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Husband, brother-in-law behind bars after murder charge

Husband, brother-in-law behind bars after murder charge

A husband and brother-in-law accused of murdering a young mother will remain behind bars after their matter was heard in court west of Brisbane.

Abusers using utilities accounts to 'punish' victims

Abusers using utilities accounts to 'punish' victims

Abusers using utilities accounts to 'punish' victims

Abusers using utilities accounts to 'punish' victims

Energy companies are inadvertently revealing safe addresses and failing to stop domestic abusers from manipulating debt and account access, a report warns.

PM to discuss jailed Australian fighter with Zelenskiy

PM to discuss jailed Australian fighter with Zelenskiy

PM to discuss jailed Australian fighter with Zelenskiy

PM to discuss jailed Australian fighter with Zelenskiy

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will raise efforts to free Melbourne teacher Oscar Jenkins from Russian custody with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

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Plea for return of jailed Australian fighter in Ukraine

Plea for return of jailed Australian fighter in Ukraine

A captured Australian fighter jailed for 13 years by Russian forces was given a "sham trial" and should be treated as a prisoner of war, the government says.

Escaped detainee charged after alleged stabbing attack

Escaped detainee charged after alleged stabbing attack

Two days on the run have ended for an escaped detainee who has been arrested and charged after allegedly stabbing one man in the neck and assaulting another.

Roberts-Smith faces battle for High Court challenge

Roberts-Smith faces battle for High Court challenge

Disgraced special forces veteran Ben Roberts-Smith’s bid to take his legal battle to the High Court will be difficult but not impossible, legal sources say.

Diddy lawyer seeks to undercut prosecution's rape claim

Diddy lawyer seeks to undercut prosecution's rape claim

The singer Casandra Ventura has returned to the witness stand for more cross-examination by the defence team for ex-boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs.

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Singer Brown denied bail in UK, throws tour into doubt

Singer Brown denied bail in UK, throws tour into doubt

Singer Brown denied bail in UK, throws tour into doubt

Singer Brown denied bail in UK, throws tour into doubt

A court in England has denied singer Chris Brown bail over a serious assault charge.

Man who stabbed Rushdie sentenced to 25 years in prison

Man who stabbed Rushdie sentenced to 25 years in prison

Man who stabbed Rushdie sentenced to 25 years in prison

Man who stabbed Rushdie sentenced to 25 years in prison

Hadi Matar, who was convicted of stabbing Salman Rushdie in 2022, has been sentenced to serve 25 years in prison.

Russia jails Australian man for fighting for Ukraine

Russia jails Australian man for fighting for Ukraine

Russia jails Australian man for fighting for Ukraine

Russia jails Australian man for fighting for Ukraine

Russia has jailed Melbourne teacher Oscar Jenkins for 13 years for fighting with Ukrainian forces, prosecutors in occupied Ukraine say.

Murdered mother 'lit up every room', friend

Murdered mother 'lit up every room', friend

Murdered mother 'lit up every room', friend

Murdered mother 'lit up every room', friend

A man who murdered his girlfriend and dumped her body before trying to cover it up has been sentenced to 21 years in prison.

Bikie dropped off at hospital after being shot, burnt

Bikie dropped off at hospital after being shot, burnt

Bikie dropped off at hospital after being shot, burnt

Bikie dropped off at hospital after being shot, burnt

A senior bikie has been dumped bleeding and burnt outside hospital after trying to leave an outlaw motorcycle gang, police say.

Murderer defiant as he's sentenced to 32 years' jail

Murderer defiant as he's sentenced to 32 years' jail

Murderer defiant as he's sentenced to 32 years' jail

Murderer defiant as he's sentenced to 32 years' jail

A murderer found guilty of shooting another man and leaving him for dead in an inner suburban park will spend at least 25 years behind bars.

Driver avoids jail after mates drowned in flooded creek

Driver avoids jail after mates drowned in flooded creek

Driver avoids jail after mates drowned in flooded creek

Driver avoids jail after mates drowned in flooded creek

Jawad Al-Hussein has been spared jail for negligent driving that led to two friends' deaths, after earlier being acquitted of manslaughter.

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Murder trial told how death cap mushrooms become lethal

A toxicologist has outlined to Erin Patterson's triple-murder trial the various factors that make consuming death cap mushrooms lethal.

Ex-Liberal leader's $2.3m bill sparks by-election fears

Former state opposition leader John Pesutto has been ordered to pay Liberal MP Moira Deeming $2.3 million in costs, raising bankruptcy and by-election concerns.

Roberts-Smith to take war crimes claims to High Court

Disgraced veteran Ben Roberts-Smith has vowed to head to the nation’s highest court after he lost an appeal against findings that he engaged in war crimes.

Murder-accused mum's matter in court after house fire

More than a week after a horror house fire that killed three of her children, a mother-of-five charged with murder has had her matter heard in court.

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Date locked in for drug kingpin's appeal hearing

Underworld figure Tony Mokbel will have to wait another four months to have an appeal against his drug trafficking and importation convictions heard.

Singer Chris Brown charged in UK over alleged attack

Singer Chris Brown has been arrested and charged in England over an attack in 2023, where he allegedly hit someone with bottle in a London nightclub.

Molly Ticehurst's accused murderer told to face court

The body of childcare educator Molly Ticehurst was found in her home in April 2024, intensifying a national movement against gendered and domestic violence.

'Willing participant': Diddy's chief accuser challenged

Casandra Ventura, the former girlfriend of Sean "Diddy" Combs, has faced cross-examination at the hip-hop mogul's criminal trial.

Sophisticated phishing scam impersonates postal giant

An urgent warning has been issued following a new wave of scam messages, impersonating one of the country's largest organisations.

Rape investigation into singer Smokey Robinson opened

Los Angeles authorities are “actively investigating criminal allegations” against legendary Motown singer Smokey Robinson.

'Friends of Harvey': ex-aide tells of Weinstein's list

Jurors at Harvey Weinstein's sex crimes retrial have been shown a roster of name called "Friends of Harvey", a lost of females to be invited to events.

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