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Adult criminals like Aaron Torpy have recruited children to carry out organised crime.
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Kristin Shorten

‘Easy pickings’: The crims using kids to do their dirty work

They are Victoria’s new criminal workforce: vulnerable kids recruited as ‘easy pickings’ to steal ‘kill cars’, torch businesses, invade homes and kidnap victims while adult crime bosses hide in the shadows.

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Sarah Abu Lebdeh and Ahmad Rashad Nadir made global headlines when they were recorded allegedly threatening violence against Israeli patients. NewsWire
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Court overturns ban on nurses’ alleged anti-Israel video

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A bus crash in 2023 killed 10 mostly young wedding guests, while a further 25 were injured.

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Tony Abbott has accused a faction of his own party of “weaponising” an anti-corruption inquiry.
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Former PM Abbott slams ICAC as a party faction ‘stitch up’

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A book has been returned to Kiama Public Library more than 150 years after it was borrowed.

Book returned to NSW library 150 years overdue

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Victoria

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A huge number of mourners have gathered to farewell Layla Jeffery.

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Adult criminals like Aaron Torpy have recruited children to carry out organised crime.

‘Easy pickings’: The crims using kids to do their dirty work

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Victim-survivors of historical abuse at state schools have received an apology in parliament.

Government admits it ‘failed to protect’ kids from abuse

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New Victorian Premier Ben Carroll has headed back to where it all began at Kmart to unveil new worker protection laws.
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Victorian Liberals got what they asked for but didn’t want

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A search is underway to find a group of alleged attackers after a man was stabbed in Brisbane’s south-west.

Manhunt for accused attackers who stabbed man before fleeing

Queensland
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Two suppression orders, the Sunshine State’s ‘worst kept secret’ and a media challenge amid claims the ‘cat is out of the bag’. Here’s how an extortion case became one of Queensland’s biggest legal battles.

High-profile extortion case is now Qld’s ‘worst kept secret’

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Innocent bystander shot by police in Queensland’s far north

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A police officer has been rushed to hospital after being shot by a man who was later found dead on a property near Queensland’s Fraser Coast.
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New details as siege leaves officer wounded and man dead

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South Australia

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One of Australia's most common seabirds is suspected to have been infected with H5 bird flu.

Bird flu spike sparks fears for endangered species

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The deaths of a woman and her two-year-old daughter on South Australia’s coast are being treated as a murder-suicide, police have revealed.

Police attempted welfare check on mum before body found

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Police said emergency services were continuing to search for the missing infant.
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‘Heartbreaking’ update on mum, toddler’s deaths

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Police said emergency services were continuing to search for the missing infant.

Desperate search for baby resumes as hope fades

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Western Australia

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Yung Filly arrives at the Perth District Court.

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Dr Jihad

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Richard Marles at Osborne Naval Shipyard.

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Troy Thomas at tourism awards in 2018.
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Pilot’s ‘reckless’ actions exposed after fatal chopper crash

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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

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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

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ACT Greens leader Shane Rattenbury has announced his resignation.

Greens leader quits after controversial Liberal move

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KK Zhang was left bloodied after she was allegedly racially abused in Canberra.
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Young woman ‘covered in blood’ after alleged racist abuse turns violent

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Tasmania

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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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A Tasmanian firefighter has been suspended after the alleged discovery of bestiality material on a storage device.

Aussie firefighter, 37, facing bestiality material charges

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Northern Territory

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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

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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

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Matt Wright.

Outback Wrangler speaks out on time behind bars

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Authorities were called to a home after receiving reports that a 17-year-old girl was unconscious. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Man in ‘domestic relationship’ with teen accused of murder

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