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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
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Banned chemical nitrofurazone was detected in ASO United’s cooked scampi shrimp.

Frozen seafood pulled from stores over banned chemical

Australia’s food watchdog has ordered a brand of frozen seafood be urgently pulled from stores over contamination fears.

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A teenage boy has been seriously injured after falling from a train compartment and onto the tracks underneath in Sydney.

Teenager seriously injured at train station

Paramedics are treating the boy for a number of injuries.

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A woman is critical after a shark attack on Saturday morning at Sydney’s Coogee beach, Sydney. Supplied

Woman critical after horror shark attack at popular beach

A woman in her 30s is fighting for life after being mauled by a shark at a popular NSW beach.

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An Interpol notice has been issued for Shan Lian Qiu over the alleged smuggling of drugs. Supplied

The international fugitives with Aussie roots

Just five Australians appear on Interpol’s global wanted list of more than 3000 alleged fugitives, but a criminologist says that’s not surprising.

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A teenage girl is in a critical condition after a horror crash in Victoria.

Teen in critical condition after three-car crash

The 13-year-old suffered life-threatening injuries and airlifted to hospital.

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