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'I saw him get hit,' witness tells murder trial

'I saw him get hit,' witness tells murder trial

One of Cassius Turvey's close schoolmates has told a murder trial he witnessed a skinny man with a mullet assault the Indigenous teenager.

Woman's 10 mortgages 'laundered illegal tobacco funds'

Woman's 10 mortgages 'laundered illegal tobacco funds'

Woman's 10 mortgages 'laundered illegal tobacco funds'

Woman's 10 mortgages 'laundered illegal tobacco funds'

A woman has been accused of laundering funds from the sale of illicit tobacco by using the money for fraudulently obtained mortgages worth almost $7 million.

Ex-cop loses bid to end historical child sex abuse case

Ex-cop loses bid to end historical child sex abuse case

Ex-cop loses bid to end historical child sex abuse case

Ex-cop loses bid to end historical child sex abuse case

An ex-police officer accused of molesting three girls over two decades has failed to stop his prosecution due to his mental decline.

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'My grief is relentless': heartbreak over son's murder

'My grief is relentless': heartbreak over son's murder

Daniel O'Shea's mother has faced off with his killer during a pre-sentence hearing where she expressed her heartbreak at losing her son in a violent shooting.

'Inappropriate' for killer to face more assault charges

'Inappropriate' for killer to face more assault charges

A magistrate has urged prosecutors to reconsider assault charges laid against killer Toby Loughnane, saying he was already serving a lengthy prison term.

'Viable' case against accused anti-Israel vandal

'Viable' case against accused anti-Israel vandal

A young man accused of being part of an anti-Israel graffiti and arson attack is fighting for bail as he faces a months-long wait in custody.

Forensic expert checking 'pit' at Beaumont excavation

Forensic expert checking 'pit' at Beaumont excavation

Excavators have so far moved more than 3000 cubic metres of soil during an exhaustive search for the remains of the Beaumont children.

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Man stabbed before body found in concrete, court told

Man stabbed before body found in concrete, court told

Man stabbed before body found in concrete, court told

Man stabbed before body found in concrete, court told

A murder trial has been told by a woman that she saw Andrew Walsh being stabbed before his body was discovered wrapped in plastic and encased in concrete.

Man denies 'murder porn' link to woman's beach death

Man denies 'murder porn' link to woman's beach death

Man denies 'murder porn' link to woman's beach death

Man denies 'murder porn' link to woman's beach death

A man says he did not post Toyah Cordingley's details to a rape and "murder porn" website in the days leading up to the young woman's violent death.

Accused Nazi graffitist admits resisting arrest

Accused Nazi graffitist admits resisting arrest

Accused Nazi graffitist admits resisting arrest

Accused Nazi graffitist admits resisting arrest

A man accused of painting a swastika on a chemist's shop wall has pleaded guilty to resisting arrest when police confronted him.

'Cruise from hell' passengers reimbursed and then some

'Cruise from hell' passengers reimbursed and then some

'Cruise from hell' passengers reimbursed and then some

'Cruise from hell' passengers reimbursed and then some

Passengers will get back about double what they paid for a storm-affected P&O cruise from Australia to the south Pacific.

Truckie who crushed man in road rage incident reckless

Truckie who crushed man in road rage incident reckless

Truckie who crushed man in road rage incident reckless

Truckie who crushed man in road rage incident reckless

A truck driver who crushed another man in a tragic road rage incident has failed to overturn his convictions for reckless and negligent driving.

'Pam the Bird' flies from jail after being granted bail

'Pam the Bird' flies from jail after being granted bail

'Pam the Bird' flies from jail after being granted bail

'Pam the Bird' flies from jail after being granted bail

Accused "Pam the Bird" graffiti artist Jack Gibson-Burrell has walked from court with his head covered after being granted bail.

Car seized in search after woman fatally shot on street

Car seized in search after woman fatally shot on street

Car seized in search after woman fatally shot on street

Car seized in search after woman fatally shot on street

A car has been seized as police ramp up their investigation after a 27-year-old woman was fatally shot on a suburban street in broad daylight.

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Alleged gangland boss gets gun charges against dropped

Victoria Police will pay the court $20,000 after they withdrew four firearm charges against alleged gangland boss Fadi Haddara in a brief hearing.

'Hostile' ABC partisan on Gaza conflict views: lawyer

The ABC has been accused of being hostile and partisan by calling a casual radio host an activist for sharing her views on the conflict in Gaza.

'A stain': doctor who took intimate patient pics jailed

A disgraced junior doctor who covertly took intimate photos of patients and colleagues at a major country hospital could soon be released from jail.

Parcel find leads to multi-tonne haul of date-rape drug

More than six tonnes of a date-rape drug - worth more than $130 million - has been seized from post offices and storage units, with two people arrested.

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Ex-Liberal MP to fight child sex charges at trial

A former state Liberal MP has been branded a "child abuser" as he left court ahead of his trial on allegations he repeatedly sexually assaulted a teenage boy.

'Cult' members jailed for gambling with child's life

The parents of an eight year old girl have been jailed over the child's "painful" death after a church group gambled with her life and withheld her insulin.

City streets locked down after woman shot and killed

A woman is dead and three witnesses are being questioned by detectives after a mid-afternoon shooting on a busy city street.

Teen hit with stick as witness tells of death fear

A young man with Cassius Turvey on the day he was allegedly fatally attacked has told a murder trial he saw two men hitting the Indigenous teenager.

Premier claims credit for higher jail rate

Legal experts say sustainable community safety cannot be achieved through jailing more people as a premier points to figures 'the Greens don't like'.

Dad tells of horror at finding daughter's body on beach

A father's voice broke with emotion as he told a murder trial jury how he found the body of his 24-year-old daughter buried at a remote beach.

Ex-teacher cleared of trying to have sex with 15yo boy

A former teacher has been cleared of attempting to procure a child for sex after a magistrate heard he was the victim of vigilante pedophile hunters.

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