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Tasered woman walked to ambulance before hospital death

Tasered woman walked to ambulance before hospital death

A woman has died in Newcastle after police attempted to arrest her when she allegedly threatened multiple people with an axe.

Defence in court over soldiers' crocodile mauling

Defence in court over soldiers' crocodile mauling

Defence in court over soldiers' crocodile mauling

Defence in court over soldiers' crocodile mauling

The Department of Defence has faced court accused of failing in its work health and safety duties after two soldiers were attacked by a crocodile in 2021.

MacGill charged over drug deal tied to 'kidnapping'

MacGill charged over drug deal tied to 'kidnapping'

MacGill charged over drug deal tied to 'kidnapping'

MacGill charged over drug deal tied to 'kidnapping'

Ex-Australian cricket star Stuart MacGill will face court charged over an alleged cocaine deal that led to his purported kidnapping.

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Dog walker's CBD death sparks homicide investigation

Dog walker's CBD death sparks homicide investigation

Police are investigating after a Geelong woman found her 40-year-old husband dead by his car in the city's CBD.

Call to remove children from 'monster’ detention centre

Call to remove children from 'monster’ detention centre

Legal and social services organisations say children detained at Tasmania's Ashley Youth Detention Centre should be immediately moved elsewhere.

Airbnb superhost jailed for raping tourist employee

Airbnb superhost jailed for raping tourist employee

An Airbnb superhost who raped a Japanese tourist he hired to clean his rural Victorian property has been jailed for up to six-and-a-half years.

Biden's son Hunter hit with criminal gun charge

Biden's son Hunter hit with criminal gun charge

Hunter Biden, the son of US President Joe Biden, has been indicted on three charges over a weapons violation.

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Woodside to halt undersea testing for legal challenge

Woodside to halt undersea testing for legal challenge

Woodside to halt undersea testing for legal challenge

Woodside to halt undersea testing for legal challenge

Woodside Energy has been ordered to suspend undersea survey work on its $16.5 billion Scarborough gas project amid a challenge over its legality.

Bullied Jewish students win apology, $400k from state

Bullied Jewish students win apology, $400k from state

Bullied Jewish students win apology, $400k from state

Bullied Jewish students win apology, $400k from state

Victoria must apologise and pay more than $400,000 to students who experienced anti-Semitic bullying and harassment at a state school, a judge has ordered.

'This is war': five on trial over slain bikie boss

'This is war': five on trial over slain bikie boss

'This is war': five on trial over slain bikie boss

'This is war': five on trial over slain bikie boss

Five men are on trial for murder after a falling out between motorcycle gangs allegedly led to a president of the Bandidos being shot while in bed at home.

Regional doctor in Sydney court on child abuse charges

Regional doctor in Sydney court on child abuse charges

Regional doctor in Sydney court on child abuse charges

Regional doctor in Sydney court on child abuse charges

A suspended regional NSW doctor is accused of recording intimate images without consent and producing child abuse material.

Court admits failing staff before employee's death

Court admits failing staff before employee's death

Court admits failing staff before employee's death

Court admits failing staff before employee's death

Court Services Victoria has admitted failing to adequately identify risks to the psychosocial health of employees before a senior lawyer's death in 2018.

Man jailed after 'callous father-son road rage attack'

Man jailed after 'callous father-son road rage attack'

Man jailed after 'callous father-son road rage attack'

Man jailed after 'callous father-son road rage attack'

A man has been jailed after hitting a motorist multiple times with a baseball bat in a misguided attempt to help his dad in a road rage attack.

Racing Victoria to discuss compo for abuse survivors

Racing Victoria to discuss compo for abuse survivors

Racing Victoria to discuss compo for abuse survivors

Racing Victoria to discuss compo for abuse survivors

Racing Victoria will discuss whether abuse victims will receive compensation after an investigation exposed a culture of cover-ups across three racing codes.

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Death in police van a 'preventable tragedy': coroner

A heartbroken mother has cried as a coroner found her son's death in a police van was a "preventable tragedy" and recommended sweeping changes to police policy.

Couple's home sprayed with bullets in drive-by shooting

Detectives are investigating after a home in Melbourne's north was sprayed with bullets in the city's latest drive-by shooting.

Man shot in 'planned ambush' after returning from work

Sydney has been rocked by a second shooting in 24 hours after a 29-year-old man was gunned down in a planned ambush-style attack outside his home.

ICAC slammed for 14-year delay in Obeid corruption case

Ex-NSW Labor ministers Eddie Obeid and Tony Kelly have demanded ICAC explain why it still had not supplied all evidence of alleged corruption from 14 years ago.

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Convicted wife killer claims DNA tests 'inconsistent'

A man convicted of killing his wife has applied to cross-examine forensic experts over the results of new DNA testing on the murder weapon.

Liquid meth disguised as oil seized near rural town

Police are appealing for help tracking down who is responsible for a 312kg consignment of liquid methamphetamine disguised as vegetable oil.

Primary school lockdown lifted after gunfire scare

Police have found no evidence of gunfire after a school was locked down following reports of multiple shots in an outer suburb of Perth.

'Controlling' man jailed for trying to kill wife, sons

A 48-year-old Tasmanian who tried to kill his wife and two sons in the middle of the night with a knife has been sentenced to 17 years' jail.

Mum feared she would be killed by bikie, daughter says

The daughter of Tina Louise Greer has told an inquest her missing mother often told her she could not leave bikie Lesley Sharman because he would kill her.

Girl, 14, third teenager charged over attack on student

A 14-year-old girl has been bailed after being charged over a near-fatal alleged armed robbery of a student as he walked home from school in Melbourne.

Watchdog seeks law change after court blocks report

Queensland’s anti-corruption watchdog is calling for law changes to allow it to continue releasing "vital" reports following a High Court ruling.

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