It’s played host to marathons, notorious ghosts and generations of family history - it’s no wonder this unpretentious pocket of Melbourne keeps drawing its residents back home.

A clothing brand giveaway has descended into chaos with people run over by trail bikes and the riot squad pepper-spraying crowds at a Newcastle skate park.

The father of a nine-year-old girl from Perth who was shot dead by a police officer in Pakistan is calling for justice as the officer accused of killing her faces court.

The stepson of Norway's Crown Prince Haakon has been found guilty of two counts of rape and charges of domestic abuse.

A Queensland angler is petitioning the government to relax restrictions on the fishing of bull sharks.

Four teenagers have been charged after allegedly breaking into 11 south-east Queensland properties armed with machetes.

History shows that when people are frustrated with established parties, they are willing to take risks.

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It can be revealed George Alex was granted bail just months after being imprisoned for nearly a decade. He is appealing over “jury misconduct”.

As she rides high in the polls, this week promises to be the most important of Pauline Hanson's political career.

Teacher Leah Stewart, 35 was critically injured in a shark attack at Coogee in Sydney on Saturday.

The family of Leah Stewart, 35, say they have been “shocked and devastated” by the attack on the young mother and ocean lover.

A teenager planned to use homemade explosives targeting Liberal Party members and a public event in response to Peter Dutton’s nuclear policy, a court has been told.

Coroner Ros Fogliani delivered her findings on the Josh Warneke case after a nine-day hearing at the Broome courthouse last year.

Scientists are testing if psychedelic mushrooms can be an effective treatment for post-concussion symptoms.

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The inquest into the death of a 30-year-old Victorian mum Stacey Warnecke has been told she died from blood loss after she opted for a “free birth”.

Many of the regional victims were retirees or close to retirement, who were trying to install pools for their children or grandchildren.

Zeinab Ahmad wants to be released on bail to reunite with her seven-year-old, who lived with her in a tent in Syria until their return to Australia last month.

In the months before her son, Axel, was born, Stacey Warnecke expressed a deep fear of birth trauma and was adamant she wanted to have her baby on her own terms.