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Youth offenders now face 'adult crime, adult time' laws

Youth offenders now face 'adult crime, adult time' laws

A controversial "adult crime, adult time" election pledge has become law after tough youth justice legislation was passed in Queensland parliament.

Rape-accused rapper facing reckless driving charge

Rape-accused rapper facing reckless driving charge

Rape-accused rapper facing reckless driving charge

Rape-accused rapper facing reckless driving charge

A UK YouTube star and rapper has been charged with hoon driving while on bail accused of raping and choking a woman in a hotel room.

Bulldogs $6m abuse payout slashed, but verdict upheld

Bulldogs $6m abuse payout slashed, but verdict upheld

Bulldogs $6m abuse payout slashed, but verdict upheld

Bulldogs $6m abuse payout slashed, but verdict upheld

A man abused by a Bulldogs volunteer as a child has had his almost-$6 million payout from the AFL club more than halved, but his lawyers say it is still a win.

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'We want an arrest': new push over exhumed teen's death

'We want an arrest': new push over exhumed teen's death

His grave has been dug up and fresh evidence handed over, but the battle by the family of Lewis Kelly for justice for the Indigenous teen continues.

Five charged over alleged gang-related shooting

Five charged over alleged gang-related shooting

Organised crime detectives have charged five men over a shooting that occurred just blocks from the prime minister's residence.

Liberal leader to 'keep fighting' after defamation loss

Liberal leader to 'keep fighting' after defamation loss

State Liberal leader John Pesutto is vowing to remain in his role, even after a Federal Court judge found he defamed expelled state MP Moira Deeming.

You're kidding: cops sue force claiming unpaid overtime

You're kidding: cops sue force claiming unpaid overtime

Police union members could receive hundreds of millions of dollars for what they say is unpaid overtime over the past six years amid a protracted pay dispute.

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Guy Sebastian's ex-manager to get $1m before retrial

Guy Sebastian's ex-manager to get $1m before retrial

Guy Sebastian's ex-manager to get $1m before retrial

Guy Sebastian's ex-manager to get $1m before retrial

State prosecutors have been ordered to pay Guy Sebastian's former manager almost a million dollars after his embezzlement convictions were overturned.

Designer Wayne Cooper to fight charge of wife assault

Designer Wayne Cooper to fight charge of wife assault

Designer Wayne Cooper to fight charge of wife assault

Designer Wayne Cooper to fight charge of wife assault

UK-born, Australia-based fashion designer Wayne Cooper has pleaded not guilty to a domestic violence-related assault charge after being arrested at a hotel.

Liberal MP in court over multiple child sex allegations

Liberal MP in court over multiple child sex allegations

Liberal MP in court over multiple child sex allegations

Liberal MP in court over multiple child sex allegations

Ex-State Liberal MP Rory Amon has appeared in court as he faces multiple charges related to alleged sexual assaults on a teenage boy.

'Senseless, evil': families reflect on fatal shootings

'Senseless, evil': families reflect on fatal shootings

'Senseless, evil': families reflect on fatal shootings

'Senseless, evil': families reflect on fatal shootings

The families of two police officers ambushed at a rural property have tearfully remembered the second anniversary of the shootings that killed six people.

Coroner calls for urgent closure of troubled youth jail

Coroner calls for urgent closure of troubled youth jail

Coroner calls for urgent closure of troubled youth jail

Coroner calls for urgent closure of troubled youth jail

The coroner hearing an inquest for an Indigenous teen who fatally self-harmed in a youth detention centre has provisionally recommended the facility close.

Jewish community reels after 'cowardly' graffiti attack

Jewish community reels after 'cowardly' graffiti attack

Jewish community reels after 'cowardly' graffiti attack

Jewish community reels after 'cowardly' graffiti attack

Australia has been diminished as a nation by graffiti and a car fire the prime minister says was aimed at delivering fear to the Jewish community.

Mining giants sued over alleged sexual harassment

Mining giants sued over alleged sexual harassment

Mining giants sued over alleged sexual harassment

Mining giants sued over alleged sexual harassment

Hundreds of women who worked at BHP and Rio Tinto will be contacted as part of a lawsuit over alleged harassment at mining sites.

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Speeding P-plater 'zoned out' before fatal crash

A speeding P-plater, who killed one pedestrian and badly injured another, denied he was thrill-seeking at the time and says he just "zoned out".

Fake paramedic convicted as warning to others

A man who falsely passed himself off as a paramedic at several motocross events, including two where children were injured, has been convicted but not jailed.

AI used to target election fraud and criminal deepfakes

Government agencies are teaming up with Microsoft to track disinformation and criminal acts, with plans to use AI to detect attempts to interfere in elections.

Humanity lost in dealing with prisoners, inquest told

Corrections staff have lost sight of humanity when dealing with prisoners, their boss has told an inquest into an Indigenous man's death in custody.

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Murderer smiles as family's grief laid bare in court

Convicted wife-killer Dinush Kurera lent back and smiled as victim statements, including from his children, were read in court during a pre-sentence hearing.

Retiree to rookie MP: advocate's stunning rise at 69

Former builder Russell Field is set for a second apprenticeship as the most unlikely rookie MP after a meteoric rise as a crime-victim advocate.

'Living nightmare': mother pays tribute to killed baby

A 26-year-old man is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of a 10-month-old boy he shook and dropped in a cot.

'Finally got him': man guilty of wife's 2007 murder

Emotion filled a court room as a violent and abusive estranged husband was convicted of Cindy Crossthwaite's murder after more than 17 years.

Court loss for Hayne backer who spat at rape accuser

A court has found a supporter of Jarryd Hayne was not defamed by assertions he spat at the footballer's alleged rape victim, overturning a previous ruling.

Children rescued from sex abuse after two men arrested

Two men have been charged in Australia and six children removed from harm in the Philippines after an international child abuse investigation.

Water trigger laws used in court bid to block fracking

Lock the Gate Alliance has launched the first legal challenge to fracking under the water trigger in Australia’s national environment laws.

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