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Disgraced rocker Gary Glitter denied parole

Disgraced rocker Gary Glitter denied parole

Disgraced paedophile pop star Gary Glitter has lost a Parole Board bid to be freed from jail.

Killer and rapist jailed indefinitely wins release

Killer and rapist jailed indefinitely wins release

Killer and rapist jailed indefinitely wins release

Killer and rapist jailed indefinitely wins release

A notorious repeat offender, whose crimes include killing a pregnant woman and raping another, will be released from a West Australian jail next month.

Bail for mum accused of murdering her adult children

Bail for mum accused of murdering her adult children

Bail for mum accused of murdering her adult children

Bail for mum accused of murdering her adult children

A woman charged with murdering two of her children has been released on bail with a judge saying there are significant shortcomings in the prosecution's cases.

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Boy out on bail when grandmother fatally stabbed

Boy out on bail when grandmother fatally stabbed

The Queensland government has issued a plea to magistrates after it was revealed a boy was out on bail when he allegedly stabbed a grandmother in a car park.

Gangland figure warned Mokbel about informant Gobbo

Gangland figure warned Mokbel about informant Gobbo

A notorious gangland figure warned drug kingpin Tony Mokbel about barrister-turned-informant Nicola Gobbo once he was extradited back to Australia.

Sydney surgeon in spotlight for patient's death

Sydney surgeon in spotlight for patient's death

A surgeon doing a routine hernia operation has been found responsible for a series of failures leading to a man's death, an inquest has heard.

Parents charged over two-year-old girl's death

Parents charged over two-year-old girl's death

A Queensland man and woman have been charged with murder after allegedly denying their sick toddler medical treatment.

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Jury to rule on consent in Kurtley Beale rape case

Jury to rule on consent in Kurtley Beale rape case

Jury to rule on consent in Kurtley Beale rape case

Jury to rule on consent in Kurtley Beale rape case

A woman who accused rugby star Kurtley Beale of rape has been "staunchly consistent" in her version of the events, a NSW court has heard.

Finding of murder by Roberts-Smith 'alarming': lawyer

Finding of murder by Roberts-Smith 'alarming': lawyer

Finding of murder by Roberts-Smith 'alarming': lawyer

Finding of murder by Roberts-Smith 'alarming': lawyer

A finding Ben Roberts-Smith ordered the execution of a prisoner after the discovery of a weapons cache was alarming and should be rejected, a court has heard.

Fresh details emerge on Colombian man's alleged murder

Fresh details emerge on Colombian man's alleged murder

Fresh details emerge on Colombian man's alleged murder

Fresh details emerge on Colombian man's alleged murder

New details have emerged about how police allege a Colombian man was murdered, as two of his accused killers faced court.

Ruby Princess passengers rejected $15m COVID settlement

Ruby Princess passengers rejected $15m COVID settlement

Ruby Princess passengers rejected $15m COVID settlement

Ruby Princess passengers rejected $15m COVID settlement

Passengers who sued over a COVID-19 outbreak on the Ruby Princess could be forced to pay the cruise line's legal costs despite a landmark court win.

High Court backs traditional owners over mine project

High Court backs traditional owners over mine project

High Court backs traditional owners over mine project

High Court backs traditional owners over mine project

Native title holders in the Northern Territory have won a High Court appeal preserving their rights over a development for a major lead and zinc mine.

New witness protections for sexual abuse survivors

New witness protections for sexual abuse survivors

New witness protections for sexual abuse survivors

New witness protections for sexual abuse survivors

Victims and survivors who report sexual violence often find the legal process traumatic but new laws will help them hold perpetrators to account in court.

St Basil's aged care home COVID court case delayed

St Basil's aged care home COVID court case delayed

St Basil's aged care home COVID court case delayed

St Basil's aged care home COVID court case delayed

A criminal case against Melbourne aged care home St Basil's, linked to one of the deadliest COVID-19 outbreaks, has been delayed by six weeks.

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Vape market worth up to $500 million in Victoria

Almost half a million Victorians admit to vaping and new figures reveal the e-cigarette industry could be worth up to $500 million.

Man charged with murder after woman shot

Queensland police have charged an 18-year-old man with murder over the shooting death of a 29-year-old woman believed known to him.

Cop to face trial after 95-year-old patient tasered

A police officer charged with manslaughter will face trial in the NSW Supreme Court, accused of fatally tasering 95-year-old Clare Nowland in a nursing home.

Man dies in custody after taking large amount of drugs

Police are investigating the death of a man who died in their custody after he took a large amount of non-prescription drugs before he was arrested.

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Murder charge for boy, girl traumatised after stabbing

A boy has been charged with murder and a six-year-old girl has been left traumatised after a 70-year-old woman was fatally stabbed outside a shopping centre.

Judge questions crown case against murder-accused mum

A jury has been discharged in the trial of a woman accused of murdering her 26-year-old son by giving him an overdose of prescription drugs in a fruit smoothie.

Murder charges dropped for brothers over bikie shooting

A senior Comanchero bikie and his brother have pleaded guilty to their involvement in a 2014 gang shooting after murder charges against them were dropped.

Freeway driver 'cursed by witch' before killing cops

A trucking boss has denied his worker told him he was tired before getting into a 19-tonne semi-trailer and ploughing into four police officers.

'I messed up': Beale called agent after rape allegation

Kurtley Beale called his player-agent Isaac Moses and told him he had "messed up", after being confronted with sexual assault allegations, a court has heard.

Mokbel claims Gobbo encouraged him to flee to Greece

Drug kingpin Tony Mokbel has given evidence in the Victorian Supreme Court as he tries to fight his drug trafficking convictions.

'Misgivings' about Roberts-Smith not fatal, court told

A judge's dismissal of evidence from Ben Roberts-Smith and his military colleagues did not mean he cruelly executed defenceless prisoners, a court has heard.

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