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Clue in hunt for 'lowlife' arsonists over deadly attack

Clue in hunt for 'lowlife' arsonists over deadly attack

A tip-off to police and a new image of a person of interest could help investigators find those responsible for a firebombing that killed an innocent woman.

Blood discovered in car boot after teen's mystery death

Blood discovered in car boot after teen's mystery death

Blood discovered in car boot after teen's mystery death

Blood discovered in car boot after teen's mystery death

Police did not seem interested in key evidence after a teenager's body was found on train tracks, forcing family to investigate, an inquest has been told.

Translation app overlooks those calling police for help

Translation app overlooks those calling police for help

Translation app overlooks those calling police for help

Translation app overlooks those calling police for help

Multicultural organisations say a new app is effective once police are on scene, but fails to address language barriers people experience when calling for help.

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Devastating cost of fraudsters, scammers revealed

Devastating cost of fraudsters, scammers revealed

Rates of card fraud and scams have risen sharply, as fraudsters fleece billions of dollars, new data shows, prompting calls for action from consumer advocates.

'Extraordinary cruelty': 12 years for tyrannic husband

'Extraordinary cruelty': 12 years for tyrannic husband

An abusive man who locked his wife in their home, depriving her of freedom and violently beating her even "for yawning", has been jailed.

Court slams TikToker for following plane turbine 'fad'

Court slams TikToker for following plane turbine 'fad'

A baggage handler seen exercising centimetres from a plane engine has been slammed as stupid and vain after a video that could had "catastrophic" consequences.

Asylum seekers lose illegal detention bid in High Court

Asylum seekers lose illegal detention bid in High Court

Two asylum seekers have lost their bid to broaden the scope of an incendiary High Court ruling that led to the release of 150 immigration detainees.

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Teen released then re-admitted to hospital before death

Teen released then re-admitted to hospital before death

Teen released then re-admitted to hospital before death

Teen released then re-admitted to hospital before death

A murder trial has been told a teen allegedly attacked with a metal pole and suffering head injuries was re-admitted to hospital hours after he was released.

Woman accused of torturing girl seeks medical evidence

Woman accused of torturing girl seeks medical evidence

Woman accused of torturing girl seeks medical evidence

Woman accused of torturing girl seeks medical evidence

A woman accused of torturing and neglecting a four-year-old girl needs time for her solicitor to review "quite voluminous" police evidence, a magistrate heard.

Delayed student spared jail over 'stupid' bomb threat

Delayed student spared jail over 'stupid' bomb threat

Delayed student spared jail over 'stupid' bomb threat

Delayed student spared jail over 'stupid' bomb threat

A student's frustrated post about blowing up a plane due to a three-hour delay has led to a hefty fine after a magistrate complained it deserved jail time.

Housing and crime spearhead Dutton's pitch in key seats

Housing and crime spearhead Dutton's pitch in key seats

Housing and crime spearhead Dutton's pitch in key seats

Housing and crime spearhead Dutton's pitch in key seats

Community safety is a key tenet of Peter Dutton's pitch to voters as he positions himself as a strong leader in contrast to a prime minister he brands as weak.

Far right calls on France to rally against Le Pen's ban

Far right calls on France to rally against Le Pen's ban

Far right calls on France to rally against Le Pen's ban

Far right calls on France to rally against Le Pen's ban

Marine Le Pen's party has called for protests across France after the far-right leader of was convicted embezzlement and barred her from seeking public office.

Victims of $23m con-woman Caddick claw back more losses

Victims of $23m con-woman Caddick claw back more losses

Victims of $23m con-woman Caddick claw back more losses

Victims of $23m con-woman Caddick claw back more losses

Auditors of Melissa Caddick's fraudulent accounts will pay hoodwinked investors $3.5 million, but half of this will be snapped up by lawyers and funders.

Former cop charged over home-made machine gun cache

Former cop charged over home-made machine gun cache

Former cop charged over home-made machine gun cache

Former cop charged over home-made machine gun cache

A highly sophisticated machine gun manufacturing operation has been dismantled after a former cop was busted with a cache of firearms and ammo, police say.

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Aussie cops to give shooting testimony against US man

US prosecutors have successfully argued Australian police can give evidence at the trial of a man accused of links to deadly shootings.

Child exploitation game creator jailed for 11 years

A man who created an online game sexually exploiting children as young as 12 has been jailed for 11 years and seven months.

Married couple jailed for rape of teen girl after party

A 15-year-old girl was supplied alcohol and drugs at a party before she woke up to being sexually assaulted by a man and woman, a supreme court jury was told.

A-league star 'never worried' about rape claim

Central Coast Mariners' star striker Angel Torres, who is on trial for rape, has told a jury he denies all the allegations made against him.

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Gangland figure Mokbel may taste freedom in three days

Gangland figure Tony Mokbel will learn his fate in days after making a bid for freedom on bail ahead of his long-awaited Lawyer X appeal.

'Tragic': mum refused bail for allegedly knifing kids

The lawyer for a mother who allegedly stabbed her three sleeping children then herself has labelled the incident a tragedy.

Dating app code comes online to prevent abuse of users

Dating app platforms have signed up to a voluntary safety code, putting in place proactive measures to protect users from being abused.

'King of Kong' reigns supreme over YouTube knight

An Australian YouTuber saw himself as a knight wanting to slay a dragon but ended up defaming a Donkey Kong and Pac-Man champion, a judge has ruled.

'Historic moment' as conversion therapy outlawed

New laws protecting LGBTQI people from “abhorrent” conversion practices have been welcomed as a "historic moment".

Incarceration crisis: youth laws to face UN scrutiny

Australia's juvenile justice system could come under international scrutiny as one state seeks to make its youth crime laws even tougher.

Former judge's corrupt conduct appeal hits snag

Former senior judge Walter Sofronoff's bid to shed a corrupt conduct finding over his handling of a Bruce Lehrmann inquiry could be tossed out before it begins.

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