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A man has been jailed for raping his intellectually disabled adult half-sister and indecently dealing with his two younger siblings when they were children. 

Man jailed for raping sibling with ‘severe’ disability

A man has been jailed for raping his intellectually disabled adult half-sister and indecently dealing with his two younger siblings when they were children.WARNING: CONFRONTING CONTENT

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Roses will rate highly with the three million Australians  expected to give a Valentine's Day gift. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Valentine's spending slows but love remains priceless

Australians may be paring back their spending this Valentine's Day but couples who have celebrated 70 years of marriage share their free relationship advice.

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Simple luxury tucked inside a historic homestead.

Australia’s original wellness retreat lives in the bush

Deep in the Flinders Ranges sits Arkaba Homestead, an elevated escape rewilding its vast setting and providing a proper sense of dusty escapism.

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Celeste Barber, left, has split from her husband Api Robin, right, after 12 years of marriage.

Aussie comedian’s partner announces ‘heartbreaking’ split

In a ‘heartbreaking’ post to social media on Friday night, the husband of Australian comedian Celeste Barber announced the couple had split after 12 years of marriage.

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Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre, who sued the former prince Andrew, died without a will. (AP PHOTO)

Battle over Virginia Giuffre's estate inches forward

A court is yet to decide whether more family members of deceased Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre can join a legal battle over her estate.

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NSW Health is advising people to be alert for signs and symptoms of measles after being notified of four new cases across the state.

Fresh warning for highly contagious illness

Health authorities have revealed the signs and symptoms to look out for.

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Details about what happened in a nightclub before a young man allegedly fatally ‘coward punched’ Tim Picton have been revealed to a court during a bail hearing.

Bail bid for Tim Picton’s alleged killer fails

Details about what happened in a nightclub before a young man allegedly fatally ‘coward punched’ Tim Picton have been revealed to a court during a bail hearing.

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Stand collapse at Townsville Lavarack Barracks injures at least 40 people.

Stand collapses during army group photo, injuring 40

Soldiers tumbled metres to the ground at Australia’s largest defence base.

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NSW Labor MPs Stephen Lawrence, Cameron Murphy & Sarah Kaine join huge Sydney rally against Herzog visit. supplied

Labor left faction founder appalled at ALP anti-Semitism

Former Federal MP Peter Baldwin, a co-founder of Labor’s soft left faction in NSW, says anti-Semitism is a problem in the party in the wake of its own MPs joining a “globalise the intifada” rally in Sydney.

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A kitchenhand has been charged after allegedly stabbing three people at the Easts Leagues Club.

Kitchenhand charged after allegedly stabbing three in packed leagues club

He was sacked just hours before over ‘unwanted and unsolicited attention’ towards a woman.

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A Sydney restaurant has shared confronting CCTV footage after accusing diners of staging a complaint to avoid paying their bill.

Customers’ vile act caught on CCTV at high-end restaurant

A Sydney restaurant has shared confronting CCTV footage after accusing diners of staging a complaint to avoid paying their bill.

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AI is giving romance scammers new tools to scam lovelorn victims this Valentine’s Day.

How to avoid the online love story that empties your wallet

A single ping can spiral into heartbreak: AI-driven romance scams are moving fast. Here’s what banks and police say you must watch for this Valentine’s Day.

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Gerard Baden-Clay, who was found guilty of the murder of his wife Allison, right.

The men who kill women and the danger signs that go ignored

The murders of Allison Baden-Clay and Mackenzie Anderson had one troubling thing in common - the failure to view the women’s deaths through a domestic violence lens.

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The rise of AI has allowed criminals to create more sophisticated romance scams. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

Valentine's warning as AI fuels 'insidious' love scams

Criminals are feeding Australians' social media information into AI to create targeted romance scams ahead of Valentine's Day.

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An Aussie retiree has won $80 million.

‘I can’t stop crying’: Retiree’s $80m Powerball win call

An emotional Aussie retiree, with a family who has gone through a ‘rough trot’, has had his life changed, taking home $80m in the Powerball, but he almost missed out on learning the incredible news.

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