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Ex-pilot facing extradition hit with funding setback

Ex-pilot facing extradition hit with funding setback

A former pilot accused of unlawfully training foreign fighters will be unable to sell his NSW home to fund a court case seeking his extradition to the USA.

Spanish tourist dies while on Great Barrier Reef trip

Spanish tourist dies while on Great Barrier Reef trip

Spanish tourist dies while on Great Barrier Reef trip

Spanish tourist dies while on Great Barrier Reef trip

A 76-year-old woman has died while on a snorkelling trip on the Great Barrier Reef as part of a 25-strong Spanish group.

High Court backs jury over 'unreliable' murder witness

High Court backs jury over 'unreliable' murder witness

High Court backs jury over 'unreliable' murder witness

High Court backs jury over 'unreliable' murder witness

A man jailed for life for murder claimed a jury was told to be prejudiced against a witness whose testimony could have proved him not guilty.

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Ex-trucking boss admits to 'reckless' freeway charge

Ex-trucking boss admits to 'reckless' freeway charge

An ex-trucking company manager charged with violating heavy vehicle laws over a horror crash that killed four Victoria Police officers has pleaded guilty.

Alleged crime kingpin to face Sydney court

Alleged crime kingpin to face Sydney court

Alleged senior Alameddine gang member Masood Zakaria is to face court charged with conspiracy to murder and other serious offences.

'Farcical debacle': thousands in cash found on freeway

'Farcical debacle': thousands in cash found on freeway

Tens of thousands of dollars in cash has been found on a Perth freeway after a suspected roadside drug deal went wrong.

Deeming launches defamation case against Liberal leader

Deeming launches defamation case against Liberal leader

Lawyers for exiled MP Moira Deeming have launched defamation action against Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto

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Parliament to consider fate of judge accused of assault

Parliament to consider fate of judge accused of assault

Parliament to consider fate of judge accused of assault

Parliament to consider fate of judge accused of assault

Tasmanian parliament has be recalled to set up an inquiry into the future of a judge charged with emotional abuse and assault, who has pleaded not guilty.

Jury to weigh killer's claim of voices from 'alter-ego'

Jury to weigh killer's claim of voices from 'alter-ego'

Jury to weigh killer's claim of voices from 'alter-ego'

Jury to weigh killer's claim of voices from 'alter-ego'

A man's claim that he was under the control of an alter-ego during a fatal bashing has been dismissed by a prosecutor as the "stuff of Hollywood".

Car hire worker jailed for stealing customer refunds

Car hire worker jailed for stealing customer refunds

Car hire worker jailed for stealing customer refunds

Car hire worker jailed for stealing customer refunds

A 41-year-old man will spend up to two years behind bars for defrauding more than $134,000 from his car hire employer.

Higgins denies attempt to 'blow up' rape retrial

Higgins denies attempt to 'blow up' rape retrial

Higgins denies attempt to 'blow up' rape retrial

Higgins denies attempt to 'blow up' rape retrial

Brittany Higgins has rejected assertions a speech she gave after the jury was discharged in Bruce Lehrmann's criminal case was designed to derail a retrial.

Corruption 'beyond dispute' at time of Croatian Six

Corruption 'beyond dispute' at time of Croatian Six

Corruption 'beyond dispute' at time of Croatian Six

Corruption 'beyond dispute' at time of Croatian Six

NSW police had a culture of fabricating evidence at the time a group of men were convicted over an alleged terror plot, an inquiry has heard.

Senior cop denies indecently assaulting colleague

Senior cop denies indecently assaulting colleague

Senior cop denies indecently assaulting colleague

Senior cop denies indecently assaulting colleague

A former police officer says she was indecently assaulted by a more senior colleague after he offered to drive her to her car after a work function.

Trespass charge against Bob Brown could fall over

Trespass charge against Bob Brown could fall over

Trespass charge against Bob Brown could fall over

Trespass charge against Bob Brown could fall over

A magistrate will decide whether a hearing for a trespass charges levelled at former Greens leader Bob Brown and other activists can continue.

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'Depraved fantasies' lead police officer to prison

A former police officer who groomed teenagers online by using his status to "create a cloak of trust" will spend the next year in jail.

Jealous man tries to murder ex-wife's new partner

A jealous man who shot his ex-wife's new partner outside a flower stall, leaving his victim paraplegic, told police "I love guns" after the attempted murder.

Committal hearing for women accused over cop death

Two women charged with murder over the death of a police officer who was allegedly struck by a stolen car will face a committal hearing.

Ambulance cancelled for man who later died in custody

A coronial hearing into the death of Noongar man Jeffrey Winmar has been told police cancelled a request for an ambulance after he came to.

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O'Keefe 'had to plead guilty' after unusual drug tests

Ex-Seven Network host Andrew O'Keefe has pleaded guilty to a drug-driving charge, saying he wanted to avoid further delays in court.

NSW's 'most wanted' man to face Sydney court

Senior NSW gangland figure Masood Zakaria will be extradited to NSW after being deported from Turkey, accused of organised crime-related offences.

Teen admits firing gunshots at Perth school

A 15-year-old boy who told a friend he would "shoot up" a school has admitted firing gunshots at a classroom, endangering the lives of staff and students.

Man to stand trial over alleged kidnapping turned fatal

A man has been committed to stand trial for the manslaughter of his 69-year-old father, who died of a heart attack 11 months after allegedly being abducted.

Mother-daughter scammers claimed $2m for TAFE training

A mother and daughter who claimed to be providing engineering training - including to qualified engineers - scammed two Victorian TAFEs out of $2 million.

Extremists using online gaming platform to recruit kids

Extremists groups are infiltrating virtual gaming platforms such as Roblox and using violent simulations to radicalise young Australians, the AFP warns.

Bob Brown, activists fight protest trespass charges

Former Greens leader Bob Brown and two other activists are fighting trespass charges over an anti-logging protest in Tasmania.

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