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Accounting grad sacked after PM's bank account accessed

Accounting grad sacked after PM's bank account accessed

Accounting giant EY has sacked an employee who was charged with accessing Anthony Albanese's personal bank account while on secondment at the Commonwealth Bank.

Investment titan sorry for 'shocker' multi-car crash

Investment titan sorry for 'shocker' multi-car crash

Investment titan sorry for 'shocker' multi-car crash

Investment titan sorry for 'shocker' multi-car crash

An investment fund's Australian leader admits he drank alcohol before causing a multi-car pile-up described as an "absolute shocker".

Australian neo-Nazi 'emulating thugs of 1930s Berlin'

Australian neo-Nazi 'emulating thugs of 1930s Berlin'

Australian neo-Nazi 'emulating thugs of 1930s Berlin'

Australian neo-Nazi 'emulating thugs of 1930s Berlin'

A magistrate has dressed down a neo-Nazi leader in court for "repugnant" racial slurs emulating 1930s Germany and hiding behind "the pretence of free speech".

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Unfortunate truth: fatal crash 'could not be predicted'

Unfortunate truth: fatal crash 'could not be predicted'

Police could not have prevented a crash that killed two women, despite a speed camera recording one car at almost 190km/h an hour earlier, a coroner has found.

Search for 'Scorpio' as political violence fears rise

Search for 'Scorpio' as political violence fears rise

Police are investigating more than 100 menacing letters from someone calling themself "Scorpio" as an expert warns of the rising risk of political violence.

Alleged anti-Israel nurse 'happy' as drug charge binned

Alleged anti-Israel nurse 'happy' as drug charge binned

A nurse accused of making anti-Semitic remarks to an Israeli influencer has celebrated after an allegation that he possessed a vial of morphine was dismissed.

Crims on notice as money-laundering laws take effect

Crims on notice as money-laundering laws take effect

Workers will receive more tax cuts, small businesses are getting a leg up and laws targeting financial criminals take effect in the new financial year.

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Demons apologise to May's partner over privacy breaches

Demons apologise to May's partner over privacy breaches

Demons apologise to May's partner over privacy breaches

Demons apologise to May's partner over privacy breaches

Melbourne have apologised to Sachi Dade, the partner of former Demons player Steven May, after she mounted legal action alleging three privacy breaches.

How a Thai teen's night at Pattaya beach ended in death

How a Thai teen's night at Pattaya beach ended in death

How a Thai teen's night at Pattaya beach ended in death

How a Thai teen's night at Pattaya beach ended in death

Thai police have pieced together the last moments of a 17-year-old girl whose body was found in a suitcase dumped by a railway - allegedly by an Australian man.

Mother offers forgiveness, hope to her son's killers

Mother offers forgiveness, hope to her son's killers

Mother offers forgiveness, hope to her son's killers

Mother offers forgiveness, hope to her son's killers

A heartbroken mother does not hold any anger towards the men who shot dead her son during a bungled home invasion.

'No woman deserves this': man charged with murder

'No woman deserves this': man charged with murder

'No woman deserves this': man charged with murder

'No woman deserves this': man charged with murder

A woman who died from gunshot wounds in an alleged domestic violence murder was "a beautiful young mother" who leaves behind a two-year-old son.

Man claims self-defence after stabbing cousin to death

Man claims self-defence after stabbing cousin to death

Man claims self-defence after stabbing cousin to death

Man claims self-defence after stabbing cousin to death

A man is on trial after his cousin died of stab wounds while slumped over the steering wheel of his car following an alleged altercation.

Corruption claims mount as premier rejects inquiry call

Corruption claims mount as premier rejects inquiry call

Corruption claims mount as premier rejects inquiry call

Corruption claims mount as premier rejects inquiry call

A state premier is facing mounting pressure to call a royal commission into claims of corruption, nepotism and organised crime links on government projects.

Lehrmann denied Higgins footage from #MeToo documentary

Lehrmann denied Higgins footage from #MeToo documentary

Lehrmann denied Higgins footage from #MeToo documentary

Lehrmann denied Higgins footage from #MeToo documentary

The producers of a documentary starring Brittany Higgins said their film will not affect former political staffer Bruce Lehrmann's trial for alleged rape.

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Liberal MP 'misunderstood' headlock meaning, not sorry

A state Liberal MP says she misunderstood the meaning of a headlock when she complained to police that a colleague had assaulted her.

'Challenging': Man accused of baby's murder, torture

A four-month-old boy was allegedly the victim of shaken baby syndrome in 2024, leading to a 22-year-old man being charged with torture and murder.

Australian charged with murder over Thai teen's death

An Australian man is in custody in Thailand after allegedly killing a teenage girl whose body was later found in a discarded suitcase.

Light plane crash at Beijing high-rise kills pilot

A small plane that crashed into a building in Beijing killed the pilot and injured 13 others, Chinese authorities say.

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Police employee, officers facing criminal charges

Two police officers and a civilian police employee are facing criminal charges over a police pursuit and two cases involving alleged domestic violence.

Heat on drug-drive laws as study finds cannabis misuse

Reforms that would allow drivers in NSW to get behind the wheel with small amounts of cannabis in their system are facing strong criticism on safety grounds.

Internet dark corners led teen on path to terror trial

A jury was shown extensive text messages, memes and web searches that led to a fresh-faced teen boy facing trial accused of planning terrorist bomb attacks.

Court upholds Harvey Weinstein's 2022 rape conviction

A California appeals court has upheld Harvey Weinstein's 2022 rape and sexual assault conviction.

Police barricade accused ISIS bride as she's bailed

A woman charged with slavery offences after allegedly joining Islamic State has covered her face as she walked from court on bail.

Fortescue boss issues warning after harassment lawsuit

Fortescue boss Andrew Forrest has sent a warning to employees in the wake of a lawsuit alleging widespread sexual harassment at the company's mining camps.

'Zero tolerance' in crackdown on drug, drink driving

The Queensland government has announced tougher penalties for high-risk, dangerous, drink and drug driving, including for medical cannabis users.

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