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Sacked academic gets lifeline after possible judge bias

Sacked academic gets lifeline after possible judge bias

An academic who claims he was sacked from a major university for being "white" and "conservative" has been allowed to appeal after his case was thrown out.

Fired UK official describes pressure to clear Mandelson

Fired UK official describes pressure to clear Mandelson

Fired UK official describes pressure to clear Mandelson

Fired UK official describes pressure to clear Mandelson

A sacked UK official says he felt political pressure to approve Peter Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to the US despite security concerns.

AI-camera traffic fines withdrawn after drivers appeal

AI-camera traffic fines withdrawn after drivers appeal

AI-camera traffic fines withdrawn after drivers appeal

AI-camera traffic fines withdrawn after drivers appeal

More than 2000 AI-camera traffic fines for seatbelt misuse have been cancelled in the six months since the technology went live in one state.

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Rebel hired security amid fight over directorial debut

Rebel hired security amid fight over directorial debut

Hollywood actor Rebel Wilson hired personal security after raising concerns about a young actor’s alleged complaint of sexual harassment against a producer.

Fatal Molotov attack after mother not considered risk

Fatal Molotov attack after mother not considered risk

A woman had been assessed as not a homicide risk to the father of her children before she killed him with a Molotov cocktail, a coroner has found.

Disgraced socialite wins bid to loosen bail

Disgraced socialite wins bid to loosen bail

Socialite Brynne Edelsten dodged questions as she left court after successfully securing relaxed bail conditions.

Five arrests after foiled alleged underworld kidnapping

Five arrests after foiled alleged underworld kidnapping

Police have four men and a teen over the alleged kidnapping of an underworld associate held at gunpoint, beaten with a baseball bat and bundled into his car.

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Woolworths denies deception, blames inflation for hikes

Woolworths denies deception, blames inflation for hikes

Woolworths denies deception, blames inflation for hikes

Woolworths denies deception, blames inflation for hikes

Inflation and supplier negotiations drove prices higher, not a desire to mislead consumers with short-term hikes, Australia's biggest supermarket says.

YouTuber investigated for filming Dezi's secret hideout

YouTuber investigated for filming Dezi's secret hideout

YouTuber investigated for filming Dezi's secret hideout

YouTuber investigated for filming Dezi's secret hideout

A police investigation is under way after a YouTuber filmed the campsite where double cop killer Dezi Freeman was shot dead.

'Distress': woman questioned over theft after DV claim

'Distress': woman questioned over theft after DV claim

'Distress': woman questioned over theft after DV claim

'Distress': woman questioned over theft after DV claim

An upset woman was questioned over claims she had stolen money from an ex-partner moments after reporting domestic violence allegations, a coroner has heard.

Woman awarded $1.6 million over 'callous' abuse

Woman awarded $1.6 million over 'callous' abuse

Woman awarded $1.6 million over 'callous' abuse

Woman awarded $1.6 million over 'callous' abuse

A terminally ill woman has been awarded $1.6 million in damages by a court after suing her former schoolteacher for sexually abusing her in the early 1980s.

Man jailed for mimicking 'gut-wrenching' Bondi shooting

Man jailed for mimicking 'gut-wrenching' Bondi shooting

Man jailed for mimicking 'gut-wrenching' Bondi shooting

Man jailed for mimicking 'gut-wrenching' Bondi shooting

A man who impersonated the alleged terrorists behind the Bondi attack before launching into a drug-fuelled anti-Semitic tirade will serve months behind bars.

Teachers to plead not guilty to assaulting school boys

Teachers to plead not guilty to assaulting school boys

Teachers to plead not guilty to assaulting school boys

Teachers to plead not guilty to assaulting school boys

A group of teachers from a NSW school, including its principal, will fight charges they assaulted two primary school boys.

Jeweller faked multimillion-dollar heist for insurance

Jeweller faked multimillion-dollar heist for insurance

Jeweller faked multimillion-dollar heist for insurance

Jeweller faked multimillion-dollar heist for insurance

A jeweller has been found not guilty of kidnapping after staging a robbery at his own store to claim $2 million worth of stock in an insurance fraud.

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Football legend acquitted of child sex abuse charges

Australian Rules football great Barry Cable has walked from court with his family after being acquitted of a slew of historical child sexual abuse charges.

'Bully, liar': Rebel Wilson slammed in defamation fight

Hollywood actor Rebel Wilson has been decried as a bully who has made malicious and grotesque allegations about the young star of her directorial debut.

Ambos locked out after triple-zero call, coroner told

A locked door delayed paramedics for an hour as they tried to reach a woman who self-harmed at a refuge shelter, an inquest has heard.

Woman sent abusive texts after alleged fatal sparring

Two friends were sparring with boxing gloves and "mucking around like children" before things escalated, leaving one of them dead, a jury has heard.

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Premier doubles down on protest laws as charges linger

Despite a court ruling laws designed to curb protest activity were unconstitutional, NSW Premier Chris Minns is maintaining they were the right thing to do.

Police did their all in teen terror tragedy, probe told

An inquest into the death of a state police employee and his Islamic State-driven shooter has been told nothing could have been done to avoid the tragedy.

'We are watching': 200kg of cocaine on catamaran

A man has been charged after 200kg of cocaine was found on a catamaran sailing into the country amid a probe into a crime syndicate with bikie gang links.

Police target youth gang linked to several murders

A notorious youth gang linked to several murders and other serious crimes has been hit with mass raids and arrests.

Police shot woman as she stabbed her mother to death

A coroner is investigating the death of a woman who was shot dead by police as she fatally attacked her mother.

Court denies Aboriginal woman's 'on Country' request

A magistrate has rejected an Aboriginal woman's request for a hearing on culturally significant land, saying the case can be fairly determined without doing so.

Roberts-Smith visits police after breaking silence

Decorated veteran Ben Roberts-Smith has dashed to a police station to meet his bail conditions after being charged with multiple war crimes.

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