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Ashling Murphy was just going for a run. It doesn't matter what she was doing.

The Australian and international news stories you need to know today, Tuesday January 18.

Everything we know about missing 9yo Charlise Mutten, who was last seen in the Blue Mountains.

The Australian and international news stories you need to know today, Monday January 17.

Her name was Poonam Sharma. She was murdered while trying to protect her children.

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'I'm recovering from COVID, and I'm over people trivialising it on social media.'

'Scores of Australian artists and event organisers have lost money this week. But not Hillsong.'

'Last week, Scott Morrison told Australians that hospitals were ready for Omicron. He lied.'

Ethan Moir was born on his parent's bathroom floor. They were told there were no ambulances available.

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Within a few weeks, YouTuber Jeremy Sides solved two cold cases that baffled police for decades.

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Amanda Berry was kidnapped and held captive for 10 years. Now she finds other missing children.

In 2001, Jessica Michalik went to see her favourite band. She never came home.

John Wayne Gacy worked as a clown at kids' parties. He went on to kill at least 33 people.

In 1989, TV presenter Ross Warren vanished from a Bondi headland. He hasn't been seen since.

JonBenét Ramsey was murdered 25 years ago. The case still baffles detectives.

Gabby Petito's fiancé, Brian Laundrie, vanished 5 weeks ago. He has just been found dead.

Details have emerged about Gabby Petito's final moments.

The police spent decades hunting the 'Pockmarked Man'. He was right under their noses.

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In the 10 years before Gabby Petito died, 710 Indigenous people went missing in the same area.

A family of three set off hiking in California. Their deaths have investigators stumped.

Kathleen Folbigg has been convicted of killing her children. But is she our next Lindy Chamberlain?

The 'Woman Without A Face' was linked to countless murders. She never existed.

46 years after Lori was murdered, the local news ran a story. A call from a viewer solved the case.

Less than an hour after taking a life, Paul Denyer sat down to dinner at his girlfriend's house.

Valérie wrote about her husband's years of abuse in a book. Then she killed him.

Ashling Murphy was just going for a run. It doesn't matter what she was doing.

'I'm recovering from COVID, and I'm over people trivialising it on social media.'

'Scores of Australian artists and event organisers have lost money this week. But not Hillsong.'

'Last week, Scott Morrison told Australians that hospitals were ready for Omicron. He lied.'

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Someone in your home has tested positive to COVID. Now what?

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"She preyed on vulnerable young girls." Ghislaine Maxwell has been found guilty.

"How accurate are these at home tests?" All the questions you have about COVID-19 right now, answered.

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When can you use a COVID-19 rapid antigen test over a PCR swab? And what's the difference?

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Sports

Novak Djokovic arrived in Australia just before midnight. This morning his visa was cancelled.

From 13, Olympic Swimmer Maddie Groves was sexually abused. Her abuser still works in swimming.

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'I have no direction. I'm lost.' Swimmer Stephanie Rice on life after the Olympics.

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Natalia Bryant had always planned on playing professional volleyball. That changed after Kobe died.

Three days after the death of his mother, Paralympian Timothy Disken found the courage to compete.

'We earn less for doing for the same job.' Why the Paralympics still has a long way to go.

The 6 questions you have about the Tokyo Paralympics, answered.

Paralympian Emma Booth was in a near-fatal car accident. She said she "wouldn't change a thing".

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'For a fatigued, disappointed nation, the Djokovic debacle was the final straw.'

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'Australia was ready to try to live with the virus. I just assumed our government had a plan.'

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'Please stop telling me we’re all going to get COVID. I don’t want to die.'

The COVID news you need to know today, Friday January 7.

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'I'm a 30-year-old cancer patient. Here's how the current COVID numbers make me feel.'

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Novak Djokovic arrived in Australia just before midnight. This morning his visa was cancelled.

"This hasn't been a holiday." A letter to the 'break' that broke me.

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Thousands of blood donations are currently needed. Here's why it's so important.

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The Australian and international news stories you need to know today, Wednesday December 22.

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Catherine was wrapping Christmas presents when she was told her kids would never come home.

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