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Beale's trial delayed before accuser gives evidence

Beale's trial delayed before accuser gives evidence

Kurtley Beale has pleaded not guilty before a jury that will have to wait to hear from the woman he is accused of groping and sexually assaulting at a pub.

New mum's cry for help ignored before killing baby

New mum's cry for help ignored before killing baby

New mum's cry for help ignored before killing baby

New mum's cry for help ignored before killing baby

A coroner has recommended sweeping changes to maternal child health system following the death of a baby, struck by a train alongside her mother.

'Deceitful and deliberate': transport exec jailed

'Deceitful and deliberate': transport exec jailed

'Deceitful and deliberate': transport exec jailed

'Deceitful and deliberate': transport exec jailed

Connect executive Cris Large will serve a minimum of one year in jail for systematic safety failures that ended in the deaths of four Victorian police officers.

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Teacher faces child grooming trial over student email

Teacher faces child grooming trial over student email

A female teacher's email to herself about a male teenage student has been used by prosecutors as evidence of intent to procure a child for sex.

Beale jury shown alleged grope before sexual assault

Beale jury shown alleged grope before sexual assault

The jury judging if Kurtley Beale groped and sexually assaulted a woman has seen CCTV from the night as his lawyer argues a "quite different version of events".

Police battle crocodiles to recover young driver's body

Police battle crocodiles to recover young driver's body

The body of a young man has been recovered and identified after his car crashed into the water at a popular fishing spot in the Northern Territory.

Hung juries are not a failure, inquiry told

Hung juries are not a failure, inquiry told

Small but significant adjustments to the way juries work won't solve a supposed problem in achieving verdicts, a NSW parliamentary inquiry has been told.

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Therapist handed ban for 'shameful' client relationship

Therapist handed ban for 'shameful' client relationship

Therapist handed ban for 'shameful' client relationship

Therapist handed ban for 'shameful' client relationship

A Sydney psychologist will be barred from the profession for a year after she engaged in an intimate relationship with a client.

'Harrowing, shocking' police pedophile report released

'Harrowing, shocking' police pedophile report released

'Harrowing, shocking' police pedophile report released

'Harrowing, shocking' police pedophile report released

A once-trusted Tasmania Police officer used his role to groom and abuse children with impunity for more than three decades, an interim report has found.

Midwife banned for a decade after endangering infants

Midwife banned for a decade after endangering infants

Midwife banned for a decade after endangering infants

Midwife banned for a decade after endangering infants

Midwife and home birth provider Martina Gorner has been banned for 10 years after she endangered the lives of three mothers and their babies.

Nurse accused of raping patient recovering from surgery

Nurse accused of raping patient recovering from surgery

Nurse accused of raping patient recovering from surgery

Nurse accused of raping patient recovering from surgery

A Geelong nurse has faced the first day of a trial where he is accused of raping a patient while the man was recovering from surgery at a private hospital.

Warehouse robbery probe sparks illegal tobacco find

Warehouse robbery probe sparks illegal tobacco find

Warehouse robbery probe sparks illegal tobacco find

Warehouse robbery probe sparks illegal tobacco find

An investigation into a break and enter at a warehouse has led police to seize more than than two tonnes of illicit tobacco products and vapes.

Victoria's OHS sentencing to be put under microscope

Victoria's OHS sentencing to be put under microscope

Victoria's OHS sentencing to be put under microscope

Victoria's OHS sentencing to be put under microscope

Penalties for occupational health and safety offences in Victoria will be examined for the first time in 20 years.

Man on trial over 'reckless' bid for 143kg of heroin

Man on trial over 'reckless' bid for 143kg of heroin

Man on trial over 'reckless' bid for 143kg of heroin

Man on trial over 'reckless' bid for 143kg of heroin

A Sydney man used power tools to access 143kg of heroin hidden in imported bakery equipment despite AFP officers removing the drugs earlier, a jury has heard.

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Judge warns of 'harsh' jail terms for illegal gun sales

A man who sold illegal drugs and guns was told mandatory minimum sentencing laws made it inevitable that he would spend a significant amount of time in prison.

Rugby star Beale faces jury for alleged bar sex assault

Australian rugby union star Kurtley Beale has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a Sydney pub, a claim he denies.

Celeste Manno's confessed killer dumps lawyers

A man who has admitted Celeste Manno's murder has dumped his lawyers a week out from a three-day pre-sentence hearing, where he will now represent himself.

Experts trace dark web abuse videos to coastal town

A man has been charged with more than 60 offences after detectives tracked down the location where online child abuse material was allegedly being produced.

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Investment fund conman found dead on day of sentencing

Kenneth Charles Grace has been found dead on the same day he was due to learn his fate for siphoning millions of dollars from clients into his own bank account.

No jail for cop who assaulted woman and lied about it

Ex-officer Mark Anthony Follington has been given a reprieve from a prison sentence despite throwing a woman into an ATM and lying about the incident.

New clue in hunt for robbers wanted over grave attack

Police believe an overseas crime boss is behind a macabre attack on the corpse of the sister of an underworld figure at a Melbourne mausoleum.

Roger Rogerson epitomised notorious cop corruption era

Roger Rogerson's charismatic, hard-man status captured the public's attention but as his life imploded he became the face of police corruption in Australia.

Police search for man who scammed $8.7m off investors

Police are warning people in Melbourne's east to be on alert for a scammer who is purporting to be a property developer.

Justice system puts troubled tweens on downward spiral

Current responses to children aged between 10 and 13 with alleged offending have little therapeutic or developmental benefit, a new criminology report says.

Back to school warning on forced marriage of students

Teachers and students are often best placed to spot warning signs of forced marriage, with police urging school communities to be on alert as classes resume.

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