Australia

Paul Cohrs has been jailed for up to 30 years after killing his mother and brother.
Australia
William Ton

Brother and mother killer learns fate

A man who shot dead his brother and killed his elderly mother an hour later has been sentenced.

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The man had been hiding from police for seven days.
Police
Molly Magennis

Man hunted by police dogs in bushland after serious assault on woman

The alleged victim suffered a punctured lung and cuts to her head.

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Former Mayor Cameron Nation allegedly traded influence for coaine.
Politics
Callum Godde

Probe finds council mayor traded influence for cocaine

A secret investigation by a state’s corruption watchdog has found a former council mayor traded influence for cocaine, offering to ‘sort out’ a friend’s local parking complaint in return for drugs.

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Brisbane man Douglas Hart, 41, died in a motorcycle crash.
Queensland
Warren Barnsley

Tragic details after man’s body found on scenic roadside

The Brisbane man’s death has sparked an outpouring of grief.

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The man accused of poisoning a woman with a cup of tea laced with insecticide has been identified.
NSW
Peta Rasdien

Accused tea-poisoner identified as Sydney businessman

A man accused of trying to murder a woman with a poison-laced cup of tea has been identified as a semi-retired Sydney businessman. 

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Millions of Australians are expected to prepare for wet weather and thunderstorm conditions. FILE.
Australia
Rhiannon Lewin

Large swathes of New South Wales set to be smashed by ‘damaging winds and large hail’

While some parts of Australia are battered by rain, others are being warned of heatwave conditions.

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Jacob Hersant (right) is facing time beind bars after being convicted of performing the Nazi salute. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)
Australia
Tara Cosoleto

Jail time for man found guilty of performing nazi salute

Neo-nazi Jacob Hersant will be imprisoned after he was found guilty of intentionally performing the nazi salute.

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Video
A woman and teenager were stabbing during a home invasion at Gulfview Heights.
South Australia
Sowaibah Hanifie

Charges laid after mother and son allegedly stabbed in terrifying home invasion

The pair were allegedly attacked when a group of armed men broke into their house early on Wednesday morning.

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Jewish groups have written to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton ahead of the upcoming election.
Politics
Ellen Ransley

Anthony Albanese rules out minority government with Greens

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has failed to commit to a key demand of Jewish groups concerned at the prospect of a Labor-Greens alliance at the upcoming election, and into the next term of Parliament.

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Two teenagers have been charged after the alleged stabbings.
Queensland
Matt Shrivell

Teens arrested after multiple stabbings at tourist hotspot

Two teenagers have been arrested and charged after they allegedly stabbed multiple people at a popular tourist destination.

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Video
A motorbike rider veers into the opposite lane, narrowly missing three other riders at Mount Mee.
Queensland
Warren Barnsley

Heart-stopping moment motorcyclist careens into path of three oncoming riders

‘Bloody idiot could have killed three innocent riders and himself.’

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Police are on the hunt for the gang of intruders.
Police
Matt Shrivell

Woman, teenage boy stabbed in home invasion

Police believe a home invasion which led to three people being attacked and injured may have been targeted.

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Houda Ammoun was able to embrace her grandchildren after returning to Australia from Lebanon.
NSW
Luke Costin

Tears and hugs as more Aussies touch down from Lebanese war zone

Elation mixed with concern for those left behind has filled the arrivals lounge in Sydney after a Qantas repatriation flight from Lebanon landed.

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Nirmeen Noufl, 53, is alleged to have killed her husband, Mamdouh Noufl, 62.
NSW
Rhiannon Lewin

Love triangle claims revealed after Sydney man allegedly murdered and ‘butchered’ by wife

The woman is accused of dumping the remains in rubbish bins across southwest Sydney.

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Inside the extreme lengths Olivia Rodrigo fans are going ahead of first Aussie show.
Victoria
Georgie Kearney

Inside the extreme lengths to which Olivia Rodrigo fans are going ahead of first Aussie show

Do you get Deja Vu? Rodrigo’s concert resembles excited fans awaiting Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour earlier this year.

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