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Decorated war hero Ben Robert-Smith has issued his first public statement emphatically denying the war crimes allegations against him and vowing to fight to clear his name.

In full: Ben Roberts-Smith on war crimes allegations

Decorated war hero Ben Roberts-Smith has issued his first public statement emphatically denying the war crimes allegations against him and vowing to fight to clear his name. Read the full statement.

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Australia’s housing crisis deepens as government falls 77,000 homes behind target

Housing crisis deepens as government falls behind on target

New figures reveal the government's ambitious housing plan is already failing, leaving millions wondering if they'll ever own a home.

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A woman’s body has been found in a home in NSW with a man charged with her murder. 

Tragedy as mother allegedly fatally stabbed by son inside home

The woman’s son allegedly called triple-0 following the stabbing before being arrested outside the property.

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A man will face court charged with murder after an alleged domestic violence incident.

Murder charge laid after woman's body found at home

A 25-year-old man will face court after a woman's body was found at a home, following a suspected domestic violence incident.

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A comic convention will hold a minute’s silence after a car ploughed into a group of attendees, killing one and critically injuring another.

Fan convention mourn ‘unspeakable’ tragedy as hire car hits pedestrians

The driver was ‘well-known’ to police and the car travelled a further 120m down the footpath after the young men were hit.

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Ben Roberts-Smith arrives home after being granted bail, with a media posse waiting outside his apartment.

Ben Roberts-Smith arrives home

Ben Roberts-Smith has arrived home after being granted bail, with a media posse waiting outside his apartment.

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Police have declared a major crime scene, with officers and paramedics rushing to assist after reports a vehicle drove into a crowd at Melbourne’s Showgrounds.

Car kills one after ploughing into crowd at Melbourne event

Police have declared a major crime scene, with officers and paramedics rushing to assist after reports a vehicle drove into a crowd at Melbourne’s Showgrounds.

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Erin Patterson murdered her husband Simon Patterson’s parents and aunt.

Husband’s explosive book to lift lid on mushroom chef killer

The estranged husband of triple murderer Erin Patterson is preparing to break his silence in a tell-all memoir set for release this year.

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A machete-wielding gang has attacked a teen at a busy Melbourne dining strip.

Chaos as machete-wielding gang storms busy dining strip

Diners ran for their lives as the masked attackers targeted a teenager.

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Analysts have warned the delayed impact of the Strait of Hormuz’s closure still threatens to worsen Australia’s petrol and diesel supply crisis.

Fuel crunch risk grows as Strait closure drags on

Analysts have warned the delayed impact of the Strait of Hormuz’s closure still threatens to worsen Australia’s petrol and diesel supply crisis.

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The underground popularity of illegal vapes is expected to see a surge in smoking rates among the young.

Why smoking rates among young people are set to soar

The underground popularity of illegal vapes is expected to see a surge in smoking rates among the young.

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Ben Roberts-Smith, the former SAS corporal accused of five counts of war crime during the Afghanistan war, has walked out of Silverwater jail on bail after a five-hour delay due to paperwork.

Immunity given to four soldiers to testify against BRS

Four SAS soldiers who admitted to killing detainees in Afghanistan have been granted immunity for their testimony against Ben Roberts-Smith.

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If you flick through the pages of history, you will find there was a moment, 150 years ago to the day, when the US and Australia came within a whisker of being at war.

The time the US and Australia came within a whisker of war

To any member of the diplomatic corps who thinks they are living through unprecedented events, here’s a dose of perspective.

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