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Labor MP to fight assault charges amid court case

Labor MP to fight assault charges amid court case

A Labor politician in the Top End has vowed to fight allegations he assaulted an official, amid growing calls for the federal MP to step aside.

'Politicisation': MP's lawyer fumes over assault arrest

'Politicisation': MP's lawyer fumes over assault arrest

'Politicisation': MP's lawyer fumes over assault arrest

'Politicisation': MP's lawyer fumes over assault arrest

Arresting a federal politician at his home rather than simply issuing a court summons shows the MP is unfairly being made an example of, his lawyer claims.

Mayor allegedly punched protester 'without hesitation'

Mayor allegedly punched protester 'without hesitation'

Mayor allegedly punched protester 'without hesitation'

Mayor allegedly punched protester 'without hesitation'

A local mayor in Melbourne accused of punching an intruder at an election party is facing a four-day hearing into the "rapidly developing scuffle".

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US singer Chris Brown pleads guilty to affray

US singer Chris Brown pleads guilty to affray

Singer Chris Brown has pleaded guilty to affray over an “unprovoked” attack at a London nightclub, but prosecutors have dropped assault charges against him.

AFL legend left bloodied, bruised after home invasion

AFL legend left bloodied, bruised after home invasion

Photos show the extent of injuries AFL legend Mick Malthouse suffered fending off alleged intruders and the injury he dealt to one of the accused.

Brothers' murder charge after bashing death near school

Brothers' murder charge after bashing death near school

Two brothers have faced court where their reckless injury charges have been upgraded to murder after they allegedly bashed a father to death outside a school.

Fatal one-punch attack accused to stay behind bars

Fatal one-punch attack accused to stay behind bars

A 27-year-old man has been accused of striking an older man in a fatal fight in the early hours, allegedly causing him to fall and hit his head.

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'Are you Muslim?': attack points to rising hate

'Are you Muslim?': attack points to rising hate

'Are you Muslim?': attack points to rising hate

'Are you Muslim?': attack points to rising hate

The bashing of a father outside a mosque comes as advocacy groups express concern about a broad escalation of Islamophobia and anti-Muslim rhetoric.

Nicky Winmar's statue to go after assault conviction

Nicky Winmar's statue to go after assault conviction

Nicky Winmar's statue to go after assault conviction

Nicky Winmar's statue to go after assault conviction

A statue depicting former St Kilda footballer Nicky Winmar's most famous moment will be removed after he was found guilty of a brutal attack on a woman.

Lidia Thorpe MCG attack exposed as offender spared jail

Lidia Thorpe MCG attack exposed as offender spared jail

Lidia Thorpe MCG attack exposed as offender spared jail

Lidia Thorpe MCG attack exposed as offender spared jail

Senator Lidia Thorpe's MCG attacker has avoided jail time as photos of the incident are revealed for the first time after a suppression order was lifted.

Lifeline for Liberal MP as decision on future postponed

Lifeline for Liberal MP as decision on future postponed

Lifeline for Liberal MP as decision on future postponed

Lifeline for Liberal MP as decision on future postponed

A state Liberal MP will stay in the party for at least two weeks after the party agreed not to immediately disendorse her over an unsubstantiated assault claim.

Tributes flow for teen killed and dumped outside clinic

Tributes flow for teen killed and dumped outside clinic

Tributes flow for teen killed and dumped outside clinic

Tributes flow for teen killed and dumped outside clinic

Mourners have begun leaving flowers and tributes for a teenage boy allegedly stabbed and left to die outside a hospital.

Teen sentenced for drunken knife assaults on police

Teen sentenced for drunken knife assaults on police

Teen sentenced for drunken knife assaults on police

Teen sentenced for drunken knife assaults on police

An 18-year-old woman pulled out a knife and threatened police who were responding to an armed robbery she had just committed at a liquor store.

Liberal MP 'misunderstood' headlock meaning, not sorry

Liberal MP 'misunderstood' headlock meaning, not sorry

Liberal MP 'misunderstood' headlock meaning, not sorry

Liberal MP 'misunderstood' headlock meaning, not sorry

A state Liberal MP says she misunderstood the meaning of a headlock when she complained to police that a colleague had assaulted her.

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Ex-Liberal leader's ultimatum after assault accusation

A state Liberal MP has been told to apologise or face a "harder" option after her assault allegation against the party's former leader was not substantiated.

'No offence' determination after Lib assault allegation

Police have issued a statement after a Liberal leader called for due process and privacy for two of her MPs after one was accused by the other of assault.

Young queer men living in fear amid homophobic attacks

People bashing young gay and bisexual men are being led by algorithms and use dating apps to co-ordinate their attacks, an inquiry has been told.

Bondi hero pleads not guilty to alleged assault

Bondi massacre hero Ahmed Al Ahmed has faced court to formally deny assaulting his father after a bitter falling out.

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Gambling billionaire's bail varied to visit mum

A court has granted a Perth billionaire facing a slew of assault, burglary and drug offences permission to travel to Sydney to visit his mother.

NRL player's ex feared going to cops due to his fame

NRL player Tyrone Munro is fighting allegations he assaulted his then-partner in three incidents, leading to him being stood down under the no-fault policy.

Substantial prison demand for 'callous' slave keeper

A "callous" and selfish man who kept a vulnerable woman as a slave should be handed a substantial prison term for dehumanising her, prosecutors have argued.

AFP to probe treatment of Australian flotilla activists

An independent investigation could be held into the detention of almost a dozen Australians taken by Israel while trying to deliver aid to war-torn Gaza.

Former AI exec convicted after drunken pub gig punch-up

A cybersecurity expert's anger management problems have cost him a job at a high-powered tech company and landed him with two criminal convictions.

Reporter dragged into fraudster's widower 'shove' case

A journalist has found herself at the centre of a story after interviewing an elderly woman who was allegedly shoved by the husband of conwoman Melissa Caddick.

Caddick's widower 'shoulder-barged' elderly dog walker

Missing fraudster Melissa Caddick's hair-stylist husband has denied an allegation he knocked over a 73-year-old woman during an evening coastal park walk.

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