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Hefty prison terms in anti-Semitism, racism crackdown

Hefty prison terms in anti-Semitism, racism crackdown

Multiple states are beefing up vilification laws in a push to curb anti-Semitism and other racist crimes, but some groups are worried they are an overreach.

Injustice for priest's victim-survivors despite death

Injustice for priest's victim-survivors despite death

Injustice for priest's victim-survivors despite death

Injustice for priest's victim-survivors despite death

The death of one of Australia's worst sexual predators will provide cold comfort for the dozens of victims and families he preyed upon, legal experts say.

Neo-Nazi fights charge of intimidating police officer

Neo-Nazi fights charge of intimidating police officer

Neo-Nazi fights charge of intimidating police officer

Neo-Nazi fights charge of intimidating police officer

Neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell is accused of intimidating a police officer online, but he says what he did was not illegal.

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Indian court jails man for rape, killing of Irish woman

Indian court jails man for rape, killing of Irish woman

The Irish family of a young woman raped and murdered in India faced a long battle for justice.

Controversial bail crackdown spurs youth custody surge

Controversial bail crackdown spurs youth custody surge

The number of young people in custody in one state has jumped more than 30 per cent following a surge in bail refusals.

Cultural landscape 'obliterated' at mine, court told

Cultural landscape 'obliterated' at mine, court told

Traditional owners seeking compensation from iron ore miners have been effectively "locked out" of their Country, a court has been told.

Missing boy's foster dad quashes 'bootstrap' conviction

Missing boy's foster dad quashes 'bootstrap' conviction

The former foster father of missing toddler William Tyrrell has overturned a conviction over the intimidation of another child during a school-run verbal spat.

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Police say pepper spraying 'peaceful' protester lawful

Police say pepper spraying 'peaceful' protester lawful

Police say pepper spraying 'peaceful' protester lawful

Police say pepper spraying 'peaceful' protester lawful

Police say the pepper spraying of a man claiming to be peacefully protesting was justified because he was impeding an arrest, as the activist's trial starts.

'Do me a favour': MP 'misled' watchdog over taped calls

'Do me a favour': MP 'misled' watchdog over taped calls

'Do me a favour': MP 'misled' watchdog over taped calls

'Do me a favour': MP 'misled' watchdog over taped calls

Ex-MP Daryl Maguire allegedly expected payment for a property deal he helped broker and then made misleading comments about it to a watchdog, a court has heard.

Operator 'hung out to dry' by Hillcrest castle maker

Operator 'hung out to dry' by Hillcrest castle maker

Operator 'hung out to dry' by Hillcrest castle maker

Operator 'hung out to dry' by Hillcrest castle maker

A 'dust devil' that lifted a jumping castle into the air, killing six primary school children, could not have been foreseen, a court has been told.

Islamic groups decry response 'disparity' after attacks

Islamic groups decry response 'disparity' after attacks

Islamic groups decry response 'disparity' after attacks

Islamic groups decry response 'disparity' after attacks

The political and police responses to alleged assaults on two Muslim women have sparked allegations of double standards from Islamic organisations.

Premier stands by police minister after top cop fiasco

Premier stands by police minister after top cop fiasco

Premier stands by police minister after top cop fiasco

Premier stands by police minister after top cop fiasco

Premier Jacinta Allan has backed her police minister after the top cop was forced out after a loss of confidence from the force he led for nearly five years.

'Do I know you?': axed NRL star's line before pub spit

'Do I know you?': axed NRL star's line before pub spit

'Do I know you?': axed NRL star's line before pub spit

'Do I know you?': axed NRL star's line before pub spit

A heated argument between former St George Illawarra player Talatau Junior Amone and a woman at a pub ended with him spitting in her face, a court has heard.

Murder trial hears of previous attack on teenage boy

Murder trial hears of previous attack on teenage boy

Murder trial hears of previous attack on teenage boy

Murder trial hears of previous attack on teenage boy

A teen witness has told a murder trial that two of Cassius Turvey's alleged killers attacked in the days before the Indigenous teen was fatally injured.

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Caution urged over polls as Labor bleeds support

A warning has been issued over election polling as tightly clustered results in a close race may not reflect Australians' votes.

Late Nickel Queen's riches to fight anti-Semitism

A charitable trust using millions left by pioneering entrepreneur Millie Phillips will promote Jewish pride and combat anti-Semitism if green-lit by the courts.

'Invisible' link to alleged police station murder plot

An accused senior member of a crime syndicate has been denied bail over an alleged plot to murder a rival gang member outside a major police station.

Stabbing attack suspect swore allegiance to IS: Austria

Austrian authorities say a Syrian asylum seeker who allegedly went on a deadly stabbing rampage had been radicalised.

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Investigation continues after nurses sacked over video

Two nurses remain under the police microscope after a video surfaced of them appearing to claim they would kill Israeli patients.

German car attack 'may have been religiously motivated'

Federal prosecutors have taken over an investigation into a car ramming attack by an Afghan man in Munich, saying he may have been motivated by religion.

Man 'confesses' to Munich car ramming that injured 36

German police say a 24-year-old Afghan citizen who had applied for asylum has been arrested after a car was driven into a union demonstration, injuring 36.

Stoush over anti-Israel 'kill' rant video stalls probe

Two nurses who bragged about killing Israeli patients are yet to be charged by police as investigators seek access to video footage.

Life extinct behind bars for Family Court bomber

Family Court bomber Leonard Warwick has died while serving life sentences for slaying a judge, a judge's wife and a church-goer in acts of revenge.

Double mental health beds, coroner tells government

The NT government should urgently fund the doubling of mental health beds, a coroner says, after finding that a Tiwi Island mother died because of “bed block”.

Gambling drives cop to steal $200k in evidence cash

A police officer who stole almost $210,000 from the evidence room of a Sydney cop shop has been hit with a prison sentence for her "opportunistic" crime.

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