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Police say an autopsy of the body of Rachael Dixon who died at a retreat near Ballarat has found no cause of death ..read more
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Forensic psychiatrists tell a jury Jason Raymond Patterson was not aware his actions were wrong when he violently killed his sister — who he believed to be possessed — on the front lawn of their Deniliquin home in late 2021. ..read more
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Leonard Gardiner has denied all charges from his time as a teacher at The Armidale School in the 1960s ..read more
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The parents of a 10-year-old boy who was under the care of the WA Department of Communities when he took his own life on Saturday speak of the moment they were told their son had died, and why they feel he has been swept "under the rug ..read more
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Kieran Loveridge, who was convicted of the manslaughter of Thomas Kelly after punching him during a night out in Kings Cross in 2012, is being released from Broken Hill Correctional Centre after serving 11 years behind bars ..read more
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Adelaide kept their season alive with a thrilling win in round five, while Essendon's unpredictability makes them dangerous. Follow this intriguing clash from Adelaide Oval in our live blog. ..read more
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The flooding of the Great Central Road connecting Western Australia to the Northern Territory has also created a logistical nightmare for a remote gold mine, with truck drivers forced to tackle a 9,000km round trip to bring in supplies ..read more
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A Tasmanian woman who worked in administration for the Central Highlands Council has been sentenced to 18 months home detention after defrauding the council of more than $130,000 through personal purchases from Bunnings, Harvey Norman and a liquor store for almost a decade. ..read more
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Taylor Swift's 11th studio album, The Tortured Poet's Department, has dropped and her fans are feeling a lot of things. Then the pop star managed to pull off a double surprise — sending the internet into meltdown ..read more
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An Arabana representative has welcomed the proposed plan, which would prevent people from driving, walking or boating on Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre without permission, saying previous misuse of the culturally significant site had hurt her elders. ..read more