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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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More charges have been laid after a man died in hospital following an alleged assault. Picture: Queensland Police

Second man charged with murder, torture

Two men have now been charged with murder and torture after the death of a man who was allegedly kidnapped.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA- NewsWire Photos MAY 06 2021: Generic Uber Ride imagery. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Sarah Matray

Uber fares ‘double’ during trains chaos

Desperate commuters have been forced to pay as much as double to catch an Uber as wild weather and widespread rail disruptions leave them no other option.

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NSW Premier Chris Minns announced the government had taken fresh legal action against rail unions. Picture: Supplied.

Breakthrough on train crisis after shock call

Industrial action that has crippled Sydney’s train network has been put on hold under an interim order following a legal showdown between the NSW government and rail unions.

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A 19-year-old man has been charged with domestic violence murder following the death of a man who was found with several stab wounds in a suburban home south of Newcastle in NSW. Emergency services were called to the Mahogany Crescent home in Gateshead, Lake Macquarie, about 11pm January 9. Picture: Google Maps.

Man dies after being stabbed at home

A man will front court over domestic violence murder charges after another man found with stab wounds died in a suburban home.

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Before and after imagery of the home that collapsed in a landslide in the Mornington Peninsula.

Before and after: $2m home falls in landslide

Before and after imagery shows the dramatic impact of a landslide on a multimillion dollar home that went crashing down a hill, leaving one man injured.

Environment

Australia is set to be smashed by rain and storms. Picture: Weatherzone.

Millions warned as rain, 100km/h winds lash state

A man has died in a severe storm as parts of Australia have been lashed by winds reaching upwards of 100km/h and rain and hail wreck crops.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA : Newswire Photos - JANUARY 15 2025; A general view of Central Station as Industrial action resumes on Sydney's train network today. Trains are only slowing down out past Parramatta in the west and Glenfield in the southwest, and on intercity connections, but some people coming into Central will have been affected. Picture: Newswire/ Gaye Gerard

Find another way to get home right now

Commuter chaos gripping Sydney could continue for “at least the rest of the week” after a key issue was left unaddressed amid renewed industrial action.

**This picture has a scanned reverse - see associated content at the bottom of the details window**Simon Townsend, television personality and show host, pictured alone to 1988.

Legendary Aussie TV presenter dies aged 79

An Australian TV presenter and journalist has died after he was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer.

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The search for a man believed to have raped an 82-year-old woman twice inside her home has narrowed more than 40 years on.Jessie Grace Lauder lived at her Mason St home in Newport 55 years, and lived there alone after she was widowed in 1977. Picture: Victoria Police.

‘No soul’: Family’s pain 40 years after crime

The family of an elderly woman who police believe was raped twice in her own home more than 40 years ago have issued an emotional statement.

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Keynote speaker Hamish McDonald will discuss the impact of the digital movement on the Australian beef industry now, and what this means for the future.

Major change coming to popular program

The ABC has unveiled the new voice of a popular radio program.

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