Doctors are warning parents – we could be in for one of the worst years for meningococcal disease in decades, with cases expected to rise over winter and even into spring.

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A Broadmeadows man who smuggled a loaded gun into the MCG has been handed a prison sentence. The security scare exposed major failings at the stadium, but the 27-year-old could be free as early as next year.

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A seven-month-old baby boy drowned in a lake near Queensland's Sunshine Coast while his family was camping. Homicide detectives are investigating the incident to determine the circumstances surrounding the child's death.

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A young mother caught up in a heart stopping police chase through Melbourne has described the moment she thought her children had been killed.

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Hundreds of illegal weapons have been surrendered in the first fortnight of South Australia’s knife amnesty. Police say time is ticking to hand them over anonymously with many more prohibited swords and machetes still in the wrong hands.

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A group of men behind the city loop are sharing lessons of the past, weighing in on the controversial future of Melbourne's public transport network.

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Australia is prepared for Chinese spies off our coast as troops take part in the biggest military exercises on home soil. Allies from around the world have been deployed for Talisman Sabre and military rivals are watching on.

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There are calls for a Royal Commission into the algal bloom with anglers warning Yorke Peninsula's economy is dying alongside its marine life. With fish disappearing fast, some businesses have already been forced to shut up shop.

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