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Dating app users who harass, threaten or share unwanted explicit photos could have their accounts terminated on multiple platforms in a “world leading” crackdown on online apps. About 75 per cent of online dating programs operating in Australia have signed onto the dating industry code, including Bumble, Grindr, RSVP and Match Group, which operates the […]

The family of a 12-year-old girl who is believed to have died after being attacked by a crocodile are being supported by the community and police. Northern Territory Police confirmed on Thursday they had found remains near Palumpa believed to be that of a missing 12-year-old child. The child was reportedly attacked by a crocodile […]

Chickens at a home in the ACT have tested positive to bird flu, making it the second property were the virus has been detected in the nation’s capital. The chickens were located at a home within a quarantine area that was established after the virus was first detected at a commercial egg farm on June […]

A teenager allegedly swung a machete at police as officers scrambled to arrest the young man after two violent alleged group armed robberies in Sydney’s south-west. A group of five males were allegedly involved in robberies at a home and a business in Bankstown on Thursday night using a baseball bat and machete, before police […]

The families of two men killed in a fatal fire that was allegedly lit in a targeted attack are searching for answers as police continue to investigate the incident five months after their deaths. Police have made a desperate plea for any information from the public to help identify the attackers as they continue to […]

A Victorian dad has been jailed after running over and killing a close friend while so drunk he had no memory of the crash, a court has been told. Shaun Bartlett, 43, returned before the County Court on Friday and was jailed for 6½ years for causing the death of Justin Willman, 52, in January […]

A limited-edition coin to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the National Aboriginal and Islands Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) is already fetching prices up to $145 online a day after it was released. The Royal Australian Mint launched the collectable coin on Thursday through a ballot system. It was available to purchase for $20 and sold […]

A woman left “terrified” after waking to find her real estate agent in her bedroom has been awarded $1500 in damages. The woman, who had been leasing the Canberra property with her husband for five years, was asleep in the bedroom with her two-year-old son when the realtor arrived for a scheduled inspection. Footage shown […]

Anthony Albanese and rebel senator Fatima Payman are locked in a he-said, she said over at what point she made her decision to leave the Labor Party. As the dust settles on Senator Payman’s defection to the crossbench, she maintained her decisions, dating back to when she crossed the floor to support the Greens’ motion […]

Big stretches of the Outback are set to receive a year’s worth of rain in the coming days, increasing the risk of flooding to dirt roads, and road and rail closures. Weatherzone is forecasting 20 to 60mm of rain across South Australia, southern and western Queensland and northern NSW over the next four days. Cloud […]