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The trial of a former police officer who allegedly killed his ex-partner and his new boyfriend has concluded its first week of hearings.
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Explosive claims heard in Beau Lamarre-Condon’s double murder trial

Accused of murdering a couple after obsessively stalking his ex, the former cop says he acted in self-defence.

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Charges have not been ruled out after a NSW police car crashed into a tree, ripping the vehicle in half and killing a young officer.

‘Complex’: Cops probe crash that killed officer

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Two men have been charged over an attempt to use a drone to smuggle items into a NSW prison. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

Men charged over alleged brazen prison drug-drop attempt

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Police arrested former childcare worker Hamish Tait in July, and now more charges have been laid. (HANDOUT/New South Wales Police Force)

Childcare worker hit with 115 new abuse charges

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The trial of a former police officer who allegedly killed his ex-partner and his new boyfriend has concluded its first week of hearings.

Explosive claims heard in Beau Lamarre-Condon’s double murder trial

NSW
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Victoria

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The 51-year-old was the only person inside at the time of the fire.

Woman killed as horror blaze tears through home

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A Victorian watchdog will be able to examine behaviour that does not constitute a criminal offence. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Anti-corruption body given 'follow the money' teeth

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A woman is dead and many others injured after a three-vehicle crash involving a bus in Victoria. (Abc News/AAP PHOTOS)

One dead, scores injured in bus crash on rural highway

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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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Queensland

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A body has been located inside a Queensland home after an overnight house fire.

Grim discovery inside home after devastating fire

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An e-bike rider is dead after a collision with a Subaru Impreza in inner-city Brisbane.

Police launch probe after e-bike rider dies in car collision

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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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Four students have fallen ill with measles at Brighton Secondary School.

Outbreak fears as more students fall ill at top public high school

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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

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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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Western Australia

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British rapper Yung Filly is set to face retrial in WA on threesexual penetration charges. (Aaron Bunch/AAP PHOTOS)

Retrial date set for UK rapper accused of raping Perth fan

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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 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

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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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A coroner has heard of scenes of "organised chaos" after a jumping castle tragedy in Tasmania. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Top cop makes apology over jumping castle tragedy

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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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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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