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Aussie couple traumatised after sitting next to dead passenger on Qatar Airways flight

A woman collapsed in the aisle next to them after returning from the bathroom. Despite swift efforts from the cabin crew, she could not be revived.

Sydney nurse Sarah Abu Lebdeh charged over alleged antisemitic threats in viral video

The video, which circulated widely earlier this month, features Lebdeh and fellow Bankstown Hospital nurse Ahmad Rashad Nadir allegedly boasting about harming Israeli patients.

Massage therapist Sumit Satish Rastogi pleads guilty to nearly 100 sexual abuse offences

"Can you give me one more day please so I can inform my parents? Please, I beg you."

Singaporean man charged over $32 million Sydney Airport drug bust

Authorities estimate the seized methamphetamine has a street value of $29.6 million and could have been sold as approximately 320,000 street deals, while the cocaine is worth an estimated $2.6 million and could have been distributed in 40,000 deals.

Himatjit Kahlon and his “trusted businessman friend” jailed for 21 and 22 years for manslaughter and meth possession

Kahlon and another 32-year-old man (name suppressed by court order) were arrested after police raided a warehouse in Manukau and uncovered pallets of ‘Honey Bear House Beer’ cans allegedly laced with meth.

21-year-old man faces court after $1.1 million seized from abandoned suitcase at Perth Airport

AFP officers later raided the man’s Sydney home on 19 February, seizing electronic devices and clothing for forensic analysis.

Three teenage boys charged with rape and armed robbery in Manunda, Queensland

It is alleged that three teenage boys entered a Manunda address, threatened the occupants with a knife demanding property and sexually assaulted a woman.

Alleged Iranian crime syndicate members charged over $100m meth bust

A 40-year-old Melbourne man, a 41-year-old Baulkham Hills man, and a 46-year-old Telopea man have been charged with attempting to possess a commercial quantity of a border-controlled drug, a crime that carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.

Thieves steal $135,000 worth of equipment from Shepparton farm

Police report that the stolen items include two planting machines, an irrigation machine unit, a navigation system, and a 300-litre water tank.

$5.4m boost to break language barriers in women’s healthcare

The funding will enable the Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health to continue delivering the Health in My Language (HiML) program across all states and territories in 2025-2026.

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Alleged headlock, CCTV footage and Liberal party in crisis: Police examine Upper house MP’s alleged dinner assault claim

Sources familiar with the footage say there were 38 working cameras at the venue, recording more than three hours of footage from the time both MPs entered the building

Indian tourists rank among Victoria’s top five visitor groups as total spending hits record $48.6 billion

Across Australia, the top five international visitor markets in the year ending March 2026 were New Zealand, China, the United Kingdom, the United States and India.

Pauline Hanson has raised an uncomfortable question about Australia’s foreign aid. Here’s why it matters

The first notable aspect of Hanson’s response is the apparent softening of her position on aid spending.
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