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Child, woman found dead in martial arts centre

Child, woman found dead in martial arts centre

A young child and a woman in her 40s have been found dead at a martial arts centre hours after police found a man dead in a home a few kilometres away in Sydney

Police 'didn't do anything wrong' with informant Gobbo

Police 'didn't do anything wrong' with informant Gobbo

Police 'didn't do anything wrong' with informant Gobbo

Police 'didn't do anything wrong' with informant Gobbo

A former police handler has given evidence to the Victorian Supreme Court as drug kingpin Tony Mokbel fights to appeal his convictions.

Man took assisted dying drugs meant for someone else

Man took assisted dying drugs meant for someone else

Man took assisted dying drugs meant for someone else

Man took assisted dying drugs meant for someone else

A woman has told an inquest how she left her father's home to run errands and returned to find him dead from assisted dying drugs prescribed to another person.

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German doctor fined for importing drugs

German doctor fined for importing drugs

A German doctor has been fined for importing an illegal drug into Australia, after more than 700 grams of GHB was found in his luggage.

Pro-Palestine activists arrested after rooftop standoff

Pro-Palestine activists arrested after rooftop standoff

A pro-Palestine protest on the roof of a Melbourne factory has led to charges against eight people.

Woman shot in leg while getting into car

Woman shot in leg while getting into car

Police say a man approached a woman as she got into a car north of Brisbane and shot her in the leg before fleeing.

ANZ, Suncorp welcome takeover approval as ACCC reflects

ANZ, Suncorp welcome takeover approval as ACCC reflects

ANZ's proposed $4.9 billion takeover of Suncorp's banking arm will proceed after a tribunal found it would not lessen competition but would benefit consumers.

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SA parole rules set to tighten for accomplices

SA parole rules set to tighten for accomplices

SA parole rules set to tighten for accomplices

SA parole rules set to tighten for accomplices

The SA government will rush new laws through parliament to limit the freedoms of an accomplice of the Snowtown serial murderers when he is released.

Jarryd Hayne's mate to get $38k over spitting story

Jarryd Hayne's mate to get $38k over spitting story

Jarryd Hayne's mate to get $38k over spitting story

Jarryd Hayne's mate to get $38k over spitting story

A friend of Jarryd Hayne will receive "nominal" defamation damages over a Seven report that claimed he stared down and spat at the ex-NRL star's rape victim.

Officer charged in fatal Indigenous teen crash

Officer charged in fatal Indigenous teen crash

Officer charged in fatal Indigenous teen crash

Officer charged in fatal Indigenous teen crash

The sergeant whose unmarked police car was involved in a fatal crash with an Indigenous teen has been charged with his death in news welcomed by his family.

Inquest into frog-poison death paused for new witnesses

Inquest into frog-poison death paused for new witnesses

Inquest into frog-poison death paused for new witnesses

Inquest into frog-poison death paused for new witnesses

Publicity around a man's death at a spiritual health retreat has prompted witnesses to come forward with information but it will take a court time to hear it.

Trio accused of tram track attack on little penguin

Trio accused of tram track attack on little penguin

Trio accused of tram track attack on little penguin

Trio accused of tram track attack on little penguin

Victoria's Conservation Regulator is looking for three young males who they believe attacked a little penguin at St Kilda.

PNG leader vows tough response after dozens massacred

PNG leader vows tough response after dozens massacred

PNG leader vows tough response after dozens massacred

PNG leader vows tough response after dozens massacred

An eruption of tribal violence in PNG that resulted in dozens being killed has prompted Prime Minister James Marape to bestow additional powers on the army.

Dozens of people massacred in PNG tribal violence

Dozens of people massacred in PNG tribal violence

Dozens of people massacred in PNG tribal violence

Dozens of people massacred in PNG tribal violence

PNG police say a highlands tribe, their allies and mercenaries were on their way to attack a neighbouring tribe when they were ambushed, with dozens killed.

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Dog breeder claims may put unsuspecting owners at risk

Dog owners and vets are relying on unchecked animal details from breeders and it may have contributed to a fatal outcome for one family, an inquest has heard.

Fingers pointed after woman brutally killed, body burnt

A man accused of violently murdering Najma Carroll and burning her body in bushland south of Sydney claims he was just a shocked eyewitness to the whole thing.

Stabbing leads to calls for tougher youth crime laws

A Queensland council is calling on the government to introduce more significant sentences to violent youth offenders after a grandmother's fatal stabbing.

Murder trial shown chilling images of teen's bashing

Images of the fatal group bashing of 16-year-old Jason Galleghan have been shown at the murder trial of two allegedly central figures.

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'No safety boost' from axing terrorists' citizenship

Experts have picked apart laws that strip Australian citizenship from dual nationals convicted of serious offences, saying the powers don't increase safety.

Police worker accessed files out of 'curiosity'

A magistrate has condemned the actions of a Victoria Police project officer after the worker improperly accessed former schoolmates' files.

Company fined $1.3m for contractor forklift crush death

A company has been fined $1.3 million and its owner has avoided time behind bars in Victoria's first workplace manslaughter conviction.

Roll of the dice for Star Casino as it fronts new probe

Star Casino was fined $100 million and had its licence suspended after an inquiry and it will face another after the watchdog was unsatisfied by its progress.

Mother, father to face trial on baby murder charge

A woman has been committed to stand trial charged with murdering her seven-month-old son and failing to provide the necessities of life for the baby.

Drug rehab spares man jail after Harbour Bridge crash

A man's "noble efforts" in tackling his own drug problems mean he will not be imprisoned over an meth-induced fiery triple car crash on Sydney's Harbour Bridge.

Nurse banned for stealing PPE during national shortage

A West Australian nurse who stole PPE during a national shortage so she could use it on an overseas holiday has been disqualified for 12 months.

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