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Ambushed US firefighters 'didn't have a chance'

Ambushed US firefighters 'didn't have a chance'

A US sniper lured firefighters to a mountain area by igniting a blaze before mowing them down in an ambush, killing two, while a third is fighting for life.

Forever 17: loved ones remember free spirited Pheobe

Forever 17: loved ones remember free spirited Pheobe

Forever 17: loved ones remember free spirited Pheobe

Forever 17: loved ones remember free spirited Pheobe

Loved ones have come together for a private service to say goodbye to "free spirited" teen Pheobe Bishop, who was allegedly murdered six weeks earlier.

Jury sent out to decide fate of accused mushroom killer

Jury sent out to decide fate of accused mushroom killer

Jury sent out to decide fate of accused mushroom killer

Jury sent out to decide fate of accused mushroom killer

A Supreme Court jury has finally started its deliberations as mushroom cook Erin Patterson's triple-murder trial enters its 10th week.

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Man accused of murder after another dies in hospital

Man accused of murder after another dies in hospital

A man accused of causing head injuries that turned fatal for another man has also been charged with possessing a handgun, ammunition and drugs.

Jury prepares to decide fate of Sean 'Diddy' Combs

Jury prepares to decide fate of Sean 'Diddy' Combs

Jurors are due to begin deliberating on whether rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs ran a sex trafficking criminal scheme or just indulged in a swingers' lifestyle.

Community heartbreak after human remains discovered

Community heartbreak after human remains discovered

A community has been left in shock after human remains were discovered in a quiet suburb, as police continue to investigate the disappearance of Joshua Bishop

Machetes and swords get the chop as new laws begin

Machetes and swords get the chop as new laws begin

South Australia will conduct a three-month period when people holding banned machetes and swords can surrender them to police.

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No butts: fines and jail for illegal cigs and vapes

No butts: fines and jail for illegal cigs and vapes

No butts: fines and jail for illegal cigs and vapes

No butts: fines and jail for illegal cigs and vapes

Lucrative profits from selling cheap cigarettes and vapes across a rampant black market could go up in smoke under a plan for $1.5 million fines and jail time.

Arrest as remains found in search for missing man

Arrest as remains found in search for missing man

Arrest as remains found in search for missing man

Arrest as remains found in search for missing man

Police have made an arrest after finding human remains as they investigate the suspicious disappearance of a man who's been missing for a month.

Victim's head missing as ex-TV star faces murder charge

Victim's head missing as ex-TV star faces murder charge

Victim's head missing as ex-TV star faces murder charge

Victim's head missing as ex-TV star faces murder charge

Police are still searching for the head of a man who was allegedly murdered and dismembered by his partner, a former reality TV star.

‘Nonsense’: cop’s jail fight after tasering great-gran

‘Nonsense’: cop’s jail fight after tasering great-gran

‘Nonsense’: cop’s jail fight after tasering great-gran

‘Nonsense’: cop’s jail fight after tasering great-gran

Lawyers for an ex-policeman who fatally tasered a 95-year-old woman have rubbished claims that jailing him would deter other officers from similar conduct.

'They're monsters': teen's murderers get life in prison

'They're monsters': teen's murderers get life in prison

'They're monsters': teen's murderers get life in prison

'They're monsters': teen's murderers get life in prison

The mother of a murdered Indigenous boy says her son's killers are "monsters", after the man who delivered the fatal blows was jailed for at least 22 years.

Love you: daughter's touching tribute to slain officer

Love you: daughter's touching tribute to slain officer

Love you: daughter's touching tribute to slain officer

Love you: daughter's touching tribute to slain officer

Family, friends, colleagues and the broader public have farewelled a dedicated policeman who was shot dead at a rural property.

'Too much crime': top cop vows to speak truth to power

'Too much crime': top cop vows to speak truth to power

'Too much crime': top cop vows to speak truth to power

'Too much crime': top cop vows to speak truth to power

In his first day on the job, a newly minted top cop insists he won't shy away from asking "hard questions" of the state government.

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Staff front 'kangaroo court' probe after arrest threat

A premier's staff have reluctantly fronted an inquiry into controversial hate speech laws after being threatened with arrest.

'Missed opportunities' to prevent infants' deaths

A coroner has found child safety services missed opportunities to protect two babies who died at their respective homes while co-sleeping with parents.

Jury told to be careful assessing mushroom cook's lies

A judge has offered a word of caution on mushroom cook Erin Patterson's self-confessed lies as he gives final directions to the jury in her triple murder trial.

Teen held on murder charge after businessman's stabbing

A 15-year-old has been charged with murder after the multimillionaire co-founder of a national clothing chain was killed at a packed house party.

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Ex-detective's major loss after sexually touching teen

A former sex crimes detective who sexually touched a teenager he met when she reported a crime will remain behind bars after a failed appeal of his convictions.

Diddy used violence to traffic women, jury told

Hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs faces at least 15 years behind bars if convicted at his sex trafficking trial.

Indon police outline activities of Aust murder suspects

Indonesian police have outlined what they believe happened on the night one Australianwas shot and killed and another injured at a private villa in Bali.

Judge slams 'half baked' legal fight after Liberal loan

The future of a loan to a former state Liberal leader is in limbo after an 11th-hour legal challenge which a judge slammed as "half-baked".

MP’s alleged sex abuse victim quizzed on ‘prank’

A man has been grilled on whether he fell, passed out, or was pulling a prank in the moments before he was allegedly indecently assaulted by a state MP.

Mushroom jury told to 'disregard' kids leftovers claims

Jurors in Erin Patterson's murder trial have been told to ignore claims her kids would have become sick if they ate leftover meat from toxic beef Wellingtons.

Teen's mum says heinous murder left community in fear

An Indigenous high school student's racist murder has "torn at the fabric of society" and left a community fearing for its children, the victim's mother says.

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