardinal Mykola Bychok has revealed the emotional toll of the death of Pope Francis ahead of the pontiff's funeral.

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With just a week until the election, a staggering 62 per cent of Australians can’t name a single policy from either Labor or the Coalition that would improve their lives, raising questions about campaign cut-through.

Voters struggle to name a life-improving policy from parties

With just a week until the election, a staggering amount of Australians can’t name a single policy from either Labor or the Coalition that would improve their lives, raising questions about campaign cut-through.

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Virginia Giuffre, a prominent survivor of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse has died by suicide.

Family’s ‘grave loss’ as Virginia Giuffre takes her own life

The prominent survivor of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse has died by suicide in Western Australia with her family paying tribute to the ‘fierce warrior’.

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Valerie the dachshund has been rescued

‘See you soon’: Unbelievable update on Valerie the dachshund

After going missing 529 days ago on Kangaroo Island, wildlife rescuers have shared a heartwarming update on Valerie the missing dachshund.

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Petri dish showing the bacterial growth of melioidosis next to a cat with an eye infection caused by the bacteria.

Concerns grow over animal-to-human transmission of deadly melioidosis bacteria

Experts say the disease is a master of disguise in pets and has the potential to infect humans.

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With polls tightening, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is pledging $25 million to preserve 84 ancestral languages.(AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

Support for diverse Australians to keep mother tongue

With polls tightening, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is pledging $25 million to preserve 84 ancestral languages.

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Jason Crocker pictured with his daughter Claudia — first during her childhood, and later as an adult.

Veteran’s tragic death sparks call for urgent reform

‘We became the enemy. Because we were trying to save him.’

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Young woman dies after falling 80m down Mapleton waterfall on Sunshine Coast
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Bloom Kermode, 17, was one of two people injured when overnight storms unleashed 2500 lighting strikes across Queensland’s southeast.
An Aussie sparkie was left shocked by what he found in a mains box during an emergency call out.

Electrician’s ‘cooked’ find in Aussie power box

An Aussie tradie has made a terrifying discovery while attending an emergency call-out at a residential property. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT

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