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Standing room only in murder trial of jealous cop

Standing room only in murder trial of jealous cop

The first week of the blockbuster murder trial of senior constable Beau Lamarre-Condon has captivated the public's attention with details of disguise and envy.

Independent Pilbara probe after child squalor claims

Independent Pilbara probe after child squalor claims

Independent Pilbara probe after child squalor claims

Independent Pilbara probe after child squalor claims

Media claims that more a dozen Indigenous children were living unsupervised in a squalid home has prompted calls for new laws to better protect children.

Sydney man becomes first jailed under Nazi salute laws

Sydney man becomes first jailed under Nazi salute laws

Sydney man becomes first jailed under Nazi salute laws

Sydney man becomes first jailed under Nazi salute laws

A man found guilty of threatening senior politicians and performing a Nazi salute has been jailed under new laws after a federal police investigation.

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Fresh abuse charges laid against childcare worker

Fresh abuse charges laid against childcare worker

The 35-year-old man is alleged to have impacted 158 children across multiple childcare centres, as police continue to appeal for help in identifying victims.

Police arrest four in connection with gangland shooting

Police arrest four in connection with gangland shooting

Authorities have charged four people with a number of offences, including murder, in connection with a fatal shooting in March.

Body in bin: suspicious deaths spark police probes

Body in bin: suspicious deaths spark police probes

Three suspicious deaths - including the discovery of a body in a bin - are being investigated by police in a state.

Motorbike dispute led to bashings and fatal gunfire

Motorbike dispute led to bashings and fatal gunfire

A street brawl involving thirteen men, multiple baseball bats, 10 bullets and a handgun left one man dead and others gravely injured, a judge has heard.

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Friend testifies cop joked 'help me hide the body?'

Friend testifies cop joked 'help me hide the body?'

Friend testifies cop joked 'help me hide the body?'

Friend testifies cop joked 'help me hide the body?'

As the first week of a police officer's double-murder trial ends, one of his friends says he told her about breaking into the home of one of the victims.

Tributes for boy who died in hospital after shooting

Tributes for boy who died in hospital after shooting

Tributes for boy who died in hospital after shooting

Tributes for boy who died in hospital after shooting

The school attended by an 11-year-old boy who suffered a gunshot wound to the face has paid tribute to him after he died in hospital from his injuries.

Top cop makes apology over jumping castle tragedy

Top cop makes apology over jumping castle tragedy

Top cop makes apology over jumping castle tragedy

Top cop makes apology over jumping castle tragedy

A senior officer has expressed sadness that a mother of a child killed in a jumping castle tragedy was not given a chance to be with her son after his death.

Plans to air building boss claims foiled by MP: ICAC

Plans to air building boss claims foiled by MP: ICAC

Plans to air building boss claims foiled by MP: ICAC

Plans to air building boss claims foiled by MP: ICAC

A state treasurer has told a corruption inquiry he was asked by a developer's lawyer to air damaging claims about the then-building watchdog in parliament.

Anti-corruption body given 'follow the money' teeth

Anti-corruption body given 'follow the money' teeth

Anti-corruption body given 'follow the money' teeth

Anti-corruption body given 'follow the money' teeth

A corruption watchdog has been granted heightened investigatory powers under legislation passed on the final sitting day of a state parliament.

Second child dies after alleged car stabbing

Second child dies after alleged car stabbing

Second child dies after alleged car stabbing

Second child dies after alleged car stabbing

A young child has died in hospital days after a mother is alleged to have stabbed three children in a car on a quiet roadside.

Ex-mayor unmasked as he's jailed for abusing teenager

Ex-mayor unmasked as he's jailed for abusing teenager

Ex-mayor unmasked as he's jailed for abusing teenager

Ex-mayor unmasked as he's jailed for abusing teenager

The identity of a former mayor can be revealed after a magistrate denied an ongoing media gag order and jailed him for abusing a teenage boy.

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One dead, scores injured in bus crash on rural highway

A woman has died and two others are in a serious condition in hospital after a bus reportedly crashed with two cars on a regional highway.

Alan Jones liked champions of sport, butler testifies

The man who ironed Alan Jones's underwear has testified about the steady stream of high-profile athletes at his waterfront home in Circular Quay.

Accused killer cop asked friend for a gun, jury told

An old friend of alleged murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon has told a Supreme Court jury how the police officer rang to allegedly ask about getting a gun.

Judge blocks Trump's White House media ban

A US judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s move to block three news outlets from the White House and says they must have their access restored.

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Third person charged linked to mistaken identity murder

A third person has been charged in connection with the murder of a 40-year-old man, but police have not yet found the shooter responsible.

Violent, serious offences decrease as crime rate falls

Child offenders aged 10-17 continue to over-represent major violent crimes in one state but police say they are seeing a reduction in repeat offences.

'You are in on it': ICAC probes alleged $5m shakedown

Fake records about a purported $5 million bribe are alleged to have been cooked up by a fugitive developer's lawyer to smear a building tsar, a probe has heard.

Hillcrest jumping castle 'not anchored properly'

A senior police officer has detailed various shortcomings in relation to the deaths of six students in a jumping castle accident on a primary school oval.

Weinstein sentenced to 15 years jail for 2006 assault

Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman in New York in 2006.

Alleged top Islamic State propagandist faces court

A Melbourne retiree has faced court, accused of distributing instructions on how to evade law enforcement and carry out mass casualty attacks.

Former premier to front Big Build royal commission

A recently deposed premier will be called to give evidence at a royal commission into alleged corruption on taxpayer-funded building sites.

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