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Three children are dead and a man is in custody after a horrific house fire in Sydney.
'Worst nightmare': Kiwi paralysed after Aussie surfing accident
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Hospital knife attack leaves guards slashed, nurses injured
Man at Sydney hospital allegedly slashed and assaulted several staff.
NSW pair killed ‘surrogate mother’ for her baby, judge told
A couple are accused of killing a teenaged mother so they could keep her child.
Sydney man murdered fiancee’s 9yo daughter, dumped body in barrel
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Truth behind Australian schoolgirl's death may never be known
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Murder-accused denies putting NSW schoolgirl's body in barrel
Justin Stein faced a full day of questioning as the defence’s first and only witness.
Missing woman’s body found two decades later in NSW Blue Mountains
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Sydney explosion: Race to find person trapped after townhouse collapses
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Search for victims after Sydney house 'explodes'
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Man who stabbed Sydney officer 'asked police to shoot him'
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A-League players arrested in Australia
Three A-League soccer players charged over alleged betting corruption.
All White reportedly among players arrested over alleged yellow-card fix
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'Unreasonable': Convicted wife killer to appeal sentence
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Body found during search for missing cruise passenger in Sydney
An overboard alarm was raised on the ship in the early hours of Monday morning.
Most Instagrammed restaurant in the world named in study
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'Out of the blue': 10yo girl stabbed to death, older sister charged with murder
Ambulance officers treated her at the scene but she succumbed to her injuries.
10-year-old girl dies after stabbing attack in NSW
Police arrested a 17-year-old girl at a home in Boolaroo.
Watch: Vigil to honour Bondi stabbing victims, as baby wounded in attack leaves hospital
A crowd gathers at Sydney's Bondi Beach to share in a minute's silence for attack victims.
'Extraordinarily wrong': More than 500 dead horses found at NSW property
Various dumps of carcasses were found throughout the property.
Editorial: Wayde Egan's rise sparks hope and fear for Warriors fans
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Teen terror suspect's finger 'chopped off' after Sydney church attack - reports
Image circulating on social media shows handcuffed teenager with hand bandaged.
'As long as you like': Albanese tells bollard hero he can stay in Australia
His visa expires in July and the public is calling for him to be made a citizen.
Westfield malls in NZ and Australia get extra security in wake of Sydney attack
Joel Cauchi, 40, killed six people, wounded a further 12 in a knife rampage at Westfield.
Parents of Bondi killer say son targeted women because he couldn't get girlfriend
'To you, he’s a monster but to me, he was a very sick boy.'
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'Loving a monster': Father of Bondi mall murderer torn by son's actions
'To you, he’s a monster but to me, he was a very sick boy.'
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The man who murdered six people and his dark past
Cauchi's family have described his actions as 'truly horrific'.