Court hears how planned attack was abandoned and other top stories.

• Court hears how planned attack was abandoned

  

  Court hears how planned attack was abandoned

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• Bob Carr: euthanasia law could make assisted deaths harder

  

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• Teenage boy seriously injured in balcony fall from Hale School in Perth

  

  A teenage boy has suffered serious injuries after an apparent fall from a second-storey balcony at Hale School in Wembley Downs. An ambulance was called to the private boys school around 10:00am and transferred the teenager under priority to Royal ...

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• Officer claims AFP discrimination over her sexuality

  

  A senior federal police officer has launched legal action against the Australian Federal Police, claiming she was discriminated against, and her career was ruined, because she tried to transfer to another state to be with her girlfriend.The woman's partner, also an AFP officer, launched separate legal action last year, alleging she was refused a new job because she is a woman, and the role required her to work alone and demonstrate she could carry a 40-kilogram dog.   In documents lodged with..

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• 'He's quite adventurous': Mother of Beechworth boy Ben Dean thanks searchers

  

  The mother of a Beechworth boy missing in wet and cold conditions for about 18 hours has thanked those who joined the search for him.Ben Dean, 6, was barefoot when found by Wodonga man John McLennan and nearby resident Ben Hill about 11.20am on Thursday. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Missing boy with Down syndrome found Missing Boy found in north-east Victoria Horror train crash claims two lives River rises as Charlton braces f..

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• Malcolm Turnbull yields on superannuation solution

  

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• Dylan Voller, NT teen who sparked royal commission, denied parole

  

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• Disgruntled former employee returns to workplace, sparks 10-hour siege

  

  Disgruntled former employee returns to workplace, sparks 10-hour siege Melissa Grant - AAP on September 15, 2016, 6:02 pm A disgruntled ex-employee sparked a 10-hour siege after he went to his former workplace the day after he was sacked and threatened staff at a Brisbane food processing plant. The 46-year-old man allegedly armed himself with a large knife and threatened to kill workers before reportedly barricading himself inside an airconditioning shaft at the..

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• Bus fire closes all lanes on Sydney Harbour Bridge

  

  Three people have been taken to hospital after a bus full of peak hour commuters caught fire at Milsons Point, temporarily closing all lanes of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and causing traffic chaos in the city for several hours.The bus, heading to Northbridge on Sydney's lower north shore, caught fire at around 5.23pm and burned ferociously. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Bus fire closes all lanes on Sydney Harbour Bridge Lindt siege police response..

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• Government launch dedicated support groups for veterans concerned by mefloquine

  

  The federal government will establish a dedicated support team for current and former ADF personnel who believe they have been damaged by controversial antimalarial drug mefloquine.The commitment comes after a senate committee called on the Defence Department to provide all who took the drug with access to neurological assessments, full medical reports and ongoing support. The federal government has launched new initiatives to support veterans concerned about mefloquine.  Photo: Dave Hunt ..

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