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Travellers warned about new drug-mule scam

Travellers warned about new drug-mule scam

Australian travellers are being warned to be vigilant about scam by drug traffickers purporting to be from the United Nations.

Trump says he won't testify again at New York trial

Trump says he won't testify again at New York trial

Trump says he won't testify again at New York trial

Trump says he won't testify again at New York trial

Donald Trump was expected to return to the stand as the last big defence witness at his New York civil fraud trial, but now says he will not appear.

Men arrested after 'targeted' Melbourne CBD shooting

Men arrested after 'targeted' Melbourne CBD shooting

Men arrested after 'targeted' Melbourne CBD shooting

Men arrested after 'targeted' Melbourne CBD shooting

A 19-year-old man is in hospital and two people have been arrested after what police believe was a targeted early morning shooting in central Melbourne.

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Murder probe after woman collapses, dies near home fire

Murder probe after woman collapses, dies near home fire

Police allege a man was behind the stabbing death of a woman following her discovery near a burning house north of Brisbane.

Drug traffickers risk lives and freedom in pivot to sea

Drug traffickers risk lives and freedom in pivot to sea

Drug cartels are increasingly using the oceans to import drugs into Australia, leading to more calls for help when smugglers run into trouble on the water.

Two nabbed over botched 560kg cocaine import off WA

Two nabbed over botched 560kg cocaine import off WA

Two men have been charged over a botched attempt to import 560kg of cocaine which came undone when one of them needed rescuing off the WA coast.

Three arrested in record-breaking steroid seizure

Three arrested in record-breaking steroid seizure

Three people have been arrested and millions of dollars worth of medication seized during a record-breaking drug bust allegedly linked to a gym.

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Man arrested for failing to comply with visa curfew

Man arrested for failing to comply with visa curfew

Man arrested for failing to comply with visa curfew

Man arrested for failing to comply with visa curfew

The AFP has charged a man in Melbourne under the Migration Act for allegedly failing to comply with a curfew.

Harry loses bid to have libel claim defence thrown out

Harry loses bid to have libel claim defence thrown out

Harry loses bid to have libel claim defence thrown out

Harry loses bid to have libel claim defence thrown out

A judge has ruled Prince Harry's libel case against a British newspaper over reports on his security arrangements must go to trial.

Son of killer farmer fined $405,000 for land clearing

Son of killer farmer fined $405,000 for land clearing

Son of killer farmer fined $405,000 for land clearing

Son of killer farmer fined $405,000 for land clearing

The son of convicted murderer Ian Turnbull, who shot and killed an environment officer, has been fined $405,000 for illegally clearing land for farming.

Vigilante torturer could be out of jail in about a year

Vigilante torturer could be out of jail in about a year

Vigilante torturer could be out of jail in about a year

Vigilante torturer could be out of jail in about a year

Two men who helped torture a man in the lead-up to his shooting murder in remote eastern Victoria have been sentenced to jail time.

Higgins in 'tug of war' between job and rape complaint

Higgins in 'tug of war' between job and rape complaint

Higgins in 'tug of war' between job and rape complaint

Higgins in 'tug of war' between job and rape complaint

Brittany Higgins felt she could not keep her parliamentary job and go to police with an allegation she was raped by Bruce Lehrmann, her counsellor has said.

Police probe restaurant fire for links to arson attacks

Police probe restaurant fire for links to arson attacks

Police probe restaurant fire for links to arson attacks

Police probe restaurant fire for links to arson attacks

Three offenders are believed to have smashed the windows of a Melbourne restaurant before using an accelerant to set it alight.

Underworld link after macabre theft from corpse

Underworld link after macabre theft from corpse

Underworld link after macabre theft from corpse

Underworld link after macabre theft from corpse

A graveyard theft in Melbourne, which has shocked the underworld, is believed to be a targeted attack ordered by an overseas crime boss to cause hurt.

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Suspended NDIS 'scapegoat' reinstated after ABC report

An NDIS employee claims he was "thrown under the bus" by the organisation after concerning practices at an autism care provider were publicly revealed.

Aspiring rapper jailed over fatal Gold Coast bashing

An aspiring rapper who killed a 38-year-old man who was asleep in a reclining armchair has been sentenced after also admitting robbery and grievous bodily harm.

Mother of boy found dead in pool charged with murder

More than two years after Tarrin-Macen O'Sullivan was found dead in a pool, his mother has been charged with the four-year-old's murder in north Queensland.

Second man extradited and charged with 1999 murder

Joseph Vekony has faced court two decades after allegedly playing a role in the murder of Canberra woman Irma Palasics during a violent home invasion.

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John Setka's ex threatened to kill him, court finds

Emma Walters has been spared a conviction after a magistrate found she threatened to kill her estranged husband, union boss John Setka.

Advocates urge targeted programs in youth crime plan

Advocates have called on the state government to develop a comprehensive plan to tackle youth crime with the current strategy to expire this month

First man charged over banned Nazi salute faces court

Jacob Hersant, 24, the first Victorian charged with performing a Nazi salute, requested an adjournment before going on an anti-Semitic tirade outside court.

Retrial for Olympian's brother over bungled drug plot

The brother of Olympic silver medallist Nathan Baggaley has had a guilty verdict set aside over a botched plot to import $200 million worth of cocaine.

Man 'posted online video threat' after police shootings

A US citizen has been accused of posting a video online threatening violence against police days after a religiously-motivated terrorist attack in Queensland.

Outback Wrangler to face trial over fatal chopper crash

Outback Wrangler star Matt Wright will face trial accused of perverting the course of justice in a crash that killed his co-star.

Higgins 'very broken' after alleged parliamentary rape

A close confidant of Brittany Higgins has told a court she was sobbing in his arms days after being allegedly raped by Bruce Lehrmann on a minister's couch.

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