7News Just In

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  • Vietnam digger's long-lost daughter found after 60 years
    An Australian soldier killed in the Vietnam War on Christmas Eve 1969 has been discovered to have a daughter nearly 60 years after his death. Malcolm Robertson's family found his daughter Naomi Jackson through DNA testing conducted during family history research by his sister-in-law Jacintha Robertson. Malcolm's brother Richard has passed on Malcolm's military uniform to Naomi, and she will represent the next RSL Poppy Appeal to honour her father's legacy.

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    3 min
  • How an elderly man was scammed out of his home and his savings
    Lyle Lambie, an 80-year-old grandfather from Medina, lost his life savings of up to $300,000 and his home of more than two decades to a romance scam. The three-year online relationship began on Facebook with a woman overseas who claimed to be in love with him, but repeatedly requested money through prepaid gift cards for hospital bills, airfare and passports. Lyle has spoken publicly about his experience to warn others about the increasingly common grooming techniques used by online scammers.

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    2 min
  • Meet two Aussie swimmers hoping taking after their mums this Commonwealth Games
    Australian swimmers Lani Pallister and Kai Taylor are set to compete at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, following in the footsteps of their champion mothers. Lani Pallister, daughter of 1990 gold medallist Janelle Pallister, will compete in a gruelling freestyle program from 200 to 1500 metres, while Kai Taylor, son of five-time gold medallist Hayley Lewis, will race in the 100 and 200 freestyle plus two relays. Both athletes are part of a 59-strong Australian Dolphins team heading to Scotland, with the Games beginning on 24 July.

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    4 min
  • Body of missing Queensland mother found dumped in bushland
    Jana Armstrong, a 30-year-old mother, was found dead beside a rural road north of Toowoomba, five days after disappearing from her home. Her former partner, Dharminder Singh, has been arrested and charged with murder, allegedly killing her between Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning before dumping her body. Armstrong's four-month-old son is now being cared for by her sister, Faith Isaacs, who recently lost her own three-week-old daughter.

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    3 min
  • Sydney police hunting party crashers after three teens stabbed in Austral
    Police are hunting a group of party crashers who showed up uninvited to a gathering in Sydney's southwest and left three teenagers with stab wounds. The chaos terrified local families in Austral, who anxiously hid inside their homes as bedlam erupted outside.

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    2 min
  • Australia’s food security facing triple threat
    An outgoing leader in the farming sector is warning Australia's food security is not what it once was. Producers are facing a triple threat from diesel prices, fertiliser shortages and dry weather, and we'll pay for it at the supermarket.

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    3 min

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