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Indian-origin man attacked with machete in Australia

Police have arrested four teenage boys and are hunting for a fifth suspect

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The victim was returning from a pharmacy when the attackers surrounded him.

Australia’s mushroom murders — what you need to know

The deadly lunch, the world’s most toxic mushroom, and a trial that gripped a nation

Members of the media talk to a friend of Erin Patterson as she leaves the Latrobe Valley Magistrates' Court in Morwell, where Patterson was found by a jury on July 7, 2025 to have murdered her husband's parents and aunt by lacing their beef Wellington lunch with toxic mushrooms at the climax of a trial watched around the world.

Jeh was at school when he got a call from selectors

21-year-old Sri Lankan origin will be part of the Australia A team against Sri Lanka A

Budding cricketer Zanden Jeh was at school when he got a call from selectors

Is sprint sensation Gout Gout the new Usain Bolt?

Australian sprinter’s speed and style invite bold comparisons with the Jamaican legend

Australia’s Gout Gout (centre) competes during the men's 200m race at the 64rd Golden Spike athletics meeting in Ostrava, Czech Republic, on June 24, 2025.

Chokers to champions: 27-year journey of South Africa

Temba Bavuma led the Proteas to their first major title since returning to ICC in 1991

South Africa's captain Temba Bavuma holds the winner's trophy and celebrates with teammates after winning the World Test Championship, beating Australia at Lord's cricket ground in London, on June 14, 2025.

Indian-origin man dies after police kneels on neck

Outrage grows over death of 42-year-old Indian-origin man in Australian police custody

Indian-Australian community demands justice after controversial arrest.

Kangaroo attacks man in floodwaters, tries to drown him

The marsupial involved is believed to have been disoriented due to the widespread flooding

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Massive floods strand over 50,000 in eastern Australia

Police have pulled three bodies from rising floodwaters on the Mid North Coast

Conor Lang and Anthony Heeney walk through flooded areas in Port Macquarie, north of Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, May 21.

Australian soldier loses war crimes defamation appeal

Court says sufficient evidence that Roberts-Smith had ‘murdered four Afghan men’

Ben Roberts-Smith arrives at the Federal Court in Sydney, Monday, June 7, 2021.

Triple-murder suspect cooked ‘special’ mushroom meal

Patterson’s lawyer sayd poisoning was a ‘tragedy and terrible accident’

A handout sketch received from the Supreme Court of Victoria on April 29, 2025 shows Erin Patterson, an Australian woman accused of murdering three people with a toxic mushroom-laced beef Wellington, as she faces trial in a case that has grabbed global attention.

Diabetes drug may help manage knee arthritis, obesity

Metformin can reduce knee arthritis pain in people without diabetes, study reveals

Researchers from Monash University in Australia showed that metformin can reduce knee arthritis pain in people without diabetes.

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