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Victims turn up heat over abuse liability 'loophole'

Victims turn up heat over abuse liability 'loophole'

A state isn't ruling out a unilateral legislative response after a High Court ruling that a church wasn't liable for a priest's historical abuse of a child.

Man might contest charges over child's accidental death

Man might contest charges over child's accidental death

Man might contest charges over child's accidental death

Man might contest charges over child's accidental death

Weapons charges laid over the accidental shooting of a nine-year-old boy might be contested pending police investigations, a lawyer says.

Psychiatrist breaks down after Bondi attack backflip

Psychiatrist breaks down after Bondi attack backflip

Psychiatrist breaks down after Bondi attack backflip

Psychiatrist breaks down after Bondi attack backflip

A psychiatrist who spent years treating the Bondi Junction killer has been reduced to tears in a witness box after hours of intense questioning and backdowns.

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Anti-corruption chief quits role over workplace claims

Anti-corruption chief quits role over workplace claims

A finalised report into allegations of inappropriate behaviour in the office of a prominent anti-corruption commissioner has prompted his resignation.

Bus driver goes to trial over pedestrian death

Bus driver goes to trial over pedestrian death

A bus driver accused of careless driving causing the death of an 18-year-old pedestrian will fight the charge, prompting emotional courtroom scenes.

Parent group challenges energy giant over carbon claims

Parent group challenges energy giant over carbon claims

EnergyAustralia will face the Federal Court to answer allegations some of its "carbon neutral" products were not as green as they seemed.

Menendez brothers clear legal hurdle in bid for release

Menendez brothers clear legal hurdle in bid for release

Two brothers serving life in prison for murdering their parents with a shotgun have a new chance of freedom after a US judge reduced their sentences.

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Kardashian feared she'd be raped, killed, trial told

Kardashian feared she'd be raped, killed, trial told

Kardashian feared she'd be raped, killed, trial told

Kardashian feared she'd be raped, killed, trial told

Kim Kardashian has told a Paris court she feared she would be raped and killed and wouldn't make it back to her "babies" when she was held at gunpoint.

Diddy's ex Cassie testifies to frequent beatings

Diddy's ex Cassie testifies to frequent beatings

Diddy's ex Cassie testifies to frequent beatings

Diddy's ex Cassie testifies to frequent beatings

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' ex girlfriend testified to "frequent" beatings and being blackmailed to participate in his infamous Freak Offs, the rapper's trial heard.

Kim Kardashian cries as she testifies in robbery trial

Kim Kardashian cries as she testifies in robbery trial

Kim Kardashian cries as she testifies in robbery trial

Kim Kardashian cries as she testifies in robbery trial

A tearful Kim Kardashian has told a French court that she feared she would be raped during a 2016 armed robbery at gunpoint in Paris.

UN aviation body rules Russia downed MH17: Netherlands

UN aviation body rules Russia downed MH17: Netherlands

UN aviation body rules Russia downed MH17: Netherlands

UN aviation body rules Russia downed MH17: Netherlands

Dutch and Australian officials say a council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation concluded Russia was responsible for the downing of MH17 in 2014.

French court finds Depardieu guilty of sexual assault

French court finds Depardieu guilty of sexual assault

French court finds Depardieu guilty of sexual assault

French court finds Depardieu guilty of sexual assault

French actor Gerard Depardieu’s fall from grace is complete after he was found guilty and sentenced for sexually assaulting two women on a film set in 2021.

Ex-girlfriend to speak in Diddy's sex-trafficking trial

Ex-girlfriend to speak in Diddy's sex-trafficking trial

Ex-girlfriend to speak in Diddy's sex-trafficking trial

Ex-girlfriend to speak in Diddy's sex-trafficking trial

Sean "Diddy" Combs' ex-girlfriend Cassie is set to testify in the hip-hop mogul's sex-trafficking case, a day after jurors saw a video of Combs beating her.

'Become a skeleton': tool box body accused found guilty

'Become a skeleton': tool box body accused found guilty

'Become a skeleton': tool box body accused found guilty

'Become a skeleton': tool box body accused found guilty

A mother has delivered a heartbreaking statement after a man was found guilty of murdering her daughter and impersonating her for months to steal money.

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Meth user who ran over cop found guilty of manslaughter

A car thief who was under the influence of meth when he ran over and killed a police officer after a car pursuit has been found guilty of manslaughter.

Mushroom expert gives evidence in Erin Patterson trial

An international expert has told Erin Patterson's triple-murder trial it is "challenging" to identify which mushrooms are poisonous just from looking at them.

Psychiatrist claims 'no error' in treating mall killer

A psychiatrist who treated the man behind a mass stabbing at a busy mall has denied any mistakes in her care despite ceasing his antipsychotics years earlier.

Farmhand denies alleged confessions over brutal murder

A farmhand who is accused of bludgeoning a neighbouring farmer to death has denied allegations he confessed to three people about the alleged murder.

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'Unimaginable': mum charged after her kids die in fire

A community is reeling from an "unimaginable" tragedy after a mother was charged with murder following the deaths of three of her children in a house fire.

Sugar daddy surgeon's 'spectacular fall from grace'

A former plastic surgeon who preyed on girls via social media for sex said statements read out in court from two of his victims had been horrific to hear.

'Murdered and dumped': plea to crack 30-year cold case

For decades, the identity of a man found dead after wandering suburban streets has been a mystery, but police hope a new image could lead to a breakthrough.

Radio king 'never' sexually inappropriate, court told

Multiple witnesses claim they have never seen talkback king Alan Jones engage in any sexually inappropriate behaviour at all, his lawyer claims.

Plea for drivers to stop taking risks as deaths soar

The road toll in one state spiked by 10 over a deadly Mother's Day weekend as authorities beg "entitled" motorists to stay safe.

Mall stabber's father 'did not want' son medicated

The father of a man who stabbed six people at a busy shopping centre believed his son would die if he began taking anti-psychotics again.

Record $7m tobacco haul as police target crime assets

Police have seized a record $7.3 million haul of tobacco and frozen $22 million in crime syndicate assets in a big blow to the booming black market.

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