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'Dangerous' fugitive captured after weapons haul seized

'Dangerous' fugitive captured after weapons haul seized

A manhunt spanning more than 1000km is over after a fugitive was located and charged by police following a public appeal for assistance.

Assisted deaths probe: charity accused kept behind bars

Assisted deaths probe: charity accused kept behind bars

Assisted deaths probe: charity accused kept behind bars

Assisted deaths probe: charity accused kept behind bars

A business owner is accused of taking money in exchange for giving animal euthanasia drugs to a 43-year-old former chef who was paralysed from a car crash.

Suspect in Kirk killing 'feared being shot by police'

Suspect in Kirk killing 'feared being shot by police'

Suspect in Kirk killing 'feared being shot by police'

Suspect in Kirk killing 'feared being shot by police'

The 22-year-old man charged with killing Charlie Kirk was afraid of being shot by police and agreed to surrender as long as it was peaceful, a sheriff says.

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Two face court for murder after 'amazing person' shot

Two face court for murder after 'amazing person' shot

Two men have faced court charged with murder over the shooting of a 26-year-old, as his family and friends remember the victim as a much-loved community figure.

Woman denies trying to drown girls in river

Woman denies trying to drown girls in river

A woman has pleaded not guilty to allegations she tried to murder two girls by drowning them in a river before falling off a bridge.

Murder charge laid after bones found in cold case

Murder charge laid after bones found in cold case

A man has been charged with murder on the same day police found bones during a search for the remains of a woman who has been missing since 2002.

Woman freed on bail over fire that killed two children

Woman freed on bail over fire that killed two children

A mother who left three children aged under five at home alone minutes before a fire engulfed the property and killed two girls has been freed on bail.

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Child abuse web searches may be autofill, teacher says

Child abuse web searches may be autofill, teacher says

Child abuse web searches may be autofill, teacher says

Child abuse web searches may be autofill, teacher says

A former teacher can't recall searching for child abuse online but says a graphic search in his internet history may have been filled automatically.

Huge manhunt under way for armed fugitive

Huge manhunt under way for armed fugitive

Huge manhunt under way for armed fugitive

Huge manhunt under way for armed fugitive

Police are hunting a fugitive accused of shooting a man and fleeing the scene of a crash, warning that he is armed, dangerous and should not be approached.

Man pleads guilty to child homicide after baby's death

Man pleads guilty to child homicide after baby's death

Man pleads guilty to child homicide after baby's death

Man pleads guilty to child homicide after baby's death

A man has admitted he killed a baby boy who died in hospital from non-survivable brain injuries.

Former commando denied bail over drugs and gun charges

Former commando denied bail over drugs and gun charges

Former commando denied bail over drugs and gun charges

Former commando denied bail over drugs and gun charges

A former elite soldier accused of possessing 45 grams of meth was caught up in a police raid while trying to buy drugs for his own use, a judge has heard.

Alan Jones hit with more indecent assault charges

Alan Jones hit with more indecent assault charges

Alan Jones hit with more indecent assault charges

Alan Jones hit with more indecent assault charges

Shock jock and one-time Wallabies coach Alan Jones has been slapped with a raft of indecent assault charges over alleged historical abuse.

Prosecutors seek death penalty for accused Kirk killer

Prosecutors seek death penalty for accused Kirk killer

Prosecutors seek death penalty for accused Kirk killer

Prosecutors seek death penalty for accused Kirk killer

A 22-year-old man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk has been charged with murder as prosecutors revealed texts he allegedly sent after the shooting.

A-League players line up for sentencing on betting scam

A-League players line up for sentencing on betting scam

A-League players line up for sentencing on betting scam

A-League players line up for sentencing on betting scam

Two former Macarthur Bulls soccer players who deliberately picked up yellow cards in exchange for five-figure payments face a sentence hearing.

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US judge dismisses terrorism charges against Mangione

A judge has dismissed terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione in New York state's case over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Woman charged over death of girls in house fire

A woman has been charged with negligent manslaughter over the death of two little girls in a house fire, which also injured a young boy.

Elderly woman on bail over assisted death drugs probe

An 81-year-old woman has been granted bail after being accused of telling an undercover operative about supplying animal euthanasia drugs to kill people.

Father and son jailed over ‘pitiless’ car chase murder

A remorseful father says he hates himself for participating alongside his son in the murder of a teenager, whose death haunts him everyday.

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Ex-teacher's alleged child abuse web searches revealed

Searches for movies depicting sexual abuse will form part of the evidence alleging a former elite private school teacher has a sexual interest in children.

Murder clean-up 'mastermind' accused of fatal hit-run

Authorities fear a woman who previously "masterminded" the clean-up of a murder scene plans to destroy a car that killed a cyclist, a court has been told.

Stricken police hailed in restaurant gas leak tragedy

Authorities are investigating the cause of a tragic gas leak at a restaurant that killed a man and left six others hospitalised, including five police officers.

'It starts to hurt a lot': big toll of deaths, manhunt

As the manhunt for an accused killer enters a fourth week, a relief package for businesses impacted by the search will be a drop in the ocean for many.

Tough legislation strengthens the war on vapes

Six-figure fines, jail time and new powers for health authorities will be introduced as a state cracks down on illegal tobacco and vapes.

Major charge dropped for nurse in anti-Israel video

A charge that a nurse threatened to kill Israeli patients while working at an Australian hospital has been withdrawn by prosecutors.

Ground-penetrating radar used in cold-case victim probe

Police have renewed their investigation into the suspected murder of a woman who vanished in 2002 and are searching a property near her former home.

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