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Taylor Roberts wanted to dedicate the book to her late son, it was never published.

Books

Aussie publisher accused of taking thousands from children’s authors

Grieving mum paid $12,000 to publish a book written in memory of her late son. She was left without a finished book and completely ignored.

Isaac Heeney’s video message to the Swans.

AFL

‘Truly sorry’ Heeney delivers message after winning Swans medal

Suspended player, absent from the event, picked up Swans’ best player award for a third time in his career.

An alleged flower thief has been caught on CCTV ripping flowers from the garden beds of Adelaide businesses, leaving the owners bewildered.

Theft

Viral video helps track down Adelaide plant thief caught on CCTV

A woman was spotted ripping flowers from the garden beds of businesses, leaving the owners bewildered.

Domestic violence

The doctor keeping allegedly murdered nurse’s final wish alive

Carra asked her best friends to look after her kids if anything ever happened. A week later she was dead.

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NSW

Jim Frecklington made the Queen’s first royal coach in 1988 as a gift from the Australian people for the bicentenary (Pictured in August 2006)

Royal family

Sydney craftsman’s legacy as new royal carriage nears completion

Beau Lamarre-Condon is on trial.

Courts

Missing bullet questioned in officer’s murder defence

CareFlight doctors and paramedics found the toddler has suffered a serious foot injury.

Emergency

Toddler suffers horror injury in lawn mower accident

When Debra Gray received a text claiming she was owed a $33,000 home loan refund, she thought it was a scam.

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Money

How an old mortgage landed aged care worker Deb a $33k payout

VIC

Police are seeking to retrieve the ute.

Crime

Vintage Holden worth $120,000 stolen in Melbourne

A stolen tractor crashes through the front doors of a cafe in Bundoora, Melbourne.

Crime

Camera catches stolen tractor smashing into Melbourne cafe

Jeremy and Gemma Cooper and two other crew were 250 nautical miles from Norfolk Island bound for New Zealand when the collision with a whale happened.

Rescue

Holidaying couple’s yacht sinks after being hit by whale, sparking rescue

Colin Sheean is fighting for life in hospital after being allegedly stabbed in Langwarrin on Friday.

Police

Dad with a ‘heart of gold’ undergoes surgery after alleged stabbing

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QLD

Several shots were fired at the scene, with two hitting and ultimately killing 31-year-old Carlo Piero Stewart.

Courts

‘Collision course’: Men walk free over fatal street fight

Australians with rare blood types are being given new hope thanks to Brisbane researchers who have grown blood in a lab.

Health

Queensland researchers’ futuristic work offers new hope to Australians with rare blood types

Bradley Bullock, 50, is being remembered as a loving father of three and “Poppy” to his grandchildren as his wife, Lacey-Jay Bullock, prepares to face court charged with his murder.

Crime

Wife charged with DV murder after allegedly hitting husband with car

The officer still chased down the offender despite being badly wounded.

Crime

‘Hero’ police officer stabbed in neck in Brisbane recovering well

SA

An alleged flower thief has been caught on CCTV ripping flowers from the garden beds of Adelaide businesses, leaving the owners bewildered.

Theft

Viral video helps track down Adelaide plant thief caught on CCTV

Olympian Rohan Dennis has won his argument to have a different judge deal with his breach of bond. (Pictured March 2024)

Court Case

Judge steps back in Rohan Dennis driving ban case

health authorities urged people to check their vaccination records and visit their GP for a booster shot if necessary.

Health

Hospital and entertainment venue on alert as Adelaide measles outbreak spreads

Gus Lamont was last seen by one of his grandmothers playing at the family's Oak Park Station on September 27.

Missing person

Dozens of calls pour in after $1 million reward announced for missing boy Gus Lamont

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WA

A man is recovering in hospital after being shot in the leg in Moonyoonooka, east of Geraldton.

Shootings

Five arrested after nine-hour manhunt over Geraldton shooting

Greg O’Neil has been fondly remembered by his family.

Shark Attack

Rare kill order called off after Perth man attacked by shark at popular beach

A man is in custody after the suspected stabbing death of a man in Rockingham, in Perth’s south.

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Crime

Man arrested after another man dies of stab wounds in Perth

Greg O’Neil’s family released a statement paying tribute to him as a husband, father, grandfatherm and uncle.

Shark Attack

‘Devoted family man’ named as victim of fatal shark attack at Perth beach

ACT

Multiple sheep were injured, with two dying as a result.

Crime

Two sheep killed after burglary at Canberra property

The Federal Government is alone over its new $5000 limit on health services for veterans, after politicians across other parties overwhelmingly rejected the move.

Health

‘Scrap the cap’: Backlash against Federal Government limit on veteran health services

Helen and Rob Goddard apartment in Canberra

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Property market

Helen and Rob downsized to an apartment. Then a $15 million bill arrived

Health insurers hiked premiums by an average of 4.41 per cent in April, so many Aussies are going without.

Powerball

Hunt for mystery Aussie owed $40 million

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TAS

Federal and state governments have forked out $200m to keep the Bell Bay aluminium smelter open until 2031.

Jobs

Smelter future secured after $200m rescue package, saving hundreds of jobs

Former Australian of the Year Grace Tame hit rock bottom and feared for her life after learning of “disturbing” social media posts allegedly directed at her by her childhood abuser.

Court Case

Grace Tame feared for life after abuser’s alleged posts

Mother of Zane Mellor, Georgie Burt (centre right) is seen outside the Devonport Magistrates Court in Devonport in June 2025.

Tragedy

Hope jumping castle tragedy inquest can deliver reform

Belgian traveller Céline Cremer is missing since June 16, 2023.

Missing person

Death of Belgian backpacker in Tasmanian wilderness ruled an accident

NT

Northern Territory Police Force is investigating the crash.

Death

Young boy dies after climbing into drainpipe in NT

The body Dominic O’Connell, 61, has been found after he went missing at a national park north of Katherine, NT.

Missing person

Body of man missing in NT national park found

It’s understood 24-year-old pilot Bob Bramley has died in a crash off the Gulf of Carpentaria

Plane Crash

Young Tasmanian pilot missing, feared dead, after Top End crash

Luke Gosling at the NT Thailand Grand Festival in Darwin on July 18.

Courts

Federal MP Luke Gosling steps aside from special envoy role after alleged bail breach

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There is a hidden explanation for the eye-watering cost and it isn’t the view.

Property

Secret reason behind this empty patch of dirt’s $3.9m price

There is a hidden explanation for the eye-watering cost and it isn’t the view.

Neglected South Australian home sells sight unseen for $65,500.

Property

Neglected house sold after owner fails to pay rates

The mystery buyer didn’t even look inside before buying the outback home for the price of a D-Max.

Inside the former biscuit factory that helped launch Kylie Minogue

Property

Without these red bricks, we wouldn’t have Kylie Minogue

Insiders are waiting to see if Vic’s wild new auction laws bring deliverance or disaster.

Property

‘It’s D-day’: Why Melbourne real estate agents are panicking

The Sydney suburbs where $500k still buys a home

Property

The Sydney suburbs where $500k still buys a home