22 h. ago Woman killed in suspected mountain lion attack while hiking on remote trail

Two hikers encountered a mountain lion near the woman’s body. They threw rocks to scare it away so they could try to help her.

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24 h. ago ‘I’ve let my family down’: Lachie Neale steps down as Lions captain amid marriage breakdown

Neale stood aside as Harris Andrews’ co-captain amid uncertainty about his longer-term future with the two-time reigning premiers.

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24 h. ago ‘I’ve let my family down’: Lachie Neale steps aside as Lions co

Neale stood aside as Harris Andrews’ co-captain amid uncertainty about his longer-term playing future with the two-time reigning premiers.

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26 h. ago A strangled man and failed pregnancy plot: The tragic tale of the last woman hanged in Australia

In 1951, Jean Lee was the first woman in more than five decades to be hanged in Victoria. Now, for the first time in 75 years, the troubling records of her case have been made public.

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27 h. ago Lachie Neale steps down as Lions captain amid marriage breakdown

Lachie Neale has stood down as Lions captain amid a marriage break down and uncertainty about his longer-term future with the club.

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42 h. ago Two women drown, man missing amid ‘horrific’ spate on Sydney beaches

Another woman’s drowning death came after separate earlier tragedies on Sydney beaches, with frantic attempts to save a man hours after a woman’s body was found.

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42 h. ago Drone pilot captures explosive footage of Brisbane’s fireworks show

Skimming past exploding rockets and through showering sparks, this footage was months in the making.

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53 h. ago Man missing in ocean, woman found dead at Sydney’s eastern beaches

Hundreds of onlookers were stunned as swimmers and police frantically attempted to save one man, hours after a woman’s body was discovered at a neighbouring beach.

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67 h. ago Woman charged after 30 shots fired at Sydney home with kids inside

A woman has been charged over a shooting where more than 30 rounds were fired into a Sydney home with children inside earlier this year.

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3 d. ago Lone protester stares down security forces as growing unrest rattles Iran

Footage of the man in Tehran has gone viral as protests spread rapidly across the country, fuelled by a rare alliance between two groups.

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3 d. ago ‘Death to the dictator’: Biggest protests in years erupt across Iran

Footage of a lone protester staring down security forces in Tehran has gone viral as protests spread rapidly across the country, fuelled by a rare alliance between two groups.

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3 d. ago Sydney to Hobart drama as French crew penalised after breaking rules

Skipper Jiang Lin has become the first female-skipper to win the overall Sydney to Hobart race.

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3 d. ago French crew stripped of Sydney to Hobart victory as new overall winner named

Skipper Jiang Lin has become the first woman to collect the famous Tattersall Cup for the Sydney to Hobart overall winner.

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3 d. ago Woman charged after more than 30 gunshots fired at Sydney home

Four young children were inside the home when a carload of assailants opened fire. It is the second time the house has been targeted.

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3 d. ago ‘It’s hateful racism’: Islamophobia spikes since Bondi attack

Ten mosques and Islamic centres have reported vandalism, break-ins or threats since the Bondi terror attack, while Premier Chris Minns says it is “disgusting” Muslims are being targeted.

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3 d. ago Airlines investigate why passengers put lives at risk for their bags

Mobile phone footage from recent evacuations has shown that people are increasingly pausing to recover their belongings from overhead lockers before evacuating a stricken aircraft.

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4 d. ago Info tech and energy firms lead Australian sharemarket lower

The Australian sharemarket dived on its first day of trade after an extended Christmas break.

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4 d. ago ‘My soul asked me to do that’: Bondi hero breaks silence on tackling gunman

National hero Ahmed al Ahmed has described the moment he tackled and disarmed a Bondi Beach terrorist, in an interview with US network CBS.

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5 d. ago Australian sharemarket set to slip on opening: Wall St near record high

Futures are pointing to a slight fall as the stock market opens after the Christmas break.

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5 d. ago Sharemarket opens higher: Mining stocks rise; Wall St near record

Local bourse opens higher after the Christmas break despite futures pointing to a slight fall.

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