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Fugitive Dezi Freeman was given the chance to surrender but was killed in a stand-off, police say. (Susie Dodds/AAP PHOTOS)

Cops issue grim warning to suspects who helped Dezi hide

Victoria’s top cop says anyone who helped Dezi Freeman disappear and hide in regional Victoria for the last seven months ‘will be held to account’ as details of the cop killer’s death are revealed.

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Dezi Freeman has been shot dead by police after six months on the run.

Fugitive cop killer shot dead after three-hour standoff

Fugitive gunman Dezi Freeman has been shot dead after a three-hour standoff with police, seven months after he gunned down two police officers and seriously injured a third.

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Auction rates have plunged as confidence disappears.

Plunging auction rates point to house price falls

Buyer confidence disappeared on the weekend as slow bidding at auctions suggests house prices are on the nose.

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Exposure to agricultural pesticides could be behind a rise in motor-neurone disease, experts warn.

'Horrific' disease hitting regional Aussies hardest

Exposure to pesticides and other environmental factors could be behind far higher rates of motor-neurone disease in regional areas, experts warn.

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Sydney trains are experiencing significant delays.

Chaos as train network grinds to halt

Commuters are experiencing delays of up to an hour as urgent signal works disrupt networks around Sydney.

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Six charged after secret cocaine ship plot off NSW.

Huge cocaine haul uncovered on Aussie-bound ship

Authorities allege a specially modified vessel with hidden compartments was designed to deliver tonnes of cocaine into Australia.

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AFP assistant commissioner Stephen Nutt.

How terrorists are duping ordinary Australians online

Australians are being warned that terrorists are posing as charity organisations online to dupe them out of their money.

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Alina Kauffman (left) and Ernesto Salazar (right) with their mother Angelina Kauffman (centre). Supplied.

Mum’s vow to kids over killer driver

A mother whose daughter and son were killed in a horrific crash has vowed to fight on after the killer driver was handed a sentence she described as a ‘joke’.

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‘Mixed messages’ on shortages and working from home cloud Australia’s fuel concerns, as unions push for less office time to keep essential vehicles fuelled up.

Business rejects WFH plan: ‘We can’t go back’

‘Mixed messages’ on shortages and working from home cloud Australia’s fuel concerns, as unions push for less office time to keep essential vehicles fuelled up.

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A business group has called for measures to ease fuel-induced pressures on the trucking sector. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

Truck tax cut backed as fuel-rationing threat looms

Business groups have urged the government to cut the road-user charge for trucks, but not the fuel excise for all motorists.

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Cameron John Pearson was sentenced to at least 19 years for the brutal murder of Perth barrister Alice McShera in October 2023.

Lawyer killed in brutal champagne bottle attack

A barrister dedicated to supporting women and children affected by family violence was brutally murdered by her partner.

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A fresh development has emerged in the fallout from Lachie and Jules Neale’s split, as attention again turns to Tess Crosley.

Update in Lachie Neale affair saga

A fresh development has emerged in the fallout from Lachie and Jules Neale’s split, as attention again turns to Tess Crosley.

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