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Victim wrongfully charged with DV assault

<p>A Victorian coroner has found a woman who was the victim of family violence was wrongly accused of assaulting her abuser, who later killed her. </p...

Qld acts on UN inspection constraints

<p>The Queensland government has introduced new laws removing restrictions so UN inspectors can visit patients being held in mental health facilities...

Pregnant mum attacked in WA clings to life

<p>The family of a pregnant Perth mother who was hit in the head with a concrete block fears the worst after she suffered bleeding to her brain.</p>

Next Sydney tunnel to burrow below harbour

<p>A second road tunnel under Sydney Harbour won't require dredging of the harbour floor with the NSW government revealing the total project will cost...

Climate targets getting on track: Bowen

<p>Chris Bowen says climate measures are on track to reduce emissions by 40 per cent by 2030, after stalling under the former coalition government.</p...

Upsurge in children being exploited online

<p>Children and parents are being warned of a surging new trend in overseas criminals conning victims into online sexual exploitation and then blackma...

Missing the bus on green public transport

<p>Australia has started its transition to greener public transport but risks falling behind other nations if it does not pick up the pace, a new repo...

Two-way Lib leader contest as nominee out

<p>Incoming Hawthorn MP John Pesutto and opposition police spokesman Brad Battin will face off for the Liberal leadership after the only other nominee...

Baby killer had aimed to be an 'NRL star'

<p>NSW man Jie Smith will be sentenced on December 7 for the manslaughter of a baby he dropped on its its head in the Newcastle suburb of New Lambton...

NSW police minister's brother granted bail

<p>A man charged with drug supply and organised crime offences has been released from jail because his brother's high-profile made his detention "unac...

Aust shares rally as Fed turns more dovish

<p>The local share market was up 0.9 per cent to a fresh seven-month high after Jerome Powell suggested the Fed might soon moderate its rate hiking ca...

Call for female Antarctic expeditioners

<p>The Australian Antarctic Division has opened recruitment for some 150 positions at remote research stations and is urging more women to apply.<br><...

Stealthing to be treated as rape in Qld

<p>Queensland's sexual violence laws will be overhauled to protect victims after a landmark review called for sweeping change. </p>

Queensland spends $50m on housing crisis

<p>Funding to help renters stay in their homes, support for emergency accommodation and cost-of-living relief form the response to a major Queensland...

Suspicious death of woman in Melbourne

<p>Victoria Police are waiting on the results of a post-mortem to determine the cause of death of a woman whose body was found in Melbourne's north.</...

Treaty recommended despite death penalty

<p>A parliamentary committee has recommended Australia ratify a defence treaty with Japan despite concerns that troops could be subject to the death p...

Man acted in self-defence killing brother

<p>Haig Jacob Arslanian's fatal shooting of his brother David at their Geelong family home in October 2020 was a reasonable act of self-defence, a jud...

BHP sees ore demand beyond 'super cycle'

<p>BHP tips decarbonisation to drive global demand beyond a "super cycle" for copper, nickel and steel but warns the industry is competing for high-te...

Territories given euthanasia voting rights

<p>Parliament has repealed laws preventing the ACT and Northern Territory from legislating on voluntary assisted dying.</p>

NSW premier dodges preselection debate

<p>Snubbed senior Liberal minister Natalie Ward says she's focused on the people of NSW, not the Liberal Party processes that stopped her moving into...