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Dodgy NDIS claims continue to rise as two men accused

Dodgy NDIS claims continue to rise as two men accused

Two Adelaide men are the latest to be accused of trying to defraud the NDIS as the federal minister reveals the number of tip-offs and referrals is increasing.

Roberts-Smith 'knew murder claims were true as he sued'

Roberts-Smith 'knew murder claims were true as he sued'

Roberts-Smith 'knew murder claims were true as he sued'

Roberts-Smith 'knew murder claims were true as he sued'

Former SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith is battling newspapers that reported war crimes allegations against him over the cost of his failed defamation case.

Public help sought to crack child abuse cold cases

Public help sought to crack child abuse cold cases

Public help sought to crack child abuse cold cases

Public help sought to crack child abuse cold cases

Federal police want the public to look at images linked to unsolved child abuse cases in the hope of securing breakthroughs in the matters.

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Interim victims' commissioner appointed in Queensland

Interim victims' commissioner appointed in Queensland

A former police officer has been appointed interim victims' commissioner to advocate on behalf of people affected by youth crime.

Funding to boost NT domestic violence support services

Funding to boost NT domestic violence support services

Extra funding will allow domestic violence support groups in central Australia to provide more emergency accommodation and services to women and children.

Deadly fire 'a wake-up call': South African president

Deadly fire 'a wake-up call': South African president

A deadly apartment building fire in Johannesburg has highlighted a housing crisis in the South African city, where poverty and unemployment are widespread.

Queensland man extradited to NSW to face murder charges

Queensland man extradited to NSW to face murder charges

A Queensland man police allege helped dispose of a murdered Sydney man's body in a creek has been extradited to NSW to face charges.

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Dad tells son's killer in court he'll never be forgiven

Dad tells son's killer in court he'll never be forgiven

Dad tells son's killer in court he'll never be forgiven

Dad tells son's killer in court he'll never be forgiven

A teenager who stabbed 16-year-old Balin Stewart to death during a brawl on Queensland's Sunshine Coast has been sentenced to seven years in detention.

Lack of fatigue management had role in police death

Lack of fatigue management had role in police death

Lack of fatigue management had role in police death

Lack of fatigue management had role in police death

A coroner investigating the deaths of four police officers has ruled a lack of policy around fatigue management played a role in one of them.

Ex-world boxing champ sentenced for violent car robbery

Ex-world boxing champ sentenced for violent car robbery

Ex-world boxing champ sentenced for violent car robbery

Ex-world boxing champ sentenced for violent car robbery

Ex-world boxing champion Damien Hooper was "actively psychotic" at the time he stole a car in a violent 2022 robbery, Brisbane District Court has been told.

Millions of illegal cigarettes, vapes seized in raids

Millions of illegal cigarettes, vapes seized in raids

Millions of illegal cigarettes, vapes seized in raids

Millions of illegal cigarettes, vapes seized in raids

A man faces dozens of charges after a money laundering and illegal tobacco operation netted millions of cigarettes and vapes in raids in southeast Queensland.

Duo jailed for killing beloved father in home invasion

Duo jailed for killing beloved father in home invasion

Duo jailed for killing beloved father in home invasion

Duo jailed for killing beloved father in home invasion

Two men will both spend more than a decade in prison for murdering a father of two during a violent armed robbery in western Sydney.

Bikie Zahed and brother to fight murder charge at trial

Bikie Zahed and brother to fight murder charge at trial

Bikie Zahed and brother to fight murder charge at trial

Bikie Zahed and brother to fight murder charge at trial

Underworld figure Tarek Zahed and his brother have pleaded not guilty to the murder of a man in Sydney and will face trial next year.

'Entrenched' fraudster jailed over $1.2 million rort

'Entrenched' fraudster jailed over $1.2 million rort

'Entrenched' fraudster jailed over $1.2 million rort

'Entrenched' fraudster jailed over $1.2 million rort

A fraudster at the centre of a million-dollar scam targeting Telstra and the nation's biggest banks will spend up to six years and five months behind bars.

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Hurt boy abandoned, dog tasered after stolen car crash

A boy and a man have been seriously injured in a Sydney car crash that was followed by a series of bizarre events, including the tasering of a dog.

Police charges after child abuse inquiry referrals

Ten people have been charged by police as a result of a commission of inquiry into child sexual abuse in Tasmania.

Pesutto takes legal costs plan to Victorian Liberal HQ

Victorian Liberal MPs have agreed to ask the party to cover the costs of looming legal action against Opposition Leader John Pesutto and his leadership team.

Properties raided over human trafficking claims in ACT

An investigation has been launched into how a woman from Colombia was allegedly brought to Australia as a slave for a Canberra business and family.

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Trump pleads not guilty to Georgia election subversion

Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to a wide-ranging Georgia criminal indictment, requesting he be tried separately from some of his 18 co-defendants.

Son of mushroom poisoning victims speaks at memorial

The son of a couple suspected to have died after being poisoned by death cap mushrooms has spoken publicly as questions remain about what led to their deaths.

Senior Lib resigns as MPs thrash out legal cost plan

Opposition Leader John Pesutto will ask the Victorian Liberal Party to cover his legal costs through a plan to provide legal indemnity insurance to MPs.

Sofronoff asks ACT chief to retract 'unethical' claims

Walter Sofronoff, the chair of the inquiry into the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann, has demanded the ACT chief minister retract suggestions about his conduct.

Groups slam Qld youth detention reforms in open letter

Indigenous activists, legal experts, advocates and social service groups have called on the Queensland government to axe its youth justice watch house laws.

Safety watchdog probes Twiggy's rock party at mine site

WorkSafe WA says it is conducting inquiries into Andrew Forrest's gala mine site party celebrating Fortescue Metals Group's 20-year anniversary.

Mushroom victims farewelled as 'pillars of community'

Don and Gail Patterson have been honoured in a public memorial service as speculation swirls about what led to their suspected mushroom poisoning deaths.

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