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Sleeping granny killed after driver's psychotic episode

Sleeping granny killed after driver's psychotic episode

A woman driving with a baby in the car at over double the speed limit was experiencing psychosis when her SUV ploughed through a Sydney home, a court has heard.

Accused mushroom killer wants country court hearing

Accused mushroom killer wants country court hearing

Accused mushroom killer wants country court hearing

Accused mushroom killer wants country court hearing

Erin Patterson has faced court for a second time since being charged with murder over the deaths of three people after allegedly serving them a poisonous lunch.

Drugs, lack of care make immigration detention 'unsafe'

Drugs, lack of care make immigration detention 'unsafe'

Drugs, lack of care make immigration detention 'unsafe'

Drugs, lack of care make immigration detention 'unsafe'

An Australian Human Rights Commission report has flagged serious concerns over safety and care at a high-security WA immigration detention centre.

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Mourners gather for beach vigil as baby leaves hospital

Mourners gather for beach vigil as baby leaves hospital

A crowd has gathered at Sydney's Bondi Beach to share in a minute's silence honouring six people killed in a stabbing attack after a wounded baby left hospital.

'Time to heal': Higgins breaks silence on Lehrmann case

'Time to heal': Higgins breaks silence on Lehrmann case

Brittany Higgins has spoken for the first time following Bruce Lehrmann's defamation case, thanking the judge for his "trauma-informed approach".

Loved and loving: Family, friends farewell Luke Davies

Loved and loving: Family, friends farewell Luke Davies

Luke Davies has been remembered by family, friends and co-workers for the impact he had on the world - not the way he left it - at a memorial in Brisbane.

Troubled forensic lab's DNA backlog blows out to 41,000

Troubled forensic lab's DNA backlog blows out to 41,000

A backlog of cases at a Queensland DNA lab has increased as the state opposition calls on the government to release a full strategy to address its issues.

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Man dies after setting self on fire outside Trump court

Man dies after setting self on fire outside Trump court

Man dies after setting self on fire outside Trump court

Man dies after setting self on fire outside Trump court

A man has died after setting himself on fire outside the New York court as jury selection for former president Donald Trump's hush money trial was finalised.

'Cherished': Hundreds honour Luke Davies at memorial

'Cherished': Hundreds honour Luke Davies at memorial

'Cherished': Hundreds honour Luke Davies at memorial

'Cherished': Hundreds honour Luke Davies at memorial

Hundreds of mourners have gathered at a memorial in Brisbane to farewell flight attendant Luke Davies, who was killed along with his partner in Sydney.

X to fight Australian watchdog over stabbing content

X to fight Australian watchdog over stabbing content

X to fight Australian watchdog over stabbing content

X to fight Australian watchdog over stabbing content

Elon Musk's social media platform says it will fight an Australian regulator over an order to take down posts after a church bishop was stabbed in Sydney.

Mental health funding focus of Bondi attack inquiry

Mental health funding focus of Bondi attack inquiry

Mental health funding focus of Bondi attack inquiry

Mental health funding focus of Bondi attack inquiry

As a major coronial inquiry gets underway into the Bondi stabbings, a wounded security guard has taken heart from Australia's support.

Man charged over 'targeted' fatal shooting at shops

Man charged over 'targeted' fatal shooting at shops

Man charged over 'targeted' fatal shooting at shops

Man charged over 'targeted' fatal shooting at shops

Homicide squad detectives have charged a 40-year-old man over the shooting death of a 33-year-old outside shops in Melbourne's north.

Public housing tenants fight to end no-grounds eviction

Public housing tenants fight to end no-grounds eviction

Public housing tenants fight to end no-grounds eviction

Public housing tenants fight to end no-grounds eviction

Two Supreme Court legal challenges in Western Australia could end no-grounds evictions for public housing tenants.

Immigrant charged after ankle bracelet goes flat

Immigrant charged after ankle bracelet goes flat

Immigrant charged after ankle bracelet goes flat

Immigrant charged after ankle bracelet goes flat

A Sudanese-born man who failed to charge his monitoring device faces more than five years in jail after failing to charge his monitoring device.

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Terrorism-accused boy has mental health history: lawyer

A teenager charged with a terrorism offence over a stabbing at a church has a “long history of behaviour” consistent with mental health issues, his lawyer says.

Goalie fails in COVID-19 wages claim from A-League team

Former Western Sydney Wanderers goalkeeper Daniel Lopar has failed in legal action seeking close to $500,000 from the club over wages during the pandemic.

Beale rape accuser had 'obvious' motive to lie: lawyer

Rugby star Kurtley Beale is pursuing legal costs over a failed rape prosecution, during which his lawyers said his accuser had an obvious motivation to lie.

'Unimaginable': three brothers, friend die in car crash

Four people, including three brothers, are among four people killed in a car accident tragedy on a country road.

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Social media giants put on notice over stabbing content

Political leaders are calling for an overhaul of social media platforms and harsher penalties following the Bondi Junction stabbing attack

Heal's 'conspiracy' claim against Flames no slam dunk

Australian basketball great Shane Heal could not prove a conspiracy led to his suspension as coach of the WNBL club after players complained about his conduct.

Couple found guilty of raping teenage girl after party

A jury has found a married couple guilty of having sexually assaulted a teenage girl after they gave her cannabis and alcohol at a house party.

Police push to jail parents for kids' knives panned

Tougher knife-crime penalties are on the cards after a spate of attacks, but legal groups and youth advocates say the changes are unlikely to work.

Australia has a 'crisis' of male violence: Dreyfus

Men are being urged to take a leadership role in ending the national "crisis" of violence against women.

Shoppers return to 'eerie' shopping mall after massacre

Security guards in stab-proof vests patrolled each floor as the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre reopened after a massacre that killed six people.

'Facilitator' in billion-dollar coke ring gets 20 years

A convicted drug trafficker who has been handed a 20-year sentence was consuming up to $5000 worth of cocaine weekly before his arrest, a court has heard.

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