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Clareese is a breaking news reporter at NewsWire. She previously graduated from the 2023 NewsCorp cadet program where she worked across several mastheads. Since completing the program she continues to cover a range of topics, from crime and finance to entertainment and health.

Clareese Packer

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NOTE ** WE HAVE PARENTAL PERMISSION TO RUN THE PHOTO** (JOSH HANRAHAN**Shooting victim Mohamed Fattah, 9, was killed in when police believe he was accidentally shot by a relative while on a weekend away at the family’s farm just outside Goulburn. When police and paramedics arrived at the property in Windellama just after 11am on Sunday 13 April, 2025, they found the young child suffering serious injuries to his neck. Picture: Supplied

Boy, 9, killed in accidental shooting named

Tributes are flowing after a nine-year-old boy was killed in an alleged unintentional shooting at a property in regional NSW.

Health

Brighton Grammar student James Tsindos. Picture: 60 Minutes

‘Gonna die’: Teen’s last words in hospital

A Melbourne teenager who died in hospital after anaphylaxis, reportedly said he was “gonna die” in his final moments, it has been reported.

Environment

Australians have been warned to “prepare now” for a “fully fledged tropical cyclone” expected to develop along the WA coast on Monday. Picture: Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning as ‘fully fledged’ cyclone looms

Australians have been warned to brace for a “fully fledged tropical cyclone” just a month after ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred made landfall.

Environment

Australians have been urged to “prepare now” as a tropical cyclone is expected to develop off the WA coast over the weekend, with the potential to intensify into a category three system next week. Picture: Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning as cyclone threat only ‘hours away’

Australians have been warned to “prepare now” as the threat of a tropical cyclone looms off the coast.

Breaking News

Incredible footage has captured the moment a man called 000 after he broke his back in three places in a horror paragliding accident. Picture: LifeFlight Josh Thies

Wild footage after horror paragliding accident

Incredible footage has emerged after a man broke his back in three places in a horror paragliding accident described as “the worst situation of (his) life”.

Illness

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - APRIL 13, 2023.A nurse holds a syringe containing the flu vaccination. The Government is encouraging Queenslanders to get their flu jab ahead of winter.Picture: Dan Peled / NCA NewsWire

‘Even worse’: Grim warning amid flu spike

An urgent warning has been issued for Australians as doctors fear this year’s flu season could prove fatal.

Breaking News

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA. NewsWire Photos. APRIL 13, 2025. Family members lay flowers on the one-year anniversary of the Westfield Bondi stabbing that killed 6 people.Picture: NewsWire / Jeremy Piper

‘Miss her’: Tearful scenes at Bondi memorial

Heartbreaking scenes have unfolded a year on from the Bondi Junction tragedy as families the six victims, political leaders and community members gather.

Breaking News

Australia’s youngest convicted murderer has again been arrested less than a month after he was released from prison over a child abuse material charge and supervision order breaches. Picture: Supplied.

Australia’s youngest murderer arrested

A man convicted of murdering a girl when he was just 13 years old has been arrested less than a month after he was released from prison.

Environment

Australian communities have been warned to keep an eye on forecasts with the chance for two tropical cyclones to develop off the coast over the next week. Picture: Windy.com forecast for Friday afternoon.

Warning amid ‘high chance’ of tropical cyclone

Australian coastal communities have been warned over a “high chance” a tropical cyclone may develop over the next week, with the potential for a second to also develop.

Breaking News

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - OCTOBER 19, 2024:John Ibrahim and crowds flock to Royal Randwick Racecourse for one of the biggest days for Australian racing, The Everest. Picture: NewsWire / Christian Gilles

Update on alleged botched Ibraham assassins

A lawyer representing two men accused of a failed assassination attempt on infamous Sydney night-life figure John Ibrahim has made a firm stance in court.

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