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A comic convention will hold a minute’s silence after a car ploughed into a group of attendees, killing one and critically injuring another.

Fan convention mourn ‘unspeakable’ tragedy as hire car hits pedestrians

The driver was ‘well-known’ to police and the car travelled a further 120m down the footpath after the young men were hit.

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Ben Roberts-Smith arrives home after being granted bail, with a media posse waiting outside his apartment.

Ben Roberts-Smith arrives home

Ben Roberts-Smith has arrived home after being granted bail, with a media posse waiting outside his apartment.

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Police have declared a major crime scene, with officers and paramedics rushing to assist after reports a vehicle drove into a crowd at Melbourne’s Showgrounds.

Car kills one after ploughing into crowd at Melbourne event

Police have declared a major crime scene, with officers and paramedics rushing to assist after reports a vehicle drove into a crowd at Melbourne’s Showgrounds.

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Erin Patterson murdered her husband Simon Patterson’s parents and aunt.

Husband’s explosive book to lift lid on mushroom chef killer

The estranged husband of triple murderer Erin Patterson is preparing to break his silence in a tell-all memoir set for release this year.

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A machete-wielding gang has attacked a teen at a busy Melbourne dining strip.

Chaos as machete-wielding gang storms busy dining strip

Diners ran for their lives as the masked attackers targeted a teenager.

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Analysts have warned the delayed impact of the Strait of Hormuz’s closure still threatens to worsen Australia’s petrol and diesel supply crisis.

Fuel crunch risk grows as Strait closure drags on

Analysts have warned the delayed impact of the Strait of Hormuz’s closure still threatens to worsen Australia’s petrol and diesel supply crisis.

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The underground popularity of illegal vapes is expected to see a surge in smoking rates among the young.

Why smoking rates among young people are set to soar

The underground popularity of illegal vapes is expected to see a surge in smoking rates among the young.

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Ben Roberts-Smith, the former SAS corporal accused of five counts of war crime during the Afghanistan war, has walked out of Silverwater jail on bail after a five-hour delay due to paperwork.

Immunity given to four soldiers to testify against BRS

Four SAS soldiers who admitted to killing detainees in Afghanistan have been granted immunity for their testimony against Ben Roberts-Smith.

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If you flick through the pages of history, you will find there was a moment, 150 years ago to the day, when the US and Australia came within a whisker of being at war.

The time the US and Australia came within a whisker of war

To any member of the diplomatic corps who thinks they are living through unprecedented events, here’s a dose of perspective.

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Ben Roberts-Smith release from jail has been delayed

Ben Roberts-Smith released after five hour paperwork delay

The SAS veteran has just left Silverwater jail, but was delayed because court officials could not accept a $250,000 bond.

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Neighbours filthy over shocking act on front lawn

Neighbour’s hilarious reaction after man caught defecating on a front lawn

Security footage captured the moment a man decided to take a broad daylight pit stop.

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Ben Roberts-Smith

Just when you thought life couldn’t get worse for BRS

Life is about to get even harder for Ben Roberts-Smith. Here’s why.

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An Australian veteran takes part in an iboga ceremony with traditional healer Lewis Mbwela.

Traumatised Aussie veterans turn to psychedelic drug rituals

Adam Shand travels to Zimbabwe to take part in a psychedelic drug ritual which Aussie combat veterans are turning to in a last ditch hope to cure drug addictions and ease post traumatic stress.

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A man is set to face court after explosive materials were seized by police in a home in Adelaide’s northern suburbs.

Shock discovery as police find explosives at man’s home

The police bomb response unit attended the scene and identified ‘volatile explosive materials’.

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