Australia

Maddie Studdon has been charged with stalking and using a carriage service to harass her ex-partner. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)
NRL
Adelaide Lang

Surprising move after NRLW star denies harassing ex-girlfriend

A former NRLW Blues captain has been accused of stalking and harassing her ex-partner for days after their relationship broke down.

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Family of teen found dead on Queensland island call for more education for visitors
Queensland
Sarah Keszler

Teen was midway through ‘trip of a lifetime’ when she was found dead near surf

The 19-year-old loved working on the island so much her dad ‘almost worried she wouldn’t want to come home’.

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The mayor of Alice Springs won't take part in Australia Day events including citizenship ceremonies. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)
Northern Territory
Lloyd Jones

‘Not right’: Outback town’s mayor pulls out of Australia Day events

Australia Day formalities in Alice Springs will go ahead without the mayor, who says the January 26 celebration causes harm to parts of her community.

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The Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir should have been banned years ago, but banning it could see a repeat of the early 1950s when Australia tried to ban the Communist Party.
Opinion
Stephen Johnson

Why banning Hizb ut-Tahrir is the right move — but risky

STEPHEN JOHNSON: The Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir should have been banned years ago, but banning it could see a repeat of the early 1950s when Australia tried to ban the Communist Party.

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A Sydney barrister has been charged with child abuse material offences after officers made ‘very disturbing’ discoveries on his phone, a court has heard.
NSW
Steve Zemek

Sydney Barrister’s ‘disturbing’ rape chat: court

A Sydney barrister has been charged with child abuse material offences after officers made ‘very disturbing’ discoveries on his phone, a court has heard.

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Nico Antic, 12, was jumping into the water from a six-metre rock ledge at Nielsen Park, in Sydney's eastern suburbs, at about 4.20pm on Sunday when he was mauled by a suspected bull shark.
NSW
Ava Martin

Insane 200kg shark catch after four attacks in two days

A local fisherman has warned that multiple shark attacks in recent days is ‘not a wrong place, wrong time thing’, after he pulled a whopping 200kg bull shark from a popular Sydney swimming spot.

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Mandurah teacher Naomi Tekea Craig
Western Australia
Jessica Evensen and Caleb Runciman

Child sex-accused WA teacher gives birth to student’s baby

Naomi Tekea Craig has copped three new charges, including indecent dealings with a child under 13. SEE THE DETAILS.

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Opinion
Aaron Patrick

Wissam Haddad hates Jews. Why did senators support him?

AARON PATRICK: Jewish leaders had hoped the now-abandoned law would have been used to jail the extremist Islamic preacher, who remains defiant.

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Jessie James Tumaliuan has pleaded guilty to murdering his wife and faces decades in prison. (Jay Kogler/AAP PHOTOS)
Victoria
Emily Woods

Husband admits to stabbing murder of defenceless wife

A father-of-four is facing 20 years behind bars after pleading guilty to his wife's murder after she was found stabbed to death in their back yard.

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A prominent barrister has been charged after Australian Federal Police allegedly uncovered child abuse material on his phone at Sydney airport.
Australia
Kimberley Braddish

Prominent Sydney barrister charged over child abuse material

A prominent barrister has been charged after Australian Federal Police allegedly uncovered child abuse material on his phone at Sydney Airport.

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Nico Antic was attacked by a shark after jumping off rocks into Sydney Harbour.
NSW
Peta Rasdien

Loved ones of 12yo mauled by shark give devastating update

Family and friends of Nico Antic have opened up on his grim prognosis.

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Calvary Mater Hospital in Newcastle has been forced to temporarily shut down a ward after maggots were discovered in a patient's room.
NSW
Amy Lee

‘Distressing’: Maggots discovered in hospital patient’s room

An Australian hospital has been forced to shut down a ward after maggots were discovered in a patient’s room.

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Naomi Tekea Craig allegedly engaged in “persistent sexual conduct” with a former male student at Mandurah’s Frederick Irwin Anglican School between 2024 and 2025.
Western Australia
Caleb Runciman and Rachel Fenner

Sex assault-accused teacher has baby with male student

A WA teacher accused of sexually assaulting her former male student has given birth to a baby allegedly fathered by her young victim.

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On Wednesday morning, Hizb ut-Tahrir’s Australian website was offline.
Australia
Nathan Schmidt

‘Hate group’ Hizb ut-Tahrir vanishes as new laws pass

A controversial pan-Islamist group in the crosshairs of new hate speech laws have undergone a huge change only hours after new hate speech laws were passed.

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Luke Sayers is being sued for defamation by his ex-wife, Cate Sayers.
AFL
Peta Rasdien

Ex Carlton boss sued by estranged wife over d**k pic scandal

Former Carlton Football Club president Luke Sayers is facing legal action over the nude photo scandal that saw him step down. 

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