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CrimePremiumTop cop denies blaming widow for Brett Forte’s murder

A senior Toowoomba police officer has denied he blamed Brett Forte’s widow for her husband’s murder at the hands of paranoid gunman Ricky Maddison.

Kate Kyriacou, Tom Chamberlin

WATER WOESPremiumPopular Top End swimming spot to stay closed this Dry

Popular Top End camping and swimming spot Tjuwaliyn (Douglas) Hot Springs Park, which has been closed for almost two years, will not be reopening this dry season.

ALICIA PERERA

CrimeUS police shoot teen girl dead

Police have fatally shot a teenage girl in Columbus, Ohio, just as a court in Minneapolis found an officer guilty of the murder of George Floyd.

AAP

MAROONED AT SEACarnarvon trio safe after rescue from Bernier Island

Three Carnarvon residents, who were left stranded 28 nautical miles off the Gascoyne coast after their yacht broke down in rough seas have been rescued after spending the night on Bernier Island.

Liam Beatty

CrimeAppeal win after fatal Qld home-brew row

A Queensland woman who was jailed for stabbing her partner to death after an argument over home-brewed rum will be eligible for parole sooner after an appeal.

Cheryl Goodenough

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Shocking attacksPremium
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Teen sentenced after taxi driver stab frenzy

An ‘out-of-control’ boy has been sentenced after a shocking spree in which he stabbed a taxi driver 20 times before attacking two men in their home with a meat cleaver.

Phil Hickey

Job ready packageCommentsPremiumThe $30 million plan to get Aussies off welfare cards

Welfare recipients forced on to cashless debit cards will be targeted for skills training under a $30 million Federal Government injection to get them into jobs.

Lanai Scarr

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Urgent actionCommentsPremium
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The ideas to fix Broome’s rent crisis. Will they work?

Several of the ideas have precedent, mostly in the Pilbara which famously faced a housing crisis which left people having to sign up to a lottery to get a block in town during the last boom

Tom Zaunmayr

CrimePaper to pay Sydney lawyer's libel costs

Sydney lawyer Chris Murphy has been awarded costs as well as damages after a judge found The Daily Telegraph defamed him about his age and deafness.

Tiffanie Turnbull

‘Painstaking’ search continuesVideoCommentsPremiumHow killer’s comments sparked new search for Hayley

A fresh search for the body of missing teenager Hayley Dodd was sparked by comments made by her killer Francis Wark while he was giving evidence at his trial.

Daryna Zadvirna & Rourke Walsh

TransportEgypt train accident killed 23: prosecutor

The death toll from a train derailment north of Cairo at the weekend has risen to 23, with 139 injured, Egyptian authorities say.

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Rollout haltedVideoEU regulator finds Johnson & Johnson jab clot link with

Experts at the agency that regulates drugs for the European Union say they have found a ‘possible link’ between the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine and very rare blood clots.

Maria Cheng

Coronavirus (COVID-19)Qld cop has blood clots after Pfizer jab

A Queensland police officer who worked in quarantine hotels reportedly been rushed to hospital with blood clots three days after he received the Pfizer vaccine.

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CrimeCourt rejects Vic highway tree challenge

Victoria's Court of Appeal has knocked back another bid by activists to stop duplication works on the Western Highway between Melbourne and Adelaide.

Karen Sweeney

NSW NewsPremiumBest historic pubs to raise a glass on Anzac Day

With their wide verandahs and old school hospitality, these historic hotels in Sydney and regional NSW are the ideal spot to raise a glass to our veterans on Sunday.

Staff reporter

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‘Produce a miracle’CommentsPremium
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Coalition will win the next election: Dutton

Defence Minister Peter Dutton has vowed the Coalition will win the next election and that West Australians will back Scott Morrison despite the Liberal party being decimated at the State election.

Lanai Scarr

QLD NewsPremiumBrisbane man develops clots after Pfizer

Queensland Health officials are on high-alert after a man was rushed to hospital with clots just days after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.

Evin Priest

QUARANTINE CAMPPremiumSerious concerns about Howard Springs recruitment pace amid COVID spike

A spike in COVID-19 cases, mainly from India, comes as the Northern Territory Government struggles to find enough medical workers to take over the Howard Springs facility.

THOMAS MORGAN

NewsQld reviews hate crime, vilification laws

The Queensland government has launched a parliamentary review of racial vilification and hate crime laws in the state.

AAP

State call-upCommentsPremiumThe Pilbara juniors ready to represent WA rugby league

Eight junior rugby league players from the Pilbara will have the chance to play alongside the best WA has to offer after being named as part of the State side.

Alexander Scott

Kick up dustCommentsPremiumNorth West’s best riders race for motox glory

More than 100 of the North West’s best riders converged on Karratha to battle it out for supremacy in the opening round of the North West Championships.

Alexander Scott

Facility UpgradesCommentsPremiumSporting complex gets the tick

Manjimup residents are now one step closer to having a multi-million dollar modern sporting complex right on their doorstep.

Josh Sunderland

WA BalletCommentsPremiumWA Ballet charms Pilbara kids

Karratha residents young and old were treated to a dance spectacular this month when the West Australian Ballet came to town.

Caitlyn Watts

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