A horrifying school holiday crash at a Melbourne playground has left a woman dead, a man fighting for life and a 2year-old boy in hospital.

Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong has sounded the alarm over Beijing's military ambitions ahead of Anthony Albanese's visit to China.

A woman who defected from North Korea is filing a lawsuit against the country's leader, Kim Jong Un.

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Queensland have added another chapter to the Maroons' State of Origin folklore stunning NSW with a 24-12 in the game three decider in Sydney to reclaim the shield.

Meantime Queensland will become the first state to implement mandatory child safety training for early childhood educators.

South Australia has been smashed by wild winds and high tides seeing its wettest day in 18 months.

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Mass murderer Erin Patterson is set to appeal her convictions after spending her second night in a women's prison, west of Melbourne.

A New South Wales teacher has been identified as the woman who lost her arm in a lion attack at Darling Downs Zoo in Queensland.

Cyber experts believe hackers may have issued a ransom demand to Qantas - after the private information of 6-million passengers was put at risk last week.

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Erin Patterson has spent her first night behind bars as a convicted killer after being found guilty on all charges in the mushroom murder case that captivated Australia and the world.

Volcanic ash is causing chaos for Australians travelling to and from Bali after another eruption from Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki.

It was lucky no one was seriously injured when a bus collided with a car in Newcastle's west.

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There's growing pressure on the Albanese government to do more to combat rising anti-Semitism in the wake of hate attacks in Melbourne.

Questions this morning over the safety of staff and visitors at a Queensland zoo after a worker lost an arm when a lion mauled her.

More heart-wrenching pictures out of Texas this morning, where 67 people have been confirmed dead in a flooding disaster.

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Two teenagers have been charged over the fatal stabbing of 21-year-old Luke Manassa in Sydney's west last week.

Outraged Melbourne parents say their children are being retraumatized having to endure two tests in a week for sexually transmitted infections following horrific allegations of abuse.

At least four people have been killed in a Bali boat tragedy and there are fears that number will rise with dozens still missing.

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The jury in the Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial in New York has reached a verdict overnight. The music mogul was found not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering but convicted of two lesser charges involving prostitution.

Calls for stronger action to stop the abuse of children in care are growing louder as Victoria's horror story sparks a national response.

Lifeguards have again closed Cabarita Beach on New South Wales' Far North Coast with more sharks spotted close to shore days after an attack on a teenage boy.

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Tens of thousands of residents across New South Wales are waking up without power with communities ordered to stay indoors as the wild weather worsens.

Victoria Police are bracing for more families of alleged child victims of crime to come forward after a man was charged with more than 70 offences.

Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong is in Washington for high stakes talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

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