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Departmental culture of cover up of child sex abuse

Departmental culture of cover up of child sex abuse

Victoria's Department of Education "woefully failed to protect children" from sexual predator teachers for decades, a board of inquiry has found.

AI girl helps authorities deal with child abuse victims

AI girl helps authorities deal with child abuse victims

AI girl helps authorities deal with child abuse victims

AI girl helps authorities deal with child abuse victims

Authorities can improve the way they interview abused children with the help an AI girl developed by Griffith University and a team of overseas researchers.

Man jailed for 'devastating' abduction and rape

Man jailed for 'devastating' abduction and rape

Man jailed for 'devastating' abduction and rape

Man jailed for 'devastating' abduction and rape

A woman was trying to book a ride home when she was approached by two strangers who took her to a nearby park and assaulted her.

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'Incompetent or corrupt' to employ rapist prison guard

'Incompetent or corrupt' to employ rapist prison guard

Prisons across NSW will be scrutinised by a task force after a scathing report condemned processes that allowed a guard to rape several inmates.

Supervision challenge dropped for Snowtown accomplice

Supervision challenge dropped for Snowtown accomplice

Bodies-in-barrels accomplice Mark Haydon's lawyers are no longer challenging a government bid to keep him under supervision after his release from jail.

Man charged after young Indigenous kids cable-tied

Man charged after young Indigenous kids cable-tied

A man has been charged with aggravated assault after a confronting video went viral of three young Aboriginal children cable-tied at a home in Broome.

Anger at justice system as truckie boss avoids jail

Anger at justice system as truckie boss avoids jail

The families of four police officers killed on Melbourne's Eastern Freeway are angry and dismayed after a trucking boss implicated in the tragedy avoided jail.

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Woman used wooden spoon to assault five-year-old girl

Woman used wooden spoon to assault five-year-old girl

Woman used wooden spoon to assault five-year-old girl

Woman used wooden spoon to assault five-year-old girl

A woman has been jailed for her cruel treatment of a five-year-old girl, including hitting her with a wooden spoon and withholding food and water.

AFL to host tribute for slain couple

AFL to host tribute for slain couple

AFL to host tribute for slain couple

AFL to host tribute for slain couple

The AFL will host a tribute for long-time umpire Jesse Baird and partner Luke Davies, whose bodies were recovered on February 27.

No 'proactive' payment for wrongfully jailed Folbigg

No 'proactive' payment for wrongfully jailed Folbigg

No 'proactive' payment for wrongfully jailed Folbigg

No 'proactive' payment for wrongfully jailed Folbigg

Waiting for pardoned mother Kathleen Folbigg to ask for a financial remedy for her decades in jail will be an extra burden to carry, an MP says.

Detained pilot faces $800k bill for extradition fight

Detained pilot faces $800k bill for extradition fight

Detained pilot faces $800k bill for extradition fight

Detained pilot faces $800k bill for extradition fight

A lawyer for the United States has appeared in a Sydney local court to oppose pushing back an extradition date for detained pilot Daniel Duggan.

Vindication for Qantas worker, airline cops $250k fine

Vindication for Qantas worker, airline cops $250k fine

Vindication for Qantas worker, airline cops $250k fine

Vindication for Qantas worker, airline cops $250k fine

Former Qantas health and safety rep Theo Seremetidis says a fine for the airline is a "drop in the ocean" after he was stood down for raising COVID concerns.

Man charged after arson at Melbourne tobacco shop

Man charged after arson at Melbourne tobacco shop

Man charged after arson at Melbourne tobacco shop

Man charged after arson at Melbourne tobacco shop

A man has been charged with arson, drug and firearm offences after a tobacco shop was set alight in Melbourne's southwest.

Bridge climate protesters jailed for rush-hour chaos

Bridge climate protesters jailed for rush-hour chaos

Bridge climate protesters jailed for rush-hour chaos

Bridge climate protesters jailed for rush-hour chaos

Two climate protesters who blocked lanes on a busy Melbourne bridge have been jailed while a third awaits sentencing.

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Insurance loopholes leveraged for financial abuse

Perpetrators of domestic violence have leveraged insurance policies to financially control victims, prompting calls for insurers to do more.

Higgins and Reynolds defamation court case continues

After a marathon mediation session, Liberal senator Linda Reynolds says her defamation case against Brittany Higgins and David Sharaz is ongoing.

Six charged after man survived shots to head, chest

Police are probing a construction company over an alleged "guns for hire" cell whose target survived being shot in the head, as the shooter remains at large.

Police officer charged with serious sexual offences

A 55-year-old Queensland police officer has been charged with four counts of rape and two counts of sexual assault relating to alleged incidents while off duty.

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Kathleen Folbigg's former husband dies

The former husband of a woman who spent decades in prison before being acquitted of killing their children has died.

Nine backs reports of corruption by consulting firm, MP

Nine has hit back against a defamation lawsuit by Synergy 360, saying reports of corruption between the consulting firm and former MP Stuart Robert were true.

Spy agency hits out at 'misleading' claim about top gun

ASIO says it has been cleared of allegations related to Dan Duggan, but the ex-US fighter pilot's family has pointed to a watchdog noting some impropriety.

'Red-handed': court views disturbing arrest footage

A murder trial has viewed footage of a man with what appears to blood-stained hands after he allegedly stabbed two friends.

Matildas star Kerr didn't tell FA of harassment charge

Matildas captain Sam Kerr didn't tell Football Australia of her racial harassment charge, or her court appearance, says FA chief James Johnson.

Defence's data base for sexual offences not 'reliable'

Defence lacks an integrated data set for sexual misconduct, meaning it is unable to properly respond and prevent the issue, a royal commission has been told.

Truck driver to stand trial over space camp bus crash

The man who drove a B-double truck towing two trailers into a school bus on its way to NASA space camp has been committed to stand trial over the crash.

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