Australia

Dementia is the leading cause of death for women and second only to heart disease for men.

Leading cause of death in Australia revealed

Nearly 1 in 10 Australian deaths are now linked to this devastating disease, with experts warning cases could climb past 1.1 million by 2065 without urgent action.

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Sydney police will have a close eye on a vigil for assassinated MAGA figure Charlie Kirk at a gathering on Friday night.

Sydney vigil for assassinated MAGA activist

Sydney police will have a close eye on a vigil for assassinated MAGA figure Charlie Kirk at a gathering on Friday night.

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Health officials urged people to monitor for symptoms.

Urgent health alert after disease outbreak

Two people contracted the disease after visiting Bali, before it spread at a backpackers hostel in an Aussie city.

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‘There are no grounds for me to stand aside,’ ANU chancellor Julie Bishop says.

Heat builds on Bishop over top role at prestigious uni

Julie Bishop faces growing pressure to stand down from a top university over renewed bullying allegations and the resignation of its under-fire vice-chancellor.

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 Australian National University Chancellor Julie Bishop  at Llewellyn Hall in Canberra.

ANU Staff cheer Bell exit as Bishop left on the spot

Julie Bishop has refused to say what role she played in the resignation of the University’s besieged vice-chancellor and has rejected calls to quit her own leadership position at the prestigious institution.

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Mass murderer Julian Knight pictured in his prison cell.

Australian mass murderer’s bid for compo denied

The Hoddle St massacre murderer, jailed until he can no longer ‘do harm’, has had his latest bid for compensation from the government rejected.

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The RBA wants to lower EFTPOS transaction fees.

The RBA can’t count: CommBank’s card-fee warning

Australia’s biggest bank says the central bank is exaggerating the benefits of a plan to cut credit and debit card charges.

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A bitterly cold winter has been blamed for a sharp decline in Canberra's superb fairywren numbers. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

Beloved fairywrens take slow flight towards extinction

Scientists say a common garden bird species is vulnerable to sudden drops in temperature during more frequent extreme weather events and may become extinct.

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NSW wants to reduce suicides and increase government agencies' capabilities to prevent them. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

'Practical' plans to prevent suicide pass Parliament

Government debt collectors and other staff will have to put suicide prevention front of mind under laws to prompt practical change and save lives.

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Two police officers have been charged following the July 2024 death of Luke Briggs.

Cops charged with manslaughter over arrest death

Two police officers have been charged with negligent manslaughter more than a year after a man died during an arrest.

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AFL great Nicky Winmar is facing court accused of assaults on two separate occasions. (Tara Cosoleto/AAP PHOTOS)

AFL great accused of dragging woman by the hair in vicious assault

A court has heard disturbing claims regarding a second alleged attack by Nicky Winmar.

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Three people and a police officer were injured in a dog attack in Sydney’s west.

Neighbourhood terrorised as dogs attack people, police

Authorities were called to a western Sydney street after two dogs attacked four people, including a police officer.

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Police officers who rushed to a busy Melbourne shopping centre to reports of a knife-wielding man were left surprised at what they were confronted with.

Surprising twist after sword-wielding man shows up to busy shopping centre

The 24-year-old was walking around with a sword, but when police arrived they realised something was amiss.

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Former AFL umpire Michael Pell has faced court over suspicious Brownlow Medal betting. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Huge amount of money bet in alleged Brownlow betting plot revealed

More details of the case revolving around an ex-AFL umpire have been aired in court after he and three men, including his brother, were charged over suspicious wagering linked to the 2021 and 2022 Brownlow Medal.

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