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Murder victim Alison Newstead, supplied police media images.

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‘Someone knows’: The push to solve a deadly 30-year secret

A $750,000 reward remains for information about what happened to Hunter teenager Allison Newstead – as unsolved homicide squad detectives confirm the investigation remains active.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 30: The Magpies celebrate during the 2023 AFL Grand Final match between the Collingwood Magpies and the Brisbane Lions at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on September 30, 2023 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

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Mega guide: Herald Sun Grand Final souvenirs

Relive Collingwood’s epic season with our exclusive posters, Premiers magazine, Mark Knight illustrations and more.

Dying Rose: Six deaths. One national shame

Dying Rose podcast: Listen to all the episodes here

A gripping new podcast investigating the deaths of six women as their families question how they died – and whether police did everything they could to find answers.

Reid Partlett has been charges after allegedly firing a nail gun at cars on the M1 between Somersby an Ourimbah

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Laughing goon fired nail gun into terrified drivers on the freeway

A teenage tradie was seen “laughing” as he brandished a nail gun at terrified drivers on the M1 motorway where he shot one in the head, another in the bicep and shattered a window.

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How cops ‘eradicated’ bikie gang plague

It was the outlaw bikie gang striking fear in the heart of regional towns, but Gang Squad police have ‘eradicated’ the local chapter. Here’s how they did it.

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Meet the heroes of Bear Cottage

Step inside NSW’s only children’s hospice and be inspired by the heroes caring for our sickest kids, making every last moment count for their families.

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How one of Victoria’s worst disasters unfolded

How one of Victoria’s worst disasters unfolded

Fifty years ago this Thursday, the unfinished West Gate Bridge collapsed, killing 35 and injuring many. Before the fatal mismanagement of the Covid pandemic this year, it was Victoria’s worst disaster, writes Andrew Rule.

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Supplied copy pictures of Constable Glen Humphris who was among four police officers killed on the Eastern Freeway on April 22 2020. Constable Glen Humphris, left, with partner Todd Robinson.

Frantic final messages Glen Humphris never lived to read

Late on the afternoon of April 22, Todd Robinson sent a text message asking his partner, police constable Glen Humphris, if he was heading back to the station soon. It was the first in a flurry of text messages Glen would never live to read.

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Supplied copy pictures of Constable Josh Prestney who was among four police officers killed on the Eastern Freeway on April 22 2020. Constable Josh Prestney (left) with parents Belinda and Andrew and brother Alex at the 2017 Challenge Melbourne triathlon event.

Josh’s mum: ‘I was lucky I got to spend his last week with him’

Joshua Prestney’s mum Belinda can remember exactly what her son was wearing when he walked out the door, having no idea that he would never return. And it left her with one final regret that has stayed with her.

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History-making change for our most elite police squad

History-making change for our most elite police squad

A new intake of SOG officers, the most elite squad in our Victorian police force, will be recruited early next year, only this time there will be an historic point of difference with the newest crop that is 43 years in the making.

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How Nicola Gobbo became Lawyer X

How Nicola Gobbo became Lawyer X

Nicola Gobbo was a promising young lawyer from a privileged background with a drive to become the manipulating mastermind at the centre of Melbourne’s gangland world. Meet the real Lawyer X.

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COPYPICS of Senior Detective Brendan Bannan after the gunfight. Picture: Jay Town

How off-duty cop stared down 14 bullets in shop shootout

By the time the shooting stopped the score was detective Brendan Bannan 2, bandits 0. The incredible story of how a Melbourne cop walked into a supermarket after work and became a hero.

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What the end of World War II meant for Australia

The end of World War II brought relief and jubilation for a country paralysed by fear, but 75 years on Australia continues to count the cost of lives lost over the six years of conflict, writes Patrick Carlyon.

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FILE - In this Sept. 8, 1945 file photo, an allied correspondent stands in the rubble in front of the shell of a building that once was a exhibition center and government office in Hiroshima, Japan, a month after the first atomic bomb ever used in warfare was dropped by the U.S. on Aug. 6, 1945. (AP Photo/Stanley Troutman, File)

What it was like on Hiroshima’s frontline

Victorian Wilfred Burchett was the first reporter into Hiroshima after the atomic bomb was dropped 75 years ago this week. Here’s how he was changed forever by what was found in the city’s ruins.

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