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Cousins jailed for 'easy money' identity, phone fraud

Cousins jailed for 'easy money' identity, phone fraud

Two men have been jailed for involvement in a syndicate that obtained telco customers' details while selling devices before intercepting their delivery.

'Given a voice': youth centre victims reach $75m deal

'Given a voice': youth centre victims reach $75m deal

'Given a voice': youth centre victims reach $75m deal

'Given a voice': youth centre victims reach $75m deal

Lawyers representing former detainees who were abused at Tasmania's youth detention centre have reached an in-principle $75 million settlement with the state.

Tributes for victim as fatal road-rage accused charged

Tributes for victim as fatal road-rage accused charged

Tributes for victim as fatal road-rage accused charged

Tributes for victim as fatal road-rage accused charged

A man has been charged over an alleged road-rage incident when police say a 27-year-old driver was dragged 100m down a street before dying at the scene.

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Serial rapist in Balding abduction back behind bars

Serial rapist in Balding abduction back behind bars

A man convicted over the shocking gang rape of Janine Balding in the 1980s is back in custody less than two weeks after he was released from prison.

Slain officers' families want former top cop at inquest

Slain officers' families want former top cop at inquest

An inquest into a shooting that claimed six lives including those of two officers should hear from a former police commissioner, say victims' families.

Qld youth detention 'most expensive, least effective'

Qld youth detention 'most expensive, least effective'

Queensland's youth detention model will not achieve community safety if it continues to focus on punishment and containment, a state government report says.

'Stop the killing, stop the dying': hero cop's mission

'Stop the killing, stop the dying': hero cop's mission

The officer who brought an end to a stabbing rampage inside a Sydney shopping centre has credited her training and team in handling the "unfathomable tragedy".

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Phone taps to be used against alleged teen terrorists

Phone taps to be used against alleged teen terrorists

Phone taps to be used against alleged teen terrorists

Phone taps to be used against alleged teen terrorists

Four teenagers hit with terrorism offences after the stabbing of a bishop at a Sydney church will need to wait to receive a full brief of evidence from police.

Walking track deaths not considered suspicious

Walking track deaths not considered suspicious

Walking track deaths not considered suspicious

Walking track deaths not considered suspicious

Police are not treating the deaths of a man and woman on a coastal walking track as suspicious, as they prepare a report for the coroner.

Concrete company fined $50,000 after worker's death

Concrete company fined $50,000 after worker's death

Concrete company fined $50,000 after worker's death

Concrete company fined $50,000 after worker's death

A concreting company has been sentenced after admitting it failed to provide a safe working environment for a man who was killed after being struck in the head.

Pair killed 'surrogate mother' for her baby, judge told

Pair killed 'surrogate mother' for her baby, judge told

Pair killed 'surrogate mother' for her baby, judge told

Pair killed 'surrogate mother' for her baby, judge told

After a man impregnated an intellectually-disabled teenager, he formed a plan with his wife to kill the young woman and keep the baby, a court has been told.

Man jailed for sharing women's images on porn site

Man jailed for sharing women's images on porn site

Man jailed for sharing women's images on porn site

Man jailed for sharing women's images on porn site

A bartender will spend more than five years in jail for sharing hundreds of images of colleagues and friends on a pornographic website.

Double-murder deliberations set to enter second week

Double-murder deliberations set to enter second week

Double-murder deliberations set to enter second week

Double-murder deliberations set to enter second week

A jury deciding whether airline pilot Greg Lynn is guilty or innocent of the murder of two campers will return to the court next week to continue deliberating.

Pizza-eating killer could walk from jail in nine years

Pizza-eating killer could walk from jail in nine years

Pizza-eating killer could walk from jail in nine years

Pizza-eating killer could walk from jail in nine years

Robert Rickerby will spend up to 15-and-a-half years behind bars after admitting to killing his partner in their Melbourne home.

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Man arrested over 500 fake COVID-19 payment claims

A man has been arrested over a $60,000 COVID-19 payment scam in which more than 500 claims were allegedly submitted under false names.

Girls hailed for bravery after woman shot dead in car

Police have hailed the bravery of two girls who raised the alarm after a woman was allegedly shot dead in front of them by a neighbour.

Cousins admit role in identity theft, phone fraud scam

Two men have admitted involvement in a syndicate that obtained details of telco customers while selling discounted devices before intercepting their delivery.

Australians dabble with crime as cost of living bites

Thefts of groceries and alcohol are increasing, with police citing the cost of living and high interest rates as factors turning non-offenders to crime.

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'Never in doubt': Wilkinson defends Higgins rape report

A judge erred in ruling that Lisa Wilkinson acted unreasonably before reporting on allegations that Brittany Higgins was raped, the journalist's lawyers claim.

'Gross lapse' in medical care before death in custody

Indigenous deaths in custody will continue to be a “blight on society” if the corrective services system remains underfunded, an inquest has found.

Driver dragged and killed after road-rage confrontation

Police are searching for the driver of a white ute they believe was involved in a fatal road-rage incident on a suburban street.

Man warned of prison dangers at sentence over handgun

A judge has warned a drug dealer who kept a handgun in his car to resist being tempted to return to the criminal world during a mandatory 12 months in prison.

'I love you, being stabbed': slain worker's text to mum

A man has been convicted of the stabbing murder of Declan Laverty, a young bottle shop worker who texted his mother while dying in the back room of the store.

Accused CBD bomb hoaxer allegedly made explosive device

A man has fronted court after being charged over an alleged bomb hoax that shut down parts of Melbourne's CBD.

Teen church rioter in 'wrong place at wrong time'

A teenager who joined violent riots after a bishop's stabbing will have to wait to be sentenced after being told he should give something back to the community.

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