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'Flustered' childcare worker grabbed, dragged 3yo boy

'Flustered' childcare worker grabbed, dragged 3yo boy

A former childcare worker has admitted assaulting a young boy after difficulties managing his behaviour, as the sector remains under a national spotlight.

League great blames injuries for failure to comply

League great blames injuries for failure to comply

League great blames injuries for failure to comply

League great blames injuries for failure to comply

NRL and Queensland great Trevor Gillmeister has avoided a conviction after a sporting injury allegedly impeded him when told to "get on the ground" by police.

Second teen charged over suburban shopping mall brawl

Second teen charged over suburban shopping mall brawl

Second teen charged over suburban shopping mall brawl

Second teen charged over suburban shopping mall brawl

A second teenager has been charged over a wild suburban shopping centre brawl that left a 16-year-old and a 20-year-old in hospital with stab wounds.

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Guard-bashing inmate who sparked chaos gets more jail

Guard-bashing inmate who sparked chaos gets more jail

An inmate who bashed four prison officers in an unprovoked attack, causing corrections staff to strike, has had his sentence upgraded.

Man to stand trial for killing woman he lived with

Man to stand trial for killing woman he lived with

A man has pleaded not guilty to the negligent manslaughter of Emma Bates, whose body was found near the NSW-Victorian border in April 2024.

'Violent' tradie jailed over mate's severed leg attack

'Violent' tradie jailed over mate's severed leg attack

A drug-fuelled demolition worker, who mowed down a colleague with his car, then attacked him with a demolition hammer, has been handed a hefty sentence.

Accused CBD stabber's long list of alleged offending

Accused CBD stabber's long list of alleged offending

Details of a woman's previous alleged offending have been revealed after her bail was denied for allegedly stabbing a worker on a city street.

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Accused CBD stabber attempts bail despite safety fears

Accused CBD stabber attempts bail despite safety fears

Accused CBD stabber attempts bail despite safety fears

Accused CBD stabber attempts bail despite safety fears

Prosecutors are pushing for bail to be denied for a woman accused of randomly stabbing another woman walking to work on a city street due to unacceptable risk.

Crime boss adds month to sentence for 'brutal' assault

Crime boss adds month to sentence for 'brutal' assault

Crime boss adds month to sentence for 'brutal' assault

Crime boss adds month to sentence for 'brutal' assault

A convicted killer and underworld crime boss will spend another month in prison for assaulting an officer while frustrated with his jail living conditions.

Daughter speaks about 'false' claim she murdered father

Daughter speaks about 'false' claim she murdered father

Daughter speaks about 'false' claim she murdered father

Daughter speaks about 'false' claim she murdered father

A woman accused of stomping on and murdering her father has given a rare interview outside court during her last moments of freedom.

'If I end up dead': Molly knew brutal ex would kill her

'If I end up dead': Molly knew brutal ex would kill her

'If I end up dead': Molly knew brutal ex would kill her

'If I end up dead': Molly knew brutal ex would kill her

Molly Ticehurst told police her former boyfriend had threatened to break into her house and kill her just weeks before he carried out that exact plan.

Jail time for threatening staff as retail attacks surge

Jail time for threatening staff as retail attacks surge

Jail time for threatening staff as retail attacks surge

Jail time for threatening staff as retail attacks surge

Years in jail and store bans are among tougher penalties flagged by a state government tackling a troubling surge in attacks and threats on retail shop staff.

Neo-Nazi in second bid for release over camp attack

Neo-Nazi in second bid for release over camp attack

Neo-Nazi in second bid for release over camp attack

Neo-Nazi in second bid for release over camp attack

A Nazi group leader has raised his right hand before applying for bail a second time over allegedly leading a group attack on an Aboriginal protest site.

Ex-cricketer's assailants avoid jail after coke theft

Ex-cricketer's assailants avoid jail after coke theft

Ex-cricketer's assailants avoid jail after coke theft

Ex-cricketer's assailants avoid jail after coke theft

Three men who beat up former spin bowler Stuart MacGill after two bricks of cocaine were stolen have been given community sentences for their violent acts.

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DV-related suicide to be probed in urgent inquiry

Data shows Australia's "national shame" of domestic violence is worsening, as the impact on victim-survivors is set to be examined in a parliamentary inquiry.

Storm talent hit with death threat in restaurant spat

An NRL star who attempted to intervene in a melee outside a Lebanese restaurant involving his brother has been spared a conviction.

New charges against MP accused of assaulting wife

A state MP is accused of six assaults on his wife, with court records showing three new charges laid against him.

Bail for men accused of two machete brawls in fortnight

Three men accused of brawling outside Luna Park have been released on bail despite two of them being allegedly involved in another knife fight a fortnight ago.

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Teen's offending ignites calls for youth bail reform

More needs to be done to address youth crime, a state government concedes, after a 13-year-old boy was charged with offences across two Australian cities.

Case binned for parents over arranged marriage 'kidnap'

A mum and dad accused of detaining and attacking their daughter after she refused to marry a cousin have had criminal charges against them dropped in court.

Caddick's widower hires high-profile celebs' lawyer

Disappeared fraudster Melissa Caddick's hairdresser husband has tapped a flamboyant lawyer to fight assault charges, adding to her list of high-profile clients.

Bail laws tested when alleged stabber makes freedom bid

Australia's "toughest" bail laws will be put to the test when a woman accused of stabbing a worker at random on a city street makes another bid for freedom.

Ex-Test cricketer's drug rip-off assailant apologises

A former Test cricketer has received an apology from one of the men who beat him up in a dilapidated shed after two bricks of cocaine were stolen.

Principal guilty of assaulting Indigenous students

A judge has found an angry headmaster guilty of four aggravated assaults after he put Indigenous students into choke holds and painfully twisted their ears.

Mum allegedly beat daughter for not marrying cousin

A mum who allegedly slammed her daughter's head into concrete and attacked her with a garden hose over a refusal to marry a cousin can return home.

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