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Murder charge over fatal shooting of 12-year-old boy

Weeks after a 12-year-old boy was fatally shot in the face at a suburban home, a young man has been arrested and charged with murder.

AAP · 7h ago

Homeless services forced to shut doors on those in need

Those seeking homelessness services in one state are increasingly facing closed doors and making frontline staff the target of their frustrations.

AAP · 7h ago

Violence and sexual harm of Australian children rising

A national abuse crisis is brewing, with a study showing a new generation of boys and girls are becoming victims of physical violence and sexual harm.

AAP · 7h ago

Gender equality moving backwards for female executives

Women are facing growing opposition to gender equality within Australia's largest companies, as the number of female executives declines.

AAP · 9h ago

'We know': the Wallabies' new game plan for All Blacks

Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii says the Wallabies have hatched a new game plan to topple the All Blacks but they aren't telling ahead of Bledisloe Cup II in Sydney.

AAP · 9h ago

Record-breaking bowlers relishing it while they can

Australia need their big four bowlers fit and firing to achieve what they want to over the next 12 months. And the early signs are good in South Africa.

AAP · 9h ago

Gas reserve scheme to be scaled back before it begins

Gas companies will be required to set aside the resource for the domestic market, but not as much as originally floated after industry pushback.

AAP · 11h ago

Nervous wait for players as AFL trade deadline looms

Nick Murray, Jayden Short, Keidean Coleman, Jack Viney and Trent Rivers are the biggest names left on the board entering AFL trade deadline day.

AAP · 11h ago

'Loyal to a fault': Frydenberg on working with Morrison

Former Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says he was "loyal to a fault" during his time in Scott Morrison's government, as he launches his new memoir.

AAP · 11h ago

'Long memory': Pacific faces decades of global warming

Cutting all greenhouse gas emissions will not immediately reverse the effects of climate change on the world's largest ocean, a study has found.

AAP · 11h ago