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Two arrested over missing Colombian man feared dead

Two arrested over missing Colombian man feared dead

A Colombian man is feared dead after vanishing in suspicious circumstances as police arrest two men they believe could help with answers.

Killer faked psychosis during mental fitness tests

Killer faked psychosis during mental fitness tests

Killer faked psychosis during mental fitness tests

Killer faked psychosis during mental fitness tests

Murderer Luay Sako pretended he was going through psychosis when he killed Celeste Manno in her Melbourne home, a psychiatrist has told a court.

Rugby star Beale recorded apologising to rape accuser

Rugby star Beale recorded apologising to rape accuser

Rugby star Beale recorded apologising to rape accuser

Rugby star Beale recorded apologising to rape accuser

A secret police recording captured the moment rugby star Kurtley Beale was confronted by a woman alleging he sexually assaulted her in a toilet cubicle.

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Skipper fined after ship run aground by passengers

Skipper fined after ship run aground by passengers

A charter boat skipper has been fined and convicted after letting unqualified, unsupervised passengers take control of the vessel before it ran aground.

Reynolds and Higgins defamation case returns to court

Reynolds and Higgins defamation case returns to court

Lawyers for Senator Linda Reynolds, Brittany Higgins and her partner have appeared in court to sort out key dates in preparation for a joint defamation trial.

Volunteer firefighter dies responding to suss blaze

Volunteer firefighter dies responding to suss blaze

A member of the Country Fire Authority has collapsed and died while responding to a suspicious fire in Victoria's west.

'Shameful': Indigenous deaths in police custody double

'Shameful': Indigenous deaths in police custody double

Indigenous people account for one in four deaths in police custody, with grieving families and legal experts demanding a different approach to law enforcement.

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Doctor jailed for forcing refugee to work at candy shop

Doctor jailed for forcing refugee to work at candy shop

Doctor jailed for forcing refugee to work at candy shop

Doctor jailed for forcing refugee to work at candy shop

A doctor will spend at least 18 months behind bars for threatening to deport an asylum seeker if he did not work long hours while underpaid at his candy shop.

Cook memorial replacement up to council, says premier

Cook memorial replacement up to council, says premier

Cook memorial replacement up to council, says premier

Cook memorial replacement up to council, says premier

The decision of whether to replace a second vandalised Captain Cook memorial lies with the local council, according to Victoria Premier Jacinta Allan.

Qld police share evidence on alleged shooting supporter

Qld police share evidence on alleged shooting supporter

Qld police share evidence on alleged shooting supporter

Qld police share evidence on alleged shooting supporter

Evidence gathered by Australian authorities into the December 2022 fatal shooting of two police officers at Wieambilla has been provided to a US court case.

Serbian 'political power struggle' key to 1985 murder

Serbian 'political power struggle' key to 1985 murder

Serbian 'political power struggle' key to 1985 murder

Serbian 'political power struggle' key to 1985 murder

The murder of a prominent member of Sydney’s Serbian community almost 40 years ago may have been politically motivated as police probe a car trip to Canberra.

Third man charged after people injured in city shooting

Third man charged after people injured in city shooting

Third man charged after people injured in city shooting

Third man charged after people injured in city shooting

Another person has been charged with a string of offences after three people were injured in a targeted shooting in Brisbane city, police say.

Three hospitalised after taking MDMA spiked with opioid

Three hospitalised after taking MDMA spiked with opioid

Three hospitalised after taking MDMA spiked with opioid

Three hospitalised after taking MDMA spiked with opioid

Three people presented to NSW hospitals over the weekend after taking tablets sold as MDMA that contained a potent opioid.

Mother killed 'troubled' son with overdose, court told

Mother killed 'troubled' son with overdose, court told

Mother killed 'troubled' son with overdose, court told

Mother killed 'troubled' son with overdose, court told

A mother is accused of enlisting her daughter to help murder her son over his difficult and abusive behaviour.

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Man charged with murder after woman's body found

A 43-year-old man has been charged with murder after a 30-year-old woman's body was found in a home north of Brisbane.

Qld man to stand trial in sexual servitude case

A 38-year-old man who allegedly drugged a woman then got her tattooed has been committed to stand trial on charges including sexual servitude.

NT government takes legal action over land clearing

Legal action has been launched against a remote Northern Territory farming station over allegations of unpermitted land clearing by owners.

Mother confronts man who stabbed her daughter to death

A forensic specialist has contradicted the claims of a murderer, that some of the 23 stab wounds suffered by Celeste Manno were caused by breaking glass.

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Charges possible for cop in fatal Indigenous teen crash

Police were told not to pursue a trail bike that Indigenous teen Jai Wright was riding before he crashed into an unmarked car and died, an inquest has heard.

Woman says 'desperate' Beale forced her into sexual act

Kurtley Beale's sexual assault trial has been told the "desperate" rugby union star forced a woman to give him oral sex at a Bondi hotel in December 2022.

NT government to review EDO funding after Santos 'lies'

The Northern Territory government has pledged to review a funding arrangement with the nation's key environment legal office after a failed federal court case.

White power, Nazi salutes to be outlawed in NSW

A series of neo-Nazi rallies has steeled the resolve of leaders to ensure the Nazi salute and other white supremacist symbols cannot be legally shown in NSW.

Death of baby who swallowed screw a 'tragic accident'

A Tasmanian coroner has determined the death of an 11-month-old boy who died after swallowing a metal screw was a "tragic accident".

War crime accused poses 'hand-to-hand' risk to cops

An ex-SAS soldier charged with the unlawful killing of an Afghan civilian could present a physical danger to police enforcing his bail, a court has heard.

Two dead after three separate Qld shooting incidents

A woman and man in their 20s have died from gunshot wounds in separate and unrelated Queensland shootings.

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