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An autopsy will be carried out to identify human remains found covered in grass. -AAP Image Homicide detectives have discovered a body covered in grass following investigations into an alleged shooting one week earlier. Hold tight - we’re checking permissions before loading more content The remains, which are yet to be identified, were found on Havelock Road in Clarkefield, northwest of Melbourne, about 3pm on Wednesday.

Harley Reid (centre) has lost his appeal against a rough conduct charge at the AFL Tribunal. -AAP Image Harley Reid will miss the first two rounds next season after the AFL Tribunal rejected West Coast's bid to downgrade his rough conduct charge. Hold tight - we’re checking permissions before loading more content The Eagles young gun pleaded guilty, but tried to have the dangerous tackle grading reduced from high to medium. That would have cut his ban to one game.

Nathan Black and Timothy John Trautsch argue their crimes did not involve gratuitous cruelty. -PR HANDOUT A former police officer living behind bars wants an earlier release to parole because of the constant fear he won't make it out alive.

Anthony Albanese wants a unified approach on data centre regulations, not eight jurisdictions. -AAP Image Confidence is growing for consensus among national leaders for looming regulations for AI data centres, despite concerns from some state and territory governments.

"I have lost my child": relatives gathered outside the hospital after a deadly fire in the nursery. -AP A fire has erupted in a nursery for newborns at a major government hospital in Pakistan's capital, killing 14 babies, according to hospital officials and the government.

Ways to reduce gender-based violence have been discussed at a national cabinet meeting. -AAP Image States and territories have agreed to speed up work on policies aimed at reducing gender-based violence, despite some criticism the reforms don't go far enough. Hold tight - we’re checking permissions before loading more content Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met with state and territory leaders at a national cabinet meeting in Sydney on Wednesday, where domestic violence was on the agenda.

Fans have gathered around the world to remember country superstar Dolly Parton. -AP SOME OF DOLLY PARTON'S GREATEST HITS Hold tight - we’re checking permissions before loading more content 1968: Just Because I'm a Woman From the beginning of her career, Parton celebrated feminist themes throughout her songwriting, including on the country classic Just Because I'm A Woman, where she sings about how a woman should not be judged for having a sexual history.

Two murdered officers are honoured at a memorial led by Victoria Police commissioner Mike Bush. -AAP Image Victoria's police commissioner has described the moment he learned two officers had been murdered in a tragedy that marked one of the force's darkest days.

Dolly Parton's letter to Eminem "really had an impact on me", the rapper says. -AP Eminem has shared a heartfelt letter from Dolly Parton and regrets that they never met. Hold tight - we’re checking permissions before loading more content The 53-year-old rapper has described the late country music legend, who passed away on Tuesday aged 80, as "an icon" even for someone in the hip-hop world.

There's growing debate over what to do with solar panels when they're removed. -AAP Image Some solar panels should be banned from landfill sites urgently, an inquiry has been told, with restrictions extended to all panels by 2028.