48 m. ago Husband accused of wife’s tractor slasher death loses fresh bid for bail

The mother was found dead at a property on Undullah Road in Woodhill, south of Brisbane, in February last year after suffering 25 injuries.

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61 m. ago Australia news LIVE: Wells under fire for fresh travel expense revelation; Victorian premier formally apologises to First Peoples

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98 m. ago Man arrested over alleged firearms and domestic violence offences

Queensland Police have charged a man with approximately 30 serious weapons and domestic violence charges.

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2 h. ago Police scour bushland as search for missing man enters second month

No items of interest have been found and nobody has been taken into custody, but police are treating the disappearance as suspicious.

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2 h. ago ‘Cherished and loved’: Police comb through bushes for missing Qld man

Police are currently scouring bushland in the search for the missing man, and are treating his disappearance as suspicious.

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2 h. ago Police target alleged money laundering, illicit tobacco crime syndicate

Four men charged after co-ordinated AFP and NSW Police raids across Sydney.

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2 h. ago A mayor on a mission nominates city safety as the biggest achievement of his first year

Just over a year into his term as lord mayor of Melbourne, Nick Reece says his greatest success has been in an area not usually within the council’s remit.

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2 h. ago A mayor on a mission nominates crime crackdown as biggest achievement of his first year

Just over a year into his term as lord mayor of Melbourne, Nick Reece says his greatest success has been in an area not usually within the council’s remit.

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2 h. ago Zelensky digs in against Trump pressure as peace talks at risk of collapse

The Ukraine president is holding firm in a deepening dispute over whether to cede land to Russia to end the war, issuing a forceful statement of his nation’s sovereignty.

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2 h. ago Six days of Test cricket, 14 days off and a trip to Noosa: England’s tour by the numbers

Nine is the number of days off (and travel days) the England team has had since their arrival here – and that is about to grow as the tourists head to Noosa for some R and R before the third Test in Adelaide.

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3 h. ago This latest cruise company slogan spotlights a cringeworthy tradition

Advertising taglines get into your head and are used by cruise companies to steer your perceptions of their product. But do they always work?

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7 h. ago Australia news LIVE: Wells under fire for fresh travel expense revelation; Reddit expected to challenge government’s social media ban in court

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9 h. ago If hotels want to beat Airbnb, they need to be more like this

Airbnbs offer huge benefits over hotels when it comes to family travel. Can “family-friendly” Singapore hotels meet the challenge? I took my kids and found out.

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9 h. ago I don’t need a ‘butler’ at a nice hotel, just give me housekeeping

Most of the butlers I’ve come across recently are room-service attendants in nicer suits, while cleaners remain woefully underappreciated.

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16 h. ago Ghost Bat drones take flight in $1 billion bid to modernise military

The successful firing of an air-to-air missile on an aerial target in test exercises has paved the way for a major investment in the Ghost Bat program.

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16 h. ago Police reveal why it took more than 20 minutes to help paramedics

Police have revealed why it took more than 20 minutes to respond to a call for help from paramedics under attack in Western Australia’s Goldfields.

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17 h. ago Student hospitalised after stabbing sends Ellenbrook high school into lockdown

Emergency services rushed to Ellenbrook Secondary College just after 3pm, after what police described as a targeted attack involving a group of armed youths outside the college.

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19 h. ago Report finds five missed opportunities to stop prolific paedophile

A report has found there were at least five missed opportunities to stop prolific paedophile Ashley Paul Griffith.

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19 h. ago Sydney council cracks down on notorious Christmas Day beach bash

Backpackers have been “strongly discouraged” from attending the bacchanalia this year. Those who attend can expect heightened police and security patrols.

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19 h. ago WA Police issue warning for son believed to be travelling with missing mother

Denise Allan was last seen more than a week ago.

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