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Chinese herbalist guilty after diabetic patient dies

Chinese herbalist guilty after diabetic patient dies

A Chinese herbalist and acupuncturist is guilty of professional misconduct over the death of a diabetic patient who he advised to stop taking western medicine.

Underworld 'Punisher' mourned in golden send-off

Underworld 'Punisher' mourned in golden send-off

Underworld 'Punisher' mourned in golden send-off

Underworld 'Punisher' mourned in golden send-off

Sam 'The Punisher' Abdulrahim has been laid to rest in a golden casket after being gunned down, with detectives pleading for co-operation from his associates.

Plot fuels federal stoush over anti-Semitism response

Plot fuels federal stoush over anti-Semitism response

Plot fuels federal stoush over anti-Semitism response

Plot fuels federal stoush over anti-Semitism response

The discovery of a caravan packed with explosives has renewed a parliamentary push for tougher action against those convicted of terrorist offences.

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Man with 'sexsomnia' cleared of rape after jury warning

Man with 'sexsomnia' cleared of rape after jury warning

Jurors have found a man diagnosed with "sexsomnia" not guilty of raping a woman in his sleep after being warned against debating possible sex crime laws.

Accused grandma rapist walks from court after bail bid

Accused grandma rapist walks from court after bail bid

A man accused of raping an elderly woman has been released on bail after a magistrate found he did not pose an unacceptable risk to the community.

'Justice' after man jailed for killing wife at resort

'Justice' after man jailed for killing wife at resort

A daughter has welcomed the jail term for her mother's killer, saying he had taken a loving and caring woman from their lives in "horrific" circumstances.

AFL legend's son jailed over 'troubling' $140,000 fraud

AFL legend's son jailed over 'troubling' $140,000 fraud

The son of an AFL great will spend nine months behind bars for fraudulently stealing $140,000 from a family-owned golf business to fund his gambling addiction.

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Richmond star to be sentenced over border assault

Richmond star to be sentenced over border assault

Richmond star to be sentenced over border assault

Richmond star to be sentenced over border assault

Richmond defender Noah Balta has admitted an assault after a man was sent to hospital with a head injury just before the end of the year.

Footy legend denies drunken assault, intimidation

Footy legend denies drunken assault, intimidation

Footy legend denies drunken assault, intimidation

Footy legend denies drunken assault, intimidation

NRL and rugby great Wendell Sailor has denied drunkenly assaulting two people and refusing to leave a city-centre bar during a late-night incident.

Weinstein cries in court: 'I can’t hold on anymore!'

Weinstein cries in court: 'I can’t hold on anymore!'

Weinstein cries in court: 'I can’t hold on anymore!'

Weinstein cries in court: 'I can’t hold on anymore!'

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has begged a court for an earlier trial date because he is struggling to "hold on" as he battles cancer.

Equality, safety key to female staff retention: survey

Equality, safety key to female staff retention: survey

Equality, safety key to female staff retention: survey

Equality, safety key to female staff retention: survey

More than 80 per cent of women would consider leaving a job that didn't take sexual harassment seriously according to a survey by anti-violence group Our Watch.

Anti-Jewish plot foiled as caravan of explosives found

Anti-Jewish plot foiled as caravan of explosives found

Anti-Jewish plot foiled as caravan of explosives found

Anti-Jewish plot foiled as caravan of explosives found

A huge multi-agency operation is probing a potential terror act after a caravan full of explosives was found alongside a note with addresses of Jewish people.

Second getaway car twist in hunt for gangland killers

Second getaway car twist in hunt for gangland killers

Second getaway car twist in hunt for gangland killers

Second getaway car twist in hunt for gangland killers

An underworld figure's execution could inflame conflict between warring illicit tobacco groups, as detectives discover a suspected second getaway car.

System 'failed to protect' girl from parents, church

System 'failed to protect' girl from parents, church

System 'failed to protect' girl from parents, church

System 'failed to protect' girl from parents, church

The system "failed to protect" a diabetic girl killed by her parents and a small religious group who withheld her medication for days, the victim's sister says.

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'Misleading' Toyota could hit vehicle owners' wallets

Toyota's allegedly misleading statements about engine defect repairs may financially impact vehicle owners who are part of a class action against the auto firm.

Ex-Liberal spared conviction on personal tax offences

Former Tasmanian MP Adam Brooks has been spared a conviction on personal tax offences, while a company he directed was fined $5000 for failing to file returns.

Private school fined $140k, apologises for boy's death

Melbourne's Kilvington Grammar has been sentenced in the County Court over the death of student Lachlan Cook who died on a school trip to Vietnam.

Questions as accused smuggler's escape ends 4000km away

Federal police have tracked down an accused drug smuggler who was allegedly trying to sail to Indonesia after skipping out from a rehabilitation centre.

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Social media influencer accused of drugging baby bailed

A social media influencer accused of drugging her baby to gain game online fame by manufacturing symptoms that led to surgery has been granted bail.

Alleged neo-Nazi leader remanded in custody

A group of men charged over a neo-Nazi rally has appeared in court, including two charged under anti-Nazi laws and their leader who remains in custody.

Baby's 'heart stopped' after mum gave drugs, court told

A social media influencer has applied for bail after being accused of "offensive" acts, making her infant nearly fatally ill, in order to gain fame and money.

Revenge fears as ambush takes down underworld identity

There were no warnings a notorious underworld figure's life was at risk before he was fatally gunned down in front of his girlfriend in a daylight ambush.

Man behind bars after 'odious' attack on cop memorial

A man accused of defacing a memorial to fallen police officers has lost a bid to be detained at a mental health facility after claiming he had complex PTSD.

Jury to weigh man's 'sexsomnia' claim in rape trial

A man accused of raping a woman after a night out says he suffers from a condition called "sexsomnia" and was not awake at the time of the alleged assault.

Neighbour linked to 1980s sex attacks on grandmother

A man who grew up across the road from an elderly woman has been accused of raping her in the 1980s after a breakthrough in DNA.

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