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A baby girl has died after being struck by a freight train in northern inland New South Wales.

Tragedy as baby struck by freight train dies

The one-year-old was rushed to hospital but she could not be saved.

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A man is fighting for life following an alleged stabbing and car crash in Melbourne’s southeast.

Man sitting in parked car allegedly stabbed before crashing trying to flee

The man was sitting in a car with a woman when another man approached the vehicle and began assaulting him.

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Associate Professor Orla McNally, Director of Gynaecological Oncology at the Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne.

Simple way for women to avoid ovarian cancer

A simple procedure during routine surgery could prevent thousands of Australian women from getting ovarian cancer.

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A young police officer has been airlifted to hospital after he was allegedly threatened with a spear before being stabbed in the leg during a wild confrontation on Friday.

Police officer badly injured in stabbing attack involving spear and sword

The spear was allegedly thrown at police before the probationary constable was stabbed.

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Sam Moodie fighting for her eyesight after a terrifying magpie attack.

Young student suffers horrific eye injury in magpie attack

‘We’re looking at 12 to 18 months and potentially seven or eight more surgeries to get most of her eyesight back — but there’s no guarantee.’

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Gus Lamont has been seen since September.

Expert sheds light on search for missing outback boy

Four-year-old August Lamont hasn’t been seen since September 27.

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Damien Richardson has been found guilty of performing a gesture that "resembles a Nazi salute". (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Former Neighbours star found guilty over Nazi gesture

A former television soap star has been found guilty of making a gesture that resembles a Nazi salute, but showed ‘no loyalty or obedience’ to Hitler.

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Players, coaches and supporters gathered around a tribute to Ben on the ground.

Grieving club reveals touching gesture for late teenage cricketer

Ben Austin will be with his former teammates in more ways than one in an emotional weekend of matches.

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The Federal public service is growing at triple the rate of the population. The Nightly

Public service jobs are booming under Labor

Australian Government spending is tipped to soar with public sector jobs growth already well above the annual population increase from high immigration. It’s bloated during a time of falling revenue.

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Anthony Albanese’s government are being warned about Labor’s funding model for the ‘Thriving Kids’ initiative.

Labor warned over ‘Thriving Kids’ funding approach

Child specialist services which will be key to the government’s newly announced initiative to divert more people away from NDIS have warned it won’t be achievable without a sustainable funding model.

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The comments by the head of Gough Whitlam’s department, John Menadue, show how the Labor Party continues to see itself as the victim of an establishment conspiracy.

Whitlam adviser blames 1975 Dismissal on King Charles

The comments by the head of Gough Whitlam’s department, John Menadue, show how the Labor Party continues to see itself as the victim of an establishment conspiracy.

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Shaun Baensch killed his former friend over rumours Bryce Trower had an affair with his girlfriend.

'Drove him crazy': Man kills scooter rider over affair

A man’s jealousy spiralled into deadly violence after rumours about his girlfriend and a former friend led to a fatal confrontation on a suburban street.

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Bruce Lehrmann is facing car theft charges in Tasmania. NewsWire / Nikki Davis-Jones

‘Urgent’: Lehrmann’s court sick note revealed

Bruce Lehrmann faces fresh legal drama as his no-show at a Hobart court over a car theft charge triggered an arrest warrant threat.

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Huge slabs of hail at Denial Bay, near Ceduna.

Millions in firing line as more wild weather closes in

Millions of Aussies are bracing for more severe thunderstorms and rain this weekend, after a wild start to storm season.

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A police officer has been jailed for robbing a sex offender in an outback town.

Cop jailed over $100k robbery from sex offender's home

The actions of a NSW police officer who misused information from a search warrant to steal $100,000 in a violent outback robbery must be ‘deplored’, a judge says.

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