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Man shot dead by corrections officer was no threat: mum

Man shot dead by corrections officer was no threat: mum

The mother of an Indigenous man shot dead as he fled from custody says she holds no animosity towards the correctional officer who killed her son.

Contractor accused of altering fines for crime groups

Contractor accused of altering fines for crime groups

Contractor accused of altering fines for crime groups

Contractor accused of altering fines for crime groups

A woman has faced court accused of accepting payments from drivers to alter hundreds of penalties while she worked for a Fines Victoria contractor.

'Shocking' report: half of sexual offenders target kids

'Shocking' report: half of sexual offenders target kids

'Shocking' report: half of sexual offenders target kids

'Shocking' report: half of sexual offenders target kids

Sobering statistics have painted a bleak picture of sexual offences across Australia, with men making up the overwhelming majority of perpetrators.

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Baldwin reckless with revolver, prosecutor tells jury

Baldwin reckless with revolver, prosecutor tells jury

A prosecutor has told a jury that before a fatal shooting on the Rust movie set, actor Alec Baldwin skipped safety checks and recklessly handled a revolver.

PNG minister to fight domestic-violence charge

PNG minister to fight domestic-violence charge

Papua New Guinea minister Jimmy Maladina has pleaded not guilty to assaulting a younger woman during an incident in Sydney's east.

Jury to hear opening statements in Alec Baldwin trial

Jury to hear opening statements in Alec Baldwin trial

A US jury is set to hear opening statements at the involuntary manslaughter trial of Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer.

Senior cop empathises with family over Indigenous death

Senior cop empathises with family over Indigenous death

A senior policeman giving evidence at an inquest into the death of an Indigenous woman shot dead by a junior officer has expressed his sympathy to the family.

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Group said 'God would heal' girl's untreated diabetes

Group said 'God would heal' girl's untreated diabetes

Group said 'God would heal' girl's untreated diabetes

Group said 'God would heal' girl's untreated diabetes

Fourteen religious group members charged with murder or manslaughter over a girl's death believed God would heal her diabetes without insulin, a judge heard.

Man in court accused of murdering woman found in tip

Man in court accused of murdering woman found in tip

Man in court accused of murdering woman found in tip

Man in court accused of murdering woman found in tip

A 45-year-old man has been remanded in custody accused of murder after a woman's body was found at a Melbourne tip.

Warnings against 'knee-jerk' response to youth crime

Warnings against 'knee-jerk' response to youth crime

Warnings against 'knee-jerk' response to youth crime

Warnings against 'knee-jerk' response to youth crime

The Victorian government must not let community fears of a crime crisis trigger backward steps on justice reforms, youth groups say.

Climate blockade brigade to defy rail union safety plea

Climate blockade brigade to defy rail union safety plea

Climate blockade brigade to defy rail union safety plea

Climate blockade brigade to defy rail union safety plea

The rail union has written to protesters blocking trains near the world's biggest coal port warning the activism risks safety for both demonstrators and staff.

'Shocking' treatment of Indigenous teen at watch house

'Shocking' treatment of Indigenous teen at watch house

'Shocking' treatment of Indigenous teen at watch house

'Shocking' treatment of Indigenous teen at watch house

Advocates are dismayed at the behaviour of three police officers who forcefully restrained an Indigenous teen in detention.

Porn linked to disturbing rates of sexual violence

Porn linked to disturbing rates of sexual violence

Porn linked to disturbing rates of sexual violence

Porn linked to disturbing rates of sexual violence

Easy access to pornography and a lack of consequences for perpetrators fuel high rates of sexual violence, a criminology study shows.

Fugitive property developer's daughter faces court

Fugitive property developer's daughter faces court

Fugitive property developer's daughter faces court

Fugitive property developer's daughter faces court

The daughter of fugitive property developer Jean Nassif will challenge allegations she falsified contracts to trigger a $150 million bank loan.

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Law change for officers aired after prisoner shot dead

Reforms could be needed to prevent another incident like the shooting death of an Indigenous man who ran from custody, a coroner has heard.

Watchdog warns on budget after cop's serial child abuse

A police officer's child sex abuse crimes will lead to tougher investigation powers but a corruption watchdog has warned it needs more funding to enact them.

Murder charge after woman's body discovered at tip

A 45-year-old man has been charged with murder following the discovery of a woman's body at a Melbourne waste management facility.

Boy accused of killer crash has 'harsh' bail revoked

A 17-year-old boy who was released on bail five days ago has had it revoked after he went on the run and violated his conditions.

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Alleged university stabber committed to stand trial

Alex Ophel has been committed to stand trial in the ACT Supreme Court after allegedly stabbing two students at the Australian National University.

Million-dollar silver haul missing despite heist charge

A 40-year-old man accused of pulling off a $1 million silver theft has been arrested nearly three years after his alleged heist.

Authorities could extend Alice Springs curfew

The town of Alice Springs is waiting to see if Northern Territory Police make an application to extend a three-night curfew due to end on Thursday.

Jurors seated in Alec Baldwin's manslaughter trial

Alec Baldwin's trial in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer has begun in New Mexico, with the jury seated.

Police search for teenager bailed over fatal crash

A boy charged over a crash that killed a 28-year-old man has failed to comply with his bail conditions and his location is unknown, police allege.

Airport sniffer dog detects meth haul worth millions

Methamphetamine worth $4 million on the street has been detected by a sniffer dog in the luggage of a British woman who now faces the prospect of life in jail.

Big cannabis operation dismantled in rural police raid

A large and lucrative cannabis operation has been disrupted after a a rural raid netted thousands of plants and hundreds of kilos of dried weed, police say.

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