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A young boy survived after being stabbed 29 times by his mother during a psychotic episode. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Jail time cut for mum who stabbed 9yo son 29 times

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Shocking new allegations have emerged after a mother allegedly killed her four-year-old son.

Shock allegations emerge after mum charged with killing son

NSW
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Coleen Lamarre is accused of trying to pervert the course of justice in her son's murder trial.

Tears flow as alleged killer cop's mum granted bail

NSW
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Police described the scene where a child's body was found as ‘extremely confronting’.

‘Extremely confronting’ scenes as child’s body found

NSW
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Victoria

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Colin and Claudette from Wheelers Hill disappeared on Saturday.
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Major update after elderly couple vanish from shopping centre

Victoria
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Layla was last seen on Saturday.

Teen boy arrested after 13yo girl found dead in bushland

Australia
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "a very dear friend".

Modi heralds ‘Indianness’ to huge crowd of Aussie supporters

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A trainee surgeon has admitted hiding recording devices in staff toilets in two major hospitals. (Con Chronis/AAP PHOTOS)

Doctor admits filming staff in toilets under plea deal

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Queensland

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Jana Armstrong's former partner Dharminder Singh, 45, faced Toowoomba Magistrates Court, charged with her alleged domestic violence murder.

Charges laid over alleged murder of new mum

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An inquest is due to resume after a surprise witness came forward.

Shock evidence prompts reopening of Sea World chopper probe

Australia
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Jana Armstrong was reported missing in Newtown on Wednesday.
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Grim bushland find after desperate search for missing mum

Queensland
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Joel Hockey made a life-changing discovery in his late wife Natalie’s books after her death from cancer.

Aussie dad makes life-changing discovery weeks after wife’s death

Queensland
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South Australia

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Police are investigating whether a death this week is linked to the nationwide Telstra outage that left thousands of Australians unable to call triple-0. 

South Australian death may be linked to Telstra outage

South Australia
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Grant Stevens is looking at potential law changes if fight club organisers can not be charged. (Dean Martin/AAP PHOTOS)

Teen 'fight club' sparks outrage, possible law change

South Australia
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RSPCA confronts horrific Dublin piggery allegations as owners face court.

Horror conditions allegedly found inside piggery

South Australia
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A South Australian man’s attempt to sell his second-hand BMW on Facebook Marketplace went hideously wrong when he ended up allegedly robbed at knifepoint.

Marketplace car sale goes hideously wrong for Aussie dad

South Australia
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Western Australia

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17-year-old Tunchanok Donhomla was found in a suitcase by a railway track in Pattaya.

New details reveal life of murdered teen left in suitcase

Western Australia
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Perth man Cameron Hughes died in a Bali immigration detention centre while awaiting deportation for an alleged breach of visa conditions. Unknown

Perth dad found dead in Bali

Australia
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Simon Peter Carman could face life in prison or the death penalty if found guilty of murder.

REVEALED: Accused Thai suitcase killer’s final text from mum

Western Australia
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Simon Peter Carman could face life in prison or the death penalty if found guilty of murder.

‘So stinky’: Mum’s vile night with accused suitcase killer

Western Australia
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ACT

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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

Australia
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A teenager has faced court as federal police say youths are being exposed to extremist propaganda..

Teen accused of planning racist terrorist attack faces court

ACT
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ACT Greens leader Shane Rattenbury has announced his resignation.

Greens leader quits after controversial Liberal move

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KK Zhang was left bloodied after she was allegedly racially abused in Canberra.
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Young woman ‘covered in blood’ after alleged racist abuse turns violent

ACT
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Tasmania

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A Tasmanian firefighter has been suspended after the alleged discovery of bestiality material on a storage device.

Aussie firefighter, 37, facing bestiality material charges

Australia
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Tasmania Police Constable Keith Smith was shot dead while delivering a court-ordered warrant.

Cop killer to learn fate after ‘execution’

Australia
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The brewery has long been a part of the landscape in Australia's third-oldest city. (Ethan James/AAP PHOTOS)

'Gut punch': Beer production to end at brewery’s home after 140 years

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A truck had a near-miss with two motorcyclists in Tasmania.

WATCH: Truck has terrifying close call with motorbike

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Northern Territory

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Authorities were called to a home after receiving reports that a 17-year-old girl was unconscious. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Man in ‘domestic relationship’ with teen accused of murder

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Isaac Thompson was last seen about 8.15pm on Sunday.
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Police scramble to find prisoner after daring escape

Australia
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Isaac Thompson was last seen about 8.15pm on Sunday.
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Handcuffed prisoner vanishes after daring hospital escape

Australia
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Wild scenes unfolded in the Northern Territory as locals celebrated the Territory Day holiday.

Wild scenes in NT as fireworks spark blazes, injure locals

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