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Car seized in search after woman fatally shot on street

Car seized in search after woman fatally shot on street

A car has been seized as police ramp up their investigation after a 27-year-old woman was fatally shot on a suburban street in broad daylight.

Alleged gangland boss gets gun charges against dropped

Alleged gangland boss gets gun charges against dropped

Alleged gangland boss gets gun charges against dropped

Alleged gangland boss gets gun charges against dropped

Victoria Police will pay the court $20,000 after they withdrew four firearm charges against alleged gangland boss Fadi Haddara in a brief hearing.

'Hostile' ABC partisan on Gaza conflict views: lawyer

'Hostile' ABC partisan on Gaza conflict views: lawyer

'Hostile' ABC partisan on Gaza conflict views: lawyer

'Hostile' ABC partisan on Gaza conflict views: lawyer

The ABC has been accused of being hostile and partisan by calling a casual radio host an activist for sharing her views on the conflict in Gaza.

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'A stain': doctor who took intimate patient pics jailed

'A stain': doctor who took intimate patient pics jailed

A disgraced junior doctor who covertly took intimate photos of patients and colleagues at a major country hospital could soon be released from jail.

Parcel find leads to multi-tonne haul of date-rape drug

Parcel find leads to multi-tonne haul of date-rape drug

More than six tonnes of a date-rape drug - worth more than $130 million - has been seized from post offices and storage units, with two people arrested.

Ex-Liberal MP to fight child sex charges at trial

Ex-Liberal MP to fight child sex charges at trial

A former state Liberal MP has been branded a "child abuser" as he left court ahead of his trial on allegations he repeatedly sexually assaulted a teenage boy.

'Cult' members jailed for gambling with child's life

'Cult' members jailed for gambling with child's life

The parents of an eight year old girl have been jailed over the child's "painful" death after a church group gambled with her life and withheld her insulin.

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City streets locked down after woman shot and killed

City streets locked down after woman shot and killed

City streets locked down after woman shot and killed

City streets locked down after woman shot and killed

A woman is dead and three witnesses are being questioned by detectives after a mid-afternoon shooting on a busy city street.

Teen hit with stick as witness tells of death fear

Teen hit with stick as witness tells of death fear

Teen hit with stick as witness tells of death fear

Teen hit with stick as witness tells of death fear

A young man with Cassius Turvey on the day he was allegedly fatally attacked has told a murder trial he saw two men hitting the Indigenous teenager.

Premier claims credit for higher jail rate

Premier claims credit for higher jail rate

Premier claims credit for higher jail rate

Premier claims credit for higher jail rate

Legal experts say sustainable community safety cannot be achieved through jailing more people as a premier points to figures 'the Greens don't like'.

Dad tells of horror at finding daughter's body on beach

Dad tells of horror at finding daughter's body on beach

Dad tells of horror at finding daughter's body on beach

Dad tells of horror at finding daughter's body on beach

A father's voice broke with emotion as he told a murder trial jury how he found the body of his 24-year-old daughter buried at a remote beach.

Ex-teacher cleared of trying to have sex with 15yo boy

Ex-teacher cleared of trying to have sex with 15yo boy

Ex-teacher cleared of trying to have sex with 15yo boy

Ex-teacher cleared of trying to have sex with 15yo boy

A former teacher has been cleared of attempting to procure a child for sex after a magistrate heard he was the victim of vigilante pedophile hunters.

'Narcissistic' abusive husband seeks shorter sentence

'Narcissistic' abusive husband seeks shorter sentence

'Narcissistic' abusive husband seeks shorter sentence

'Narcissistic' abusive husband seeks shorter sentence

Lawyers for an "entitled" man who locked his wife up and subjected her to daily beatings say he has narcissistic personality disorder and deserves less jail.

No real risk Latham will repeat 'vulgar' MP comment

No real risk Latham will repeat 'vulgar' MP comment

No real risk Latham will repeat 'vulgar' MP comment

No real risk Latham will repeat 'vulgar' MP comment

A judge has not banned Mark Latham from repeating a defamatory, sexually explicit remark about a rival MP after finding there was no real risk he would do so.

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Men charged with Nazi salute after photo emerges online

A group of men have been charged with performing the Nazi salute after police investigated a photo of them performing the prohibited gesture circulating online.

'Broke my jaw': referee's shock after soccer assault

A referee was left bloodied and in shock after an "inexcusable" assault at a suburban soccer match which has ended with his attacker being thrown behind bars.

Social media, travel ban for nurse in anti-Israel video

A nurse at the centre of a widely condemned anti-Israel video has been bailed on charges of making violent threats amid a "very complex" investigation.

'So quick': dog licences recommended after fatal attack

Owners of dog breeds regularly involved in attacks could one day require licences, after a two-year-old was fatally mauled by two animals at a rural motel.

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Crash expert to be called in Samantha Murphy trial

Prosecutors will call evidence from a crash reconstructionist, DNA and digital forensic experts in the trial of the man charged with killing Samantha Murphy.

AFL players called as Nixon fights fake footy claims

Melbourne Football Club players will be among the witnesses to give evidence in Ricky Nixon's fake football memorabilia case.

South Korea's Yoon defends martial law as 'warning'

President Yoon Suk-yeol has defended his martial law decree as a warning of the South Korean opposition Democratic Party's abuse of its parliamentary majority.

Silenced workplace victims to reclaim sentencing voices

More loved ones of workers killed in workplace accidents would be allowed to speak of their loss under recommended sentencing law changes.

Oil, flies alert cops to body in concrete, court told

How police were able to find a body wrapped in plastic and encased in concrete in a warehouse has been revealed by a detective at a murder trial.

Stab victim might have been alive when buried in sand

A murder trial jury heard a young woman might have been still alive when she was buried in sand at a beach after a man allegedly inflicted devastating injuries.

'He kept saying he was fine,' Cassius murder trial told

Two teens with Cassius Turvey on the day he was allegedly bashed with a metal pole have told a murder trial they found him with head injuries.

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