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Melania Trump raises Epstein, denies any connection

Melania Trump raises Epstein, denies any connection

US first lady Melania Trump has delivered a statement denying ties to Jeffrey Epstein and calling for a congressional hearing for survivors of his abuse.

Murder charge after woman dies in 'crash with kangaroo'

Murder charge after woman dies in 'crash with kangaroo'

Murder charge after woman dies in 'crash with kangaroo'

Murder charge after woman dies in 'crash with kangaroo'

Days after a man rang emergency services and claimed his partner had been injured in a car crash with a kangaroo, the 33-year-old has been charged with murder.

Manhunt for rapist enters third day after escape

Manhunt for rapist enters third day after escape

Manhunt for rapist enters third day after escape

Manhunt for rapist enters third day after escape

Police are continuing a search after an immigration detainee previously convicted for rape escaped from a hospital where he went to get medical treatment.

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Man incited racial violence with Cronulla bashing calls

Man incited racial violence with Cronulla bashing calls

A man has pleaded guilty to inciting racial violence by calling for bashings at the site of infamous race riots following the Bondi Beach massacre.

Indigenous woman makes history in chief magistrate role

Indigenous woman makes history in chief magistrate role

Proud Kamilaroi woman Justice Louise Taylor has been appointed chief magistrate of the ACT Magistrates Court.

Higgins' relief as Lehrmann rape finding stands forever

Higgins' relief as Lehrmann rape finding stands forever

A refusal by Australia's highest court to hear Bruce Lehrmann's appeal against his defamation loss brought finality to a painful chapter, Brittany Higgins says.

Love triangle led to murder, body in river, court told

Love triangle led to murder, body in river, court told

A man has denied murdering a friend and throwing his body in a river more than 20 years ago after their on-again-off-again lover was asked to choose a partner.

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'Blood streaming' on face after alleged slave beatings

'Blood streaming' on face after alleged slave beatings

'Blood streaming' on face after alleged slave beatings

'Blood streaming' on face after alleged slave beatings

An alleged slave spoke to a nurse about bloodied assaults, days after she escaped a home where a jury has been told she was being kept.

'Drop the knife': conflicting accounts of cop shooting

'Drop the knife': conflicting accounts of cop shooting

'Drop the knife': conflicting accounts of cop shooting

'Drop the knife': conflicting accounts of cop shooting

A police officer says he yelled "drop the knife" before shooting an Indigenous man while a witness claimed nothing was said ahead of an inquest into the death.

'Smashed him with a hammer': no bail on hospital attack

'Smashed him with a hammer': no bail on hospital attack

'Smashed him with a hammer': no bail on hospital attack

'Smashed him with a hammer': no bail on hospital attack

A stolen set of ashes were the motive for a brutal, late-night attack on a man while he was in hospital, a court has been told.

Crime fears spark home, train station safety debate

Crime fears spark home, train station safety debate

Crime fears spark home, train station safety debate

Crime fears spark home, train station safety debate

A state government has reassured residents feeling unsafe in their homes as its political rivals unveil a plan to boost train station safety amid rising crime.

Mother begs for closure in daughter's cold-case mystery

Mother begs for closure in daughter's cold-case mystery

Mother begs for closure in daughter's cold-case mystery

Mother begs for closure in daughter's cold-case mystery

Family members of a woman killed more than two decades ago are pleading for information, while lamenting her father died never knowing what happened.

Palestinians take News Corp to court for alleged hatred

Palestinians take News Corp to court for alleged hatred

Palestinians take News Corp to court for alleged hatred

Palestinians take News Corp to court for alleged hatred

A group of Palestinians and Arab Muslims are taking on one of the nation's biggest news companies over allegations of racial hatred and discrimination.

'Ketamine Queen' gets 15 years jail over Perry's death

'Ketamine Queen' gets 15 years jail over Perry's death

'Ketamine Queen' gets 15 years jail over Perry's death

'Ketamine Queen' gets 15 years jail over Perry's death

A US judge has handed a sentence of 15 years in prison to a woman who pleaded guilty to selling Friends star Matthew Perry the ketamine that killed him in 2023.

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'Ketamine Queen' to be sentenced over Perry drug death

A woman who admitted to selling Friends star Matthew Perry the ketamine that killed him is set to be sentenced in Los Angeles.

'No fruit' in home of drug smoothie murder accused

A woman accused killing her adult son with a fruit smoothie laced with painkillers did not have fruit leftovers in her home, a jury has heard.

Couple charged over bestiality and child abuse material

An investigation into online child exploitation material has uncovered a "heinous and blatant breach of the law", police say.

Afghan calls for justice as Roberts-Smith stews in cell

There are hopes the prosecution of Australia's most decorated living soldier will spark a global reckoning on crimes committed in a war-torn nation.

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Bones found on holiday island could have colonial past

Police are investigating whether bones found on a popular holiday island that was once an Aboriginal prison are human.

Bailed neo-Nazi's call to free accused war criminal

A prominent white nationalist accused of harassing female leaders online has called for the release of alleged war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith.

Rideshare driver accused of rape and serial stalking

A man has been charged with multiple counts of stalking, coercive control and sexual offences after using his rideshare service to track down women.

'Foul play' likely in missing mum's 50-year cold case

A missing mother likely met with foul play, police say, after she vanished in 1976 but her now-deceased husband was never interviewed over the disappearance.

Chilling question before children thrown in river

A mentally ill woman who tried to drown two children in a river was not responsible for the incident due to her mental state, a judge has found.

Ex-NRL star cleared to punch on after assault charges

Disgraced former NRL player Curtis Scott will be allowed to participate in a bare-knuckle fight after he denied assaulting a teenager and a police officer.

'Live issue' in Grace Tame abuser's harassment case

A pedophile teacher who abused former Australian of the Year Grace Tame will face a special hearing over allegations he harassed her online.

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