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Back to the pub for community at centre of manhunt

Back to the pub for community at centre of manhunt

A small town has been told to stay vigilant as it slowly re-opens after days of lockdown sparked by a search for a fugitive accused of shooting dead two police.

Superyacht worker apologises for ex-girlfriend's kidnap

Superyacht worker apologises for ex-girlfriend's kidnap

Superyacht worker apologises for ex-girlfriend's kidnap

Superyacht worker apologises for ex-girlfriend's kidnap

A superyacht worker who kidnapped his ex-girlfriend and threatened her with a knife blade is fighting to avoid a prison term for his offending.

Court rules Murray-Darling groundwater plan is invalid

Court rules Murray-Darling groundwater plan is invalid

Court rules Murray-Darling groundwater plan is invalid

Court rules Murray-Darling groundwater plan is invalid

A plan to manage groundwater in the Murray-Darling Basin is invalid, a federal court has ruled following a challenge by Traditional Owners.

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Duo face court over service station stabbing murder

Duo face court over service station stabbing murder

Two men will be held in custody until their next court date in January after being charged with the murder of a man who died outside a service station.

Sex slave's 'extreme pain' revealed as woman faces jail

Sex slave's 'extreme pain' revealed as woman faces jail

A woman found guilty of owning and using two slaves, who were forced into sex work to repay sizeable debts, is poised to be sentenced on six charges.

Embattled A-Leagues expansion club wound up by courts

Embattled A-Leagues expansion club wound up by courts

An eleventh-hour bid to save Western United has failed with the Federal Court ordering the wind-up of the embattled A-Leagues club.

Gang's 'muscle for hire' charged with woman's murder

Gang's 'muscle for hire' charged with woman's murder

A man has been arrested for allegedly facilitating the shocking murder of a woman kidnapped from her suburban home in front of her traumatised children.

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Family of murdered woman, children back new DV laws

Family of murdered woman, children back new DV laws

Family of murdered woman, children back new DV laws

Family of murdered woman, children back new DV laws

Police will be able to issue immediate 12-month protections to alleged domestic violence victims after legislation passed state parliament.

Top Boy actor Micheal Ward bailed on rape charges

Top Boy actor Micheal Ward bailed on rape charges

Top Boy actor Micheal Ward bailed on rape charges

Top Boy actor Micheal Ward bailed on rape charges

Rising star Micheal Ward has been granted bail at a brief hearing in a London court on rape charges that the Jamaican-born actor denies.

Dangerous terrain hampers search for accused cop killer

Dangerous terrain hampers search for accused cop killer

Dangerous terrain hampers search for accused cop killer

Dangerous terrain hampers search for accused cop killer

Accused police killer Dezi Freeman has been urged to surrender as inclement weather hinders the search for the fugitive in difficult bushland terrain.

Social media messages sought in Lehrmann rape case

Social media messages sought in Lehrmann rape case

Social media messages sought in Lehrmann rape case

Social media messages sought in Lehrmann rape case

Bruce Lehrmann has demanded copies of Facebook messages his legal team claims were sent by a Network Ten defamation solicitor to an alleged rape victim.

Freeman manhunt: the modern history of bush fugitives

Freeman manhunt: the modern history of bush fugitives

Freeman manhunt: the modern history of bush fugitives

Freeman manhunt: the modern history of bush fugitives

High-profile modern fugitives have lived in remote areas and bushland to evade police, with accused cop killer Dezi Freeman capable of doing the same.

Thieving MP to step down after failing in fraud appeal

Thieving MP to step down after failing in fraud appeal

Thieving MP to step down after failing in fraud appeal

Thieving MP to step down after failing in fraud appeal

A politician says he plans to exit state parliament after losing an appeal against convictions for theft and dishonesty charges, as he faces a jail term.

Reforms urged after tax office whistleblower's ordeal

Reforms urged after tax office whistleblower's ordeal

Reforms urged after tax office whistleblower's ordeal

Reforms urged after tax office whistleblower's ordeal

Calls to protect whistleblowers are growing after a judge declined to impose convictions or penalties against a former tax office debt collector.

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Innocence 'irrelevant' in calculating Folbigg payment

The man who authorised a widely-criticised grace payment to a woman wrongly jailed for 20 years says there's no point meeting with her.

Angry farmhand 'satisfied' after beating man to death

A farmhand does not regret bludgeoning a neighbouring farmer to death because he believed the man deserved to die, a judge has found.

State denied bid to keep case in 'shroud of secrecy'

A state's secretary for families' attempt to keep all future hearings a secret in its parental care of a girl previously accused of murder has been rejected.

Bus user caught up in fatal 'postcode war' stabbing

Graphic details of a fatal stabbing at a city interchange have emerged after one teen was killed and another maimed when ambushed by four people.

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AFL legend fronts court on assault, choking charges

Former AFL player and anti-racism advocate Nicky Winmar has ignored questions from reporters after facing court on assault charges.

Trio on people smuggling charge as $300k, vapes seized

Police have seized hundreds of thousands of dollars as well as illegal vapes while investigating a failed people smuggling operation.

US school shooting kills three, probed as hate crime

US authorities say a shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school that left two children dead and 17 wounded is being investigated as an act of domestic terrorism.

Politicians accused of inflaming fears over crime rates

Two in three Australians are anxious about crime but experts say these fears are being exploited by politicians pursuing populist law and order agendas.

Popular dating apps ban thousands for abuse, harassment

The company behind some of Australia's most popular dating apps has banned or suspended 660,000 accounts as it pledges to strengthen user safety.

Loud bangs heard as police return to scene of slayings

Onlookers have described hearing loud bangs similar to gunshots as police return to the scene where a dangerous fugitive gunned down two officers.

Daniel's legacy in law to protect kids from predators

The parents of murdered schoolboy Daniel Morcombe are celebrating the establishment of a state public child sex offender registry but want it to go national.

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