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Properties raided in hunt for synagogue arsonists

Properties raided in hunt for synagogue arsonists

Multiple search warrants have been executed as part of an ongoing police investigation into the firebombing of a synagogue.

Ex-teacher bailed after 'false' student abuse claim bid

Ex-teacher bailed after 'false' student abuse claim bid

Ex-teacher bailed after 'false' student abuse claim bid

Ex-teacher bailed after 'false' student abuse claim bid

An ex-high school teacher accused of sexually abusing a 15-year-old student has been granted bail despite allegedly asking the teen to lie about what happened.

Mother and son jailed for 'cowardly' hit-and-run murder

Mother and son jailed for 'cowardly' hit-and-run murder

Mother and son jailed for 'cowardly' hit-and-run murder

Mother and son jailed for 'cowardly' hit-and-run murder

A mother and son who mowed an 18-year-old down with their ute and spent weeks on the run have been jailed for more than 20 years.

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No verdict for brothers over fatal grand final fight

No verdict for brothers over fatal grand final fight

Two brothers charged after a teenage boy was killed during a post-NRL grand final punch-up will face retrial after a jury was unable to reach a verdict.

Student's testimony enough to back Dawson sex verdict

Student's testimony enough to back Dawson sex verdict

Evidence by one of Chris Dawson's former students was enough to prove he sexually abused her around the time he killed his wife, a court has found.

Police on target to seize record number of weapons

Police on target to seize record number of weapons

Police say they are on track to seize a record number of knives this year, amid community concern about the weapons following a brawl at a shopping centre.

Jury hears more of Sean 'Diddy' Combs' 'debauchery'

Jury hears more of Sean 'Diddy' Combs' 'debauchery'

A model and social media influencer has told a jury she felt "exhilarated" the first time she had sex with a male escort in front of Sean "Diddy" Combs.

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Police wrap up search for McCann evidence in Portugal

Police wrap up search for McCann evidence in Portugal

Police wrap up search for McCann evidence in Portugal

Police wrap up search for McCann evidence in Portugal

Police looking for evidence related to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have left a search site in southern Portugal.

Jury begins deliberating in Weinstein's rape retrial

Jury begins deliberating in Weinstein's rape retrial

Jury begins deliberating in Weinstein's rape retrial

Jury begins deliberating in Weinstein's rape retrial

Jurors have started deliberating in Harvey Weinstein's New York rape and assault crimes retrial.

France honours Bondi mall stabbing 'bollard' heroes

France honours Bondi mall stabbing 'bollard' heroes

France honours Bondi mall stabbing 'bollard' heroes

France honours Bondi mall stabbing 'bollard' heroes

French nationals Damien Guerot and Silas Despreaux have been recognised by the Macron government for their courage trying to stop a knife-wielding attacker.

Housemates charged over teen girl's disappearance

Housemates charged over teen girl's disappearance

Housemates charged over teen girl's disappearance

Housemates charged over teen girl's disappearance

Weeks after Pheobe Bishop's "suspicious" disappearance, the 17-year-old's two housemates have been charged with murder in southern Queensland.

'Drinks and gaming' before toolbox murders, jury hears

'Drinks and gaming' before toolbox murders, jury hears

'Drinks and gaming' before toolbox murders, jury hears

'Drinks and gaming' before toolbox murders, jury hears

Three men accused of a double murder drank alcohol and played on a games console while their alleged victims were trapped in a toolbox, a jury has heard.

Mushroom cook opens up on lies to police, in-laws

Mushroom cook opens up on lies to police, in-laws

Mushroom cook opens up on lies to police, in-laws

Mushroom cook opens up on lies to police, in-laws

Erin Patterson lied to her in-laws about cancer tests before cooking them a deadly lunch because they made her "feel loved", she has told a jury.

'High risk': The Star's $167m credit to money launderer

'High risk': The Star's $167m credit to money launderer

'High risk': The Star's $167m credit to money launderer

'High risk': The Star's $167m credit to money launderer

The scale of The Star casino's enabling of billions of dollars in risky transactions, including from at least one money launderer, has been exposed in court.

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Murder or mistake? Trial opens over teen shooting death

A father and his son have been accused of murdering a teenager after he was shot dead during a car chase but maintain it was a terrible accident.

How multiple personalities helped sex abuse survivor

A woman has opened up about developing multiple personalities to survive being sexually abused by her father from a young age.

'She's great': more charges mulled against taboo author

A Christian charity executive accused of disseminating and producing child abuse material over her fictional novel Daddy's Little Toy may face more charges.

Call for federal police to examine death in custody

An investigation into the death of a young Aboriginal man in police custody should be taken over by federal police, an Indigenous MP says.

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Diddy dangled Cassie's friend off balcony, jury told

A friend of Casandra Ventura has told a jury she still has night terrors and paranoia after Sean "Diddy" Combs dangled her off a balcony in 2016.

Housemate arrested amid missing girl investigation

Weeks after teenager Pheobe Bishop went missing, one of her housemates has been taken into custody and questioned by police in relation to her disappearance.

Moment husband confronted mushroom cook over toxic meal

Erin Patterson has recalled fearing her children would be taken away after discovering she had served a poisonous beef Wellington meal to her in-laws.

The Star faces $400m implosion over crime concerns

Backpacks full of cash, concealed transactions and gamblers with criminal links were ignored by The Star casino, which faces a fine of $400 million or more.

Chilling detail in superyacht worker's abduction of ex

A superyacht worker wore black latex gloves so he wouldn’t leave fingerprints when he abducted his former girlfriend after she broke up with him.

Witness admits 'huge lie' over alleged toolbox murders

A prosecution witness has admitted lying to police about an alleged murder victim owing money to a defendant and who was at the crime scene, a jury has heard.

Calls persist for external probe into death in custody

If a territory government fails to set up an external probe into the latest death in custody its federal funding should be cut, an Aboriginal authority says.

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