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A Melbourne high school was put into lockdown with students hiding under their desks after a man allegedly stabbed the principal.

REVEALED: Reason teacher gave for allegedly stabbing principal

Police have revealed why a teacher allegedly stabbed the principal at a Melbourne school, as more shocking details emerge.

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Police opened fire on a man who shot at them with a crossbow.

Wild shootout after man allegedly fires crossbow at police

Police have returned fire at a man who allegedly shot a crossbow arrow at two officers in Victoria.

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Friends of the Sea World helicopter pilot killed in a 2023 crash have told an inquest he used cocaine at a New Year’s Eve party days before the disaster.

Sea World pilot’s drug use before deadly crash exposed

Inquest hears Ash Jenkinson partied on New Year’s Eve 2022 and took cocaine just days before the fatal helicopter collision.

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A man has been stabbed at a secondary school in Melbourne’s southeast, prompting an emergency response and a lockdown.

SCHOOL LOCKDOWN: Principal stabbed, staff member arrested

A man, reportedly a school principal, has been stabbed during an alleged violent confrontation with a staff member at a Melbourne school.

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A police car has crashed into a house in Western Sydney.

Officer trapped after police car ploughs into house

The vehicle was responding to an urgent incident under lights and sirens when it collided with an SUV.

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A senior Ubank leader has left the digital bank after a ‘highly disturbing’ incident at a Christmas party involving a junior colleague.

Banking exec ‘unseen’ since ‘disturbing image’ at Xmas party

A senior Ubank leader has left the digital bank after a ‘highly disturbing’ incident at a Christmas party involving a junior colleague.

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The CFMEU targeted women as part of its attempt to gain control of Queensland construction sites, an inquiry in Brisbane heard.

Union head told she wasn’t safe on site after CFMEU threats

The Queensland head of the Australian Workers’ Union was told to stay away from a project targeted by CFMEU because her safety was at risk.

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The influencer’s trip to get a Bunnings snag caused a divide among Aussie viewers.

Influencer’s Bunnings visit prompts calls to revoke visa

A controversial YouTuber has left Aussies divided following a recent video he made while visiting the country. 

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Ashley Gordon's father Glen says the sentence for his son's killer will never be long enough.

Family's 'life term' but killer could walk in 12 years

A teen looked straight ahead and ignored the cries of his victim's family after being jailed for the brutal stabbing murder of doctor Ashley Gordon in Victoria.

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Emergency crews spent more than an hour carefully removing a teenager from under a collapsed wall. (Jason O'BRIEN/AAP PHOTOS)

Worker crushed to death on site, teen trapped under concrete

A worker has died and a teenager is seriously injured after a retaining wall collapsed during peak hour at a construction site in Brisbane’s West End.

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The unbelievable moment e-bike riders crossed the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

‘Am I seeing things’: Commuter captures wild e-bike footage

On the same day a rider was killed after colliding with a garbage truck, a commuter has spoken out about vision he captured of two young men riding across the Sydney Harbour Bridge on the same e-bike.

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Benji Marshall with Barry O’Farrell.

Ex-Premier reveals the real reason behind his NRL sacking

Barry O’Farrell has fired back with both barrels at the Wests Tigers owners over a decision he has described as a ‘brain fart’.

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Outgoing director-general of Australian intelligence, Andrew Shearer, has given a grim assessment of China’s naval tactics and what they mean for Australia and the Indo-Pacific region.

Nation’s spy boss warns of rising Indo-Pacific conflict risk

Australia’s spy chief has warned that major conflict could break out in the Indo-Pacific region within the decade as China’s navy ratchets up its intimidation tactics.

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Bureaucrats at Australia’s national weather agency faced questioning in Senate estimates on Monday night after the bill had initially been publicly quoted at $4.1m before it was later revealed as close to $100m.

REVEALED: BoM’s website fail part of massive $800m overhaul

Consultants ‘at the trough’ have been blamed for the staggering $96.5m bill for the controversial redesign of the Bureau of Meteorology’s website, with revelations it was part of a wider $800m systems overhaul.

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Ash Gordon was fatally injured during a burglary in Melbourne's northeast. (Box Hill Superclinic/AAP PHOTOS)

Teen jailed for ‘brutal’ killing of GP during citizen’s arrest

The teenager responsible for the ‘brutal’ murder of a Melbourne GP has had his claims he feared for his life rejected.

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