Pressure is building on Queensland's new top cop as the state continues to fight for the upper hand on its ongoing youth crime crisis.

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An extreme heatwave warning has been issued for Adelaide with 36 degrees forecast today as the state swelters through a code red. Meanwhile, Melbourne is set for a scorching long weekend as a heatwave warning is issued for Victoria.

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Family and friends of Lance Corporal Jack Fitzgibbon have paid tribute to the soldier who died in a parachuting accident at a New South Wales base.

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A major police manhunt is underway across Sydney after a prisoner was accidentally allowed to walk free from jail.

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A group of masked men have been seen running from the site of a suspicious Queensland house fire overnight in Logan.

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It isn't the best news for the Australian economy this morning with the latest growth figures showing a very modest gain of just zero-point-two per cent in the December Quarter.

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It's game on! The first match of the new AFL season kicks off tonight with the Sydney Swans taking on the Melbourne Demons in Sydney. 

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New concussion guidelines for the AFL come into effect today ahead of the opening-round clash between Sydney and Melbourne tonight. 

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There's been a major twist in the legal defence of alleged killer Beau Lamarre-Condon. Lawyers for the New South Wales police officer accused of killing two men have spoken out overnight telling the Sydney Morning Herald that mental health will likely "come in to play" as part of the case.  

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A young Queensland woman has written an open letter to the state's leaders pleading for more action on crime. Ashlyn Condullas is calling for tougher penalties for youth offenders after a terrifying first-hand experience when young thugs broke into her Cairns house.

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