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Crackdown slated for $3 billion illegal tobacco trade

Crackdown slated for $3 billion illegal tobacco trade

Australian Border Force will receive a major funding boost in a crackdown on the illegal tobacco trade the government has labelled a "serious tax crime".

Blasts heard amid Melbourne tobacco shop fire

Blasts heard amid Melbourne tobacco shop fire

Blasts heard amid Melbourne tobacco shop fire

Blasts heard amid Melbourne tobacco shop fire

A fire at a tobacco shop in Melbourne's north is suspicious, police say after several explosions were heard.

Arrests over Victoria's underworld tobacco war

Arrests over Victoria's underworld tobacco war

Arrests over Victoria's underworld tobacco war

Arrests over Victoria's underworld tobacco war

Five men have been arrested in the latest chapter of Victoria's tobacco wars, following a series of arson attacks over the past three weeks.

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Owners fined, banned for neglecting dog's allergies

Owners fined, banned for neglecting dog's allergies

A FIFO worker and his wife can keep their cats but have been handed fines after their dog was found in decrepit conditions.

Police appeal to public after man's body found in creek

Police appeal to public after man's body found in creek

Police have not been able to identify the body of a man found in a suburban Melbourne creek.

Toddler dies after being struck by 4WD in Sydney

Toddler dies after being struck by 4WD in Sydney

A young child has died after being struck by a four-wheel drive in a quiet cul-de-sac in Sydney.

Father who murdered three sons stripped from grave

Father who murdered three sons stripped from grave

Robert Farquharson, who murdered his three young sons in 2005, has lost his right to his children's gravesite in a first for Victoria.

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Arrests as tobacco shop goes up in smoke after attacks

Arrests as tobacco shop goes up in smoke after attacks

Arrests as tobacco shop goes up in smoke after attacks

Arrests as tobacco shop goes up in smoke after attacks

Police have arrested three men with alleged bikie links over arson attacks on tobacco shops in Melbourne.

Thirteen arrested over Hells Angels motorcycle joyride

Thirteen arrested over Hells Angels motorcycle joyride

Thirteen arrested over Hells Angels motorcycle joyride

Thirteen arrested over Hells Angels motorcycle joyride

Police have arrested 13 men linked to the Hells Angels outlaw motorcycle gang for allegedly riding their motorcycles through Adelaide together.

Woman dies after firefighters go to wrong address

Woman dies after firefighters go to wrong address

Woman dies after firefighters go to wrong address

Woman dies after firefighters go to wrong address

A disabled woman may have survived a deadly blaze if firefighters did not go to the wrong address when trying to find the fire, a Victorian coroner has found.

Major seizure from probe into $80m dark net drug vendor

Major seizure from probe into $80m dark net drug vendor

Major seizure from probe into $80m dark net drug vendor

Major seizure from probe into $80m dark net drug vendor

A 36-year-old man has been charged after an investigation into a dark net drug seller believed to be behind millions of dollars in illicit online sales.

Former NRL player faces decision in sexual assault case

Former NRL player faces decision in sexual assault case

Former NRL player faces decision in sexual assault case

Former NRL player faces decision in sexual assault case

A former Brisbane Broncos player's mediation process with prosecutors has broken down over an allegation that he assaulted a female bar patron.

Stabbing accused dumps lawyer mid-court hearing

Stabbing accused dumps lawyer mid-court hearing

Stabbing accused dumps lawyer mid-court hearing

Stabbing accused dumps lawyer mid-court hearing

A man accused of stabbing five people in a rampage across inner Melbourne has dumped his lawyer in the middle of a court hearing, opting to represent himself.

Accused man in 'absolute hell' after woman's fall death

Accused man in 'absolute hell' after woman's fall death

Accused man in 'absolute hell' after woman's fall death

Accused man in 'absolute hell' after woman's fall death

Scott Andrew Minigle has been accused of locking Jodie Lovell on the balcony of a hotel apartment before she fell several floors to her death.

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Melbourne GP suspended for treating family members

A Victorian GP has been suspended for six months for treating six members of her own family when she wasn't supposed to.

Melbourne GP cleared after sex with patient in toilets

A Melbourne doctor who had drunken sex with a patient in the toilets of a bar has been cleared of any wrongdoing by a tribunal.

Trump, judge tangle as NY civil fraud trial nears end

Donald Trump's lawyer has made the defence's closing arguments in a trial over allegations the ex-US president exaggerated his wealth on financial statements.

Criminal conflict behind foiled rapper kill plot: cops

An accused criminal cell allegedly hired to murder gang rivals has been dismantled by police after it targeted members of Sydney drill rap group ONEFOUR.

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Pokies company searches for docs downloaded by staff

Gambling giant Aristocrat has secured court orders to search an employee's devices for thousands of documents it alleges were downloaded from company servers.

Bail refused over second alleged carjacking in six days

A woman has claimed she pulled a knife on a taxi driver because she feared for her safety and denied taking part in an armed robbery with fellow passengers.

GP disqualified for groping, kissing patient's mother

Victorian doctor Shyamal Kanti Datta will not be able to work as a GP until at least 2027 after he sexually assaulted a woman during a consultation.

Man killed in police stand-off earlier posed as lawyer

Alexander Stuart Pinnock has been identified as the man fatally shot by police outside a NSW clinic after he reportedly produced a firearm.

Delay in harassment case against Grace Tame's abuser

Nicolaas Ockert Bester, who is accused of harassing former Australian of the Year Grace Tame online, has had his court matter delayed over a medical report.

Third murder charge after remains found in mining town

A third person has been charged with murder after homicide detectives found a missing man's body on the outskirts of a tiny mining town.

Qld police shooting inspired 'true threats' from US man

Prosecutors have argued a US man accused of encouraging the Queensland police shooting that claimed three lives later made serious threats to kill others.

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