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Accused Easey Street double killer to face rape charge

Accused Easey Street double killer to face rape charge

Prosecutors have reinstated a rape charge against a man accused of double murder almost half a century ago.

Chilling footage shows skydiver joy before death plunge

Chilling footage shows skydiver joy before death plunge

Chilling footage shows skydiver joy before death plunge

Chilling footage shows skydiver joy before death plunge

A video shows a tandem skydiver strapped to an instructor and grinning ear to ear just moments before an accident turned their jump into tragedy.

Critics slam 'ham-fisted' plan to crack down on e-bikes

Critics slam 'ham-fisted' plan to crack down on e-bikes

Critics slam 'ham-fisted' plan to crack down on e-bikes

Critics slam 'ham-fisted' plan to crack down on e-bikes

Critics have blasted nationwide moves to clamp down on e‑scooters and e‑bikes through tough legislative reforms, dismissing them as "ham-fisted".

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'Depravity': anti-Muslim Invasion Day manifesto slammed

'Depravity': anti-Muslim Invasion Day manifesto slammed

An unemployed man has been criticised for wanting "maximum impact" by issuing death threats against Invasion Day protesters, Muslims and Indigenous Australians.

Legal aid ordered for ex-wife killer's sentence appeal

Legal aid ordered for ex-wife killer's sentence appeal

A judge has ordered legal aid to represent a convicted murderer in his sentence appeal, despite the publicly funded body arguing it shouldn't.

Fuel theft and aggression spikes at petrol stations

Fuel theft and aggression spikes at petrol stations

Service station operators are reporting a rise in fuel theft and customer anger as the cost of fuel continues to climb.

Redneck jamboree: racism 'prevalent after referendum'

Redneck jamboree: racism 'prevalent after referendum'

The failed voice referendum gave Australians permission to be racist, which continues to cause distress for Indigenous people, a health conference has heard.

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Accused in underworld killing to query police probe

Accused in underworld killing to query police probe

Accused in underworld killing to query police probe

Accused in underworld killing to query police probe

Defence lawyers for five men accused of the alleged targeted murder of an underworld figure will question police on their investigations.

Doula refuses to give statement into influencer's death

Doula refuses to give statement into influencer's death

Doula refuses to give statement into influencer's death

Doula refuses to give statement into influencer's death

A coroner has compelled a doula to give evidence into the death of an influencer who was rushed to hospital after giving birth to her son at home.

Police charge fourth man over fatal gangland shooting

Police charge fourth man over fatal gangland shooting

Police charge fourth man over fatal gangland shooting

Police charge fourth man over fatal gangland shooting

A fourth man has been charged over an alleged gang-linked murder in a suburban unit complex in Sydney's west.

$10m lured gullible grandpa into heroin plot, jury told

$10m lured gullible grandpa into heroin plot, jury told

$10m lured gullible grandpa into heroin plot, jury told

$10m lured gullible grandpa into heroin plot, jury told

Offered $10 million to bring a camp bed "gift" from Laos to Australia, a grandfather stopped at the airport says he did not know he was carrying illicit drugs.

Nine cops called in to take down ‘hostile’ NRL legend

Nine cops called in to take down ‘hostile’ NRL legend

Nine cops called in to take down ‘hostile’ NRL legend

Nine cops called in to take down ‘hostile’ NRL legend

Australian rugby league and union star Wendell Sailor flaunted his fame in a drunken bar fight before requiring a cadre of cops to take him into custody.

'Appalling': family slam drug-driving killer's sentence

'Appalling': family slam drug-driving killer's sentence

'Appalling': family slam drug-driving killer's sentence

'Appalling': family slam drug-driving killer's sentence

The family of a grandfather killed by a drug driver have been shocked to learn the offender was on a good-behaviour bond for meth possession at the time.

Rural sparky who researched missiles for IS headed home

Rural sparky who researched missiles for IS headed home

Rural sparky who researched missiles for IS headed home

Rural sparky who researched missiles for IS headed home

Jailed electrician Haisem Zahab has been denied parole twice but will walk from prison in days after serving nine years for designing missiles for terrorists.

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Accused murderer pushes for charges to be thrown out

A man accused of murdering a sex worker inside her brothel is seeking to have some of his charges struck out.

Attempted murder charge after musician stabbed at venue

A 53-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after a musician was stabbed in the chest and back outside a lawn bowls club.

Guthrie family makes 'desperate' plea for information

A US television presenter and her siblings are pleading with the people of Tucson to help find their missing mother, Nancy Guthrie.

Trump cheers death of former FBI chief Robert Mueller

Robert Mueller, the former FBI chief who would later investigate links between the Russian government and Trump's first election campaign, has died at 81.

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Sport in schools program aims to curb youth crime rates

Diversion programs will be rolled out to try and keep kids from committing crimes as a pair of youths are charged with setting a gelato shop alight.

Murderer gets life for stabbing and burning girlfriend

A drug user killed his partner in a relentless attack and burned her body after an argument, in what a judge called the most extreme form of domestic violence.

Ex-husband of Miss Universe in court accused of fraud

The 38-year-old ex-husband of former Miss Universe Australia Olivia Molly Rogers has fronted court on more than 100 fraud charges.

Man jailed for killing partner in 'terrifying' stabbing

A jealous man has been jailed for up to 21 years after fatally stabbing his partner in a domestic attack described as the ultimate form of coercive control.

New digs for killers and rapists as archaic jail closes

Some of Australia's most notorious criminals will soon have a new home as their ageing prison closes due to its cells no longer being fit for purpose.

Killer jailed after brutally betraying young son

A violent, drug-using widower has been jailed for decades for ripping his family apart by fatally stabbing his three-year-old son over unfounded fears.

Spate of random stabbing attacks has residents on edge

A 71-year-old has been approached by a stranger and stabbed as he took an early -morning walk, 24 hours after a woman was knifed at a suburban shopping centre.

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