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Two teens hit with more charges after tobacco arsons

Two teens hit with more charges after tobacco arsons

A 14-year-old boy and a girl, 16, have been hit with additional charges after an attempted restaurant arson linked to Victoria's ongoing tobacco dispute.

Inquest to probe prison murder by 'sadistic' inmate

Inquest to probe prison murder by 'sadistic' inmate

Inquest to probe prison murder by 'sadistic' inmate

Inquest to probe prison murder by 'sadistic' inmate

A coroner will examine the ambush murder of a prisoner by a fellow inmate who was known to be capable of sadistic acts yet moved out of maximum security.

Missed opportunities led to mum's 'preventable' death

Missed opportunities led to mum's 'preventable' death

Missed opportunities led to mum's 'preventable' death

Missed opportunities led to mum's 'preventable' death

Several missteps in the treatment of a young mother by hospital staff and paramedics led to her "preventable" death from endocarditis, a coroner has found.

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Man shot after 'officers threatened, police car stolen'

Man shot after 'officers threatened, police car stolen'

A man has allegedly threatened officers with weapons, stolen a police car and sparked a pursuit before being shot in far north Queensland.

'Brutal' sleeping bag killer to spend decades in jail

'Brutal' sleeping bag killer to spend decades in jail

Decades in jail await a man who murdered a rough sleeper with a rock and slashed a fellow inmate's throat after a jury rejected his defence of mental health.

Assange wins temporary reprieve from extradition to US

Assange wins temporary reprieve from extradition to US

The United States must provide assurances Julian Assange will not face the death penalty if extradited, London's High Court says.

Russia attackers 'eyed Belarus', torture warning issued

Russia attackers 'eyed Belarus', torture warning issued

Russia has remanded another person in custody suspected of being linked to a Moscow massacre while Belarus' leader says the gunmen may have tried to flee there.

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UK court orders to delay extradition of Julian Assange

UK court orders to delay extradition of Julian Assange

UK court orders to delay extradition of Julian Assange

UK court orders to delay extradition of Julian Assange

A British court has ruled Julian Assange can’t immediately be extradited to the US on espionage charges, in a partial victory for the WikiLeaks founder.

Elite police awards racist: NT corruption watchdog

Elite police awards racist: NT corruption watchdog

Elite police awards racist: NT corruption watchdog

Elite police awards racist: NT corruption watchdog

A corruption watchdog has found evidence to support allegations that the Northern Territory's elite police unit handed out racist award certificates.

'My darling boy': tears and tributes for TV presenter

'My darling boy': tears and tributes for TV presenter

'My darling boy': tears and tributes for TV presenter

'My darling boy': tears and tributes for TV presenter

Family and friends of Jesse Baird, who was allegedly murdered alongside his partner in Sydney, have paid tribute to him at a memorial service.

Bargain, love hunters fleeced for millions of dollars

Bargain, love hunters fleeced for millions of dollars

Bargain, love hunters fleeced for millions of dollars

Bargain, love hunters fleeced for millions of dollars

Online love hunters and people searching for high investment returns are among scam victims who lost more than $20 million in one state alone last year.

Boy dies from methadone overdose after medical missteps

Boy dies from methadone overdose after medical missteps

Boy dies from methadone overdose after medical missteps

Boy dies from methadone overdose after medical missteps

Child safety will be prioritised in a review of an opioid treatment program after a six-year-old boy died when he drank his parents' methadone.

Police officer charged with child sex offences

Police officer charged with child sex offences

Police officer charged with child sex offences

Police officer charged with child sex offences

A former senior sergeant in Queensland Police Service's central district has been charged with child sex offences.

Disability provider faces $1.8m fine over burns death

Disability provider faces $1.8m fine over burns death

Disability provider faces $1.8m fine over burns death

Disability provider faces $1.8m fine over burns death

Kyah Lucas died from burns after being bathed by two LiveBetter disability support workers in 2022. The disability support provider now faces a hefty fine.

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Obeid's son looking to avoid more jail over ICAC lies

Moses Obeid could leave jail soon over a coal-licence conspiracy as his barrister makes a bid to spare him further time over 12-year-old comments.

Man refused appeal over fatal strike with rifle butt

A man who fatally struck a father-of-two in the face with a rifle butt during a roadside confrontation will remain in custody until at least 2026.

Serial thug gets jail sentence reduced on appeal

A Melbourne man who joined his father to bash a stranger walking home from a night out has had more than a year shaved off his sentence on appeal.

Alleged trigger-man charged over bikie-linked murder

Police have charged a man with carrying out the shooting murder of Marvin Oraiha during Sydney's gangland wars.

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Woman admits smoke alarm failure after fatal house fire

A woman has pleaded guilty to failing to fit legal smoke alarms at a Moreton Bay island property she owned after a house fire killed a father and his five boys.

Woman jailed over former partner's 'elaborate' killing

A woman has been jailed for manslaughter after plotting an ultimately deadly attack on her ex-partner at his home north of Brisbane..

Power at heart of Craig Kelly aide's sexual offending

Ex-political aide Frank Zumbo used the promise of a career in politics to sexually touch and assault young women, a Sydney court has been told.

Fugitive will be free within months after evading trial

Omer Tok has been sentenced in the Victorian County Court after admitting he obtained a fake passport to flee the country on the eve of his drug trial.

Ex-Victorian Liberals boss fined $40k over unlawful ads

Former Victorian Liberal Party director Sam McQuestin has been handed $40,000 in fines over a series of unlawful election ads.

London High Court set to rule on Assange appeal

Julian Assange is due to discover whether his final United Kingdom bid to bring an appeal over his extradition to the United States can go ahead.

Freedom beckons for prisoner after 40 years behind bars

Derek Bromley, who has served 40 years behind bars for a murder he says he did not commit, could walk free if a parole board rules in his favour.

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