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An elderly shopper was allegedly pushed to the floor during an altercation with a Coles employee.
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Melbourne mother Kirsty Rosse-Emile, who travelled to Syria with her husband to join Islamic State in 2014, and remains in Syria's Roj IDP camp.

ISIS bride’s old jihad posts resurface ahead of return home

Kirsty Rosse-Emile’s online posts – littered with jihadist imagery, hard-line religious slogans and strict Islamic doctrine – are set to haunt the alleged ISIS bride when she lands in Melbourne tonight.

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Police swoop on property in search for Gus Lamont

A major new operation is underway as police search for Gus Lamont, the missing four-year-old last seen in September, 2025. 

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Two Samoan nationals, Steve Tofa and Joseph Va’a, have been arrested in Vietnam in connection with a suspected gangland murder.
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Australians have secured electricity savings of up to $1303 annually as renewable energy helps transform the power pricing landscape.

Millions of Aussies to save on power bills

Australians have secured electricity savings of up to $1303 annually as renewable energy helps transform the power pricing landscape.

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Renewable projects are edging closer to taking over from coal and gas for Australia's energy needs. (Dan Himbrechts / Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Renewable energy set records but investments fall

Wind farms and solar panels are producing more of Australia's electricity than ever, but slow approvals and investment commitments could stall progress.

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Garry Lyon (R) wants Anthony Albanese to help fight MND following the death of Neale Daniher (L).

Ex-AFL captain calls on PM to contribute after Daniher death

Garry Lyon has called on all AFL fans — all the way to the nation's top office — to throw their support behind FightMND after Neale Daniher died aged 65.

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A homicide investigation has been launched after the death of a child in Queensland.

‘Terribly confronting’: Mother charged with murdering 4yo

The young girl was at home with two siblings, both aged under three, when she was allegedly murdered.

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A coroner will hold inquests into the deaths of Dezi Freeman and the two police officers he killed.

New details emerge before Dezi opened fire, killing cops

What happened during negotiations between police and fugitive Dezi Freeman, and how he was able to evade authorities for months, will be examined by a coroner.

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Australian Federal Police arrested Ben Roberts-Smith at Sydney Airport on April 7. Supplied/Australian Federal Police

Government approved BRS charges faster than ‘ISIS brides’

Attorney-General Michelle Rowland approved the prosecution of Victoria Cross awardee Ben Roberts-Smith in two days while taking more than three weeks to green-light charges against three ‘ISIS brides’.

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A 23-year-old man is accused of murdering an eight-week-old baby. File image
Paul Brereton has resigned as head of the National Anti-Corruption Commissioner.

Corruption chief resigns, pre-empting investigation into him

Paul Brereton, the former judge who was meant to clean out corruption in Canberra, has resigned before publication of an investigation into allegations he had conflicts of interest.

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Dezi Freeman taunted police officers during a two-hour standoff.

Dezi Freeman taunted elite cops then invited them for a beer

Dezi Freeman called elite officers ‘cowards’, accused them of being corrupt thugs and then invited them to ‘come have a beer’ with him during a bizarre two-hour standoff before being shot dead by police.

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Director-General of Security and ASIO head Mike Burgess was not asked about what ASIO knew of the two men accused of the Bondi terror attack.

Royal commission gives ASIO free pass over Bondi massacre

AARON PATRICK: ASIO boss Mike Burgess was not required to explain if ASIO could have done more to prevent the worst terrorist attack in Australian history.

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Project Sunrise setback hits Qantas travellers.

Project Sunrise delayed again in fresh Qantas blow

Qantas’s ambitious plan to fly directly from Sydney to London without stopping hits yet another snag as the manufacturer flags delays.

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