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'Instinctive bravery': Shoppers praised in Bondi attack

'Instinctive bravery': Shoppers praised in Bondi attack

The courage of ordinary Sydneysiders who faced a knife-wielding killer in a busy shopping centre has been praised, along with the officer who shot him dead.

'Truly horrific': Cauchi family condemns murderous son

'Truly horrific': Cauchi family condemns murderous son

'Truly horrific': Cauchi family condemns murderous son

'Truly horrific': Cauchi family condemns murderous son

Joel Cauchi's parents have condemned their son's actions and expressed sympathy for the police officer who ended his Bondi shopping centre killing spree.

Man shot by police after six killed in mass stabbing

Man shot by police after six killed in mass stabbing

Man shot by police after six killed in mass stabbing

Man shot by police after six killed in mass stabbing

Six people have died in a mass stabbing attack at a shopping centre in Sydney's eastern suburbs, with the assailant shot dead by police.

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Boy charged with murder after stabbings near school

Boy charged with murder after stabbings near school

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder following stabbings near a Sydney school that left one teenager dead and another seriously injured.

Two bodies found inside shipping container

Two bodies found inside shipping container

Twp bodies were found in a shipping container after a concern-for-welfare report brought emergency services to a rural property in the NSW's central west.

Man shot by police after alleged stabbing murder

Man shot by police after alleged stabbing murder

Police have shot and injured a man allegedly armed with a knife after the alleged fatal stabbing of a family member north of Brisbane.

'None of them asked for this': keeping kids out of jail

'None of them asked for this': keeping kids out of jail

The case of a boy acquitted of robbery charges has been used as an example of a youth crime crisis. But experts agree jail should be the last resort for kids.

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Grieving community urges end to cycle of male violence

Grieving community urges end to cycle of male violence

Grieving community urges end to cycle of male violence

Grieving community urges end to cycle of male violence

A community grieving the lives of three women allegedly ended at the hands of men have been urged to make positive changes to ensure gendered violence ends.

'Enough': community rage over violence against women

'Enough': community rage over violence against women

'Enough': community rage over violence against women

'Enough': community rage over violence against women

Members of a community connected through the tragedies of three women allegedly murdered by men have come together to express their grief, solidarity and rage.

Coroner puts justice department on notice over inquest

Coroner puts justice department on notice over inquest

Coroner puts justice department on notice over inquest

Coroner puts justice department on notice over inquest

The coroner overseeing an inquest for an Indigenous teen who died in detention wants answers from the justice department.

Football great charged with historical child abuse

Football great charged with historical child abuse

Football great charged with historical child abuse

Football great charged with historical child abuse

Victorian detectives have charged former St Kilda and Melbourne ruckman Carl Ditterich after an investigation into alleged historical child sex offences.

Teen dies at police station after stabbings near school

Teen dies at police station after stabbings near school

Teen dies at police station after stabbings near school

Teen dies at police station after stabbings near school

One boy has died and another is in hospital after turning up at a police station with stab wounds following reports of attacks near a western Sydney school.

Celebrity lawyer raked over coals for misconduct

Celebrity lawyer raked over coals for misconduct

Celebrity lawyer raked over coals for misconduct

Celebrity lawyer raked over coals for misconduct

Famed lawyer and media personality Charles Waterstreet, who inspired the popular ABC TV show Rake, has been found guilty of professional misconduct.

'Lack of care' bus driver jailed over Bondi crash death

'Lack of care' bus driver jailed over Bondi crash death

'Lack of care' bus driver jailed over Bondi crash death

'Lack of care' bus driver jailed over Bondi crash death

A bus driver who showed a "complete lack of care" when he fatally ran down a woman in Sydney has been sentenced to two years and six months in jail.

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Super fund sued over rail worker miscalculation claims

Victorian transport workers are taking the state's dedicated government employee super fund to court, claiming they've been collectively short-changed millions.

Drink driver 'dirtied her soul' in crash killing boy

A chronic alcoholic has acknowledged destroying lives when she crashed into another car and killed a boy, while almost four times over the legal limit.

Second man fronts court over gangster's shooting murder

Sydney man Rabii Zahabe has appeared in a Melbourne court after being extradited to face the charge of murdering Gavin 'Capable' Preston.

Facebook-Twiggy Australian clickbait battle dropped

Andrew Forrest's attempt to hold Facebook to account has been dropped as prosecutors decline to file a criminal indictment against its parent company Meta.

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'Deficiencies' at hospital before newborn's death

A newborn's tragic death after a delayed caesarean section came amid numerous shortfalls at a western Sydney hospital, a coroner has found.

Extra police to remain in Alice Springs after curfew

As Alice Springs prepares to emerge from a curfew aimed at curbing youth crime, residents are hoping increased police patrols will keep the violence at bay.

Man sentenced to 28 years after drug-fuelled murder

A Melbourne man will spend up to 28 years behind bars after shooting another man in the neck and later kidnapping two others in a drug-fuelled rampage.

Man who strangled girlfriend overturns murder sentence

A Sydney man who took LSD and strangled his girlfriend believing she was a demon has quashed a 20-year jail sentence after being diagnosed with schizophrenia.

Attempted murder sentence halted over safety concerns

A judge has ended a sentencing for attempted murder after the defendant made outbursts that escalated to the point where security officers had to intervene.

'Expedited' trial for Stuart MacGill over coke supply

Ex-Test cricketer Stuart MacGill will have his trial over a purported cocaine deal expedited as his alleged kidnappers wait to see if he will be convicted.

Fresh fraud trial set for Guy Sebastian's ex-manager

Singer Guy Sebastian's former manager Titus Day has pleaded not guilty to more than 30 fraud counts and faces a retrial after his successful criminal appeal.

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