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Small Halls folk tour nears its destination
April 06, 2023 10:58 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSA roaming folk festival is nearing its end after lighting up small town halls across Victoria, taking a breath before the tour turns to Western Australia.

Serious crime rises again in Qld, youth offenders drop
April 06, 2023 10:52 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSA significant increase in serious crimes in Queensland has been partially attributed to a change in how domestic violence is recorded.

Referendum will be 'generational issue': elections boss
April 06, 2023 10:50 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSThe electoral commissioner says he expects there to be more passion ahead of the voice referendum compared to federal elections.

Teacher's child sex material 'abhorrent', court told
April 06, 2023 10:39 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSA court has been told that a former Sydney teacher who has admitted child abuse material offences, possessed a large number of abhorrent images and videos.

Claremont killer TV drama revisits painful chapter
April 06, 2023 10:34 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSWestern Australia's police force were not involved in a soon-to-air dramatisation of the gruelling efforts by detectives to hunt down the Claremont killer.

Armaguard $2.3m heist mastermind loses appeal
April 06, 2023 10:30 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSThe mastermind of the 1994 Armaguard $2.3 million heist, Pasquale Lanciana, has had his appeal against conviction and sentence denied.

Liberals accused of 'Judas betrayal' in opposing voice
April 06, 2023 10:23 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSPeter Dutton has been accused of betraying the nation after confirming the Liberal Party won't support the Indigenous voice proposal.

Australia helps in global cybercrime marketplace raid
April 06, 2023 10:18 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSAustralian police have taken part in a multinational crackdown on a sprawling online marketplace popular with cybercriminals, arresting 10 Australian suspects.

NSW man faces murder charge after fatal dispute
April 06, 2023 10:16 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSA NSW man has been charged with murder after a man was critically injured during a dispute in western Queensland and died in hospital.

'Savage and brutal' mass murderer to remain behind bars
April 06, 2023 10:13 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSA Queensland man who killed his partner and three of her children in 1995 has sought to appeal a finding that he would pose too high a risk if granted parole.

Man charged over $41m meth haul disguised as vinegar
April 06, 2023 09:59 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSA Melbourne man who police allege has links to organised crime has been arrested over a 500 litre methamphetamine haul disguised in barrels of white vinegar.

Rape-accused cricketer can return to social media
April 06, 2023 09:58 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSSri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka, who allegedly raped a woman after a Tinder date, can return to Facebook and Instagram after having his bail varied.

Inland Rail project build blows out to $31.4 billion
April 06, 2023 09:35 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSAn independent review into the Inland Rail project has revealed it faces serious problems, but the Albanese government is pushing ahead.

SA teen failed by foster care system, coroner says
April 06, 2023 09:35 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSSouth Australian State Coroner David Whittle says a teenager who took his own life was failed multiple times by authorities in charge of his care.

Local housing squeeze tightens its grip on Australians
April 06, 2023 09:24 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSThe hunt for a new rental property is already soul-crushingly competitive and expensive and there are few signs of relief on the immediate horizon.

Aussies count coins and avoid rain with Easter at home
April 06, 2023 09:13 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSCost-of-living pressures and wet weather are disrupting Easter plans for more than half of Australians, with the majority staying home this holiday period.

Youth offenders drop, serious crime rises again in Qld
April 06, 2023 09:04 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSNew state government statistics show the rate of serious crimes in Queensland has risen for consecutive years.

Don't miss opportunity for reconciliation, PM says
April 06, 2023 09:01 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSLeading Indigenous academics and the prime minister are confident Australians will support a constitutionally enshrined voice, despite Liberal Party opposition.

Electric vehicles could go further with an AI boost
April 06, 2023 08:59 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSSoftware could be the key to addressing range anxiety in electric vehicles, with one company promising artificial intelligence could add 100km to a battery.

Man with alleged crime links charged over meth haul
April 06, 2023 08:51 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSA Melbourne man who police allege has links to Middle Eastern organised crime has been arrested over a 500 litre methamphetamine haul.

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