Children aged between 10 and 13 wanting \xa0 flashy items \u2013 and notoriety \u2013 are behind a worrying spike in robberies and thefts, police say.
Politicians from across Australia\u2019s major parties have been accused of recklessly spending taxpayer dollars on chauffeur-driven cars with some MPs clocking $20,000 in just three months.
Australian Open tennis action will blast into life \xa0 almost a full week early in Melbourne with fans for the first time able to snap up bargain tickets to see the \xa0 world\u2019s best tennis stars go head-to-head in charity matches.
The full scale of major road and rail project cost blowouts will be revealed to Queenslanders twice a year, in a dramatic repudiation of former transport minister Mark Bailey\u2019s penchant for hiding billions of dollars in overruns.
A man accused of a horror stabbing attack on two women he did not know, killing one and leaving the other in critical condition, has flagged a potential mental health defence to the charges in his first court appearance.\xa0
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