Two men injured in unrelated shootings in Sydney's south-west

Residents in Sydney's south-west say drug-fuelled violence is destroying the area after two unrelated shootings overnight.
Police were called to apartment complexes in Cabramatta and Liverpool hours apart after two separate shootings.
A 40-year-old was hit once in the chest after

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Family and friends of victims reveal lasting trauma 20 years after Bali bombings

Twenty years since terror came to Australia's doorstep, the pain and tramua is still as raw today as the day the bombs went off in Kuta.

On the night of October 12, 2002, Stacey Lee from Geelong was at the Sari Club with her husband, Justin Lee, and his brother, Aaron.

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Accused swim coach Kyle Daniels' evidence 'unusual', court hears

A Sydney swim coach's apparent inability to recall a key incident related to his alleged sexual touching of children doesn't stack up, a prosecutor has told a jury.
Balgowlah man Kyle James Henk Daniels has pleaded not guilty to 21 charges alleging inappropriate conduct towards young

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Warning of once-in-50-year flood as satellite shows rain threat

One town in Victoria is bracing for a once-in-50-year flood, as three states remain in the firing line of a dangerous weather event.
Satellite images published by Weatherzone show a massive cloudband stretching 5000km from the Indian Ocean to Australia's south-east.It's this cloudband

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Inmate endured 'torture' during execution attempt, lawyers claim

An Alabama inmate said prison staff poked him with needles for more than an hour as they tried to find a vein during an aborted lethal injection last month.
At one point, they left him hanging vertically on a gurney, before state officials made the decision to call off the execution

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Optus Hack: Australia announces improvements to its privacy laws

Following a big data breach at Optus, the country’s second-largest mobile provider, Australia suggested an update of consumer privacy legislation on Thursday that will assist permit targeted data exchange between telecommunication corporations and banks.

The cyber assault on Optus

 

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Warner, David and Starc shine as Australia secure convincing win

David Warner and Tim David produced sparkling innings as Australia wrapped up a 2-0 victory over a West Indies side still working into their World Cup build-up. Warner dominated the first half of the innings and David turned on the power in the latter stages before West Indies' chase

 

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Who is Australia's men's T20 GOAT?

We're on the hunt for the best ever male T20 cricketer from Australia.

In the lead up to the T20 World Cup, we want you to have your say in a series of head-to-head match-ups that will help us settle on the greatest short-form player to come from this country.

 

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