13 h. ago Killer jailed for young rapper's death over deluded $1m theft

A 21-year-old man will spend more than a decade behind bars after killing a young rapper during a botched home invasion.

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13 h. ago Teenager arrested in Sydney accused of organising European contract killings

A Swedish teenager has been arrested in Sydney, accused of hiring hitmen for a contract killing operation overseas.

Events

15 h. ago ‘Disappointing’: VicTrack takes over station beautification program

Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria ran the Stationeers volunteers for 30 years – until a government agency quietly took over a few weeks ago.

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18 h. ago Berlin doctor charged with serial murder of palliative patients

He is accused of 15 deaths but suspected of dozens more. If convicted, the doctor will be the most prolific serial killer in Europe in two decades.

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18 h. ago Why these three words might be the most beautiful cliche in footy

Within the very full basket of football cliches, one diamond, for me at least, shines a little brighter than the rest. You’ve heard it a million times from players or coaches and you’d be forgiven for tuning out. But it deserves a more considered hearing.

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18 h. ago Horror and heartbreak is real in the devastating Narrow Road to the Deep North

With a tender performance from Jacob Elordi at its centre, this is perhaps one of the most beautiful and harrowing war stories I have seen. 

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25 h. ago Memo to Transport: It’s not compulsory to ruin every beautiful thing

We just spent $1.3 billion making Central Station beautiful. But now, out of apparent safety concerns, we appear intent on ruining it.

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35 h. ago ‘He will never know his son’: Sobs as stranger who killed father could walk free in years

The man who killed a 40-year-old father who caught him trying to break into his car could be out of jail within five years.

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35 h. ago ‘He will never know his son’: Sobs as stranger who killed father could walk free in a few years

A man who killed a 40-year-old father who caught him trying to break into his car could be out of jail within five years.

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37 h. ago Heartbroken parents of toddler killed in car park tragedy pay tribute to 'shining light'

The heartbroken parents of a toddler who was tragically hit and killed by a car in south-west Victoria last week have paid tribute to their "beautiful" daughter.

Society

39 h. ago ‘Justice done’: Father sees daughter’s killer jailed nearly two decades after her murder

Cindy Crossthwaite was murdered by her estranged husband, Emil Petrov, at her Melton South home in 2007.

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39 h. ago Man charged with murder after wife's body found in Queensland house fire

A husband has appeared in a Queensland court charged with murder over a house fire that killed his wife at Geham near Toowoomba.

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43 h. ago Gene Hackman’s home infested with rats carrying disease that killed wife

The Oscar-winning actor and his wife died within a week of each other in February. Their bodies weren’t found for almost a fortnight.

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64 h. ago ‘Killer acquisitions’: Zuckerberg first witness in landmark US antitrust case

The billionaire owner of Meta said in federal court that his company’s social networks weren’t just about friends.

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65 h. ago ‘Mum’s been shot’: Grandmother gunned down by ‘cowards’ in drive

Kim Duncan was found at the house with a gunshot wound. Two other people in the home were uninjured.

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65 h. ago Alleged killer mushroom cook Erin Patterson appears in court

Patterson was seen arriving at the Supreme Court of Victoria on Tuesday for a hearing ahead of her upcoming trial.

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3 d. ago Woman killed, 10 people rushed to hospital after horror crash

A woman is dead and three men are fighting for their lives as police investigate the tragedy on a Brisbane road.

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3 d. ago Blood found in ensuite after police investigated ‘lawn mower accident’

An RAAF pilot who allegedly killed his wife, but told police she died in a late-night lawnmower accident, has applied for bail.

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3 d. ago Blood found in en suite after police investigated ‘lawn mower accident’

An RAAF pilot who allegedly killed his wife but told police she died in a late-night lawnmower accident has applied for bail.

Events

3 d. ago The eight wild moments that defined McIlroy’s Masters triumph

From a double bogey to start his round, to a nightmare chip shot into the water, to stunning strokes from the trees, Rory McIlroy’s final round at Augusta had everything.

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