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CrimeNSW app will help caseworkers protect kids

NSW child protection caseworkers have helped to develop an Australian-first app that will allow them to spend more time supporting vulnerable children.

CrimeNigeria bans mining in state after kidnaps

Nigerian authorities say they are cracking down on lawlessness in a state where 279 schoolgirls were abducted last week.

Felix Onuah

CrimeMeghan awarded $A803,210 in court costs

A UK judge has awarded the Duchess of Sussex 450,000 pounds ($A803,210) as a provisional payment towards her legal costs after a win against a tabloid.

Michael Holden

HealthItaly shuts schools in worst virus areas

Italian health officials say a rising trend in coronavirus cases is putting the country's health system under growing strain.

Angelo Amante

HealthHK probes death of man who received jab

A 63-year-old man has died in Hong Kong two days after he was inoculated with the COVID-19 vaccine.

Zen Soo

ExclusiveSpend $53,000 on credit reward points to get kettle

Credit card customers desperately chasing rewards points have to spend nearly $53,000 just to get a $169 kettle in return.

Sophie Elsworth

ExclusiveInternational travel set to surge, says Emirates boss

Dubai-based carrier Emirates will be one of the first airline carriers to globally trial a new COVID-19 travel pass.

Vanessa Croll

New questionsIn which decade was the Guinness Book of Records first published?

The Chase Australia’s official Shark, Brydon Coverdale, has created a new daily quiz challenge. How’s your general knowledge? Take his quiz.

Brydon Coverdale

Social AffairsUK firm kept Irish names exclusion list

The company which owns a UK holiday park chain has been accused of racial discrimination after excluding members of a nomadic community of Irish Travellers.

UpdatedAussies stranded as border ban extended

The Australian government has extended its emergency border closure shutting out highly transmissible COVID-19 variants — and thousands of Australians overseas.

Tamsin Rose, Heath Parkes-Hupton, Frances Vinall

CrimeIndonesian forces kill two militants

Police say security forces have killed two militants from the East Indonesia Mujahideen group in a shootout that also left one soldier dead.

Joshua Marunduh

CrimeHK court adjourns hearing for activists

A Hong Kong court has adjourned a second hearing of 47 pro-democracy activists charged with conspiracy to commit subversion.

Updated‘My heart is broken’: Stars mourn Michael Gudinski

Kylie Minogue has led heartfelt tributes from music’s biggest names to legendary promoter Michael Gudinski after his death aged 68.

Cameron Adams, Kathy McCabe

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Stalker cop used restricted database to look up ex

A Mandurah police officer is clinging to his job after admitting he used a restricted database to relentlessly harass an ex-girlfriend to the point she had to change her locks.

Aaron Kirby

Bikie love triangleWife of Mongols boss defends ‘cheating’ husband

The wife of one of the most senior bikies in WA has had to reveal in open court her husband had been cheating on her — even as she gave evidence to try to help him get bail.

CrimeUS Capitol riot domestic terrorism: FBI

FBI Director Chris Wray has condemned the January 6 riot at the US Capitol as "domestic terrorism" as he defended the bureau's handling of intelligence.

Conflict and WarASEAN urges Myanmar to free detainees

Some of Myanmar's neighbours have pressed its junta to release ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and cease using lethal force against opponents of their coup.

Carola Frentzen and Simon Roughneen

Social AffairsThe views of Chinese-Aussies: a snapshot

Members of the Chinese-Australian community differ widely in their views on several political and international topics, the Lowy Institute has found.

Conflict and WarThree Afghan media workers shot dead

Three employees of independent broadcaster Enikas have been killed by a gunman in Afghanistan's eastern province of Nangarhar, the broadcaster says.

Rupam Jain

HealthCOVAX to deliver vaccines to 142 countries

The COVAX group says it is preparing to roll out doses of the AstraZeneca and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines around the world to combat COVID-19.

Emma Farge, Stephanie Nebehay and Kate Kelland

BusinessCase for $300m CBD stadium stronger following Olympics announcement

THE case for a $300m multipurpose stadium to be built on the fringe of the Darwin CBD has become stronger after Brisbane was announced to a preferred location for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, according to Hospitality NT

GARY SHIPWAY

EXCLUSIVECOVID stimulus creating chaos within NT Aboriginal communities

EXTRA stimulus payments and early access to superannuation have been linked to massive spikes in alcohol abuse, gambling and drug use among Indigenous Territorians, according to documents obtained through Freedom of Information

MATT CUNNINGHAM

Roof top viewPlans for roof top bar ‘too good to hide from the people of Darwin’

THE DoubleTree by Hilton’s dome rooftop boasts some of the best vistas in the country, and there’s a big dream to capitalise on its scenic view

Will Zwar

EXCLUSIVEEarly super access sparks used car spree and grog running increase

EARLY access to superannuation sparked a “car buying frenzy” in the NT, with the spree linked to increased grog running according to documents obtained under Freedom of Information

MATT CUNNINGHAM