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Trump ordered to pay E. Jean Carroll $83m in damages

Trump ordered to pay E. Jean Carroll $83m in damages

Former US president Donald Trump must pay $US83.3 million to writer E. Jean Carroll for calling her sexual assault allegation a lie, a jury has found.

Alabama 'proves' nitrogen asphyxiation execution

Alabama 'proves' nitrogen asphyxiation execution

Alabama 'proves' nitrogen asphyxiation execution

Alabama 'proves' nitrogen asphyxiation execution

Kenneth Smith writhed and shook as he died from nitrogen asphyxiation, the first death row inmate to undergo the controversial new execution method.

Israel braces for World Court ruling

Israel braces for World Court ruling

Israel braces for World Court ruling

Israel braces for World Court ruling

UN judges will rule on South Africa's request for emergency measures against Israel over its war with Hamas in Gaza, while talks continue for a new ceasefire.

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Balaclava clad neo-Nazis arrested after storming train

Balaclava clad neo-Nazis arrested after storming train

About 60 men in balaclavas, including Australia’s neo-Nazi leader, were held in North Sydney by police after swarming a train and waving Australian flags.

Alabama completes first execution by nitrogen gas

Alabama completes first execution by nitrogen gas

The US state of Alabama has put to death convicted murderer Kenneth Smith, carrying out the first execution using asphyxiation by nitrogen gas.

Man, 63, on more than 100 historical child sex charges

Man, 63, on more than 100 historical child sex charges

A 63-year-old Queensland man has been charged with more 100 child sex offences that occurred over an 11-year period.

Trump denies sexual assault claims in defamation case

Trump denies sexual assault claims in defamation case

Donald Trump has spoken briefly at his New York defamation trial but still broke the judge’s rules by claiming a writer’s sexual assault allegations were false.

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Fake rideshare driver jailed for sex assault on teens

Fake rideshare driver jailed for sex assault on teens

Fake rideshare driver jailed for sex assault on teens

Fake rideshare driver jailed for sex assault on teens

A man posed as a rideshare driver to pick up two teens in Brisbane's nightclub precinct before sexually assaulting them while taking them home.

Accused Mongols bikie caught smuggling drugs in prison

Accused Mongols bikie caught smuggling drugs in prison

Accused Mongols bikie caught smuggling drugs in prison

Accused Mongols bikie caught smuggling drugs in prison

A prisoner has allegedly been caught trafficking drugs for an outlaw motorcycle gang from inside his cell by prison staff, a court has been told.

Public housing residents file class action against govt

Public housing residents file class action against govt

Public housing residents file class action against govt

Public housing residents file class action against govt

Residents of public housing seeking to stop their homes being demolished and rebuilt have launched a class action against the Victorian government.

Film hero's namesake nabbed in gangland execution probe

Film hero's namesake nabbed in gangland execution probe

Film hero's namesake nabbed in gangland execution probe

Film hero's namesake nabbed in gangland execution probe

Detectives believe they have nabbed all suspects who had key roles in Alen Moradian's brazen murder after the arrest of an alleged executioner's getaway driver.

Captain Cook statue hacked, Queen memorial vandalised

Captain Cook statue hacked, Queen memorial vandalised

Captain Cook statue hacked, Queen memorial vandalised

Captain Cook statue hacked, Queen memorial vandalised

A Captain Cook statue in Melbourne has been hacked off at the ankles ahead of Australia Day, and a memorial to Queen Victoria has been covered in paint.

Prison officer faces custody for lying to ICAC

Prison officer faces custody for lying to ICAC

Prison officer faces custody for lying to ICAC

Prison officer faces custody for lying to ICAC

Brian McMurtrie will have to wait to hear his fate after admitting he gave false evidence to the NSW anti-corruption agency about a Lithgow prison assault.

Ex-NRL star Hayne in second bid to quash rape verdicts

Ex-NRL star Hayne in second bid to quash rape verdicts

Ex-NRL star Hayne in second bid to quash rape verdicts

Ex-NRL star Hayne in second bid to quash rape verdicts

Jarryd Hayne will watch on as lawyers fight to overturn his convictions following three trials and a guilty verdict on two counts of rape.

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Murder charge after man's body found in home

Police have charged a 53-year-old man with murder after the body of a 49-year-old man known to him was discovered at a home in Western Australia.

Woman accused of trying to kill girl in fiery car crash

A woman has been charged with the attempted murder of her young passenger after their car slammed into a truck and caught fire.

Woolworths CEO defends Australia Day merchandise choice

Woolworths chief executive Brad Banducci has backed the supermarket's choice not to stock Australia Day merchandise as staff report more and more abuse.

Accused kidnapper granted bail over $1b cocaine bust

An alleged attempted kidnapper of a man with over 700kg of cocaine has been bailed after lawyers asked how four men could carry all those drugs in a Yaris.

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Rape allegation against cop added to raft of DV charges

A senior constable facing multiple allegations including rape, assault and stalking has been hit with another charge of sexual intercourse without consent.

North Melbourne player attacked before Ziebell bashing

Two men have faced court over an attack on former North Melbourne player Jack Ziebell and a brawl inside a bar where teammates were celebrating his retirement.

Trio accused of 'violent' pro-Gaza protest granted bail

Protesters have allegedly forced their way into two defence contractors' buildings in the belief they were supplying Israeli forces in Gaza.

'Idiotic' outback gold ore stealing ring busted

More than a dozen bikies face charges after police swooped on an outback gold ore heist involving a suburban home being used as a processing facility.

Lawyer hit in brazen shooting tight-lipped with police

Investigators hope the release of CCTV showing the lead-up to lawyer Mahmoud Abbas's Sydney shooting will help them find the gunman.

Ex-TV star O'Keefe avoids jail for 'degrading' DV crime

Former presenter Andrew O'Keefe has been ordered into community supervision for domestic violence-related offences and fined for drug possession.

Cops charged over bar brawl with now-cleared NRL star

NRL player Tom Starling is seeking compensation over a brawl in which he was repeatedly punched by police officers, two of whom are now facing assault charges.

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