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2 September 2026

Tourists survive 'scary' buffalo attack on popular Northern Territory hiking trail

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Tourists survive 'scary' buffalo attack on popular Northern Territory hiking trail

Two young tourists say they've never been more scared in their lives after 21-year-old Victorian woman Emma Hipwell was charged by a wild buffalo while holidaying in the Northern Territory.

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More than a third of prenatal reports to NSW protective services not investigated, ombudsman finds

Other families have been unlawfully compelled to be case-managed without consent, watchdog finds Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates In its findings after investigating the Department of Communities and Justice’s practice of responding to prenatal reports, which were released on Friday, the watchdog raised concerns about the number of reports about particularly high-risk children that were not referred on to further support services or a dedicated case manager due to a lack of resources.

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