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'I was really stuck': Firefighters rescue aunt who tried to help niece
When Mel Ellis saw that her 11-year-old niece had got herself her stuck in the toddler swing at the park, she did what any of us would do - she rushed to help her out.
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Meet the mum helping Kiss Goodbye to MS
Sydney mum of two Emma Giunti is helping Kiss Goodbye to MS.
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Fathers' emotional pleas to find their missing children
On International Missing Children's Day, police highlighted the case of six children still missing years after their abduction, in most cases taken by their mother.
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Airline apologises after making dad 'feel like a criminal'
Henry Amador-Batten and his son Ben were travelling from Puerto Rico to their home in North Carolina, USA recently when Henry was detained by United Airlines. His crime? His hand was draped over Ben's lap as he slept.
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'Pls help me': Frantic parents hunt for missing kids after UK concert blast
Desperate parents and friends are using social media to search for loved ones after a blast killed at least 19 people at a British concert by US singer Ariana Grande.
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Young brothers lose both parents to cancer within weeks
Two Melbourne boys have been orphaned after both their parents died from cancer within two months of each other.
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Killer lures Sydney schoolgirl to US via Snapchat
An American man accused of meeting a Sydney schoolgirl on Snapchat and enticing her to the US for sex is behind bars.
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Children's newspaper Crinkling News to continue publishing
The weekly national paper has beaten its fundraising target
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Six-year-old rides across busy highway to get Mother's Day gift
Six-year-old Raith wanted to give his mum, Stacey Barlow, a perfect present for Mother's Day. So he rode more than 3 kilometres on his bicycle to the nearest Aldi store.
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Teen designs bra to help detect breast cancer after almost losing his mum
A teenager who almost lost his mother to breast cancer has designed a bra that could detect the disease in women who are at increased risk.
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Echoes of Dreamworld as girl dies in British theme park accident
An 11-year-old girl who fell from a water ride at Drayton Manor Theme Park in central England has died.
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