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'Forever 10': parents' emotional tributes to slain girl

'Forever 10': parents' emotional tributes to slain girl

The parents of a young girl brutally killed by a teenager on a rural property want the world to hear her voice, see her face and know her name.

Police powers aim to avoid repeat of violent protests

Police powers aim to avoid repeat of violent protests

Police powers aim to avoid repeat of violent protests

Police powers aim to avoid repeat of violent protests

Influences involved in a notorious protest at a defence conference could travel to Western Australia to target this year's edition, officials warn.

Uncle's quest reveals police racism in train track case

Uncle's quest reveals police racism in train track case

Uncle's quest reveals police racism in train track case

Uncle's quest reveals police racism in train track case

After a long campaign by the family of an Aboriginal teenager mysteriously found dead on train tracks, a coroner has found racism hindered the investigation.

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Neighbours' grief over remorseless killer's plea deal

Neighbours' grief over remorseless killer's plea deal

An 85-year-old woman who was killed and dumped in a river is being remembered as a generous neighbour as her killer finally admitted her guilt.

'Alarming' training gaps on family violence frontline

'Alarming' training gaps on family violence frontline

Social workers, nurses, midwives and psychiatrists receive scant coaching on how to deal with victims of domestic violence, federal politicians have heard.

'Carry his loss': family mourn son, drunk driver jailed

'Carry his loss': family mourn son, drunk driver jailed

A speeding, drunk driver has been jailed for 14 years over a horror crash that killed a nine-year-old boy and seriously injured his dad as they rode an e-bike.

Youth crime dip sparks older offenders, reforms debate

Youth crime dip sparks older offenders, reforms debate

Youth crime is falling in one state but it is unclear whether the government's tough “adult crime, adult time” reforms are playing a role in the trend.

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Organised crime a 'terrible bargain' for young people

Organised crime a 'terrible bargain' for young people

Organised crime a 'terrible bargain' for young people

Organised crime a 'terrible bargain' for young people

Teenage offenders have become a focus for police as Australia's most populous state proposes more powers to address organised crime.

'Mothership' linked to $100m cocaine and meth plot

'Mothership' linked to $100m cocaine and meth plot

'Mothership' linked to $100m cocaine and meth plot

'Mothership' linked to $100m cocaine and meth plot

Six people have been charged over an alleged $100 million cocaine and methamphetamine pipeline fed by a drug ''mothership'' moored offshore.

Charges dropped for woman accused of children's murder

Charges dropped for woman accused of children's murder

Charges dropped for woman accused of children's murder

Charges dropped for woman accused of children's murder

A woman accused of killing her adult children has had her final murder charge dropped after nearly 10 years of police investigations and six years in custody.

Mangione face hurdles with 'mental breakdown' defence

Mangione face hurdles with 'mental breakdown' defence

Mangione face hurdles with 'mental breakdown' defence

Mangione face hurdles with 'mental breakdown' defence

Luigi Mangione plans to assert he was suffering from "extreme emotional disturbance" when he gunned down a US health insurance ‌executive, a judge says.

Criminologists liken CFMEU to organised crime group

Criminologists liken CFMEU to organised crime group

Criminologists liken CFMEU to organised crime group

Criminologists liken CFMEU to organised crime group

Leading experts say CFMEU allegations show a union acting more like a crime network than an industrial watchdog, using fear to dominate building sites.

Snowtown killer’s parole release back in limbo

Snowtown killer’s parole release back in limbo

Snowtown killer’s parole release back in limbo

Snowtown killer’s parole release back in limbo

A decision to block a Snowtown killer's parole has been set aside by a court, but it has ordered a new review of the process.

Teen to stand trial over businessman's fatal stabbing

Teen to stand trial over businessman's fatal stabbing

Teen to stand trial over businessman's fatal stabbing

Teen to stand trial over businessman's fatal stabbing

A teen has been committed to stand trial after being accused of fatally stabbing the Universal Store clothing retailer co-founder at a house party.

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Three charged after meth hidden in charcoal bags bust

An X-ray of dozens of bags of charcoal revealed 320kg of disguised crystal meth being smuggled into Australia.

Alleged $830m meth schemer flees after police release

A man who allegedly helped import 700kg of meth into Australia was released without charge before fleeing overseas.

'Large, lethal': teen wanted bomb matching US attack

A teen accused of planning a terrorist attack wanted a large device matching something as "destructive" as the Oklahoma City bombing, a jury has heard.

Free birth complications rise, hospital dobbed in doula

A perception doctors and midwives are "doing things to women without consent" may be behind a rise in free births, an inquest into a mother's death has heard.

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Payout ends Sandilands legal row as Jackie O's rolls on

Kyle Sandilands will get $12 million as his bitter legal fight with ARN comes to an end, but his former on-air partner is still chasing her chunk of change.

Accused ISIS bride to stay behind bars after bail loss

A woman who returned to Australia from Syria after marrying a then-Islamic State fighter has remained expressionless in court after losing her bail application.

Teary mum says murder-accused ex was physical with son

A man accused of murdering a two-year-old boy thought the toddler was naughty and grabbed him during toilet training, his mother has told a jury.

Mum of girl's killer believed psychosis was hormonal

A teenager was given a vitamin to treat mental health symptoms before she killed a 10-year-old girl on a rural property, an inquest has been told.

Two charged over slain grandfather could face jail term

A total of six offenders have been arrested after two young men were nabbed over the alleged mistaken-identity kidnapping and murder of a grandfather.

‘I have sinned’: woman 'confessed' to murder of parents

A diabetic woman charged with murdering her parents with insulin wrote a note to herself to "sob here" during a police interview, a court has been told.

'Cackling': psychotic attacker stabs woman in her bed

A psychotic man who reported homicidal thoughts was turned away from hospital before stabbing a woman more than 20 times, a court has been told.

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