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High Court limits church liability for child abuse

High Court limits church liability for child abuse

The High Court has found a Catholic diocese in regional Victoria is not liable for the sexual abuse of a young boy by a priest over 50 years ago.

Money laundering crackdown looms in federal overhaul

Money laundering crackdown looms in federal overhaul

Money laundering crackdown looms in federal overhaul

Money laundering crackdown looms in federal overhaul

Professions such as accountants and lawyers could soon face regulations to prevent money laundering and the financing of terrorism.

Teen collapsed after 'shock' armed attack in park

Teen collapsed after 'shock' armed attack in park

Teen collapsed after 'shock' armed attack in park

Teen collapsed after 'shock' armed attack in park

A group of young people were "just chilling" in a park before being left bleeding and in shock by an armed attack that claimed a teen's life, a judge has heard.

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Border enforcement call after men left on remote island

Border enforcement call after men left on remote island

A Top End land council wants border protection bolstered after a foreign fishing vessel smuggled four men to a remote island.

Family calls for change after woman murdered by partner

Family calls for change after woman murdered by partner

The family of a murdered woman have welcomed a coroner's recommendations, saying those changes could protect other women from their violent partners.

Town devastated by alleged murder of Elvis impersonator

Town devastated by alleged murder of Elvis impersonator

A 75-year-old musician allegedly murdered in a rural NSW town is being remembered as a "top bloke" as his accused killer faces court for the first time.

High Court lets Indigenous woman pursue abuse damages

High Court lets Indigenous woman pursue abuse damages

The High Court has ruled an Aboriginal woman can pursue damages on some allegations of historical sexual and physical abuse while in state care in Queensland.

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Brisbane NRL star Mam charged after head-on collision

Brisbane NRL star Mam charged after head-on collision

Brisbane NRL star Mam charged after head-on collision

Brisbane NRL star Mam charged after head-on collision

Brisbane NRL star Ezra Mam has been charged after being accused of failing a roadside drug test following a head-on collision.

'Deep-seated hatred' for estranged wife led to killing

'Deep-seated hatred' for estranged wife led to killing

'Deep-seated hatred' for estranged wife led to killing

'Deep-seated hatred' for estranged wife led to killing

A "deep" hatred for his estranged wife and a bitter divorce battle over property are motives for a man's alleged murder almost 20 years ago, prosecutors allege.

Dozens killed in China as driver ploughs into crowd

Dozens killed in China as driver ploughs into crowd

Dozens killed in China as driver ploughs into crowd

Dozens killed in China as driver ploughs into crowd

Police have arrested a man who rammed a car into people exercising at a sports centre in southern China, killing 35 people and injuring 43 others.

Backpacker's boyfriend most probable killer: detective

Backpacker's boyfriend most probable killer: detective

Backpacker's boyfriend most probable killer: detective

Backpacker's boyfriend most probable killer: detective

A detective tasked with solving Simone Strobel's death says her boyfriend was most likely to blame, despite a murder charge against him being dropped.

'Vindicated': ex-NRL talent has drug charges dropped

'Vindicated': ex-NRL talent has drug charges dropped

'Vindicated': ex-NRL talent has drug charges dropped

'Vindicated': ex-NRL talent has drug charges dropped

Former Canterbury and West Tigers half Brandon Wakeham is no longer facing serious allegations he was involved in distributing a large quantity of drugs.

'Got her': cop yells after tasering great-grandmother

'Got her': cop yells after tasering great-grandmother

'Got her': cop yells after tasering great-grandmother

'Got her': cop yells after tasering great-grandmother

An aged-care resident armed with a steak knife was told she was "going to get tased" before a police officer fired his weapon on her.

Murder accused deny park attack roles at trial restart

Murder accused deny park attack roles at trial restart

Murder accused deny park attack roles at trial restart

Murder accused deny park attack roles at trial restart

Some of the men accused of a teenager's murder have admitted being at a park where he was stabbed but denied attacking anybody with knives and baseball bats.

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Judge to quit after ex-partner assault guilty ruling

A Supreme Court judge will resign after being found guilty of assaulting and emotionally abusing his then-partner and breaching a family violence order.

Ex-Home and Away star walks free after appeal win

A former Australian soap star has walked free from court after successfully appealing his seven-month jail term for a series of violent attacks against a woman.

Abusive man jailed for 'discarding' wife in Sudan

The first Victorian prosecuted with commonwealth exit-trafficking has been locked up for more than four years for treating his wife "as a chattel".

Month-long inquest to probe Westfield stabbing rampage

An inquest will examine how and why six people were stabbed to death during a brutal knife rampage at a shopping centre involving a mentally ill man.

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Tough penalties under laws to tame tobacco turf war

Victoria will become the last Australian state to make businesses have a licence to sell tobacco, but the police boss says laws won't end a turf war overnight.

Government worker charged over cattle deaths

A woman has been charged over the dehydration deaths of dozens of cattle at an NT government research facility.

Woman found guilty of 'savage' murder of elderly man

A woman has been found guilty of murder by a jury after facing two trials for bashing her father-in-law to death.

Family court shock at horrific concrete burial details

The family of a man who was killed and buried in concrete gasped in court when the full details of the attempted disposal of his body were read out.

Ex-boyfriend 'lied' to police about missing backpacker

Efforts to reignite the cold case of German backpacker Simone Strobel, whose body was found in 2005, have again mainly focused on her former partner.

Grandmother of fatal crash teen slams justice system

The family of a teen charged after a grandmother died in a high impact car crash has taken aim at the justice system for releasing repeat juvenile offenders.

Police threaten to walk off job as pay talks turn sour

Police will begin rolling strike action as they ramp up their fight for a better pay deal after negotiations with the government and Victoria Police broke down.

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