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Victims heard on man accused of murder and kidnappings

Victims heard on man accused of murder and kidnappings

Victim impact statements have been heard before Christopher Hillman is sentenced for a shooting murder and kidnapping two people while he was on the run.

Groomer who thought of victim 'like a daughter' jailed

Groomer who thought of victim 'like a daughter' jailed

Groomer who thought of victim 'like a daughter' jailed

Groomer who thought of victim 'like a daughter' jailed

A Sydney man who gave a vulnerable teenager ice before sexually abusing her has been sentenced to four and a half years in jail.

Naked man shot dead by police during motel disturbance

Naked man shot dead by police during motel disturbance

Naked man shot dead by police during motel disturbance

Naked man shot dead by police during motel disturbance

A man is alleged to have threatened officers and paramedics with a large knife at a motel before he was shot dead by police.

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'Cheap, nasty' Reynolds involved in cover-up: Wilkinson

'Cheap, nasty' Reynolds involved in cover-up: Wilkinson

Journalist Lisa Wilkinson has given evidence in the Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial, accusing Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds of "deplorable" conduct.

Calls for change after 40 people die in police custody

Calls for change after 40 people die in police custody

More than 100 people died in custody during 2022-23, including 17 who were shot, latest data shows.

Palmer's nephew 'waives' rights due to Bulgaria exile

Palmer's nephew 'waives' rights due to Bulgaria exile

A judge has found Clive Palmer's nephew has given up his right to attend his own trial for contempt of court through his decision to move overseas.

Victims confront 'monster' rapist who posed as cop

Victims confront 'monster' rapist who posed as cop

Shivan Suresh Agravat posed as a cop to threaten two vulnerable women to have sex with him, an action they told a court left them traumatised.

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Man fined for contempt over intimate deepfake images

Man fined for contempt over intimate deepfake images

Man fined for contempt over intimate deepfake images

Man fined for contempt over intimate deepfake images

A man who refused to take down intimate deepfake images in response to a notice from the eSafety Commissioner and court orders has been fined for contempt.

Man jailed after shooting up home where 17 people lived

Man jailed after shooting up home where 17 people lived

Man jailed after shooting up home where 17 people lived

Man jailed after shooting up home where 17 people lived

Trent Leonard Kunde has been jailed after firing shotgun rounds into a home that housed 17 people in a drive-by shooting.

Fake lawyer's short-lived 'career' aped Suits plot

Fake lawyer's short-lived 'career' aped Suits plot

Fake lawyer's short-lived 'career' aped Suits plot

Fake lawyer's short-lived 'career' aped Suits plot

After being caught out mid-hearing, Matthew Laba pleaded guilty to practising without a lawyer's licence.

Jail for 'vigilante' who bashed child abuse accused

Jail for 'vigilante' who bashed child abuse accused

Jail for 'vigilante' who bashed child abuse accused

Jail for 'vigilante' who bashed child abuse accused

A man planned with four youths to attack and seriously injure a 17-year-old boy after he was accused of sexually assaulting a much younger girl.

Chiro asks for no jail time after exploiting refugee

Chiro asks for no jail time after exploiting refugee

Chiro asks for no jail time after exploiting refugee

Chiro asks for no jail time after exploiting refugee

Melbourne chiropractor Seyyed Farshchi, 50, was found guilty by a Victorian jury of forced labour offences against a refugee.

Freed and vindicated, Folbigg cleared of killing kids

Freed and vindicated, Folbigg cleared of killing kids

Freed and vindicated, Folbigg cleared of killing kids

Freed and vindicated, Folbigg cleared of killing kids

Kathleen Folbigg's long-held hope of having her name cleared over the deaths of her four children has been answered with an appeal court decision.

Tomato tin ecstasy importer denied Lawyer X appeal

Tomato tin ecstasy importer denied Lawyer X appeal

Tomato tin ecstasy importer denied Lawyer X appeal

Tomato tin ecstasy importer denied Lawyer X appeal

Drug importer Rob Karam, serving 35 years' jail including for the import of 15 million ecstasy pills, has been denied an appeal linked to Lawyer X Nicola Gobbo.

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Croc wrangler's widow 'suffered nervous shock'

The widow of Netflix personality Chris Wilson says she suffered psychiatric harm after her husband died in a helicopter crash last year.

US House approves impeachment inquiry into Biden

US House Republicans have voted to approve an impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden despite their probe yet to find evidence of misconduct by the president.

Fierce court battle for Hancock mining riches concludes

A marathon trial over the spoils from the massive Rio Tinto-operated Hope Downs mining complex in Western Australia has finished after 51 days.

Greenpeace launches legal action against Woodside

Greenpeace is alleging in a Federal Court law suit that Woodside misled or deceived Australians about its climate performance and plans.

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Paramedics shaken after ambulance run off road

Paramedics have been left shaken after one ambulance was run off the road and another almost rammed twice in north Queensland.

Knitting Nannas win part of protest law challenge

The Knitting Nannas environmental protest group has partly succeeded in a challenge to NSW anti-protest legislation that criminalised actions near major hubs.

Sobbing parents face court for alleged murder of doctor

The young parents of an infant child broke into the home of top doctor Michael Yung, murdered him and tried to hide the evidence, a court has heard.

'No proof' Higgins would lose job for rape complaint

A Ten producer has admitted there was no proof Brittany Higgins would lose her parliamentary job if she told police of her alleged rape by Bruce Lehrmann.

'Devastated': family of slain doctor shares their grief

The family of slain pediatrician Michael Yung have spoken of their heartbreak over his loss as a young couple faced court accused of his murder.

Girl escapes brazen abduction attempt during excursion

A good Samaritan has saved a schoolgirl from a brazen abduction attempt by a man who tried to drag her away during an excursion at a popular Melbourne laneway.

Champion surfer Chris Davidson ‘killed by human shark'

A roofer, whose punch caused a champion surfer Chris Davidson's death, was acting out of a protective instinct to a young woman, his lawyer said.

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