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Ex-top jockey and lawyer accused of $177k theft

Ex-top jockey and lawyer accused of $177k theft

Former champion jockey Danny Nikolic and ex-lawyer Patrick Lennon have faced court over attempts to allegedly steal $177,000 worth of jewellery and belongings.

Family tears as man released over fatal neighbour feud

Family tears as man released over fatal neighbour feud

Family tears as man released over fatal neighbour feud

Family tears as man released over fatal neighbour feud

A father accused of murdering a neighbour is expected to claim self-defence after saying he would "put him to sleep" during a driveway brawl.

Man booked Japan flight after stabbing mother: police

Man booked Japan flight after stabbing mother: police

Man booked Japan flight after stabbing mother: police

Man booked Japan flight after stabbing mother: police

Investigators have alleged a 40-year-old man booked an airline ticket to Tokyo in the two hours after his elderly mother was murdered via multiple stab wounds.

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Producer in Bruce Lehrmann TV tell-all sues Seven

Producer in Bruce Lehrmann TV tell-all sues Seven

Seven has been accused of defamation by an ex-producer who helped sweeten the deal with Bruce Lehrmann ahead of a tell-all interview responding to rape claims.

Accused murderer denies he intended to kill man

Accused murderer denies he intended to kill man

Malwal Aweng has accepted he stabbed a man to death but told a Supreme Court jury he did not intend to kill him.

Accused neo-Nazi clashes with magistrate

Accused neo-Nazi clashes with magistrate

An alleged neo-Nazi has failed to appear in court, while a second man accused of displaying a Nazi symbol has demanded that his charges be withdrawn.

Oscar-winning Palestinian director attacked by Israelis

Oscar-winning Palestinian director attacked by Israelis

Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank have beaten up one of the Palestinian co-directors of the Oscar-winning documentary film No Other Land.

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French actor expected in court for sexual assault trial

French actor expected in court for sexual assault trial

French actor expected in court for sexual assault trial

French actor expected in court for sexual assault trial

French actor Gerard Depardieu will face trial in Paris, accused of sexually assaulting two women on a film shoot in 2021.

South Korean court reinstates impeached PM as president

South Korean court reinstates impeached PM as president

South Korean court reinstates impeached PM as president

South Korean court reinstates impeached PM as president

South Korea’s Constitutional Court has overturned parliament’s impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and reinstated him as acting president.

Nightclub flirting led to rape, footballer's trial told

Nightclub flirting led to rape, footballer's trial told

Nightclub flirting led to rape, footballer's trial told

Nightclub flirting led to rape, footballer's trial told

Central Coast Mariners' star striker Angel Torres took a young woman home after meeting in a nightclub and raped her after being told to stop, a jury has heard.

Family fights for change ahead of prison death inquest

Family fights for change ahead of prison death inquest

Family fights for change ahead of prison death inquest

Family fights for change ahead of prison death inquest

The family of a Gunditjmara and Wiradjuri man hopes an inquest into his death in custody in 2022, will bring about "meaningful and significant" change.

Fake quote lures tradie to suburban shooting ambush

Fake quote lures tradie to suburban shooting ambush

Fake quote lures tradie to suburban shooting ambush

Fake quote lures tradie to suburban shooting ambush

Police are hoping CCTV footage of a brazen daylight shooting in a residential street will help them find the gunman.

'Safe house' held antique guns stolen in brazen heist

'Safe house' held antique guns stolen in brazen heist

'Safe house' held antique guns stolen in brazen heist

'Safe house' held antique guns stolen in brazen heist

Seven antique firearms stolen in a museum heist were allegedly found in a shipping container along with a stash of illegal weapons and 3D-printed gun parts.

Turkey jails Istanbul mayor before trial

Turkey jails Istanbul mayor before trial

Turkey jails Istanbul mayor before trial

Turkey jails Istanbul mayor before trial

Hundreds of thousands of opposition supporters rallied in Istanbul to protest the arrest of the mayor, a key rival to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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Doctor takes script fraud across interstate lines

A doctor who stole a prescription pad from a colleague to provide medication for himself took it interstate where his wrongdoing was uncovered.

Murder charge after partially buried body uncovered

A man will front court charged with murder after the body of a 39-year-old man was found partially buried in a paddock.

Turkish court jails Istanbul mayor pending trial

In a ruling likely to stoke tension after four days of protests, a Turkish court has jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu pending trial on corruption charges.

Three killed, 15 injured in a US shooting in New Mexico

US Police in New Mexico say at least three people were killed and 15 others were injured during an altercation at a park in the desert city of Las Cruces.

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Bondi stabbing memorial as first anniversary looms

A memorial will be established in memory of the victims of the Bondi Junction stabbing attack, one year after the rampage that horrified the nation.

US Pentagon staff could face lie detectors over leaks

The Pentagon’s intelligence and law enforcement arms are investigating what it says are leaks of national security information.

Bayer hit with $3.3b Roundup verdict in US cancer case

Bayer says it will appeal after a US jury ordered it to pay one of the largest legal settlements issued in an alleged Roundup weed killer-related cancer case.

AFL star loses three-year battle over speeding charge

Judges have knocked back a bid by a former AFL Brisbane Lions star to overturn his conviction for driving 40km/h over the limit.

Alleged shooter 'knew targets were Muslim', court told

A man allegedly told undercover police he knew the people he fired a gun at were Muslims after noticing their traditional clothing, a magistrate has heard.

'Naive' science fan faces jail for plutonium import

A fast-food worker and collector is set to learn his fate after shipping nuclear material to his parent's suburban unit, sparking a major hazmat incident.

'Not human': kids confront father over mother's murder

Emil Petrov's two children he shared with Cindy Crossthwaite have confronted him at a pre-sentence hearing for killing his wife nearly 18 years ago.

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