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Charity founder denies dozens of sexual assault charges

Charity founder denies dozens of sexual assault charges

A well-known charity founder has strenuously denied sexual assault allegations after he was charged with more than 50 offences.

Victim relief as key sentencing test to be abolished

Victim relief as key sentencing test to be abolished

Victim relief as key sentencing test to be abolished

Victim relief as key sentencing test to be abolished

People convicted of a crime will no longer receive lesser sentences because they are of "good character" in a seismic change to deliver more justice to victims.

Judge declines to halt Trump's crackdown in Minnesota

Judge declines to halt Trump's crackdown in Minnesota

Judge declines to halt Trump's crackdown in Minnesota

Judge declines to halt Trump's crackdown in Minnesota

Thousands have marched across the US demanding the withdrawal of federal immigration agents, as Donald Trump orders them to stay away from protests.

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'Bring your harem': Richard Branson's email to Epstein

'Bring your harem': Richard Branson's email to Epstein

Virgin boss Richard Branson's name is mentioned hundreds of times in the latest tranche of documents relating to disgraced pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Epstein documents include probe emails about his death

Epstein documents include probe emails about his death

US Justice Departments documents related to Jeffrey Epstein include emails between investigators about his death in 2019.

Former PM denies meeting as Epstein files released

Former PM denies meeting as Epstein files released

A former Australian prime minister has been named in newly released documents on Jeffrey Epstein, but he says those diary entries can't be taken on face value.

Murder-suicide described as heartbreaking by premier

Murder-suicide described as heartbreaking by premier

A premier says the impact of a suburban double murder-suicide will ripple across his state.

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Charity founder charged with sexual assault, rape

Charity founder charged with sexual assault, rape

Charity founder charged with sexual assault, rape

Charity founder charged with sexual assault, rape

A well-known charity founder has fronted court after being charged with more than 50 offences, including rape.

US journalist Don Lemon in court: 'I won't be silenced'

US journalist Don Lemon in court: 'I won't be silenced'

US journalist Don Lemon in court: 'I won't be silenced'

US journalist Don Lemon in court: 'I won't be silenced'

Defiant US journalist Don Lemon says he won't be silenced, after being arrested for recording anti-immigration enforcement protesters.

Thousands protest against ICE campaign across the US

Thousands protest against ICE campaign across the US

Thousands protest against ICE campaign across the US

Thousands protest against ICE campaign across the US

Thousands of Americans have braved freezing conditions to demonstrate as the Department of Justice launches an investigation into the shooting of Alex Pretti.

US judge rules out death penalty in Mangione case

US judge rules out death penalty in Mangione case

US judge rules out death penalty in Mangione case

US judge rules out death penalty in Mangione case

A New York judgehas ruled out the possibility of the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, should he be convicted of killing an insurance executive.

Probe calling for ban of controversial chant panned

Probe calling for ban of controversial chant panned

Probe calling for ban of controversial chant panned

Probe calling for ban of controversial chant panned

Slogans shouted at pro-Palestine protests are under scrutiny as a state moves to outlaw them after the Bondi massacre but critics say it curbs freedoms.

US Justice Department releases more Epstein documents

US Justice Department releases more Epstein documents

US Justice Department releases more Epstein documents

US Justice Department releases more Epstein documents

The US Justice Department has published a new cache of millions of documents related to the late convicted sex ‍offender Jeffrey Epstein.

More charges in connection to body under tarp murder

More charges in connection to body under tarp murder

More charges in connection to body under tarp murder

More charges in connection to body under tarp murder

Police have made another breakthrough in a murder investigation, extraditing a 33-year-old man back to the state where he has now been charged.

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Head coach spared jail for sex assault of junior player

An ex-Australian women’s indoor hockey team head coach has walked from court after she was sentenced to a community order for molesting an underage player.

Murder accused to stand trial over bikie 'execution'

A group of men used encrypted phones, tracking devices and high-powered firearms to hunt down and kill a man who had quit their bikie gang, prosecutors claim.

How anti-Semitic vandal’s password brought him undone

An anti-Semitic vandal's choice of phone password has raised eyebrows as his attempt to appeal his sentence over a night of destruction fell flat.

Decade in prison for 'calculated' scooter rider killer

A jealous man will spend up to 10 years and six months in prison after he lied to police and tried to hide his ute after using it to kill a scooter rider.

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Contentious solar farm green lit, as locals fight on

A solar farm that will power 40,000 homes has been given the go-ahead, with a court ruling it is not "inconsistent" with a region's rural character.

'Saw nothing': big call in ex-shock jock's sex case

Sexual abuse claims against former talkback host Alan Jones have been disputed by multiple witnesses who say they "saw nothing", his lawyer alleges.

Two men accused of kidnapping woman in extortion plot

A woman was kidnapped by two men in an extortion plot before a "significant" amount of drugs were discovered in a major operation, police say.

Taxpayers foot record amount to jail young people

A record $1.1 billion spent locking up children and young people, revealed in a new report, has been described as the result of a "devastating policy failure".

US border czar Homan says ICE will be more 'targeted'

A memo ‌from an ICE official directs US federal officers to refrain from any unnecessary interaction with "agitators" so as to avoid "inflaming the situation".

Foster mum can work with kids after sex claims spurned

A foster carer accused of buying a sex toy for a teenage girl can work with children after a tribunal dismissed the "fanciful" allegations against her.

Swiss prosecutors widen fire probe to local authorities

A Swiss probe into a New Year bar fire that killed 40 people has summoned a current and a former local official for questioning.

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