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Crash expert to be called in Samantha Murphy trial

Crash expert to be called in Samantha Murphy trial

Prosecutors will call evidence from a crash reconstructionist, DNA and digital forensic experts in the trial of the man charged with killing Samantha Murphy.

AFL players called as Nixon fights fake footy claims

AFL players called as Nixon fights fake footy claims

AFL players called as Nixon fights fake footy claims

AFL players called as Nixon fights fake footy claims

Melbourne Football Club players will be among the witnesses to give evidence in Ricky Nixon's fake football memorabilia case.

South Korea's Yoon defends martial law as 'warning'

South Korea's Yoon defends martial law as 'warning'

South Korea's Yoon defends martial law as 'warning'

South Korea's Yoon defends martial law as 'warning'

President Yoon Suk-yeol has defended his martial law decree as a warning of the South Korean opposition Democratic Party's abuse of its parliamentary majority.

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Silenced workplace victims to reclaim sentencing voices

Silenced workplace victims to reclaim sentencing voices

More loved ones of workers killed in workplace accidents would be allowed to speak of their loss under recommended sentencing law changes.

Oil, flies alert cops to body in concrete, court told

Oil, flies alert cops to body in concrete, court told

How police were able to find a body wrapped in plastic and encased in concrete in a warehouse has been revealed by a detective at a murder trial.

Stab victim might have been alive when buried in sand

Stab victim might have been alive when buried in sand

A murder trial jury heard a young woman might have been still alive when she was buried in sand at a beach after a man allegedly inflicted devastating injuries.

'He kept saying he was fine,' Cassius murder trial told

'He kept saying he was fine,' Cassius murder trial told

Two teens with Cassius Turvey on the day he was allegedly bashed with a metal pole have told a murder trial they found him with head injuries.

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Vandals scared off trying to decapitate Captain Cook

Vandals scared off trying to decapitate Captain Cook

Vandals scared off trying to decapitate Captain Cook

Vandals scared off trying to decapitate Captain Cook

Beefed-up security has prevented vandals doing more damage to a statue of Captain Cook as a historical cottage was defaced with anti-colonial graffiti.

Ex-cop's bid to put child sexual abuse charges on ice

Ex-cop's bid to put child sexual abuse charges on ice

Ex-cop's bid to put child sexual abuse charges on ice

Ex-cop's bid to put child sexual abuse charges on ice

An ex-police officer accused of molesting three girls over two decades is trying to halt a criminal prosecution against him due to mental decline and delay.

Retaliation fears if construction union leaders return

Retaliation fears if construction union leaders return

Retaliation fears if construction union leaders return

Retaliation fears if construction union leaders return

A report from the administrator appointed to clean up a major union says a pending legal challenge to the removal of some leaders has stymied reform efforts.

Man on trial for setting fire to neighbour over noise

Man on trial for setting fire to neighbour over noise

Man on trial for setting fire to neighbour over noise

Man on trial for setting fire to neighbour over noise

A man has faced the first day of trial accused of pouring accelerant onto a neighbour and setting her on fire during a late night dispute over noise.

'Pam the Bird' accused makes fresh bid for freedom

'Pam the Bird' accused makes fresh bid for freedom

'Pam the Bird' accused makes fresh bid for freedom

'Pam the Bird' accused makes fresh bid for freedom

Accused "Pam the Bird" graffiti artist Jack Gibson-Burrell has applied for bail again after losing his first bid because of his alleged risk of reoffending.

Alcohol ban for axed Dragon who spat at woman

Alcohol ban for axed Dragon who spat at woman

Alcohol ban for axed Dragon who spat at woman

Alcohol ban for axed Dragon who spat at woman

A former NRL player must abstain from drinking alcohol and perform community service after an ugly assault on a woman in a pub pokies room.

'Valentine's Day murder' case dropped after two trials

'Valentine's Day murder' case dropped after two trials

'Valentine's Day murder' case dropped after two trials

'Valentine's Day murder' case dropped after two trials

The cold-case killing of a German man who was bludgeoned to death in his home will remain unsolved, with prosecutors dropping a murder charge after two trials.

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Disability provider charged over fatal bathtub burns

Disability support provider LiveBetter is facing health and safety charges over the bathtub burns death of a client, almost a year after it copped a $1.8m fine.

'Heinous' abusive husband imprisoned wife in their home

A man's "heinous" campaign of abuse against his wife has been aired ahead of him becoming the first person sentenced for aggravated servitude in Victoria.

Bali Nine member walks on decades-old 'joyride' charge

A Bali Nine member has avoided punishment for "joyriding" two decades ago, just before he was locked up in an Indonesian prison over the notorious drug plot.

Ten to pay Lisa Wilkinson $1.1m in Lehrmann legal costs

Network Ten has agreed to pay star journalist Lisa Wilkinson more than $1.1 million to cover her legal costs of defending a defamation case by Bruce Lehrmann.

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Man charged over alleged Nazi display at war memorial

A man with a Nazi swastika drawn on his chest has been arrested after standing beside a war memorial.

Teen bloody after murder accused 'chased him into bush'

A young woman has told Cassius Turvey's murder trial the teen had a bloodied head after two men with metal poles chased him and some other boys into bushland.

'Pure cruelty': men face trial over body in concrete

A jury has been shown a picture of a plastic wrapped body found in concrete at a transport depot on the opening day of a murder trial in Brisbane Supreme Court.

Excavation digs into one Australia's biggest cold cases

Excavators have begun carefully removing topsoil at an old industrial site in the hunt for clues to the fate of three children who went missing in the 1960s.

Mine giant denies it's to blame for community division

Native title holders are seeking $1.8 billion in compensation from an iron ore miner as a long-running legal dispute over a Pilbara mine draws to an end.

Tesla owners sue for cars 'falling flat' on tech claims

Aussie drivers have launched a class action against Elon Musk's Tesla, claiming it over-promised what its cars could do and sold them with major defects.

Bruce Lehrmann accused of stealing four-wheel drive

Ex-Liberal Party staffer Bruce Lehrmann has appeared in court after being accused of stealing a Toyota Prado.

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