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Elderly cyclist seriously injured in hit-run
A hit-run driver has slammed into an elderly cyclist, leaving him for dead in Melbourne's south-east. Thomas Towle is set to ...
Queensland candidate says he received audio message of gunshots
An investigation is under way after a federal election candidate in Queensland said he received a threatening audio message of gunshots. LNP candidate for Leichhardt Jeremy Neal said he was ...
Elderly man hospitalised after 'disgusting' hit and run
A driver is on the run after hitting an elderly cyclist and leaving him for dead in Melbourne's south-east. He was riding north on Fisheries Road at Devon Meadows about 2.15pm yesterday when he was ...
World-first diabetes drug could dramatically change treatment
World-first human clinical trials are underway for a type 1 diabetes drug, developed by Queensland researchers. The treatment could reduce the need for insulin injections and even potentially stop the ...
Taronga Zoo elephants relocated to South Australia
The zoo's Asian elephants Tang Mo and Pak Boon today left the Mosman site on the back of a semi-trailer, bound for Adelaide's ...
Labor headed for election victory, new poll projects
"On a two-party basis, that's 53-47 to Labor," 9News political editor Charles Croucher said. The poll of more than 2000 voters has offered a stern rebuke of Peter Dutton's leadership during the ...
Former CMFEU leader and son plead guilty to corruption
A former CFMEU state secretary and his son have pleaded guilty to long-standing corruption charges. Darren Greenfield and his ...
Live Updates: Dutton seeks to defy polls; Albanese heads to Brisbane; Both leaders enter final days of campaigning
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is looking to defy recent polling that suggests the Labor Party is on track to secure a narrow ...
Police smelled a 'dead body' inside accused murderer's tool box, court hears
A detective immediately smelled a dead body when she opened a large tool box belonging to an international student accused of a woman's murder, a jury has heard. Yang Zhao, 30, has pleaded not guilty ...
Killer who stabbed ex-girlfriend 78 times now says he's sorry
A handwritten letter by Tyrone Thompson was handed to Justice Richard Weinstein in Newcastle Supreme Court on Tuesday expressing his remorse over the murder of 21-year-old Mackenzie Anderson. Justice ...
Hail hits Sydney with warnings of severe thunderstorm over NSW
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning as thunderstorms develop across Sydney and surrounding regions. Hail has been reported in parts of Sydney, with the Bureau warning storm ...
Footage of hikers' dramatic rescue from NSW national park released
Police have released footage of a dramatic rescue operation after a group of hikers became stranded in a NSW national park. A ...