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Two women have been charged for allegedly leaving a toddler on a day care bus in central Queensland in May, where the three-year-old suffered critical injuries caused by heat stress.

Sydneysiders are set to be impacted by more train delays tomorrow after the Fair Work Commission denied the state government's legal bid to halt planned industrial action from the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU).

Twelve members of a religious group in Queensland have been arrested over the alleged murder of an eight-year-old girl after she was denied treatment for a medical condition for six days.

Just hours after a mass shooting that killed six people and wounded at least 30 more in the US state of Illinois, one of the men running for governor there has said it was time to "move on".

US police said the 22-year-old man identified as a person of interest in the shooting that killed at least six people at an Independence Day parade has been taken into custody.

Premier says 32,000 facing evacuation in Sydney floods; Ship stranded off NSW coast now stable; Plea after SES called to more than 140 flood rescues

A shooting at a mall in the Danish capital Copenhagen has left three people dead, local police said.

A thief armed with an angle grinder has robbed a family-run service station of more than $20,000 worth of cigarettes.

A "state-first" has been launched amid a spike of gang violence in Melbourne.

An Adelaide man who hacked off the roof of his car and turned it into a DIY convertible has been jailed.

Major rain event hits NSW coast; Sydney train strikes continue; Queensland Government bans more plastic items

The Chief of Police at San Antonio has described the moment his officers stumbled upon an 18-wheeler truck that was littered with the bodies of illegal migrants.

A mass brawl has broken out on a cruise ship heading into New York, but there is doubt as to whether anybody can be charged.

New Zealand has declared that US far-right groups the Proud Boys and The Base are terrorist organisations.

Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, 34, was found Wednesday at a hostel on Santa Teresa Beach in Provincia de Puntarenas, the Marshals Office said.

Perre sent the parcel bomb to the NCA and the daylight explosion killed Detective Sergeant Geoffrey Bowen and injured lawyer Peter Wallis.

A team searching a Mississippi courthouse basement for evidence about the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till has found the unserved warrant charging a white woman in his 1955 kidnapping, and relatives of the victim want authorities to finally arrest her nearly 70 years later.

A victim in a raft of rock throwing incidents on a Victorian freeway has called for perpetrators to "wake up to themselves" before someone is killed.

The 27-year-old woman was driven from Bondi Junction to Wolli Creek in a silver Kia Sportage at 2am on Friday, April 1.

Flood warning for Sydney with deluge on way; Teacher's strike underway in NSW; COVID-19 vaccine on way for under fives.

Tahnee Shanks' two-year-old daughter was found alone and barefoot outside a church in Cancun nearly two months ago.

In the chaotic minutes after dozens of migrants were found dead inside a tractor-trailer sweltering under the Texas sun, the driver tried to slip away by pretending to be one of the survivors, a Mexican immigration official has said.

Through tears and anger, his accusers told the court how he preyed on them.

It is the most severe sentence possible in France, and very rare.

The coroner found all agencies failed to protect the young mum from her estranged partner but it's likely nothing would have stopped him from killing her.

An Adelaide man has been accused of plotting a terror attack by amassing weapons, explosive material and key tactical information.

Ukraine's tongue-in-cheek video message to Australia; Transport union to continue Sydney train strikes; 51 migrants dead in Texas truck 'horror'

Two of three men who escaped from a Townsville prison farm this week have been located by police, with one more still on the run.

An overhaul of the justice system to ensure the safety of children whose parents are sent to prison is needed in the wake of Malachi Subecz's murder, experts say.

A man has been charged over the alleged murder of underworld figure Mahmoud "Brownie" Ahmad in April. 

Prosecutors said Epstein sexually abused children hundreds of times, and couldn't have done so without the help of his onetime girlfriend.

A 101-year-old man was convicted in Germany of more than 3500 counts of accessory to murder for serving at the Nazis' Sachsenhausen concentration camp during World War II.

Former Dubbo mayor Ben Shields has been charged with sexual assault over an allegation stemming from a New Year's Eve party more than 18 years ago.

Police say the offenders, armed with knives, a taser, knuckle dusters and a hammer, assaulted three men in their home.

Yusuf Nazlioglu was shot up to 10 times as he got out of his car in Rhodes last night in what police say was a "targeted" attack.

More than 40 found dead in Texas truck; Russian missile strikes Ukraine shopping mall; Strikes, protests continue in Sydney.

Three men are on the run after escaping from the farm of a Townsville correctional facility last night.

Police say there is "absolutely nothing" to link this incident to the shooting in Fawkner on Saturday.

Police have dropped felony charges against a supermarket worker former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani accused of assault, after CCTV revealed the man merely patted him on the back.

Among the wide-ranging potential implications of the overturning of Roe v. Wade are concerns about the potential use of personal data.

Mohamed Noor fired a gunshot into Justine's abdomen after she tried to report a possible sexual assault.

Calls for Redlands Mayor Karen Williams to resign are growing louder after she allegedly crashed into a tree while drunk, just an hour after speaking with the families of drunk driving victims.

Journalist Hedley Thomas has taken the stand at the high-profile trial and conceded he believed the former footballer had got away with murdering his wife, Lynette.

A coroner has given a scathing review of the response of Queensland police, who were 'inadequate' in protecting domestic violence victim, Doreen Langham from her killer.

There are fears of revenge attacks after the attempted assassination of a former bikie in Melbourne in broad daylight on Saturday.

Protests cause chaos in Sydney CBD; Podcast journalist to give evidence at Dawson trial; Child injured after falling over 20m from mountain; US abortion protests reach Western Australia

Four people have been charged with assault, robbery and kidnapping with intent of torture and ransom after a 21-year-old was allegedly held against his will and driven through southern Queensland.

The highest earning speed camera locations in Victoria have been revealed from October to December 2021.

A Western Australia detention centre has erupted into chaos, 10 days after an man was stabbed to death.

An 18-year-old man has been charged after a teenager was stabbed to death in the New South Wales Northern Rivers region.