A soccer referee whose jaw was shattered and teeth knocked out, allegedly by a suspended player, at the end of a match says it won’t stop him officiating the game he loves.

Australia will dramatically rethink how the criminal justice system responds to sexual ­assaults and prevent the courts process further traumatising victims under a $14.7m investment into preventive programs and a sweeping review of ­current laws. 

Major Sydney crime figure Mohamad “Moey” Alameddine left Australia six days ago and is one of 80 underworld players to leave since the beginning of last year due to increasing pressure from NSW cops over the gang war. 

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Friends, siblings, a parent and child and legal guardians like aunts, uncles and grand parents will be able to tap into government cash to help buy a home, under a major expansion of who qualifies for three housing schemes. 

Thousands of calls and texts to Lifeline are going unanswered each week as centres struggle to assist suicidal Australians amid huge volunteer shortages. 

It’s been three years since model and ironman Jett Kenny lost his beloved sister, Jaimi, aged just 33...after her secret battle with alcholism and an eating disorder.  

Eviction rates are rising with new State government figures showing an average of 55 tenants have been court-ordered out of their rental properties every week since the start of the year. 

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It’s been revealed Australia’s favourite showman Barry Humphries waged a  long secret battle with inoperable cancer before his death in Sydney last week. 

If Kathleen Folbigg is released from prison, which now appears more likely than not, she will swap her jail cell for the wide open spaces of a farm in the Northern Rivers not far from where she is currently imprisoned. 

Parents will be able to get their kids vaccinated at pharmacies for as little as $19 from next year as part of a $2.2bn budget spend aimed at improving access to primary care. 
 
James Packer’s growing friendship with Australian human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson, associate of Amal Clooney and Geoffrey Robertson, has sparked rumours of a potential love match. 

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Major drug importers are shopping large bricks of cocaine and other drugs on social media in a brazen new distribution strategy, as the price of drugs landing on Australian shores continues to fall. 

Radio king Kyle Sandilands will marry long-time partner, Tegan Kynaston, in a lavish wedding at one of Sydney’s most prestigious homes on Saturday. 

Online gambling using a ­credit card will be banned in Australia as the federal ­government moves to protect vulnerable people from the harms of betting. 

St George Illawarra have been granted a salary cap exemption for injured fullback Cody Ramsey in what is a first for the game. 

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Kathleen Folbigg, the woman who has spent 20 years behind bars branded Australia’s worst female serial killer, yesterday got a glimpse of freedom. 

Interest rates are likely to stay on hold again next week after new inflation figures weren’t as bad as feared. 

A crackdown on “bloodsuckers” ripping off the National Disability Insurance Scheme will be bolstered with a $48.3m investment in new fraud detection staff.

Barbie stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling set the red carpet on fire...

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The alleged leader of the ­Alameddine crime clan is known as “the king” in Lebanon, where he has been joined in recent weeks by some of the group’s highest-profile associates. 

Time-wasting admin tasks tying teachers up in red tape will be slashed from this term in a bid to give frontline school staff more time for ­educating kids. 

Aussie pop star turned swimmer Cody Simpson wants Aussie men to man up. 

Canberra is calling for the NRL to launch an investigation into Jack Wighton’s new deal at South Sydney. 

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Diggers who served in Iraq and Afghanistan will be honoured with a new memorial dedicated to Australia’s involvement in the Middle Eastern conflicts. 

A Goulburn man accused of ­assaulting two teenage women at night and terrorising the tight-knit bush community could soon be extradited to face ­charges after being arrested in Western Australia. 

She already stood out with her dyed blue hair and bright yellow jumpsuit, but it was the golden gun allegedly in her luggage that brought down an American woman as she flew into Sydney yesterday. 

NRL powerbrokers have hatched a plan to kick off next season with a double-header in Las Vegas – and Melbourne Storm is keen to be on the history-making mission. 

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A shoelace was the only thing she could find when Anne Carlos was told she urgently needed to clamp the umbilical cord of a newborn baby abandoned in her backyard.

A bikie turf war could be set to reignite on Sydney’s streets after the Hells Angels moved into a beachfront suburb that has long been a stronghold for the Comanchero.

Long range missiles, unmanned drones and underwater vehicles, cyber and space capabilities will be critical for Australia to project its power in an increasingly unstable region, a new defence outlook will warn.

And.. The party at the “Watering Hole” in Adelaide had raged all week, with every shot cheered in the hope of a hole-in-one at the LIV event.

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Australia is mourning the loss of stage great Barry Humphries, who entertained global audiences for seven decades through his unforgettable comic creations, most notably Dame Edna Everage. 

Sydney Roosters star Angus Crichton has emerged from the privacy of his five-month battle with bipolar disorder to declare himself ready for his Anzac Day comeback. 

The state’s prosecuting authority conducted an internal inquiry over allegations that a lawyer used cocaine at a staff party inside the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in Sydney’s CBD. 

Scammers sending fake text messages pretending to be from major brands and government agencies will be targeted by a $10 million initiative in next month’s federal budget. 

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A highly-contagious influenza A strain is running rampant across NSW as parents are urged to get their children the flu shot after a spike in hospital admissions.
The Australian Army is set to lose three battalions of combat vehicles and a column of Howitzer cannons under recommendations in the blueprint for the future of the Australian Defence Force.
More than 350,000 Kiwis living in Australia will be given a fast track route to citizenship under changes to be announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
And.. Owners of vacant properties have been warned to lock windows and doors amid an increase in squatting by people desperate for a roof over their head as the housing shortage worsens.

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