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A 24-year-old Indigenous man has died in police custody after he was restrained in a supermarket in central Australia. Police received reports about 1.10pm (ACST) on Tuesday that a man was involved in a fight with a security guard at a Coles supermarket in Alice Springs. “Two police officers were in the store at the time of the incident and restrained the adult male,” NT Police said in a statement. “A short time later, the man stopped breathing and CPR was commenced.

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Latest postsPinned post from By Lachlan AbbottThanks for reading the national news blog. This is where we’ll end today’s coverage. To conclude, here’s a look back at the day’s major stories:Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced extended disaster relief payments as he toured flood-hit Taree on the NSW Mid North Coast today. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has been accused of not knowing how the government’s new super tax will work.

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Key posts1 of 3Latest postsPinned post from 6.35pmWhat we covered todayBy Lachlan AbbottThanks for reading the national news blog. This is where we’ll end today’s coverage. To conclude, here’s a look back at the day’s major stories:Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced extended disaster relief payments as he toured flood-hit Taree on the NSW Mid North Coast today. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has been accused of not knowing how the government’s new super tax will work.

1 week ago | theage.com.au | Lachlan Abbott

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A long-standing animal shelter in Melbourne’s east has won a lifeline after a council narrowly voted against installing a new operator, following an emotional debate and zealous campaign over euthanasia.

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, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A man who swallowed cyanide as he was being arrested for domestic violence had bought the poison online after a chemical supplier failed to check his background properly. It took Phillip Reidy, 27, just nine seconds to covertly consume one of the deadliest poisons in the world, collapsing to his knees and asking police to tell his mother he loved her.