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'Startling' study shows risk of online harm to children

'Startling' study shows risk of online harm to children

More than one in four girls have experienced online sexual solicitation by an adult before their 18th birthday, with some being as young as 11.

Lehrmann to seek trial without jury on rape allegations

Lehrmann to seek trial without jury on rape allegations

Lehrmann to seek trial without jury on rape allegations

Lehrmann to seek trial without jury on rape allegations

Former Liberal Party staffer Bruce Lehrmann will seek a judge-alone trial, which is granted for complex cases or when there has been significant publicity.

Woman's missed heart attack prompts push for change

Woman's missed heart attack prompts push for change

Woman's missed heart attack prompts push for change

Woman's missed heart attack prompts push for change

A woman who died of a heart attack in an emergency department was misdiagnosed as having an adverse reaction to codeine, a coroner has found.

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Dark theory on foreign actors behind anti-Semitic crime

Dark theory on foreign actors behind anti-Semitic crime

As authorities investigate whether foreign actors are paying Australians to commit acts of anti-Semitism, experts are warning they won't be easy to track down.

Prince Harry wins apology, damages from Murdoch papers

Prince Harry wins apology, damages from Murdoch papers

Rupert Murdoch’s UK tabloids will make a rare apology to Prince Harry in settling a privacy invasion lawsuit and will pay substantial damages, his lawyer says.

'Cheeky and playful' boy crushed by parking meter

'Cheeky and playful' boy crushed by parking meter

The family of a boy who died in hospital after he was crushed by a falling parking meter at a museum say he was "wise beyond his years, cheeky and playful”.

$1.9m hit in biggest NDIS fine after 'terrible' death

$1.9m hit in biggest NDIS fine after 'terrible' death

An NDIS provider has been hit with the highest ever civil penalty of its kind over failures that led an at-risk man to die after choking on a toasted sandwich.

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Cop blames tumour for 'unjustified, excessive' assaults

Cop blames tumour for 'unjustified, excessive' assaults

Cop blames tumour for 'unjustified, excessive' assaults

Cop blames tumour for 'unjustified, excessive' assaults

A suspended senior constable has tried to argue that he punched two intoxicated civilians while on duty in separate incidents in 2023 because of a brain tumour.

Second man sought as another held over synagogue attack

Second man sought as another held over synagogue attack

Second man sought as another held over synagogue attack

Second man sought as another held over synagogue attack

A man accused of trying to set fire to a synagogue will spend another night behind bars as police vow to find those behind a spate of anti-Semitic attacks.

'Criminals for hire' tied to anti-Semitic attack spree

'Criminals for hire' tied to anti-Semitic attack spree

'Criminals for hire' tied to anti-Semitic attack spree

'Criminals for hire' tied to anti-Semitic attack spree

Police are still scrambling to determine who is masterminding an escalating spate of anti-Semitic crimes, despite making a series of arrests.

Gang shooting victim 'tracked with iPhone', judge hears

Gang shooting victim 'tracked with iPhone', judge hears

Gang shooting victim 'tracked with iPhone', judge hears

Gang shooting victim 'tracked with iPhone', judge hears

A man used an iPhone app and GPS tracker to locate a murder victim ahead of a fatal shooting linked to organised crime, a prosecutor has alleged.

Accused teen machete attacker's infamy with young crims

Accused teen machete attacker's infamy with young crims

Accused teen machete attacker's infamy with young crims

Accused teen machete attacker's infamy with young crims

A teen was on four sets of bail when he allegedly slashed a man with a machete, accused of attacking a nurse, bringing a knife to school and carjackings.

Knives should be locked up in retailers, union says

Knives should be locked up in retailers, union says

Knives should be locked up in retailers, union says

Knives should be locked up in retailers, union says

A union is calling for all retailers to keep knives under lock and key after a supermarket worker was allegedly stabbed by a teenager.

Once-in-a-generation call for sexual assault justice

Once-in-a-generation call for sexual assault justice

Once-in-a-generation call for sexual assault justice

Once-in-a-generation call for sexual assault justice

A proposed shake-up of sexual assault trials would give victims independent legal representation in an effort to reduce costs and ensure a fair process.

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A$AP Rocky turns down plea deal as assault trial opens

Rapper A$AP Rocky has declined a prosecution plea deal of 180 days in jail and will risk spending years in prison as jury selection begins at his assault trial.

'Insulting': trans music tutor sues Catholic schools

A transgender tutor has accused a Catholic schools body of failing to let her work after she transitioned and asking invasive questions about her bathroom use.

Starmer vows to lead change after Southport murders

Britain's prime minister says the failure to prevent the Southport murders should be a "line in the sand".

Boy dies after being crushed by falling parking meter

A five-year-old boy has died days after he was crushed by a falling parking meter during a school holiday event at a museum.

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Child killer life term could hinge on medical reports

A child killer faced court for a review of his indefinite sentence with his head now bald and black beard mostly grey after about 25 years in custody.

Woman's alleged jerry can hunt before anti-Semitic act

Police are pursuing at least two more gang members allegedly behind an anti-Semitic incident, while a woman arrested over the attack remains locked up.

Alleged cop shooter 'attacked woman' before altercation

A man allegedly assaulted a woman at a hospital before he went on to shoot a police officer in the leg, be shot twice himself and tasered during his arrest.

Prince Harry's trial against UK tabloid poised to start

Prince Harry's highly anticipated legal case against Rupert Murdoch's UK tabloid newspapers is about to get underway in London.

Land Forces protesters vow to fight charges in court

Close to 30 people have fronted a Melbourne court, charged over violent protests outside a controversial weapons exhibition.

Crucial phone detail sought in cop's double murder case

Lawyers for a former senior constable facing a double murder charge are calling on police to release his phone records from the time of the alleged killings.

Biden issues pre-emptive pardons for family, officials

US President Joe Biden has used his power to pardon in the broadest and most untested way possible: to forgive those who have not even been investigated yet.

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