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ABC host labelled anti-Semite in wave of complaints

ABC host labelled anti-Semite in wave of complaints

A torrent of complaints about ABC host Antoinette Lattouf accused the fill-in presenter of anti-Semitism and turning the broadcaster into a Hamas mouthpiece.

Mark Latham appeals $140k award over 'vulgar' tweet

Mark Latham appeals $140k award over 'vulgar' tweet

Mark Latham appeals $140k award over 'vulgar' tweet

Mark Latham appeals $140k award over 'vulgar' tweet

Mark Latham will try overturn $140,000 in damages over a defamatory tweet claiming an independent MP and LGBTQI advocate engaged in "disgusting" sex acts.

Foiled stunt at Woodside boss's home earns heavy fines

Foiled stunt at Woodside boss's home earns heavy fines

Foiled stunt at Woodside boss's home earns heavy fines

Foiled stunt at Woodside boss's home earns heavy fines

Three climate activists have copped heavy fines after counter-terrorism police stopped them in the tracks before painting the garage door of Woodside's boss.

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Man accused of raping Virgin worker in Fiji gets bail

Man accused of raping Virgin worker in Fiji gets bail

A Fijian man accused of raping and sexually assaulting a Virgin Australia crew member on New Year's Day has been granted bail, with some strict conditions.

Man behind bars after homemade shotgun shooting arrest

Man behind bars after homemade shotgun shooting arrest

A man accused of crawling under a house then shooting a man with a homemade shotgun had his case mentioned in court after three days on the run in bushland.

'Big hole' in case against missing toddler's foster dad

'Big hole' in case against missing toddler's foster dad

The former foster father of missing toddler William Tyrrell is appealing a conviction for intimidating another child during a blow-up on the daily school run.

Star heads accused of turning blind eye to illicit cash

Star heads accused of turning blind eye to illicit cash

Executives at troubled gambling firm The Star allegedly put profit over risk management by ignoring the potential criminal cash washing through its casinos.

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Whistleblowing reform urged to prevent dark chapters

Whistleblowing reform urged to prevent dark chapters

Whistleblowing reform urged to prevent dark chapters

Whistleblowing reform urged to prevent dark chapters

Australia needs an independent whistleblower protection authority to help guide those who expose wrongdoing through a fraught legal system, crossbenchers say.

Mother-killer facing a maximum eight years behind bars

Mother-killer facing a maximum eight years behind bars

Mother-killer facing a maximum eight years behind bars

Mother-killer facing a maximum eight years behind bars

A man who killed his mother after an argument in her home is facing a maximum prison term of eight years behind bars after accepting a sentence indication.

Trauma influenced mum on home birth before baby's death

Trauma influenced mum on home birth before baby's death

Trauma influenced mum on home birth before baby's death

Trauma influenced mum on home birth before baby's death

A coroner will probe what more could have been done to avoid the death of a six-day-old baby after his mother was rushed to hospital during a home birth.

Gunmen in Mali kill 25 civilians in convoy attack

Gunmen in Mali kill 25 civilians in convoy attack

Gunmen in Mali kill 25 civilians in convoy attack

Gunmen in Mali kill 25 civilians in convoy attack

Mali's military says gunmen have attacked a convoy of vehicles escorted by the army, killing 25 civilians mostly gold miners.

US judge blocks Musk from accessing payment systems

US judge blocks Musk from accessing payment systems

US judge blocks Musk from accessing payment systems

US judge blocks Musk from accessing payment systems

A US judge has blocked the Trump administration's government efficiency panel, led by billionaire Elon Musk, from accessing payment systems.

Hotline boost to help men prevent family violence

Hotline boost to help men prevent family violence

Hotline boost to help men prevent family violence

Hotline boost to help men prevent family violence

Significantly increased demand for anti-violence assistance focused on men will be more easily met with new funding for early intervention.

White racial slurs still racist, Kerr's jury told

White racial slurs still racist, Kerr's jury told

White racial slurs still racist, Kerr's jury told

White racial slurs still racist, Kerr's jury told

The jury in Matildas striker Sam Kerr's London trial have been asked to consider if calling a policeman "stupid and white" is still racist.

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ABC exec 'didn't like' Buttrose comments on axed journo

The ABC executive who took journalist Antoinette Lattouf off air says he was "between a rock and a hard place" after network chair Ita Buttrose became involved.

Grandma met with 'aggressive brutality' by killer cop

A police officer who used a Taser on a 95-year-old woman has heard the impact her death had on her family as a judge considers whether to send him to jail.

Longer youth bail crackdown 'training kids for crime'

A temporary crackdown aimed at curbing violent youth crime will be extended for three years in a decision that critics say will do nothing to reduce offending.

'Extremely serious': vets held over Nazi flag in pub

A duo involved in the unfurling of a Nazi flag at a pub have told a court they are not anti-Semites as a magistrate lashed their disgusting behaviour.

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Driving ban for ex-TV star after latest drug case

Former TV host Andrew O'Keefe has walked away from court with a fine and driving ban after adding to his list of drug- and domestic violence-related offences.

Kerr, partner recall racial bias of police

Matildas captain Sam Kerr has told a UK court she thought a police officer abused his power and privilege, but denies insulting his 'whiteness'.

Rifles, ammunition found amid mass shooting 'inferno'

Swedish police say there is no evidence that the suspect in a mass shooting at an adult education centre had "ideological motives".

Accused criminals left to own devices in 'bail fail'

A state will stop using private firms to track accused criminals on bail after dozens were left unmonitored when a provider suddenly collapsed.

Alleged synagogue arsonists targeted by fellow inmates

Two men with extensive criminal histories have been denied bail over an attack on a synagogue which police allege was motivated by hate.

Mandatory jail for terror risks 'serious injustice'

Australians from vulnerable communities could be disproportionately harmed by laws that introduce mandatory jail time for some terror offences, experts warn.

ABC's integrity on the line in Gaza advocate case: boss

The ABC's integrity will be affected by the outcome of a lawsuit by a radio host dismissed over a post on the Gaza conflict, the broadcaster's boss has said.

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