15 h. ago Man charged over alleged sexual assault of elderly woman after carrying her shopping home

A four-day manhunt has led to an arrest over the alleged sexual assault of an 83-year-old woman.

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16 h. ago AFL LIVE: Bombers hold on in Good Friday thriller but face losing star ruck to serious injury

The Kangaroos went down badly to Carlton at Marvel. Follow along live for the action on Good Friday as West Coast host Essendon in Perth in the second match.

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17 h. ago AFL Good Friday LIVE: Nervous moments for Dons as Eagles still lead; Blues destroy lowly Roos

The Kangaroos went down badly to Carlton at Marvel. Follow along live for the action on Good Friday as West Coast host Essendon in Perth in the second match.

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18 h. ago Did we back the wrong war in the ’60s? Now Putin’s Russia is knocking on the door

Instead of backing West Papuan nationhood 60 years ago, Australia joined the US in suppressing Vietnam’s. Are national security chickens coming home to roost?

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18 h. ago Rocks, glass bottles pelted at cars in random attack in Adelaide

Two Adelaide residents have been left shaken after a random attack by a group of teenagers during which rocks and glass bottles were allegedly pelted at their cars.

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18 h. ago AFL LIVE: Danger signs for Dons as Eagles lead; Blues annihilate Roos in Marvel fizzer

The Kangaroos are going down badly. Follow along live for the second-half action from Marvel Stadium here. Later on, Good Friday West Coast host Essendon in Perth.

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19 h. ago Vigil for man shot dead by police after witness questions why Taser, pepper spray weren’t used

Footscray residents are questioning why police didn’t use tasers or pepper spray before fatally shooting a man who charged at them with a knife in Melbourne’s inner west overnight.

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19 h. ago Man arrested over alleged sexual assault of elderly Sydney woman

A man has been arrested over the alleged sexual assault of an elderly woman at Merrylands in Sydney’s west.

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19 h. ago Man arrested over alleged sexual assault of elderly woman after carrying her shopping home

A four-day manhunt has led to an arrest over the alleged sexual assault of an 83-year-old woman.

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19 h. ago AFL Good Friday LIVE: Can Carlton win by 100 points? Blues charging as Kangas fall to pieces

The Kangaroos are going down badly. Follow along live for the second-half action from Marvel Stadium here. Later on, Good Friday West Coast host Essendon in Perth.

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21 h. ago Man fatally shot by police after allegedly charging at them with knife

A man has been shot and killed by two police officers in Footscray after he allegedly charged at them armed with a knife.

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21 h. ago AFL Good Friday LIVE: Warm conditions for Roos v Blues; Neale blasts online trolls

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Good Friday footy. There are two matches today. The action begins in Melbourne in remarkably warm conditions with Carlton clashing with North Melbourne. Later West Coast host Essendon.

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24 h. ago Good Friday wild weather warning as cyclone moves closer to WA coast

Errol had been heading west away from Australia before it made a sharp U-turn and is now moving towards the Kimberley coast.

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27 h. ago ‘Someone’s about to die’: Woman kidnapped, child bashed, before body found in burnt

A body, believed to be that of a woman kidnapped by masked home invaders, has been pulled from the back seat of a burnt-out car in Sydney’s south-west.

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27 h. ago Son of sheriff’s deputy arrested after two killed in mass shooting at Florida university

The 20-year-old allegedly opened fire with his mother’s former service weapon, killing two people and wounding at least six others

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28 h. ago Police probe link between alleged woman’s abduction at gunpoint and body found in burnt

A body has been pulled from the back seat of a burnt-out car late on Thursday night and police are investigating whether it is linked to an abduction of a woman.

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32 h. ago Man shot dead after charging at police with knife in Footscray

Police said that when officers arrived at the scene Footscray Plaza and told the man to drop his knife, he allegedly ran at two officers, prompting both to open fire.

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32 h. ago Police shooting witness questions why Tasers or pepper spray weren’t used

Footscray residents are questioning why police didn’t use tasers or pepper spray before fatally shooting a man who charged at them with a knife in Melbourne’s inner west overnight.

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37 h. ago How the Daicos boys dominated the battle of brothers: Four things learnt in the Lions’ defeat

Even Pies coach Craig McRae was blown away by what the Daicos brothers produced under Thursday night lights against his former club.

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42 h. ago Was this the moment Jarome Luai became a poster boy for maturity?

Jarome Luai was once criticised for showing a lack of humility. He painted a different picture in Wests Tigers training gear on Thursday.

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