Three dead, 60 injured as train derails in southern Germany
Three carriages overturned at least partly, and people were pulled out of the windows to safety....
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Humpback whale rescued from fishing gear off the Gold Coast
A humpback whale has been rescued off the Gold Coast after becoming entangled in rope and marine buoys....
Ethics and legality of pork barrelling questioned at ICAC forum
The state's top Anti-Corruption Commissioner has declared he wants to see political "pork barrelling" outlawed, after a public forum heard the practice occurs at an...
Former music teacher who abused student will likely die in jail
A court has heard a former South Australian music teacher and paedophile will likely die in jail....
Calls to change proposed funding cuts to community transport
A new funding model proposed by the federal government could see community transport brought to a grinding halt....
Police Commissioner speaks during civil trial against vaccine mandates
Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll has testified in a civil legal challenge to vaccine mandates....
Tributes laid at scene where three-year-old boy fatally hit by car
Flowers and the little boy's favourite tea have been laid on the street where the three-year-old died....
Man who sent offensive election emails to politicians sentenced after landmark case
During just one by-election the offender sent more than 23 million emails to members of the public....
Family of London Bridge terror attack victim launch new platform for people dealing with grief
Five years to the day their daughter was tragically killed in the London Bridge terror attack, the parents of Queensland woman Sara Zelenak have launched...
How the Mabo decision changed Australia 30 years on
Thirty years ago today, the High Court handed down the Mabo decision, overturning a 200-year-old legal fiction that had been used to deprive Indigenous Australians...
Why lettuce and other vegetables are so expensive or not on shelves
While cost of living pressures are going up across the board, few products have been impacted as much as vegetables....
Third case of monkeypox identified in NSW
NSW Health said the man in his 50s developed a mild illness several days after arriving back in Sydney from Europe....
Doctor ‘specifically targeted’ by gunman in Tulsa hospital shooting
Four more families are in mourning after a gunman stormed a medical centre yesterday and unleashed a hail of bullets....
Man narrowly avoids being hit by train after falling onto tracks
Emergency services were called to Penshurst train station after a man suffered a medical episode and fell onto the train tracks....
Is it legal for a shop to refuse cash as payment?
Cash is legal tender, so are businesses and shops allowed to legally say they won't accept it? The laws may surprise you....
Man charged after AFL fans filmed brawling on Melbourne road
Police have said they are still investigating the incident and anticipate other people could be charged in coming days....