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Toby Crockford

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As seen in: MSN Australia, ABC News (Australia), News.com.au, Good Food, Stuff.co.nz, Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Sunday Age, The Daily Telegraph, The Herald Sun and
Education Reporter @couriermail. Opinions are my own, not my employer's. Got a story? toby.crockford@news.com.au
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Triple-0 call delayed after woman’s fatal shot to chest, inquest told

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By Toby Crockford
| Geelong Advertiser Verified
The man charged with manslaughter of his ex-girlfriend before the case was later dropped allegedly told a witness he accidentally tripped on the stairs causing the gun to go off, a court has heard. The same witness also told police that as the man’s mother went to dial triple-0, he told her in a state of panic “no, don’t call yet, wait”.
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45.7C at noon: Qld town could hit 50C today in all-time record

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By Shaye Windsor Verified, Toby Crockford
| Geelong Advertiser Verified
Authorities in Queensland were gearing up for the possibility of a long weekend of weather extremes across the state as Tropical Cyclone Kirrily barrelled toward the coast on Thursday. The Queensland-South Australia border could see maximum temperatures exceeding 50C, with the potential to break the state’s record high of 49.5C, reached at Birdsville in 1972. At 12.10pm, it was 45.7C in Birdsville while it was 43.8C at Ballera and 41.2C in Thargomindah.
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Kids News: funnel-web spider venom could be used to reduce heart attack, stroke damage by 2024

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By Toby Crockford
| Kids News
VIDEOorange READING LEVEL: ORANGE An intrepid tarantula caused chaos in the US last weekend after crossing a road in front of a camper van. The tourists reportedly braked and swerved after spotting the spider gamely making its way across the road in Death Valley national park. The tarantula, thought to be looking for love, managed to skedaddle unharmed, but not before causing a motorcyclist to crash into the rear of the offcourse campervan.
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