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    • Pair shot dead, man captured in Qld
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      Pair shot dead, man captured in Qld

      Two men have been shot dead and their suspected killer is in custody after a dramatic manhunt at Caboolture, north of Brisbane.Police have confirmed the pair died after they were shot on Lower King Street at Caboolture just after 5pm on Saturday.

    • Man arrested in hunt for Victorian woman
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      Man arrested in hunt for Victorian woman

      A man has been arrested over the disappearance of a Melbourne woman last seen leaving a grocery store a week ago.Maryam Hamka, 36, vanished last Saturday after visiting her local Woolworths store at Brunswick, 6km north of Melbourne's CBD, and telling family members she planned to visit a friend at Brighton, about 20km away.

    • Fears groom was attacked by great white shark before wedding
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      Fears groom was attacked by great white shark before wedding

      There are fears a missing surfer due to get married next month has been taken by a great white shark.

    • Family mourns NSW woman who died after Covid vaccine
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      Family mourns NSW woman who died after Covid vaccine

      Genene Norris' devastated family has remembered her as a 'fun-loving, happy character'.

    • Woman disappears after leaving Woolworths supermarket
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      Woman disappears after leaving Woolworths supermarket

      Maryam Hamka, 36, hasn't been seen since she was spotted leaving a Woolworths in Melbourne a week ago.

    • Cop blasts P-plater over 'irresponsible' act
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      Cop blasts P-plater over 'irresponsible' act

      Police have suspended the Sydney man's licence for six months.

    • Cryptic detail on monolith that emerged in town
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      Cryptic detail on monolith that emerged in town

      The metal monolith which was found near a monastery displayed a very bizarre message.

    • Grave fears of worsening crisis on Australia's doorstep
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      Grave fears of worsening crisis on Australia's doorstep

      The World Health Organisation has warned the coronavirus outbreak is at a critical stage in one country.

    • Woolies trials body cameras for workers
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      Woolies trials body cameras for workers

      Shelf-stackers and checkout workers will wear body cameras to protect them from being assaulted and abused in a trial being rolled out at selected Woolworths stores across the country.The supermarket giant has turned to the drastic measure following a doubling in assaults in stores in 2020.

    • Hilarious truth behind 'mysterious creature' terrorising locals
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      Hilarious truth behind 'mysterious creature' terrorising locals

      It had people scared to open their windows fearing it might come inside.

    • Chilling photo before grisly wardrobe discovery
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      Chilling photo before grisly wardrobe discovery

      A man has been arrested after he bought a wardrobe to hide the body of a young woman he says he accidentally killed, before hiring a removal firm to dump it on the roadside.

    • Woolworths reveals drastic plan to protect threatened staff
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      Woolworths reveals drastic plan to protect threatened staff

      Woolworths has rolled out new technology for staff members amid fears for their safety.

    • Driver slammed over 'very stupid' act on safety ramp
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      Driver slammed over 'very stupid' act on safety ramp

      People have called out the driver over the 'embarrassing' blunder.

    • Toddler mauled by dingo while staying with family
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      Toddler mauled by dingo while staying with family

      A two-year-old boy has been airlifted to hospital after a dingo attacked him on Queensland's Fraser Island.

    • Virus spread between NSW hotel rooms
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      Virus spread between NSW hotel rooms

      COVID-19 appears to have jumped between neighbouring rooms in hotel quarantine in Sydney, after seven cases of people arriving from different countries were revealed to have the same viral sequence.NSW Health says it was notified that the returned travellers had the same viral sequence on Friday.

    • 'HORRIBLE": Millions of mice descend on farmer's property
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      'HORRIBLE": Millions of mice descend on farmer's property

      Scott Mudford, a farmer near Dubbo, said the plague has made his grain basically worthless as he copes with millions of mice.

    • Dingo mauls wandering boy on Fraser Island
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      Dingo mauls wandering boy on Fraser Island

      A toddler has been savagely mauled by a dingo on Fraser Island after wandering away from a house while his family was asleep.The two-year-old boy has wounds all over his body but will recover after a lone dingo repeatedly bit him early on Saturday.

    • Tassie govt promises more housing support
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      Tassie govt promises more housing support

      Tasmania's main political parties have released major policies two weeks out from the May 1 poll, with the government focusing on building new homes and the opposition on supporting tourism.Premier Peter Gutwein on Saturday announced a financial boost for those looking to buy their first home.

    • HomeBuilder construction deadline extended
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      HomeBuilder construction deadline extended

      The federal government has extended the deadline to begin construction under the HomeBuilder grants program by an additional 12 months.Those who were eligible for the grant before its March 31 conclusion - some 121,000 building applications, according to the government - will now have 18 months after signing contracts to commence construction.

    • Groom almost marries wrong bride after Google Maps fail
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      Groom almost marries wrong bride after Google Maps fail

      A groom almost married the wrong bride after following Google Maps and ending up at the wrong wedding where the real groom was running late.

    • 'Wish I knew': Crucial question as FedEx shooting details emerge
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      'Wish I knew': Crucial question as FedEx shooting details emerge

      The gunman has been named as 19-year-old Brandon Hole who was a former FedEx employee.

    • What is coercive control?
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      What is coercive control?

      THE PUSH TO CRIMINALISE COERCIVE CONTROL* Some controlling behaviours like stalking are already outlawed but there's no freestanding crime recognising it as a form of abuse.* Before murdering Hannah Clarke and her children in Brisbane in February 2020, Rowan Baxter controlled her with recording and tracking devices, told her what to wear, isolated her from family and forced her into sex.

    • Aboriginal women's coercive control fears
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      Aboriginal women's coercive control fears

      Aboriginal women risk being disbelieved or even swept up in the criminal justice system under a proposed domestic violence law gaining national support, advocates representing Indigenous victims say.Criminalising coercive control - controlling and intimidating behaviour in a relationship - is on the agenda across Australia, including in NSW where a parliamentary committee is looking at the proposal.

    • Women investors push for higher stakes
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      Women investors push for higher stakes

      Good Empire is among the dozens of startups that raise money on equity crowdfunding site Birchal.The company is developing a social app that will allow users to take up and share activities - such as Earth Hour or Ice Bucket challenge - that are aligned with a United Nations blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable world.

    • Taps flowing with eclectic beers, ciders
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      Taps flowing with eclectic beers, ciders

      A wave of wasabi, a sip of souvlaki or a tipple of smashed avo . beer flavours aren't what they used to be.

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