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Court sketch shows convicted murderer Erin Patterson at the Supreme Court of Victoria in Melbourne.
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Mushroom killer raises six reasons for freedom in court bid

Erin Patterson’s long-awaited appeal has begun, with the triple-murderer raising six ‘substantial’ miscarriages of justice during her trial.

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Cronulla Sharks prop Toby Rudolf in action.

NRL star accused of mooning council ranger after dog dispute

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A devastated father has asked for ‘love and energy’ from the public as the search for his missing daughter enters its sixth day.

Missing Lily’s dad breaks silence live on air

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Sydney commuters are facing major disruption due to urgent overhead wiring repairs.

Sydney trains grind to a halt after wire collapse

NSW
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Anthony Albanese is being urged by the Productivity Commission to unwind his Liberal predecessor’s GST deal hated by east coast states.

Albanese urged to scrap GST carve up that favours WA

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Victoria

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Lawyers are set to argue over Erin Patterson's 33-year non-parole period when her appeal resumes.

Mushroom murderer faces fresh fight over life sentence

Victoria
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Knife attacks involving offenders aged under 18 surged 30 per cent in just a year despite the Victoria’s unprecedented ban on machetes.
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Shocking truth behind Victoria’s child stabbing crisis

Victoria
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A teenager with a dysfunctional childhood and a brain injury has been jailed for two serious crimes. (Ronnie Amini/AAP PHOTOS)

Teen handed sentence over deadly crash, 'cowardly' bashing

Australia
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The decision to grant parole to a man who killed four people in the 1980s is set to be reviewed.

'Dreadful crimes': Bid to block hitman's parole win

Australia
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Queensland

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Chad Bishop went missing from Beenleigh in early March, 2022. Two people have been charged with his murder. Supplied

‘In a box’: Remains found in four-year search

Australia
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A One Nation staffer was allegedly set upon by four people at the Royal Queensland Show. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

One Nation demands action over staffer's attack at show

Australia
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Brisbane man Oliver Conroy identified after alleged dating app set-up in Kelvin Grove ends with deadly attack by seven teens

Man identified after seven teens allegedly lure him into deadly dating set-up

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Relatives of the teens charged with murder attended the court hearing, along with their lawyers. (AAP PHOTOS)

Seven teens face life sentences after man’s brutal alleged murder

Queensland
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South Australia

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The decision to grant parole to a man who killed four people in the 1980s is set to be reviewed.

'Dreadful crimes': Bid to block hitman's parole win

Australia
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The bodies of Helena and Hazel Wright were pulled from the ocean in South Australia on July 27.

‘Rubbish’: Cop’s plea over online ‘chatter’

Australia
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Premier Peter Malinauskas says SA's government will lead AI opportunities with ‘ambition and care’.

State’s premier pens deal with ChatGPT developer on US trip

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Taperoo residents captured the man following the 12-year-old girl
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Harrowing moment schoolgirl allegedly stalked by stranger

South Australia
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Western Australia

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WorkSafe investigators arrived at the scene and were seen speaking with witnesses.

Woman killed in serious workplace incident

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Former Bishop of Broom Christopher Saunders was found guilty of 13 sex crime charges in WA.

Undercover mission behind ex-Bishop’s sex crime conviction

Australia
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Anthony Albanese is being urged by the Productivity Commission to unwind his Liberal predecessor’s GST deal hated by east coast states.

Albanese urged to scrap GST carve up that favours WA

Australia
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Defence experts warn the suspicious severing of two vital undersea cables off the West Australian coast over the weekend highlights the country’s high vulnerability to being cut off from global internet communication. 

Internet cables cut off WA coast as suspicious vessel lurked

Western Australia
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ACT

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ACT Liberal Party leader Mark Parton and, inset, the photo he took in the committee room.

‘Wanna swap’: Libs leader responds to sex worker text claim

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A Canberra man has become $40m richer after finding the winning Powerball ticket in his wallet.

Man’s shock find makes him $40 million richer

Australia
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A teenager has faced court as federal police say youths are being exposed to extremist propaganda..

Teen accused of planning racist terrorist attack faces court

ACT
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ACT Greens leader Shane Rattenbury has announced his resignation.

Greens leader quits after controversial Liberal move

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Tasmania

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Among bird species confirmed with a deadly virus are a giant northern petrel and a brown skua.
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Bird flu risk for penguins, seals grow in another state

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Ken Hinkley, John Longmire and Nathan Buckley were the three candidates vying for the Devils job.
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History as Tasmania’s inaugural AFL coach revealed

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The 31-year-old was diving at a depth of about eight metres when the attack happened.

Horror as diver attacked by two metre shark

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The future of the smelter has been under a cloud since it stopped production in mid-2025.

‘Incredibly disappointing’: 200 jobs lost as smelter closes

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Northern Territory

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A day trip to one of Kakadu’s most celebrated lookouts has ended in tragedy, with a woman in her 30s dying at Ubirr as police work to determine what happened.

Woman dies at iconic Aussie tourist spot

Northern Territory
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A fifth person has died as the result of a crash on the Northern Territory’s Stuart Highway.

‘Catastrophic’: Outback highway crash claims five lives

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Evidence has been served against Jefferson Lewis, who is accused of murdering Kumanjayi Little Baby. (HANDOUT/NORTHERN TERRITORY POLICE / AAP)

'Substantial' evidence in Little Baby murder case

Australia
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Luke Gosling at Darwin’s Thai festival where he is accused of assaulting the Northern Territory’s Administrator.

Police probe stunning assault claims made against Labor MP

Australia
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