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'High risk': The Star's $167m credit to money launderer

'High risk': The Star's $167m credit to money launderer

The scale of The Star casino's enabling of billions of dollars in risky transactions, including from at least one money launderer, has been exposed in court.

Murder or mistake? Trial opens over teen shooting death

Murder or mistake? Trial opens over teen shooting death

Murder or mistake? Trial opens over teen shooting death

Murder or mistake? Trial opens over teen shooting death

A father and his son have been accused of murdering a teenager after he was shot dead during a car chase but maintain it was a terrible accident.

How multiple personalities helped sex abuse survivor

How multiple personalities helped sex abuse survivor

How multiple personalities helped sex abuse survivor

How multiple personalities helped sex abuse survivor

A woman has opened up about developing multiple personalities to survive being sexually abused by her father from a young age.

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'She's great': more charges mulled against taboo author

'She's great': more charges mulled against taboo author

A Christian charity executive accused of disseminating and producing child abuse material over her fictional novel Daddy's Little Toy may face more charges.

Call for federal police to examine death in custody

Call for federal police to examine death in custody

An investigation into the death of a young Aboriginal man in police custody should be taken over by federal police, an Indigenous MP says.

Diddy dangled Cassie's friend off balcony, jury told

Diddy dangled Cassie's friend off balcony, jury told

A friend of Casandra Ventura has told a jury she still has night terrors and paranoia after Sean "Diddy" Combs dangled her off a balcony in 2016.

Housemate arrested amid missing girl investigation

Housemate arrested amid missing girl investigation

Weeks after teenager Pheobe Bishop went missing, one of her housemates has been taken into custody and questioned by police in relation to her disappearance.

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Moment husband confronted mushroom cook over toxic meal

Moment husband confronted mushroom cook over toxic meal

Moment husband confronted mushroom cook over toxic meal

Moment husband confronted mushroom cook over toxic meal

Erin Patterson has recalled fearing her children would be taken away after discovering she had served a poisonous beef Wellington meal to her in-laws.

The Star faces $400m implosion over crime concerns

The Star faces $400m implosion over crime concerns

The Star faces $400m implosion over crime concerns

The Star faces $400m implosion over crime concerns

Backpacks full of cash, concealed transactions and gamblers with criminal links were ignored by The Star casino, which faces a fine of $400 million or more.

Chilling detail in superyacht worker's abduction of ex

Chilling detail in superyacht worker's abduction of ex

Chilling detail in superyacht worker's abduction of ex

Chilling detail in superyacht worker's abduction of ex

A superyacht worker wore black latex gloves so he wouldn’t leave fingerprints when he abducted his former girlfriend after she broke up with him.

Witness admits 'huge lie' over alleged toolbox murders

Witness admits 'huge lie' over alleged toolbox murders

Witness admits 'huge lie' over alleged toolbox murders

Witness admits 'huge lie' over alleged toolbox murders

A prosecution witness has admitted lying to police about an alleged murder victim owing money to a defendant and who was at the crime scene, a jury has heard.

Calls persist for external probe into death in custody

Calls persist for external probe into death in custody

Calls persist for external probe into death in custody

Calls persist for external probe into death in custody

If a territory government fails to set up an external probe into the latest death in custody its federal funding should be cut, an Aboriginal authority says.

'Invisible' sexual violence impacting community safety

'Invisible' sexual violence impacting community safety

'Invisible' sexual violence impacting community safety

'Invisible' sexual violence impacting community safety

Addressing the rates of sexual violence in Australia will require sustained investment, experts say, calling for justice system reforms to support survivors.

Man accused of using AI images of women for sextortion

Man accused of using AI images of women for sextortion

Man accused of using AI images of women for sextortion

Man accused of using AI images of women for sextortion

A man accused of using AI-manipulated images in the sextortion of three women online has walked out of his first court appearance hidden underneath a coat.

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CCTV clues after body found in bin at shopping strip

Images of two women seen near a bin where a man's body was found on a suburban shopping strip have been released, as investigations into the death continue.

Murder, cover-up charges for alleged drug deal stabbing

Two men have been charged in relation to the alleged murder of a Malaysian national, with one accused of trying to cover up a crime.

What happened to Madeleine? The search continues

Police searching for missing British girl Madeleine McCann are using ground-penetrating radar near where she was last seen in Portugal nearly two decades ago.

Harvey Weinstein trial wraps with jurors to deliberate

Lawyers for the prosecution and defence have delivered closing statements to the jury in the sexual assault retrial of former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.

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Diddy paid hotel security officer for video, jury told

Sean "Diddy" Combs allegedly told a hotel security officer he would ruin his career if a video was made public, a jury has been told.

Mushroom cook accepts death caps were inside lunch

Accused triple murderer Erin Patterson has accepted death cap mushrooms were inside beef Wellingtons she cooked for her estranged husband's family.

Tech giant sued over sleep aid foam inhalation 'risk'

Recalled Philips sleep apnoea devices posed dangers for users inhaling or ingesting small pieces of foam due to degradation, a government lawsuit claims.

Tobacco tax queried as high prices drive black market

Experts are backing a premier's call to rethink a tobacco tax that has driven Australia's cigarette prices to world-leading levels and created a black market.

Easey Street murder accused to hear witnesses' evidence

A man accused of stabbing two women to death almost 50 years ago will hear from 19 witnesses before a magistrate decides whether the evidence is sufficient.

'Sheer hell': elder pleads for Liberals to save Pesutto

With time running out for former state Liberal leader John Pesutto to repay a $2.3 million legal bill, Jeff Kennett has fired off a missive to party directors.

Alleged sex assault victim respects MP 'immensely'

A political staffer has told a jury he has immense respect for the former cabinet minister who allegedly sexually assaulted him after an event at parliament.

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