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NEWSPremiumFury as fire ants hit major coalmine

A fire ant outbreak has hit a coalmine in a major mining state, with environmentalists calling the discovery a “spectacular failure”.

Duncan Evans

A suspicious fire has damaged parts of a suburban childcare centre. (Steven Markham/AAP PHOTOS)

CrimePremiumChildcare centre founder 'heartbroken' by fire attack

A suspicious fire has damaged a suburban childcare centre less than two months after opening, as the founder reveals the emotional toll of the incident.

Alex Mitchell

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CRIMEBank executive extradited in child sex case

A senior Commonwealth Bank executive has been extradited and charged after allegedly luring two underage girls to a hotel through a sex worker contact.

Andrew Hedgman

Lachlan Young denies murdering his ex-girlfriend, saying her death was unplanned and spontaneous. (Anita Lester/AAP PHOTOS)

CrimePremiumAccused killer's ex didn't move after ute set alight

A woman allegedly killed by her former partner showed no signs of movement inside the ute where her badly burned body was found, an expert says.

Tara Cosoleto

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NewsPremium‘Car went up’: 2yo killed in fiery crash

A two-year-old child and a woman have been killed in a fiery car crash on a remote road, with would-be rescuers saying there was “no possible way” to save them.

Brendan Kearns

A photograph of her van, found by police on Thursday, shows recovery tracks placed underneath the rear tyres of the van.

PolicePolice believe Carolina Wilga wandered from van in outback

A photograph of her van, found by police on Thursday, shows recovery tracks placed underneath the rear tyres of the van, which appears to have become stuck or bogged around Karroun Hill.

Caleb Runciman

Troy Maskell's manslaughter conviction has been set aside and he will face a retrial. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

CrimePremiumRetrial ordered over alleged unprovoked servo attack

A retrial has been ordered for a man who was previously found guilty of manslaughter following the death of a regional postmaster at a service station.

Allanah Sciberras

Nine people have been kidnapped from a bus in Pakistan and murdered by a group of armed men. (AP PHOTO)

CrimeNine bus passengers kidnapped, killed in Pakistan

No one has yet claimed responsibility for the murder of nine people who were kidnapped from a bus in Pakistan.

Staff Writers

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COURTPremiumTradie’s callous act after fatal hit-run

A tradie who mowed down a veteran and former school principal on his morning walk performed a “callous” act to cover his tracks after realising what he had done, a court has been told.

Blake Antrobus

Carolina Wilga was last seen on June 29 and her abandoned van was found in a remote part of WA. (HANDOUT/WESTERN AUSTRALIA POLICE)

CrimePremiumSearch intensifies for missing German backpacker

Emergency services searching for a missing German backpacker whose abandoned van was found in remote bushland believe she walked away from her vehicle.

Aaron Bunch

German backpacker Carolina Wilga has been missing since June. Supplied

BreakingPremiumHuge update in search for backpacker

Police have revealed new details about what may have happened to missing 26-year-old German backpacker Carolina Wilga.

Duncan Evans

Desmond Avery will stand trial after pleading not guilty to all charges over a deadly home invasion. (NSW Police Force/AAP PHOTOS)

CrimePremiumMan denies home invasion that left alleged partner dead

Two men allegedly targeted a grandfather in a home invasion robbery, almost severing his arm with an axe before he fought back with deadly consequences.

Rex Martinich

Dr Nicolas Lubitz from James Cook University studies the migration patterns of bull sharks. James Cook University

NEWSPremium‘Year-round’: New Sydney shark warning

An aggressive shark species could be staying for longer in the world-famous Sydney Harbour, new research has warned.

Duncan Evans

Limited edition Bluey coins created by the Australian Mint were stolen before their special release. (HANDOUT/NSW POLICE)

CrimePremiumBluey coin bandits wait to learn fate over coin theft

Special edition Bluey coins were stolen from a warehouse prior to their official release and were being sold online for up to 10 times their face value.

Sebastian Tan

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POLITICSPremiumAlbo denies Rudd, Trump meeting a ‘secret’

Anthony Albanese has denied the Coalition’s claims a meeting between Kevin Rudd and Donald Trump at a golf club in Florida was kept secret.

Blair Jackson and Jessica Wang

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POLITICSPremiumTrump picks Sydney man for plum posting

A former Sydney councillor and self-confessed “alpha male” has been picked by Donald Trump to represent the US in a high-level position.

Blair Jackson

A man’s body was found floating in the water at O’Sullivan Beach in Adelaide. 7News

NewsPremiumGrim discovery at popular beach

Two boys were preparing to go fishing at the popular beach with their parents when they made the grim discovery.

Alexandra Feiam

A teenager has been charged after a 16-year-old was stabbed at a house party in NSW’s Eastern Beaches. NewsWire / Flavio Brancaleone

NewsPremiumNew details in house party ‘machete attack’

Police allege a 16-year-old was stabbed when a group of 10 people – some armed with machetes – targeted them at a Sydney house party.

Alexandra Feiam

Emergency crews were called to the scene just before 4.30am on Friday. NewsWire / Damian Shaw

UPDATEDPremium‘Horrific’: Blaze breaks out at childcare centre

A fire at a Sydney childcare centre is reportedly being treated as suspicious, with staff saying they have “no idea” why they may have been targeted.

Robert White

The would-be assassin was killed after he shot at Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania in 2024. (AP PHOTO)

CrimeSecret Service agents punished over Trump shoot attempt

The US Secret Service "has taken many steps to ensure such an event can never be repeated," it says of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.

Jasper Ward

Media reports say a man gunned down in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv was an SBU colonel. (AP PHOTO)

CrimeUkrainian spy colonel gunned down in Kyiv

A member of Ukraine's primary intelligence agency, the SBU, has died after reportedly being fired at five times in broad daylight in Kyiv.

Staff Writers

There are fears a plan to tackle anti-Semitism will silence valid criticism of Israel's actions. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

CrimeEnvoy rejects anti-Semitism plan's free speech concerns

Australia's envoy tasked with combating anti-Semitism has responded to fears her recommendations go too far.

Kat Wong and Jacob Shteyman

Junbo Shim: tributes flow for ‘loving’ 22-year-old with a ‘cheeky smile’ killed in Forrestfield crash.

WA newsPremiumYoung FIFO worker identified as Forrestfield crash victim

The young man who died after being hit by a reckless driver fleeing police in Forrestfield has been identified as a FIFO worker with a ‘cheeky smile.’

Caitlin Vinci

WA Police continue to have welfare concerns for 26-year-old woman Carolina Wilga, who hasn't been heard from since Sunday, 29 June 2025.

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Missing backpacker’s van found abandoned in remote WA

Police have found the van belonging to a missing German backpacker who vanished in the Wheatbelt — but the young woman was not with the vehicle.

Caleb Runciman