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Scam fleecing Mandarin-speaking Aussies of millions

Scam fleecing Mandarin-speaking Aussies of millions

A scam targeting Mandarin-speaking Australians has fleeced millions of dollars from them, as police warn would-be victims to remain alert.

Emergency doctors raise alarm on escalating crisis

Emergency doctors raise alarm on escalating crisis

Emergency doctors raise alarm on escalating crisis

Emergency doctors raise alarm on escalating crisis

Violence in Australian emergency departments is pushing the healthcare workforce to its breaking point, according to a new report.

Notorious killer, rapist has win over key DNA evidence

Notorious killer, rapist has win over key DNA evidence

Notorious killer, rapist has win over key DNA evidence

Notorious killer, rapist has win over key DNA evidence

A man serving a life sentence over the shocking 1988 rape and murder of bank teller Janine Balding has had a court win as he tries to clear his name.

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Man charged with murder after rooftop stand-off

Man charged with murder after rooftop stand-off

A man will face court on allegations he murdered a friend after being taken to hospital with injuries from a rooftop stand-off with police.

Family violence record set: one arrest every 17 minutes

Family violence record set: one arrest every 17 minutes

Police in one state have set a daunting milestone, recording the most number of family violence arrests since recording began two decades ago.

Police officer allegedly accessed child abuse material

Police officer allegedly accessed child abuse material

A police officer has been charged with accessing child abuse material following a joint state and federal police anti-child exploitation team investigation.

Probe into alleged murder after tense rooftop stand-off

Probe into alleged murder after tense rooftop stand-off

Police are investigating the motive behind a man who allegedly murdered his friend before engaging in a tense stand-off with police on top of a two-storey roof.

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Holocaust Memorial attack suspect planned to kill Jews

Holocaust Memorial attack suspect planned to kill Jews

Holocaust Memorial attack suspect planned to kill Jews

Holocaust Memorial attack suspect planned to kill Jews

The suspect accused of stabbing a man at Berlin's Holocaust memorial is a Syrian refugee who wanted to kill Jews, German police say.

Major overhaul urged to stem domestic violence crisis

Major overhaul urged to stem domestic violence crisis

Major overhaul urged to stem domestic violence crisis

Major overhaul urged to stem domestic violence crisis

Rising domestic violence rates have failed to be addressed by successive governments with advocates calling for specific targets to help child victim-survivors.

Family link claim as Beaumont children search resumes

Family link claim as Beaumont children search resumes

Family link claim as Beaumont children search resumes

Family link claim as Beaumont children search resumes

New evidence about the Beaumont children has been revealed as earthmovers began a new bid to find answers to one of Australia’s most infamous unsolved crimes.

Stabbing at Holocaust memorial in Berlin, man arrested

Stabbing at Holocaust memorial in Berlin, man arrested

Stabbing at Holocaust memorial in Berlin, man arrested

Stabbing at Holocaust memorial in Berlin, man arrested

German police have given no details on the identity of a suspect who they arrested after a man was stabbed at Berlin's Holocaust memorial.

Hadi Matar guilty of attempted murder of Salman Rushdie

Hadi Matar guilty of attempted murder of Salman Rushdie

Hadi Matar guilty of attempted murder of Salman Rushdie

Hadi Matar guilty of attempted murder of Salman Rushdie

A US jury has found Hadi Matar guilty of attempting to murder the novelist Salman Rushdie.

Little preparation, late warnings during deadly floods

Little preparation, late warnings during deadly floods

Little preparation, late warnings during deadly floods

Little preparation, late warnings during deadly floods

A coroner has praised the bravery of police but criticised SES preparedness after flooding claimed the lives of three people in 2016.

'Deplorable' Nauru visa deal to face court challenge

'Deplorable' Nauru visa deal to face court challenge

'Deplorable' Nauru visa deal to face court challenge

'Deplorable' Nauru visa deal to face court challenge

A legal not-for-profit has launched High Court action to stop an immigration detainee being sent to Nauru in a controversial visa deal with the Pacific nation.

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Police 'reasonable' in shooting man who stabbed tourist

Police had just seconds to react when a young man stabbed a tourist on a city street and sprinted at officers while holding a knife, a coroner found.

Top cop warned of huge job as leadership crisis deepens

A former police chief has spoken of a "herculean task" to turn the force around as internal battles and a state's fight against rising crime continues.

Court loss for accused Pinochet agent over extradition

A Chilean woman who later worked as a Bondi nanny is fighting extradition back to her homeland to face historical allegations of kidnapping and torture.

Anti-Israel vandalism accused has 'Hezbollah tattoos'

One of the men accused of torching and spray-painting cars in an anti-Israel vandalism spree might have been ideologically motivated, a court has heard.

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Psychic 'fraud and liar' denied bail after airport stop

A woman has been accused of conning victims out of hundreds of thousands of dollars by claiming to be a psychic and offering "curse removals".

Alleged drug trio nabbed after thinking outside the box

Three men face life sentences after attempting to import hundreds of boxes made of methamphetamine worth more than $100 million, federal police say.

Sex assault conviction against sports exec overturned

Former Cricket Australia communications head Timothy Whittaker has successfully appealed his conviction of sexually touching a man without consent.

Australia's biggest super fund hit with massive fine

A federal court judge has fined AustralianSuper $27 million after it admitted to contravening the superannuation act over member's duplicate accounts.

Lawyers rest their case for Rushdie's accused attacker

Lawyers for the man accused of stabbing author Salman Rushdie have rested their case without calling witnesses or the alleged attacker to the stand.

Trump loyalist Kash Patel confirmed as FBI director

The US Senate has approved Kash Patel as Donald Trump's FBI chief despite concerns about his qualifications and fears he'll go after the president's opponents.

Video shows teen's final minutes before fatal attack

Video from a train station and inside a bus showing an Indigenous teen before he was allegedly attacked has been played at a murder trial.

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