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Townsville mayor Jenny Hill speaks about the stolen fuel from a generator during the flood recovery phase.
Townsville Floods

Mayor labels thieves as 'scumbags' for stealing generator's fuel

The mayor has warned the thieves to turn themselves in before the community witch hunt begins.

  • by Jocelyn Garcia
The 1.7 tonnes of methamphetamine could have resulted in more than 17 million drug deals, police said.
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Drugs

Record $1.3b meth haul intercepted by authorities

  • by Paul Sakkal and Sally Rawsthorne
The young boy caught in the middle of a domestic violence dispute.
Tragedy

Family of baby found dead says courts had 'let down' mother

  • by Toby Crockford
The resident said he could feel the heat in his face as he looked down to see a balcony fully alight on Monday.
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Fire

'I felt the heat in my face': Video taken inside burning CBD tower

  • by Simone Fox Koob
Niall Blair, the NSW Primary Industries Minister, says climate change's impact on his state's agriculture is undeniable.
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Darling Disaster

'Sands are shifting': NSW agriculture minister to push climate cause

  • by Peter Hannam

Healthcare

Logan Hospital has seen the biggest jump in critical patients across the Metro South Health District
Hospitals

Logan Hospital leads surge in critical patient admissions

The number of critical patients presenting to hospitals across the Metro South Health District has jumped by over 35 per cent.

  • by Stuart Layt
Dr Yumiko Kadota aspired to become an exceptional plastic and reconstructive surgeon.
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Healthcare

Sydney hospital faces trainee ban over junior doctor scandal

Bankstown Hospital faces losing accreditation to train future surgeons as after a junior doctor was worked to breaking point.

  • by Kate Aubusson
Dr Yumiko Kadota gave up her ambitions of becoming a surgeon after an untenable workload at Bankstown Hospital "broke" her.
Healthcare

Exhausted surgeon dismissed as an 'emotional female'

  • by Kate Aubusson
A review has found one in five experts who worked on medical guidelines had undisclosed links to drug companies.
Medicine

Experts setting drug standards have links to drug companies: report

  • by Stuart Layt
An artificial pancreas could replace insulin injections for type 1 diabetes patients.
Healthcare

$54.5 million funding boost for search for cure for Type 1 diabetes

  • by Kate Aubusson
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Victoria

The 1.7 tonnes of methamphetamine could have resulted in more than 17 million drug deals, police said.
Updated
Drugs

Record $1.3bn methamphetamine haul intercepted by Australian authorities

  • by Paul Sakkal and Sally Rawsthorne
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Education

Shocked, poisoned and crushed: injured teachers paid millions

  • by Henrietta Cook and Craig Butt
Traffic

Hour-long traffic delays as Olympic Boulevard shuts

  • by Paul Sakkal

Queensland

The aerial view of the train with wagons flipped over and what appears to be a chemical slick.
Townsville Floods

Chemical leak fears after flood knocked over Queensland Rail train

  • by Toby Crockford
Queensland

Flood damage still being fully assessed

Townsville Floods

Mayor labels thieves as 'scumbags' for stealing the generator's fuel

  • by Jocelyn Garcia

ACT

Ross Dunn, who got an Australia Day gong for his work to do with restorative justice and victims of voilence. His daughter Clea Rose was killed by a teen driver in Civic in 2005.
Tragedy

'I don't think anybody's irredeemable': Ross Dunn on his daughter's killer

  • by Sally Pryor
Canberra

Canberra Now: Festival row; and troll hunter Ginger Gorman gets inked

  • by Dan Jervis-Bardy
ACT government

Business owner left '$50,000 out of pocket' after festival rules change

  • by Cassandra Morgan

Western Australia

Controversial Christian evangelist Franklin Graham begins his Australian Tour at Perth Arena on Saturday.
Religion

Son of a preacher man: Franklin Graham to begin Australian tour in Perth

  • by Benjamin Ansell
Bushfires

Forrestdale blaze: 'remain vigilant' as strong winds forecast for Friday

Indigenous

If the Kimberley was a country, it would have the worst suicide rate in the world

  • by Nathan Hondros
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