Tributes pour in for World Cup great Pele
Footballers past and present, alongside world leaders, have led tributes across the globe to Brazil great Pele following his death at the age of 82.
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Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI dead at 95
The Vatican has announced the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at the age of 95.
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI to lie in state
Pope Francis has remembered his predecessor as a noble, gentle person, as Catholics worldwide mourn the loss of the former Pope Benedict XVI.
Drowning tragedies mar Christmas weekend
It's been a tragic Christmas weekend across Australian beaches, lakes and home pools with four people drowning and others pulled from the water.
Queensland man, 68, dies in police custody
A man has died in custody in Queensland after being found unresponsive in the police car taking him to the Brisbane City Watchhouse.
Mix of drugs to blame for man’s death
A mixture of prescription medication has been identified as suppressing the central nervous system of a man who died after a troubled life.
Bird carcass found in Qld plane’s cockpit
A large bird carcass was found in the cockpit of a crop duster involved in a fatal plane crash at a property near Chinchilla, west of Brisbane.
Nation-wide impact of Qld police shooting
The rural Queensland community where two police officers were killed, as well as other officers around the country, may be traumatised by the shooting deaths.
Slain Qld cops mourned across Australia
Australians are paying tribute to two early-career Queensland police constables shot dead, along with a bystander, in an ambush on a property west of Brisbane.
Human remains found under Qld unit complex
A body has been found tightly wrapped in bedding and clothes under a unit complex in Brisbane's north where investigators are working to determine the identity.
Death of 24yo sparks police investigation
Police are investigating after a 24-year-old man died suddenly in Queensland's southeast following a suspected altercation with two other people he knew.
Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie dead at 79
Christine McVie, whose songwriting and signature vocals helped make British-American group Fleetwood Mac one of the biggest rock bands ever, has died at 79.
Vic parliament to return before Christmas
Just days before Victorians decide who will form government, both Labor and the coalition have committed to returning to parliament before the year is over.
Anglo Coal fights Qld workplace death case
A worker killed in a Queensland coal mine could not have known the park brake on his underground grader was defective, a Brisbane court has been told.
Family devastated by Hayes arson sentence
The family of a young couple and baby who died in a house fire say they are devastated after Jenny Hayes was handed an eight-year minimum sentence.
Family killed 19 days after daughter born
Abbey Forrest and Inderpal Singh planned to have four children, but they and their 19-day-old daughter died in a deliberately lit fire in December 2020.
Aust man dies in Ukraine amid invasion
The death of Australian man Trevor Kjeldal in Ukraine has been described as tragic by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Pair charged with murder after baby death
A man and a woman have been charged with one count each of murder and torture after police found a baby boy dead north of Brisbane.
Nation mourns death of Indigenous teen
Thousands have gathered across Australia to protest the alleged murder of 15-year-old Indigenous boy Cassius Turvey.
Truckie boss manslaughter charges dropped
Manslaughter charges have been withdrawn against Eastern Freeway truckie boss Simiona Tuteru, days after his trial was due to begin over four police deaths.
NT cops’ actions probed at teen’s inquest
An inquest for the Indigenous teen shot dead by a Northern Territory policeman has heard more concerning evidence about the behaviour of officers on the job.
NT killer cop cleared before murder charge
A Northern Territory policeman who killed an Indigenous teen was cleared of any wrongdoing before he was charged with murder, an inquest has been told.
Murder charge after Qld woman found dead
A Queensland man has been charged with the murder of a young woman after her body was found in bushland near the Sunshine Coast.
Police witnesses resume at Walker inquest
The inquest into the death of Indigenous teenager Kumanjayi Walker will continue to hear evidence from police witnesses.
Qld RL player Hampson found dead in Spain
Redcliffe Queensland Cup player Liam Hampson has been found dead in Barcelona while on holiday with a group of friends from the NRL.
Teenager charged with Cairns stab murder
Police have arrested and charged a man over the death of a 34-year-old in Queensland's north, who they allege was stabbed four times.
Police investigate fatal Qld shooting
The ethical standards command will investigate the fatal shooting of a man by police at Airlie Beach in north Queensland.
Driver in five-deaths crash granted bail
An 18-year-old driver charged over a crash in which five high school pupils died has been granted bail by a NSW Supreme Court judge.
Indonesia soccer death toll revised to 125
The death toll from the Indonesian soccer stadium disaster has been revised down to 125, after local officials had earlier put it at 174, with 323 injured.
Soccer stampede child death toll at 32
An Indonesian goverment official says 32 children were among those killed in a soccer stampede in East Java at the weekend.
Tas whale stranding mission to scale down
There are no more surviving pilot whales following a mass stranding at a beach on Tasmania's west coast as plans to dispose of about 200 of the dead ramps up.