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Latest search for Samantha Murphy's body called off

Almost ten months after Ballarat mother Samantha Murphy was last seen alive, the most recent search for her body was called off.

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New search for Samantha Murphy's body continues

Police have renewed the search for the remains of Samantha Murphy, who disappeared without a trace while on a run last summer.

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Greens MP invokes Whitlam in public housing push – as it happened

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'Unprecedented' evidence: Samantha Murphy case delayed

The case against Samantha Murphy's alleged killer has been delayed by more than three months as a prosecutors work through a "significant" brief of evidence.

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Morning Mail: voters call for social media age limit, Mexico cheers first female president, De Minaur marches on

Essential poll reveals support for higher age limits as Dutton approval dips; Claudia Sheinbaum wins in Mexico with 60% of vote

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Donald Trump found guilty

A Manhattan jury has found Donald Trump guilty of falsifying business records to cover up a payoff to porn star Stormy Daniels, making him the first former US president to be convicted on felony charges.

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Afternoon Update: drones used to track released detainees; China lifts most Australian beef bans; and a first-timer’s burlesque class

Immigration minister reveals people released from detention are monitored with ‘spot checks, random house checks, as well as the use of drones’

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Samantha Murphy: police end targeted search as they examine phone found in dam near Ballarat

Forensic assessments being carried out on ‘items of interest’ found in search for missing woman

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Afternoon Update: ‘items of interest’ found in Samantha Murphy search; News Corp restructure revealed; and Pompeii’s gladiator drawings

Detectives scoured areas of Ballarat on Wednesday in search for missing woman’s body

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Items to be tested in search for Samantha Murphy's body

Victoria Police have uncovered items of interest as they search for the body of missing mother Samantha Murphy, who disappeared in February.

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Samantha Murphy: ‘items of interest’ found in new search for Ballarat woman months after she disappeared

Members of the public asked not to attend search for body, nearly four months after Murphy was last seen

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Horror and fury in Australia as epidemic of violence against women sweeps across the country

Anger and grief have erupted, with women demanding action from the government on what has become a national emergency

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Eight years ago Australia had a wake-up call on family violence. So how did we end up here again?

There was hope for change after Victoria’s royal commission. Now the experts agree that it’s past time for ‘an abundance of words’ to be met by action

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Man charged over mum's death hit with fresh charges

A man who allegedly murdered missing Ballarat mother Samantha Murphy has been hit with new charges from before the woman's suspected killing.

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Grieving community urges end to cycle of male violence

A community grieving the lives of three women allegedly ended at the hands of men have been urged to make positive changes to ensure gendered violence ends.

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‘Reclaiming the narrative’: Ballarat women call for end to violence as search for Samantha Murphy continues

Victorian city holds rally after Murphy, Hannah McGuire and Rebecca Young were allegedly killed in recent months

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'Enough': community rage over violence against women

Members of a community connected through the tragedies of three women allegedly murdered by men have come together to express their grief, solidarity and rage.

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Afternoon Update: new search for Samantha Murphy; devastating Great Barrier Reef damage; and when parents are bad sports

Search in Enfield state park, 25km south of Ballarat, follows new intelligence ‘derived from a number of sources’, police say

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PM ‘taken aback’ by speech – as it happened

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Samantha Murphy: new intelligence sparks police search for missing woman’s body south of Ballarat

Large-scale search launched in Victoria’s Enfield state park due to intelligence from ‘number of sources’

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New search fails to find missing mum as efforts persist

Search crews have failed to find the body of Samantha Murphy after new information sparked a renewed search in bushland near Ballarat.

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Ballarat has lost another remarkable woman. In this dark time, I recall her enthusiasm and joy

The death of Hannah McGuire is the latest in a series of tragedies that have rocked our regional Victorian city – but grief will not define us

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Gendered violence scars community after third tragedy

As a community reels after another woman is allegedly killed by a man, the city's mayor is calling for people to call out gender-based violence.

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The many faces of community trauma

Communities faced with trauma and tragedy can be a beacon of support and resilience, but shortfalls in psychological support could delay their chance to heal.

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Afternoon Update: Record increase in net migration; PwC won’t share tax leaks report; and the hot cross buns taste test

Australia’s population grew to 26.8 million in September thanks to a larger than expected rate of immigration

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