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Samurai sword-wielding agent can't remember new arrest

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.

Church group who killed girl asked to meet psychiatrist

Church group who killed girl asked to meet psychiatrist

Church group who killed girl asked to meet psychiatrist

Church group who killed girl asked to meet psychiatrist

The wait for a 14-strong religious group to be sentenced for killing an eight-year-old girl after withholding her medication continues after a court review.

Senior cop's boozy night out before drunken crash

Senior cop's boozy night out before drunken crash

Senior cop's boozy night out before drunken crash

Senior cop's boozy night out before drunken crash

A senior police officer was captured on camera drunkenly stumbling and "floss" dancing before getting in his vehicle and attempting to drive.

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Man dodges jail over $3.4m Malaysian kickback plan

Man dodges jail over $3.4m Malaysian kickback plan

A man who admitted to false accounting when selling his multimillion dollar building to a Malaysian government-owned investment company has avoided jail time.

'He learned his lesson,' teen's alleged murder bragged

'He learned his lesson,' teen's alleged murder bragged

Cassius Turvey's alleged murderer was "hunting for kids" when chased the teen down and struck him in the head with a metal pole, a court was told.

'Inhumane': overcrowded watch house conditions exposed

'Inhumane': overcrowded watch house conditions exposed

Two women have described their experiences inside the Alice Springs watch house as hot and overcrowded, with food shortages leaving them "hungry all the time".

Police call for public's help to stop domestic violence

Police call for public's help to stop domestic violence

Police have urged the public to take action to help fight domestic violence, after an Alice Springs mother died in a “sustained, violent and horrific” attack.

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Murder trial begins over teen stabbing death

Murder trial begins over teen stabbing death

Murder trial begins over teen stabbing death

Murder trial begins over teen stabbing death

The trial over the stabbing death of a talented 18-year-old motocross rider has begun, but lawyers contest the crucial the moments before his death.

ABC host labelled anti-Semite in wave of complaints

ABC host labelled anti-Semite in wave of complaints

ABC host labelled anti-Semite in wave of complaints

ABC host labelled anti-Semite in wave of complaints

A torrent of complaints about ABC host Antoinette Lattouf accused the fill-in presenter of anti-Semitism and turning the broadcaster into a Hamas mouthpiece.

Mark Latham appeals $140k award over 'vulgar' tweet

Mark Latham appeals $140k award over 'vulgar' tweet

Mark Latham appeals $140k award over 'vulgar' tweet

Mark Latham appeals $140k award over 'vulgar' tweet

Mark Latham will try overturn $140,000 in damages over a defamatory tweet claiming an independent MP and LGBTQI advocate engaged in "disgusting" sex acts.

Foiled stunt at Woodside boss's home earns heavy fines

Foiled stunt at Woodside boss's home earns heavy fines

Foiled stunt at Woodside boss's home earns heavy fines

Foiled stunt at Woodside boss's home earns heavy fines

Three climate activists have copped heavy fines after counter-terrorism police stopped them in the tracks before painting the garage door of Woodside's boss.

Man accused of raping Virgin worker in Fiji gets bail

Man accused of raping Virgin worker in Fiji gets bail

Man accused of raping Virgin worker in Fiji gets bail

Man accused of raping Virgin worker in Fiji gets bail

A Fijian man accused of raping and sexually assaulting a Virgin Australia crew member on New Year's Day has been granted bail, with some strict conditions.

Man behind bars after homemade shotgun shooting arrest

Man behind bars after homemade shotgun shooting arrest

Man behind bars after homemade shotgun shooting arrest

Man behind bars after homemade shotgun shooting arrest

A man accused of crawling under a house then shooting a man with a homemade shotgun had his case mentioned in court after three days on the run in bushland.

'Big hole' in case against missing toddler's foster dad

'Big hole' in case against missing toddler's foster dad

'Big hole' in case against missing toddler's foster dad

'Big hole' in case against missing toddler's foster dad

The former foster father of missing toddler William Tyrrell is appealing a conviction for intimidating another child during a blow-up on the daily school run.

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Star heads accused of turning blind eye to illicit cash

Executives at troubled gambling firm The Star allegedly put profit over risk management by ignoring the potential criminal cash washing through its casinos.

Whistleblowing reform urged to prevent dark chapters

Australia needs an independent whistleblower protection authority to help guide those who expose wrongdoing through a fraught legal system, crossbenchers say.

Mother-killer facing a maximum eight years behind bars

A man who killed his mother after an argument in her home is facing a maximum prison term of eight years behind bars after accepting a sentence indication.

Trauma influenced mum on home birth before baby's death

A coroner will probe what more could have been done to avoid the death of a six-day-old baby after his mother was rushed to hospital during a home birth.

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Gunmen in Mali kill 25 civilians in convoy attack

Mali's military says gunmen have attacked a convoy of vehicles escorted by the army, killing 25 civilians mostly gold miners.

US judge blocks Musk from accessing payment systems

A US judge has blocked the Trump administration's government efficiency panel, led by billionaire Elon Musk, from accessing payment systems.

Hotline boost to help men prevent family violence

Significantly increased demand for anti-violence assistance focused on men will be more easily met with new funding for early intervention.

White racial slurs still racist, Kerr's jury told

The jury in Matildas striker Sam Kerr's London trial have been asked to consider if calling a policeman "stupid and white" is still racist.

ABC exec 'didn't like' Buttrose comments on axed journo

The ABC executive who took journalist Antoinette Lattouf off air says he was "between a rock and a hard place" after network chair Ita Buttrose became involved.

Grandma met with 'aggressive brutality' by killer cop

A police officer who used a Taser on a 95-year-old woman has heard the impact her death had on her family as a judge considers whether to send him to jail.

Longer youth bail crackdown 'training kids for crime'

A temporary crackdown aimed at curbing violent youth crime will be extended for three years in a decision that critics say will do nothing to reduce offending.

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