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Ex-child star seeks bail 'to get more than $150 a week'

Ex-child star seeks bail 'to get more than $150 a week'

A former Home and Away child star accused of assault has sought bail so he can fight a financial management order restricting access to his own money.

Student awarded $1.2 million after school gang-bashing

Student awarded $1.2 million after school gang-bashing

Student awarded $1.2 million after school gang-bashing

Student awarded $1.2 million after school gang-bashing

A 14-year-old high school student assaulted by 12 other students has been awarded $1.2 million in compensation by a court.

Disgraced ex-deputy mayor breaks down in release bid

Disgraced ex-deputy mayor breaks down in release bid

Disgraced ex-deputy mayor breaks down in release bid

Disgraced ex-deputy mayor breaks down in release bid

A former Sydney deputy mayor who plans to fight his convictions for domestic violence and fraud has a history of delaying proceedings, a court has been told.

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Ex-councillor avoids jail over drug-fuelled attack

Ex-councillor avoids jail over drug-fuelled attack

An ex-Sydney councillor has avoided being sent back to jail over an attack on his elderly godmother that stemmed from his addiction to prescription stimulants.

'Coercive' judge found guilty of assaulting ex-partner

'Coercive' judge found guilty of assaulting ex-partner

A Supreme Court judge has been found guilty of assaulting and intimidating his ex-partner, with a magistrate describing his version of events as "contrived".

Trial set for cop charged over grandma's taser death

Trial set for cop charged over grandma's taser death

A NSW police officer has denied unlawfully killing a 95-year-old woman with dementia, who was tasered while holding a knife.

Extra crisis homes needed in family violence 'hotspot'

Extra crisis homes needed in family violence 'hotspot'

More housing and crisis accommodation is needed for survivors of family violence in a remote and regional area dubbed a "hotspot".

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Ex-councillor sentenced for assault on elderly mother

Ex-councillor sentenced for assault on elderly mother

Ex-councillor sentenced for assault on elderly mother

Ex-councillor sentenced for assault on elderly mother

A troubled former Sydney councillor accidentally assaulted his elderly mother after being told to clean his room, according to court documents.

Australia waives immunity of diplomat's partner in NZ

Australia waives immunity of diplomat's partner in NZ

Australia waives immunity of diplomat's partner in NZ

Australia waives immunity of diplomat's partner in NZ

Charges could be laid against the partner of an Australian diplomat over an alleged street fight after his immunity from prosecution was removed.

League player assault not linked to brain injury: judge

League player assault not linked to brain injury: judge

League player assault not linked to brain injury: judge

League player assault not linked to brain injury: judge

A former rugby league player who claimed a brain injury from concussions on the field contributed to him physically assaulting a woman has been sentenced.

Evidence faked during attempted murderer's appeal

Evidence faked during attempted murderer's appeal

Evidence faked during attempted murderer's appeal

Evidence faked during attempted murderer's appeal

A man jailed for 18 years for trying to kill his partner by setting her on fire after she told him the relationship was over has lost a Supreme Court appeal.

Woman who took machete to brawl caused 'serious injury'

Woman who took machete to brawl caused 'serious injury'

Woman who took machete to brawl caused 'serious injury'

Woman who took machete to brawl caused 'serious injury'

A young woman committed an "extremely dangerous" machete attack on a mother during a fight with her daughter and caused a serious wound, a judge has said.

Care for kids to break cycle of abuse spreads its wings

Care for kids to break cycle of abuse spreads its wings

Care for kids to break cycle of abuse spreads its wings

Care for kids to break cycle of abuse spreads its wings

A program offered to children and young people could provide a long-term sustainable solution to ending domestic and family violence in Australia.

Record crime, but minister insists it's under control

Record crime, but minister insists it's under control

Record crime, but minister insists it's under control

Record crime, but minister insists it's under control

Crime is increasing in Victoria as child offences escalate but the state's police minister says offending is under control.

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Charges possible after mum's death from head injuries

A coroner is yet to rule how 44-year-old mother Elizabeth Britton suffered the head injuries that eventually led to hear death.

Olympian slapped, threatened to choke ex-wife

Three-time Olympic rower and silver medallist Simon Burgess entered his ex-wife's home wearing black rubber gloves, and slapped and threatened to choke her.

Man accused of stabbing cop bailed for psych review

An 18-year-old man has been bailed to undergo an inpatient psychiatric assessment after he allegedly stabbed a police officer outside of his home.

Boxer's brother sentenced for post-fight punch-up

The brother of an Australian boxer has avoided conviction after assaulting a rival trainer he presumed was about to attack his sibling during a boxing match.

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Man jailed for six years over McDonald's knife attack

A man who attacked his girlfriend at a McDonald's restaurant in western Sydney before fleeing the scene in her car has been sentenced to six years in jail.

Man fighting for life after frenzied nightclub stabbing

Police are investigating after a man was brutally attacked with a knife and a machete inside a Melbourne nightclub.

'Changing norms', new DV strategy to start in childcare

Instilling respect and resilience in preschoolers will help address soaring rates of family violence, the NSW government says as it charts a path to prevention.

Cop to argue reasonable force in 95yo's taser death

Senior Constable Kristian White is due to face trial for the manslaughter of great-grandmother Clare Nowland, who died after being tasered at an aged-care home.

Ex-TV star's 'tendency' to spit at woman seals DV case

Disgraced TV host Andrew O'Keefe has failed to overturn convictions for domestic violence, with a judge pointing to a previous time he spat at his victim.

Man who stabbed his mum's partner acquitted of murder

A NSW man has been cleared of murder after stabbing his mother's partner multiple times in the chest in self-defence during a late-night confrontation.

Ship death 'person of interest' avoids jail for assault

A judge has sentenced Dragan Losic, previously a person of interest in a cruise ship death, for assaulting his wife.

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