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A Queensland mother has detailed the terrifying moment a group of teenagers allegedly stole her car while her baby was asleep in the backseat, describing the ordeal as ‘the most frightening couple of minutes of my life.’

Baby dumped on kerb after ‘most frightening’ car theft

A mother has detailed the terrifying sequence of events as a group of teenagers stole her car while her baby was asleep in the backseat, including the moment she came face-to-face with the brazen thugs.

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Lindy "Kimmy" Lucena was bashed to death by her partner Robert Huber.

Police’s response time under microscope after fatal DV call

It took police almost an hour to respond to reports of a man ‘bashing the hell’ out of a woman who ultimately died from the attack.

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Flight VA697 was forced to make an emergency landing 44 minutes after take off.

Chaos as Aussie flight forced to make emergency landing

The commercial aircraft was in the air for 44 minutes before the crew reported a problem.

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Leah Stewart, 35, was mauled by what is believed to have been a 3.5m great white shark.

Devastating development after young mum mauled by shark

The family of a young mum critically injured after being mauled by a shark off Sydney’s Coogee Beach has provided an update on her condition.

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Zeinab Ahmad rejects Islamic State, her lawyer told a court as she applies for bail.

‘Years of hell’: Accused ISIS bride’s shift on jihadi group

An accused ISIS bride charged with slavery offences has given a grim account of her previous life in Syria with the terror group.

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Tax distractions have left housing growth to stagnate.

Housing debate ignores a lost decade of growth

AARON PATRICK: Cloaking tax increases as economic reform isn’t going to make Australians better off when average incomes have barely moved since 2012.

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A pathologist has been arrested after the bodies of more than 30 babies were found on a property by construction workers who were conducting earthworks in her former backyard.

Woman arrested after bodies of 32 babies found in backyard

A pathologist has been arrested after the bodies of more than 30 babies were found on a property by construction workers who were conducting earthworks in her former backyard.

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RBA holding rates The Nightly

Why end to Iran war could stop further rate hikes

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is expected to put downward pressure on inflation and possibly stop the Reserve Bank from hiking rates any higher in 2026.

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A notorious child killer who shot his fiancee’s nine-year-old daughter and dumped her body in a barrel has admitted to possessing child abuse material.

Infamous murderer unmasked as paedophile

A notorious child killer who shot his fiancee’s nine-year-old daughter and dumped her body in a barrel has admitted to a separate crime.

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Nick Stevens has been jailed for defrauding his pool business customers.

Ex-AFL player jailed for using business to rip off families

Many of his victims were retirees or close to retirement with little ‘fat’ in their budget and were trying to install pools for their children or grandchildren, a court has been told.

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A coroner is probing the death of a woman who chose to give birth without any medical professionals.

Hours before wellness influencer's free birth death revealed

The final hours leading up to a new mum's death after complications during a free birth have been revealed, including a triple-zero call.

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The average cost of a wedding in Australia is $38,252.

The eye-watering price of an Aussie wedding in 2026

While a cost-of-living crisis may be impacting most of the country, couples planning weddings are splashing cash.

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