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A Chilean rescue team discovered a survivor trapped in rubble days after devastating twin earthquakes struck Venezuela, using fibre optic cable to locate and communicate with the victim before beginning extraction. The survivor was found physically fine in a tomb-like void. The official death toll has risen to more than 2,000 people, with tens of thousands still missing.

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The Northern Territory Supreme Court has released secret audio recordings from Matt Wright's trial for attempting to pervert the course of justice following a fatal helicopter crash that killed his co-star Chris Willow Wilson. The recordings include a phone call five months after the crash between Wright and Michael Burbidge discussing helicopter logbooks, revealing concerns about undocumented flight hours. The court found Wright's business, Helibrook, had a history of failing to record flight hours in logbooks.

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Australian man Simon Carman has been charged with the murder of 17-year-old Thunchanok Donhomla in Pattaya, Thailand. New details reveal Carman was seen drinking at a bar in the red light district around 2am before allegedly meeting the victim, known as 'Cake', and taking her to his apartment where police say he murdered her and hid her body in his bathroom. While the teenager's body was in his apartment, Carman allegedly sent casual WhatsApp messages to another sex worker saying he was tired and planning to go for a swim, before being arrested hours later with the victim's body found in a suitcase.

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Twelve foreign nationals arrived by boat at a remote Cape York beach in Queensland and travelled to a pub in Weipa before being detained by authorities. A 34-year-old Taiwanese national has been charged with people smuggling, while the suspected Chinese nationals have been removed from the country or placed in detention.

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UK broadcaster Piers Morgan appeared on Karl Stefanovic's podcast to offer support after Stefanovic's departure from Channel Nine's Today Show. Morgan criticised the decision to sack Stefanovic, telling him the network would regret it. Stefanovic disclosed that he had planned to resign from Today months before he was actually axed.

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A home in Chester Hill, Sydney's west, was targeted in a drive-by shooting around 2am, with over 30 bullets fired at the property. Four people inside the home escaped uninjured as a white SUV pulled up and a gunman opened fire in two separate rounds before fleeing. Police are investigating potential links to ongoing gang violence escalating across Sydney in recent weeks.

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A 15-year-old boy was fatally stabbed in a car park outside a community hospital in Craigieburn, Melbourne's north, just before 8pm. Homicide detectives have arrested a 20-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy in connection with the death, following what police believe was an ambush by a group of youths. Despite CPR efforts from a passerby and a doctor, the teenage victim could not be saved, and police are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the attack.

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Four teenagers have been arrested following simultaneous police raids across Sydney in connection with a violent home invasion in Greenacre on 6 June. The group allegedly forced entry into a home on Banksia Avenue armed with a machete, demanded money from a safe, and severed a 23-year-old man's left hand. The victim has undergone multiple surgeries and police say he will never regain full use of his hand, while the accused face charges carrying up to 25 years imprisonment.

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Two women have been arrested and charged following a violent altercation at Bankstown Central shopping centre in Western Sydney.

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Western Australia's road toll is on track to reach approximately 200 deaths by year's end, with 111 lives already lost in the first six months. Despite record government investment in road safety measures including AI-enabled cameras and new technology, experts and the RAC identify driver complacency as a critical factor contributing to the state having the worst per capita road fatality rate in the nation. The Police Commissioner has called for greater community responsibility to reduce road deaths to zero.

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