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Natalie O’Brien is a multi-award winning career journalist who has worked around Australia covering some of the country’s biggest stories from government coverups to sex trafficking, immigration, the environment, police, courts and crime. She was the first Investigations Editor appointed on The Australian Newspaper and was awarded a highly commended award in the Walkley Awards for her story Children Overboard Didn’t Happen. Contact her on natalie.obrien@news.com.au

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‘Saw my brother die’: Church bombing survivor’s horror

A survivor of a bombing on one of the world’s oldest churches in Gaza has shared his story of survival, as his nephew in Sydney told of the desperation of his relatives trapped in the besieged city. Watch video.

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Man-made Frankenstein drugs pose deadly risk

A new group of drugs dubbed “Frankenstein opioids” disguised as other popular drugs has already claimed one life and been blamed for a string of overdoses.

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Alleged mastermind of the 2002 Bali bombings Umar Patek escorted by anti-terror police as he arrives at Bali Police Headquarters in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia 19/10/2011.

‘That is their right’: Bali bomber’s message for Australia

Bali bomber Umar Patek singled out Australians in a new interview in which he revealed the motive for the 2002 terror attack which killed 202 people.

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Palestinians walk down a road as they flee Gaza City and other parts of northern Gaza towards the southern areas on November 8, 2023 amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)

Picture that shows Hamas has ‘lost control’

Israel’s military says tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians have fled to the south of the Gaza Strip in a sign Hamas is in trouble. Follow updates. Warning: Graphic

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Israel to have ‘overall security responsibility’ for Gaza

Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu states Israel will have “overall security responsibility” for Gaza indefinitely after the war ends. Follow updates. Warning: Graphic

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$11m of illegal vapes seized in huge Aussie bust

Australian Border Force has uncovered suspected illegal vapes in NSW, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia with a multimillion-dollar street value. See photos, watch video.

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