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Elderly man rebuked for flight-halting knife on plane

Elderly man rebuked for flight-halting knife on plane

A 75-year-old doctor who took a knife used to treat a skin condition on an international flight has faced reprimand but will not be convicted or jailed.

Exiled MP 'should have run' when Nazis crashed rally

Exiled MP 'should have run' when Nazis crashed rally

Exiled MP 'should have run' when Nazis crashed rally

Exiled MP 'should have run' when Nazis crashed rally

A retired politician has flown in from the UK to give evidence in Moria Deeming's defamation case against Victorian Liberal Leader John Pesutto.

Woman killed in alleged domestic violence attack

Woman killed in alleged domestic violence attack

Woman killed in alleged domestic violence attack

Woman killed in alleged domestic violence attack

A 22-year-old woman is dead and police have arrested her partner as domestic violence workers beg for more funding for services in the outback town.

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No jail for theft from slain woman's family fundraiser

No jail for theft from slain woman's family fundraiser

Lachlan Morganti will serve 400 hours of community service for stealing over $60,000 from a fundraiser he organised for the family of an alleged murder victim.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs seeks release as he awaits trial

Sean 'Diddy' Combs seeks release as he awaits trial

Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs have filed an appeal notice over the decision to keep the singer behind bars while he awaits trial on sex trafficking charges.

Police 'groomed' lawyer-turned-informer Nicola Gobbo

Police 'groomed' lawyer-turned-informer Nicola Gobbo

Victoria Police has been accused of "grooming" Nicola Gobbo into becoming a source and revealing confidential information about dangerous gangland clients.

Inmate's death puts spotlight on prison weapons policy

Inmate's death puts spotlight on prison weapons policy

How an inmate could easily grab a prison officer's gun in a car park is being examined by the NSW state coroner.

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Father accused of sexually touching disabled daughter

Father accused of sexually touching disabled daughter

Father accused of sexually touching disabled daughter

Father accused of sexually touching disabled daughter

A girl with intellectual disabilities told a teacher that her father touched her inappropriately, triggering a criminal investigation, a jury has heard.

Lib leader admits misspeaking after gatecrashed rally

Lib leader admits misspeaking after gatecrashed rally

Lib leader admits misspeaking after gatecrashed rally

Lib leader admits misspeaking after gatecrashed rally

Victoria's Liberal leader admits making an error in public comments after a gatecrashed rally, as private messages are aired during a high-stakes court fight.

Cleo Smith's abductor loses appeal against sentence

Cleo Smith's abductor loses appeal against sentence

Cleo Smith's abductor loses appeal against sentence

Cleo Smith's abductor loses appeal against sentence

Cleo Smith's abductor Terence Kelly has failed to have his jail sentence reduced on appeal after he attempted to argue it was excessive and a judge had erred.

Evidence faked during attempted murderer's appeal

Evidence faked during attempted murderer's appeal

Evidence faked during attempted murderer's appeal

Evidence faked during attempted murderer's appeal

A man jailed for 18 years for trying to kill his partner by setting her on fire after she told him the relationship was over has lost a Supreme Court appeal.

Sexual assault victim waited nine hours for rape kit

Sexual assault victim waited nine hours for rape kit

Sexual assault victim waited nine hours for rape kit

Sexual assault victim waited nine hours for rape kit

A sexual assault victim waited nine hours to be examined by a doctor at a Queensland hospital but the premier says the system is improving.

Police ban on encrypted apps, social media questioned

Police ban on encrypted apps, social media questioned

Police ban on encrypted apps, social media questioned

Police ban on encrypted apps, social media questioned

NSW Police will prevent their officers from using encrypted messaging apps and social media on work devices, but there are suggestions it will hurt morale.

Woman who took machete to brawl caused 'serious injury'

Woman who took machete to brawl caused 'serious injury'

Woman who took machete to brawl caused 'serious injury'

Woman who took machete to brawl caused 'serious injury'

A young woman committed an "extremely dangerous" machete attack on a mother during a fight with her daughter and caused a serious wound, a judge has said.

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Kate Beckinsale accuses massage 'healer' of sex assault

After a public spat between the pair over an unpaid bill, actress Kate Beckinsale has accused a massage “healer” of “sexual assault and battery”.

Bail refused for man charged with wife's DV murder

A man who allegedly murdered his wife in a domestic violence attack in NSW's Hunter Valley has been refused bail.

Four dead as several factors probed in highway crash

Police are looking at several factors behind a two-vehicle crash that killed four people in NSW's central west but say it is too early to determine the cause.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs faces new sex assault allegations

A woman, identified by the pseudonym Jane Doe, has accused Sean "Diddy" Combs in a new lawsuit of sexually assaulting her while she was unconscious from drugs.

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End-of-world delusions led man to kill mother

A man killed his mother because he thought he was saving her from suffering as the end of the world was approaching.

Patriarchy 'smashed': ladies' win in lounge legal fight

A legal decision that forced the closure of an art gallery's ladies' lounge because it "discriminated" against men has been overturned.

Ex-nurse jailed for sex assault of patients and student

A former nurse will spend years in jail after being found guilty of rape and molesting charges relating to a student and patients under his care.

Calls for fish pond fencing after toddler drowns

The drowning death of a 23-month-old boy has prompted fresh calls for tighter safety requirements around residential fish ponds.

'Shattered': woman decries ex-detective and sex abuser

A woman groped by a former detective after seeing him about an alleged sexual assault says she does not feel safe in her body because of his actions.

Two charged over bestiality and child abuse material

Two men have been charged as RSPCA inspectors seize dogs after police discovered a group chat sharing bestiality and child-abuse material.

Diddy intends to testify during sex crimes trial

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyer says the US rapper intends to testify during his upcoming trial on federal sex crime charges.

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