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A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder after a deadly brawl allegedly involving up to 40 people.

A group of 20 masked men “ran away” after they were confronted holding an anti-Semitic sign by the community and police.

Police in one state have issued a warning to parents over a popular Christmas present that has had a 300 per cent increase in fatalities over the last year.

The “full force of the law was not enough” to protect a woman from a “vicious and entirely merciless” attack that orphaned her daughters last year.

Eight health staff have quit and another 10 have been reprimanded for an appalling act directed at a teenager with a high-profile father.

A gruesome flesh-eating bacteria – suspected to be transmitted by an iconic animal – is spreading in one Aussie state, and health officials are warning everyone is at risk.

The ASX has tumbled to a new low after markets continued to sell off, with investors factoring in a less-than-favourable decision in the US.

A controversial new security feature spotted at a McDonald’s restaurant notorious for antisocial behaviour has exposed an ugly reality faced by fast-food workers.

A major warning has been issued over an out-of-control bushfire burning through thousands of hectares of land – all ahead of a scorcher weekend in Australia.

A major pharmaceutical giant known for its extensive catalogue of healthcare products has been sued over claims it sold Aussies dud cold and flu medications.

Locals have been told to ‘leave now’ as a bushfire tripled in size overnight.

Footage has captured the chilling moment an eight-year-old girl was rescued after she was allegedly abducted.

Commuters have been ensnared in further chaos as they head to two major Christmas events amid industrial action that resulted in hundreds of train services being cancelled.

Three people have been rescued after their boat capsized hours after a woman died after being pulled from the surf by a teenage surf lifesaver.

A female police officer has been airlifted to hospital after she was allegedly attacked with a sword, and a man has been charged with attempted murder.

With the five surviving members of the Bali Nine now back home, questions have re-emerged as to how one phone call might have changed their lives forever.

Aussie brewers are calling on the government to follow their UK counterparts and slash a controversial tax they say is crippling the industry.

A man has died after he was seriously injured after falling from a building during a police operation.

The last member of One Nation in one Australian state has resigned in a major blow to leader, Pauline Hanson.

A new theory has emerged about the possible cause of the fatal bus crash that saw one man die and 13 passengers injured in a tragic start to the holidays.