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Sam Neill might have been cancer-free but friends say he couldn't shake pneumonia, as tributes flowed for the acting legend. He's being remembered not just in Hollywood but among the everyday Australians he learned to know and play so well.

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The global oil price has spiked after the United States vowed to do something it previously said it wouldn't do. Donald Trump wants to toll the Strait of Hormuz, but even Iran says that's too much, as America goes on the attack again.

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There has been a major development in the shocking mistaken identity murder of North Ryde grandfather, Chris Baghsarian. The alleged coordinator of the innocent 85-year-old's kidnapping is now behind bars, taken in along with three other young men, but police are still looking for more.

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St John Ambulance has launched Australia's smallest and most portable defibrillator, a pocket-sized device weighing approximately 700 grams that can fit in a backpack, glove box or toolbox. Around 32,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur annually in Australia, with only one in 10 people surviving, but every minute of delay without defibrillation reduces survival chances by 10 per cent. The compact, reusable device features voice prompts to guide users through the process and can detect when a shock is needed, making it particularly valuable for people working in remote industries such as mining and agriculture.

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Twenty Victorian children have been recognised for their life-saving actions after calling triple zero in emergency situations.

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Mary, a Tasmanian devil at Paradise Country on the Gold Coast, is recovering well after escaping her enclosure and spending two weeks on the run. She was recaptured and found to have brain inflammation requiring emergency treatment. The animal is now on a steady diet of kangaroo and chicken meat and receiving physiotherapy as part of her ongoing recovery.

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Sam Neill, the 78-year-old actor, has died from pneumonia complications shortly after beating cancer. Hollywood colleagues including Alec Baldwin, Magda Szubanski and others pay tribute to the beloved performer, remembering his generosity, versatility and enduring passion for acting across a 50-year career. Despite never becoming an Australian citizen, Neill was widely regarded as one of Australia's great actors, continuing to secure diverse leading and character roles well into his seventies.

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The death of former British MP Ann Widdecombe is being investigated as a terror incident after a 28-year-old British man was taken into custody. The suspect allegedly travelled more than 400 kilometres before the killing, with CCTV footage showing him carrying a long object.

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Telstra is offering compensation to customers affected by its largest network outage in a decade, which occurred last Wednesday due to a software defect. Unlike Optus's automatic $100 data credit following its outage, Telstra requires customers to submit documentation and evidence through a complaints process to prove their losses. The outage halted Victoria's regional rail network, disrupted EFTPOS payment systems, and affected millions of Australians, with the communications watchdog now investigating whether Telstra breached its obligations.

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Corum Ash, 45, has been arrested and charged with the alleged murder of 74-year-old father of six Quang My Pham, who died from critical head injuries sustained during an alleged bashing while on an early morning walk in Yennora on Saturday. Police conducted a multiple-day manhunt before arresting Ash at a Carlingford address, after he allegedly assaulted another woman later the same day and was initially released on bail before police connected him to the earlier attack. Ash has been refused bail and is scheduled to appear in court.

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