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2 h. ago Human remains found in search for toddler missing since 2014

Human remains have been found at a home in Melbourne during an investigation into a missing toddler who vanished 11 years ago.

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3 h. ago The single number that will determine interest rates in 2026

The Reserve Bank could be lifting interest rates as early as February next year. A single number will determine the RBA’s next move, and we know the day it’s coming.

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3 h. ago ‘Let me make love to you’: $1000 sex offer revealed in security firm chief’s harassing messages

MA Services boss Micky Ahuja is accused of harassing vulnerable women who worked for him.

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3 h. ago VCE 2025 LIVE: Victorian Year 12 students to learn of exam results, ATAR scores at 7am

It’s the day year 12 students have been waiting for – the day they will get their long-awaited VCE results and ATARs. Follow the news live.

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12 h. ago Woman killed in freak accident remembered for ‘warm presence’

A young woman killed in a freak accident while driving to work has been remembered for her caring nature.

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13 h. ago Miss Universe contestant suffered serious head injury in stage fall, update reveals

Miss Jamaica Gabrielle Henry requires constant medical supervision weeks after falling off the stage in Bangkok.

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13 h. ago Man charged after pregnant woman allegedly run over in Sydney DV attack

The alleged attack took place metres from the woman’s three children. The 36-year-old was airlifted to hospital in a critical condition.

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13 h. ago Missing toddler’s body found 11 years after disappearance, police believe

Remains have been found buried at a property in Melbourne’s north-west.

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14 h. ago Accused Cobblebank murderer motivated by revenge, court told

Details of the killing of two children are revealed for the first time as police say left hands are being severed in youth gang violence.

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15 h. ago ASX slips for a third day as tech stocks fall, gold miners advance

Gold miners bolstered the Australian sharemarket on Wednesday, but their gains weren’t enough to offset losses by interest-rate sensitive sectors such as technology.

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15 h. ago Panda Mart banned from trading after hundreds of illegal items found on shelves

An urgent court order has banned budget retailer Panda Mart from operating in Victoria after hundreds of illegal items were discovered on the shelves. Assignee

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15 h. ago Influencer died from severe blood loss after home free birth, court told

A Melbourne wellness influencer died from severe blood loss after having a free birth at home, a court has been told.

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15 h. ago Pregnant woman fighting for life following alleged domestic violence attack

A pregnant woman is in a critical condition after being allegedly assaulted and run over in Sydney's south-west in an alleged domestic violence attack.

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18 h. ago Beach, beers and a kick: How England’s Ashes cricketers are spending their Noosa break

Members of the travelling English media posted photos of the squad on social media at the beach on Wednesday, the second day of their Sunshine Coast jaunt.

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18 h. ago Children at home as Sydney woman allegedly run over in domestic violence attack

The alleged attack took place metres from the woman’s three children. The 36-year-old was airlifted to hospital in a critical condition.

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18 h. ago Pregnant woman allegedly run over in Sydney domestic violence attack

The alleged attack took place metres from the woman’s three children. The 36-year-old was airlifted to hospital in a critical condition.

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20 h. ago Hospital exhausted blood supply in attempt to save wellness influencer after freebirth

Shortly after her catastrophic freebirth, paramedics found an “agitated” Stacey Warnecke lying on the floor next to her birthing pool in a small, dark room, a court has heard.

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21 h. ago Sydney woman fights for life after being ‘run over in domestic violence attack’

The 36-year-old is in critical condition after allegedly being assaulted in south-west Sydney. A man is in police custody.

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36 h. ago The Triple Zero call came at 7.03pm. Lindy’s body wasn’t found until after midnight

Emergency services were told “there’s a man bashing the hell out of his woman”. Lindy Lucena later died 600 metres from a police station.

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