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Church members who killed girl 'wanted to play God'

Church members who killed girl 'wanted to play God'

As they await their sentences for killing a girl, members of a church group have been told by her sister that God would eventually judge them for taking a life.

Aviation body referred to prosecutors after pilot death

Aviation body referred to prosecutors after pilot death

Aviation body referred to prosecutors after pilot death

Aviation body referred to prosecutors after pilot death

A Victorian coroner has referred Recreational Aviation Australia to prosecutors after making findings into the death of a pilot in 2022.

Drug dealer blasted buyer to death over $1500 debt

Drug dealer blasted buyer to death over $1500 debt

Drug dealer blasted buyer to death over $1500 debt

Drug dealer blasted buyer to death over $1500 debt

A drug dealer chasing a $1500 debt who shot his victim twice at close-range with a shotgun did not mean to murder him during a home invasion, a judge has heard.

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'Justice' for woman after killer is jailed for 28 years

'Justice' for woman after killer is jailed for 28 years

The family of a murdered woman are happy her killer will not be eligible for parole for at least 20 years.

Witness 'lied to protect' teen's alleged killers

Witness 'lied to protect' teen's alleged killers

A witness has told Cassius Turvey's murder trial the alleged killers were drunk and armed themselves with metal poles and knuckle dusters before the incident.

Jealous woman jailed for hammer attack on young mother

Jealous woman jailed for hammer attack on young mother

A woman will spend more than nine years in jail after jealousy-motivated attacks on two other women, one of whom was left needing around-the-clock care.

Ita Buttrose tried to expedite ABC host's dismissal

Ita Buttrose tried to expedite ABC host's dismissal

Ita Buttrose asked if a casual ABC radio host who shared a post on the Israel-Gaza war could be kicked off air despite a decision to keep her for all shifts.

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A-League star hit with more bet 'fixing' allegations

A-League star hit with more bet 'fixing' allegations

A-League star hit with more bet 'fixing' allegations

A-League star hit with more bet 'fixing' allegations

A former A-League captain is facing bet fixing allegations linked to four more matches and has been hit with an additional charge of directing a criminal group.

Woman spared jail over 'disgusting' sexual abuse of boy

Woman spared jail over 'disgusting' sexual abuse of boy

Woman spared jail over 'disgusting' sexual abuse of boy

Woman spared jail over 'disgusting' sexual abuse of boy

A woman helped her violent and abusive partner give methamphetamine to a 13-year-old boy before the couple sexually assaulted him, a judge has heard.

Accused baby murderer asked 'unusual' question: doctor

Accused baby murderer asked 'unusual' question: doctor

Accused baby murderer asked 'unusual' question: doctor

Accused baby murderer asked 'unusual' question: doctor

A man accused of killing his ex-partner's baby asked a doctor a question about the boy's bones as the child was treated in the emergency department.

Ex-bikie boss's 'speedball' overdose not murder

Ex-bikie boss's 'speedball' overdose not murder

Ex-bikie boss's 'speedball' overdose not murder

Ex-bikie boss's 'speedball' overdose not murder

A former bikie boss accidentally overdosed on a heroin cocktail, a court has accepted, despite family members saying he detested the drug.

Parents kept in the dark on teacher's child sex abuse

Parents kept in the dark on teacher's child sex abuse

Parents kept in the dark on teacher's child sex abuse

Parents kept in the dark on teacher's child sex abuse

Trauma created by a teacher's sexual abuse of children was exacerbated by the way an education department mishandled the case, with parents kept in the dark.

Fraud case exposes 'porous' abuse scheme issues

Fraud case exposes 'porous' abuse scheme issues

Fraud case exposes 'porous' abuse scheme issues

Fraud case exposes 'porous' abuse scheme issues

A compensation scheme for child sexual abuse victims has allegedly been targeted by a fraud syndicate promoting false claims for profit.

Man who drove into flood cleared of mates' manslaughter

Man who drove into flood cleared of mates' manslaughter

Man who drove into flood cleared of mates' manslaughter

Man who drove into flood cleared of mates' manslaughter

More than two years after driving into floodwaters with two friends on his ute, a man has been found not guilty of manslaughter over their drownings.

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Girls tell of bloody incidents before teen's murder

A teenage girl has told a trial the man accused of swinging the weapon that killed Cassius Turvey pulled up on them in a car with a bloodied boy in the back.

All judges immune from lawsuits, High Court rules

All judges of inferior and superior courts are immune to civil lawsuits, even if they make errors, the High Court has ruled in a landmark appeal judgment.

Grillings end in salvo by ABC host fired over Gaza post

The ABC has been put under the spotlight with various bosses grilled over why a fill-in radio host was dismissed after sharing a post on the Israel-Gaza war.

Teen admits machete attack but loses latest bail bid

A teen who was on bail when he slashed a man with a machete has been remanded in custody ahead of his sentencing hearing.

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Officers to stand trial over alleged false imprisonment

Two senior constables accused of false imprisonment will stand trial after a magistrate found there was enough evidence for the case to go to the County Court.

Ex-minister wants separate corruption trial to Obeid

An ex-state minister facing corruption allegations has asked not to be put before a jury alongside his former Labor colleague Eddie Obeid.

Indigenous teen's murderer a 'coward filled with rage'

Cassius Turvey's alleged murderer was a vengeful bully and a coward, who blamed his mate for the killing in a bid to save his own skin, a court has been told.

Woman's alcohol death prompts calls for delivery reform

A coroner has recommended a curfew for alcohol deliveries, a delay between orders and a new action plan to address harms after a woman drank herself to death.

'Fantasy': Ita Buttrose denies pushing host's sacking

The ABC's former chair has said a radio host fired for sharing a post on the Gaza conflict was an '"activist" who should not have been hired in the first place.

Push for more supervision over terrorist Benbrika fails

The federal attorney-general has failed in his bid to place convicted terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika under more restrictive supervision conditions.

Samurai sword-wielding agent can't remember new arrest

A man spared jail over an attack involving a samurai sword has faced court from hospital after being arrested for an alleged attempted car theft and assaults.

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