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The 30-year-old woman will have one charge of attempted murder upgraded after her son died in hospital.

Reigning premiers Geelong are the only winless team left in the AFL, as round three delivers another Showdown to remember and a Demons performance that caught the eye. We digest the week that was.

A mother and son in suburban Sydney, almost 100 lives on the line and a perilous rescue mission on the other side of the world. Can they pull it off?

Property prices are climbing nationally for the first time since interest rates started rising, according to CoreLogic, but rents are still surging in major capital cities as a federal report finds 46,500 households are experiencing homelessness.

Sydney coughed up six of the first seven goals and were blown away in the final quarter during a heavy defeat to Melbourne - their first loss of the AFL season.

Young gun Jacob van Rooyen kicked three goals as Brodie Grundy, Christian Petracca and Clayton Oliver starred in Melbourne's 50-point win over Sydney.

Heavy rain brought flash flooding to Australia's largest city Sydney on Sunday, prompting rescues and residents to sandbag houses, as authorities warned of bad weather ahead. Emergency authorities received 50 calls for assistance, mostly for sandbagging of properties and help plugging leaking roofs, from residents in Sydney, the capital of…

Heavy rain brought flash flooding to Australia's largest city Sydney on Sunday, prompting rescues and residents to sandbag houses, as authorities warned of bad weather ahead.

West Coast lose five players to injury in one game, allowing Fremantle to run over the top and get their first win of the year, while Melbourne impress against Sydney and Gold Coast stunned the winless Geelong.

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The National Capital Authority said independent experts were commissioned to assess various aspects including environmental matters.