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'King of Kong' reigns supreme over YouTube knight

'King of Kong' reigns supreme over YouTube knight

An Australian YouTuber saw himself as a knight wanting to slay a dragon but ended up defaming a Donkey Kong and Pac-Man champion, a judge has ruled.

'Historic moment' as conversion therapy outlawed

'Historic moment' as conversion therapy outlawed

'Historic moment' as conversion therapy outlawed

'Historic moment' as conversion therapy outlawed

New laws protecting LGBTQI people from “abhorrent” conversion practices have been welcomed as a "historic moment".

Incarceration crisis: youth laws to face UN scrutiny

Incarceration crisis: youth laws to face UN scrutiny

Incarceration crisis: youth laws to face UN scrutiny

Incarceration crisis: youth laws to face UN scrutiny

Australia's juvenile justice system could come under international scrutiny as one state seeks to make its youth crime laws even tougher.

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Former judge's corrupt conduct appeal hits snag

Former judge's corrupt conduct appeal hits snag

Former senior judge Walter Sofronoff's bid to shed a corrupt conduct finding over his handling of a Bruce Lehrmann inquiry could be tossed out before it begins.

'Horrible' mistaken identity in train tracks death

'Horrible' mistaken identity in train tracks death

Police initially wrongly identified the body of an Indigenous teenager, who was mysteriously found dead on rural train tracks 37 years ago, a coroner has heard.

Court blocks records showing Hackman and wife's bodies

Court blocks records showing Hackman and wife's bodies

Any public records that show the bodies of Gene Hackman and his wife have been blocked but other images may be disclosed, a New Mexico court has ruled.

France's Le Pen to appeal graft conviction

France's Le Pen to appeal graft conviction

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen says she is innocent and will be appealing a graft conviction that will stop her from running for president.

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Le Pen barred from running for office for five years

Le Pen barred from running for office for five years

Le Pen barred from running for office for five years

Le Pen barred from running for office for five years

Marine Le Pen has been barred from running in France's 2027 presidential election after she was convicted in an embezzlement trial.

Mum charged after children stabbed in home

Mum charged after children stabbed in home

Mum charged after children stabbed in home

Mum charged after children stabbed in home

A mother has been charged with three counts of wounding with intent to murder after she allegedly attacked her children with a knife as they slept.

Innocent teen's barbaric murder a life sentence for kin

Innocent teen's barbaric murder a life sentence for kin

Innocent teen's barbaric murder a life sentence for kin

Innocent teen's barbaric murder a life sentence for kin

The siblings of a 19-year-old murdered by a group of men told a judge they feel "incomparable" loss for a young man who worked to support his refugee family.

War veteran's parents slam ‘concerning’ secret call

War veteran's parents slam ‘concerning’ secret call

War veteran's parents slam ‘concerning’ secret call

War veteran's parents slam ‘concerning’ secret call

A secret conversation between a journalist and Ben Roberts-Smith’s ex-lover could explain the decorated soldier’s bruising defamation loss, his parents believe.

Teenager attacked in court before murder sentencing

Teenager attacked in court before murder sentencing

Teenager attacked in court before murder sentencing

Teenager attacked in court before murder sentencing

An 18-year-old about to be sentenced for murder has allegedly been attacked in a courtroom by a young man believed to be a member of the victim's family.

Guards 'tried everything' to revive Aboriginal inmate

Guards 'tried everything' to revive Aboriginal inmate

Guards 'tried everything' to revive Aboriginal inmate

Guards 'tried everything' to revive Aboriginal inmate

Prison officers have told a coroner they're comfortable with their actions after finding an Aboriginal man unresponsive in his cell.

'Not me': best friend denies role in train track death

'Not me': best friend denies role in train track death

'Not me': best friend denies role in train track death

'Not me': best friend denies role in train track death

A friend of Mark Haines was rumoured to be linked to the Indigenous teenager's death soon after his body was found on train tracks, an inquest has been told.

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Battle over salmon farming law change spills into court

Bob Brown's environmental group has lodged a legal challenge against federal law changes to protect salmon farming in a remote harbour.

Doubt cast on Chris Dawson's student sex conviction

Questions about when wife-killer Chris Dawson kissed a female student undermine his conviction, a court has been told.

Trump considering ways to serve a third term in top job

President Donald Trump says he's considering ways to serve a third term in the White House.

Alarm raised as tough on crime policy 'infects' nation

Incarcerating children increases crime, legal advocates say, as they raise concern about the youth justice reforms "infecting" the country.

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Netanyahu to visit Hungary, defying ICC arrest warrant

In defiance of an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court, Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu will travel to Hungary this week.

'Adult crime, adult time' youth offender laws expanded

More offences will be added to Queensland's "adult crime, adult time" laws as the government moves on its election pledge to make the community safer.

'Recipe for disaster': teens killed in stolen car crash

A pair of teenagers have died after one of two cars stolen from a home an hour earlier slammed into a tree.

Andrew Tate's ex accuses him of sexual assault: lawsuit

Andrew Tate is facing a new lawsuit filed by his ex-girlfriend accusing him of sexual assault and battery.

Turkey releases lawyer of jailed Istanbul mayor

Turkish authorities have accused detained Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's lawyer of "laundering assets derived from a criminal act".

Woman on murder charge over body-in-wall cold case

Police have charged a woman with murder after a body was found behind a wall in a city apartment block almost three years ago.

Court tosses last-ditch bid to block Mungo Man reburial

An Indigenous man has lost a court bid aimed at halting government-approved plan on how to rebury the Mungo Man and other skeletal remains.

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