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'Significant force': accused off-duty cop attacker held

'Significant force': accused off-duty cop attacker held

Two men charged with an alleged attack on off-duty police will be kept in custody after one of the officers was nearly killed in the melee.

Mass failures in unheard-of, deadly aged-care outbreak

Mass failures in unheard-of, deadly aged-care outbreak

Mass failures in unheard-of, deadly aged-care outbreak

Mass failures in unheard-of, deadly aged-care outbreak

An aged care centre's operator has apologised after a coroner found residents were left without medication, food and water during a deadly COVID-19 outbreak.

Massive brawl before two boys shot in 'horrific' attack

Massive brawl before two boys shot in 'horrific' attack

Massive brawl before two boys shot in 'horrific' attack

Massive brawl before two boys shot in 'horrific' attack

Police are investigating youth gang links after two teens were shot following a street brawl involving dozens of young people.

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Second man charged after attempted synagogue arson

Second man charged after attempted synagogue arson

Another man has been charged over a synagogue fire as police prepare for heightened tensions over the Australia Day weekend after a wave of anti-Semitic crimes.

Cold-case murder accused remains behind bars

Cold-case murder accused remains behind bars

A man accused of killing his partner decades ago initially requested to appear via videolink in a courtroom a short drive from the alleged crime scene.

Olympic cyclist's guilty plea in wife death-crash case

Olympic cyclist's guilty plea in wife death-crash case

Cyclist Rohan Dennis has formally admitted he created a likelihood of harm before the crash that led to the death of his wife, fellow Olympian Melissa Hoskins.

UK teen jailed for at least 52 years for girls' murders

UK teen jailed for at least 52 years for girls' murders

A teenager who stabbed three young girls to death at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England has been sentenced to more than 50 years in prison.

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Second arrest made over synagogue graffiti, fire attack

Second arrest made over synagogue graffiti, fire attack

Second arrest made over synagogue graffiti, fire attack

Second arrest made over synagogue graffiti, fire attack

Police have arrested a second man over a graffiti and fire attack on a synagogue as another man is held in custody over the incident.

Driver jailed for five years for taking five lives

Driver jailed for five years for taking five lives

Driver jailed for five years for taking five lives

Driver jailed for five years for taking five lives

A dangerous driver who failed to heed a police warning before causing a crash which killed five people could walk free on parole within three years.

'Workaholic' ex-cop forged documents in drug lab probe

'Workaholic' ex-cop forged documents in drug lab probe

'Workaholic' ex-cop forged documents in drug lab probe

'Workaholic' ex-cop forged documents in drug lab probe

A former senior constable has claimed he forged internal forms during an investigation of a drug 'super-lab' to boost efficiency and combat his untreated PTSD.

Fears hate speech laws could make anti-Semitism worse

Fears hate speech laws could make anti-Semitism worse

Fears hate speech laws could make anti-Semitism worse

Fears hate speech laws could make anti-Semitism worse

A crackdown on hate speech laws to curb anti-Semitism could have the opposite effect, legal experts warn.

Dutton shuts down Nationals' call for gender debate

Dutton shuts down Nationals' call for gender debate

Dutton shuts down Nationals' call for gender debate

Dutton shuts down Nationals' call for gender debate

There are no plans to change the coalition's position on transgender rights, Peter Dutton says, following US President Donald Trump's executive orders.

Man faces court after woman's 'tragic' grassfire death

Man faces court after woman's 'tragic' grassfire death

Man faces court after woman's 'tragic' grassfire death

Man faces court after woman's 'tragic' grassfire death

A man has fronted court days after the body of a woman was found following a grassfire that has left a rural Victorian town reeling.

Man strangled wife believing she stole his ID cards

Man strangled wife believing she stole his ID cards

Man strangled wife believing she stole his ID cards

Man strangled wife believing she stole his ID cards

A man murdered his wife during a drug-induced psychosis as he believed she had stolen his identity cards.

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Nixon sacks lawyers, delays fake footy memorabilia case

Former AFL player manager Ricky Nixon will represent himself in court as he fights allegations he sold fake football memorabilia.

'Startling' study shows risk of online harm to children

More than one in four girls have experienced online sexual solicitation by an adult before their 18th birthday, with some being as young as 11.

Lehrmann to seek trial without jury on rape allegations

Former Liberal Party staffer Bruce Lehrmann will seek a judge-alone trial, which is granted for complex cases or when there has been significant publicity.

Woman's missed heart attack prompts push for change

A woman who died of a heart attack in an emergency department was misdiagnosed as having an adverse reaction to codeine, a coroner has found.

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Dark theory on foreign actors behind anti-Semitic crime

As authorities investigate whether foreign actors are paying Australians to commit acts of anti-Semitism, experts are warning they won't be easy to track down.

Prince Harry wins apology, damages from Murdoch papers

Rupert Murdoch’s UK tabloids will make a rare apology to Prince Harry in settling a privacy invasion lawsuit and will pay substantial damages, his lawyer says.

'Cheeky and playful' boy crushed by parking meter

The family of a boy who died in hospital after he was crushed by a falling parking meter at a museum say he was "wise beyond his years, cheeky and playful”.

$1.9m hit in biggest NDIS fine after 'terrible' death

An NDIS provider has been hit with the highest ever civil penalty of its kind over failures that led an at-risk man to die after choking on a toasted sandwich.

Cop blames tumour for 'unjustified, excessive' assaults

A suspended senior constable has tried to argue that he punched two intoxicated civilians while on duty in separate incidents in 2023 because of a brain tumour.

Second man sought as another held over synagogue attack

A man accused of trying to set fire to a synagogue will spend another night behind bars as police vow to find those behind a spate of anti-Semitic attacks.

'Criminals for hire' tied to anti-Semitic attack spree

Police are still scrambling to determine who is masterminding an escalating spate of anti-Semitic crimes, despite making a series of arrests.

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