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Premier Chris Minns is behind the tough gun law reform. Picture NewsWire / Monique Harmer

NYE cops to hold machine guns, get “extraordinary powers”

NSW Premier Chris Minns says police will be given “extraordinary powers” as he urged the public to turn out in force for Sydney’s New Year’s Eve fireworks in a show of defiance against terrorists.

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A man and a woman are dead after an alleged early morning stabbing.

Murder charges after two found dead in Sydney home

A man has been charged with murder after two people died following an alleged brutal stabbing at a Sydney home early on Sunday morning.

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Former AFP chief Mick Keelty has criticised the current police commissioner for suggesting religion played no part in the Bondi terror attack.

Ex-AFP chief calls out top cop for Bondi terror comment

Former AFP chief Mick Keelty has criticised the current police commissioner for suggesting religion played no part in the Bondi terror attack. He has also joined calls for a royal commission.

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Police have launched an urgent appeal to find an 11-year-old girl from the Sunshine Coast who has not been seen in 10 days.

Urgent appeal for 11yo girl missing since before Christmas

Police have launched an urgent appeal to find an 11-year-old girl from the Sunshine Coast who has not been seen in 10 days.

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Bondi attack victims' families demand royal commission into antisemitism

Bondi victim’s daughter tells Sunrise that Australia needs ‘answers’

Families torn apart by the Bondi Beach tragedy have written an open letter to the government.

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Bondi massacre victims Reuven Morrison, Matilda and Tania Tretiak.

Families of Bondi shooting victims demand royal commission

Families of victims killed or injured in the Bondi Beach terrorist attack are demanding Anthony Albanese ‘immediately’ establish a royal commission into the rapid rise of anti-Semitism in Australia.

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Brodie Jake Dewar, pictured left leaving court, is accused of assaulting Tim Picton, right.

Man granted bail after alleged assault on WA Labor figure

Prosecutors say the Labor powerbroker may be left permanently disabled if he wakes from his coma.

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A woman has died in a glider crash in Tasmania.

‘Tragic’: Woman killed, pilot injured in glider crash

The pilot was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after the glider crashed at a private airfield in Tasmania’s southern midlands.

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An urgent health alert has been issued after legionnaires disease was detected in the Sydney CBD.

Warning as dangerous disease hits major Australian city

Health authorities have urged anyone in the area to monitor for symptoms after three people contracted the potentially deadly disease.

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Former Labor strategist Tim Picton is in a critical condition in hospital after an alleged assault. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

Prominent Labor figure critical after alleged assault

A prominent Labor figure who helped lead his party to a massive state election win is fighting for his life after allegedly being assaulted.

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Major police operation sees 92 children removed from harm.

Aussies charged as almost 100 children removed from harm in major sting

‘Every action online is traceable, and offenders who think they can outsmart law enforcement online should think again’.

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Hot cross buns are back.

Controversial supermarket move divides Aussies

Woolworths, Coles and Aldi have both infuriated and excited Australians, with the controversial appearance of a hot item on shelves nationwide.

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NSW Premier Chris Minns.

‘Nothing off the table’ as NSW Premier eyes army after Bondi

NSW Premier Chris Minns is keeping all options open as he makes an urgent plea to Sydneysiders and attempts to make Jewish Australians feel safe following the Bondi Beach massacre.

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The Coral Adventurer has suffered a fresh crisis.

New crisis for Aussie cruise ship after woman left behind

The Coral Adventurer, the Australian cruise ship that left an elderly woman behind on Lizard Island, has 123 passengers stranded at sea.

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A man and a woman are dead after an alleged early morning stabbing.

Woman found dead, man on footpath after alleged stabbing

A woman and a man, both in their 30s, are dead after an alleged brutal stabbing at a Sydney home early on Sunday morning, with a third person now in custody.

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