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Bank manager denied bail over $200m fraud syndicate

Bank manager denied bail over $200m fraud syndicate

A senior business bank manager is behind bars accused of playing a key role in one of Australia's biggest corporate corruption cases in recent years.

'Drove him crazy': man kills scooter rider over affair

'Drove him crazy': man kills scooter rider over affair

'Drove him crazy': man kills scooter rider over affair

'Drove him crazy': man kills scooter rider over affair

A man has admitted to manslaughter after he deliberately drove into and killed an e-scooter rider who had a rumoured affair with his girlfriend.

Dodgy traveller admits to having large package in pants

Dodgy traveller admits to having large package in pants

Dodgy traveller admits to having large package in pants

Dodgy traveller admits to having large package in pants

A traveller could be settling in for a serious stint in jail after customs officers noticed a suspicious bulge in his trousers when he arrived in Australia.

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'Guns for hire' likely behind daytime laneway attack

'Guns for hire' likely behind daytime laneway attack

A multi-state police investigation is probing the brazen daylight shooting of a man who was himself a suspect in the gunning down of a high-profile figure.

Cop jailed over $100k robbery from sex offender's home

Cop jailed over $100k robbery from sex offender's home

The actions of a police officer who misused information from a search warrant to steal $100,000 in a violent outback robbery must be "deplored", a judge says.

Two charged over role in underworld figure's murder

Two charged over role in underworld figure's murder

Four years after an underworld figure was gunned down in a well-planned murder, police have laid their first charges in the case.

German backpacker's killer driven by 'sexual' motive

German backpacker's killer driven by 'sexual' motive

A new motive has been offered in the decades-old case of a German backpacker found killed in regional Australia but the victim's family still lacks answers.

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'Trying to kill me': call played after murder verdict

'Trying to kill me': call played after murder verdict

'Trying to kill me': call played after murder verdict

'Trying to kill me': call played after murder verdict

Some of the last words spoken by a woman violently killed in a domestic argument have been made public after a jury passed verdict against her ex-partner.

Relief as victims of anti-gay laws are compensated

Relief as victims of anti-gay laws are compensated

Relief as victims of anti-gay laws are compensated

Relief as victims of anti-gay laws are compensated

Equality advocates are rejoicing after nation-leading laws allowing men convicted of homosexuality under former laws passed a state parliament.

Liberal MP tipped off editor with Groth couple 'gossip'

Liberal MP tipped off editor with Groth couple 'gossip'

Liberal MP tipped off editor with Groth couple 'gossip'

Liberal MP tipped off editor with Groth couple 'gossip'

Lawyers have traded arguments over whether a series of stories by a major tabloid newspaper about a political power couple fell foul of privacy laws.

Beefed-up security for murder trial after family fracas

Beefed-up security for murder trial after family fracas

Beefed-up security for murder trial after family fracas

Beefed-up security for murder trial after family fracas

Security measures will be enhanced for a murder trial after a confrontation between the alleged victim's family and relatives of his accused killer.

Police to be grilled at childcare pedophile inquiry

Police to be grilled at childcare pedophile inquiry

Police to be grilled at childcare pedophile inquiry

Police to be grilled at childcare pedophile inquiry

Top law enforcement officials and child protection experts will explain how they are protecting children from abuse in early childhood education and care.

Mum takes solace son died knowing he was deeply loved

Mum takes solace son died knowing he was deeply loved

Mum takes solace son died knowing he was deeply loved

Mum takes solace son died knowing he was deeply loved

A man's last moments 'irrationally' threatening police with a gun before being shot should not define him, a coroner has told a grieving family.

'Never forgive you': family's anguish over GP's killing

'Never forgive you': family's anguish over GP's killing

'Never forgive you': family's anguish over GP's killing

'Never forgive you': family's anguish over GP's killing

The family of a slain GP say their lives have been shattered and they will never forgive his teenaged killer, as a prosecution calls for a lengthy sentence.

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Serial rapist admits sexually touching teen schoolgirl

A rapist who terrorised Sydney’s north shore in the 1990s and repeatedly touched teen girls and young women since release, has admitted groping a schoolgirl.

Masseur accused of 'gross' rape after radio show praise

A woman has told a jury she felt disgusted and repulsed after being raped by an alternative massage therapist she learned about from The Kyle and Jackie O show.

Suspended warrant issued after Lehrmann court no-show

A magistrate has told Bruce Lehrmann two things he must do to avoid being arrested after failing to appear in court on a car-stealing charge.

Underworld kingpin Mokbel avoids a return to prison

Drug kingpin Tony Mokbel has been sentenced to time already served after losing a bid to have one of his trafficking convictions quashed.

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Manslaughter query if camper killer faces fresh trial

A conviction for the murder of camper Russell Hill will not be sought by prosecutors, but appeal judges have queried if a manslaughter retrial will be pursued.

Australia sanctions North Korea-linked cyber criminals

Australia's foreign minister has meted out punishments as North Korean cyber actors continue to steal billions in cryptocurrency to fund nuclear warheads.

US top court queries legality of Trump's global tariffs

The top court in the United States is weighing the lawfulness of President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs.

How murderer Erin Patterson will fight her convictions

Mushroom cook Erin Patterson will rely on seven grounds to fight her murder and attempted murder convictions after lodging a bid to appeal her guilty verdicts.

Man yelled police 'going down' before fatal shooting

A man with a homemade gun presented an "imminent threat" of death before an officer pulled the trigger of his police-issue rifle, a coroner has heard.

Video shows guards roughly treat inmate who had seizure

Prison guards who roughly handled a one-legged inmate who had just had a seizure suspected he had taken illicit drugs, an inquest into his death has heard.

Alleged accomplices charged in deadly driveway shooting

Two alleged drivers have been charged with murder over the killing of a man at his home in what might have been a case of mistaken identity.

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