Victoria police hunt for man on run after allegedly attacking brother and parents with axe

Police say they believe argument took place before three people critically injured in Gippsland town of Tyers on SaturdayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria police have urged the public to remain vigilant as they search for a man who allegedly attacked his brother and parents with an axe or tomahawk.Police issued an arrest warrant on Sunday for Peter O’Ryan, 48, whose last known location was his family’s home i

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‘The engine’s on fire’: Qantas flight from Queenstown to Sydney reroutes after flames seen by passengers

Passenger recalls seeing cabin lights flicker and ‘a lot of screaming’ after suspected engine issueGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLiza-Jayne Loch was returning home from a business trip to New Zealand when her Qantas flight ran into trouble.The plane was climbing above the scenic South Island’s mountain ranges on Saturday afternoon, bound for Sydney, when a bang shook the cabin. Continue reading...

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Brisbane swelters under hottest September day in years as east coast faces unseasonably warm weather

Queensland capital hits 34.4C as firefighters battle fast-moving bushfire in Lockyer Valley west of IpswichGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastResidents have been put on high alert as an unseasonably hot start to spring gives way to blazes and increased fire risks in the nation’s east.Queensland fire authorities issued local fire bans for Ipswich and the Lockyer Valley on Sunday as temperatures typically seen in summer gripped the state’s south-east in early September. Con

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Falklands row shows urgent need to commit to 3% target, says Labour defence committee chair

Exclusive: Tan Dhesi says Argentinian threats make it more crucial than ever that PM increase defence spendingJavier Milei’s threats to the Falkland Islands make it even more important that Andy Burnham increase defence spending immediately, according to the Labour chair of the defence committee.Tan Dhesi said the comments by the Argentinian president this week show why the government should raise military spending to 3% of GDP by 2030. But he said Burnham’s plans remain mired in confusion after

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Broken feet, ripped-out hair and now a death sentence: the fate of twin sisters jailed over Iran protests

Taraneh Rahimi was told prison guards would rape her sister, Romina, if she did not sign a confessionThe twins were 19 and still in high school when they were taken from their beds in the dead of night by masked men later identified as being sent by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.After four months of desperately seeking news from hospitals and state institutions, their mother, Marzieh Nourmohammadi, finally learned their fate. Taraneh and Romina Rahimi had been seized over their decision

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Tupac trial spotlights decades of US police failures in solving the case

Police received information nearly immediately after the killing. It took Las Vegas police 27 years to make an arrestFor years, US law enforcement officials blamed their failure to solve hip-hop star Tupac Shakur’s murder on the lack of cooperation from key witnesses, and on gang members’ “snitches get stitches” culture.But testimony in a much-delayed murder trial, which concluded this week, almost 30 years after Shakur’s death, highlighted just how much law enforcement officials knew about the

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Up to 6,000 tradies to get free qualifications under Labor scheme – as it happened

This blog is now closed.Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDuniam targets ‘frivolous’ asylum seeker claimsThe opposition is “very close” to “having a full migration package”, Duniam says. He says they’re willing to work with the government and that illegal overstayers must be deported.We spend more per student per year than we ever have before and we’ve got declining standards across the board, and the problem with the curriculum is we have left foundations behind. Contin

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