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Former ABC presenter jailed for supplying drug dealers

Former ABC presenter jailed for supplying drug dealers

A judge has warned a former ABC presenter he is "truly at a crossroads" after jailing the 54-year-old for supplying large quantities of drugs to street dealers.

He's still out there: mum's plea over coffee attack

He's still out there: mum's plea over coffee attack

He's still out there: mum's plea over coffee attack

He's still out there: mum's plea over coffee attack

The mother of a badly burnt baby is pleading for help to identify a man she believes doused her son in hot coffee, saying she is having panic attacks.

Masseur charged with sexual assault of four clients

Masseur charged with sexual assault of four clients

Masseur charged with sexual assault of four clients

Masseur charged with sexual assault of four clients

A suburban massage therapist has faced court charged with 31 sexual assault offences with police alleging four women were attacked at a massage parlour.

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Top cop's personalised gin gift 'not unusual': minister

Top cop's personalised gin gift 'not unusual': minister

The NSW police minister says a bottle of gin she received from the state's top cop is one of many types of "merchandise" gifted to her by police.

Wife killer faces life in jail for bloody axe murder

Wife killer faces life in jail for bloody axe murder

A husband who hacked and stabbed his estranged wife to death with a knife and axe faces the prospect of life in jail after being found guilty of her murder.

'Horrible, horrible': Indigenous teen dies in detention

'Horrible, horrible': Indigenous teen dies in detention

An Indigenous teenager was checked 10 times by youth detention staff before he was found dead inside a cell at a centre.

'LOL I stole a gorilla': thief admits to silly mistake

'LOL I stole a gorilla': thief admits to silly mistake

A man has pleaded guilty to stealing a much-loved gorilla statue from a retirement village, telling a court he made a "very silly" mistake.

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Man charged with murder after two people found dead

Man charged with murder after two people found dead

Man charged with murder after two people found dead

Man charged with murder after two people found dead

A man is facing murder charges after allegedly supplying two friends with drugs then failing to call triple zero when they had an adverse reaction.

Promoters win $2.8m over canned Robbie Williams concert

Promoters win $2.8m over canned Robbie Williams concert

Promoters win $2.8m over canned Robbie Williams concert

Promoters win $2.8m over canned Robbie Williams concert

Cancelling a Robbie Williams concert at the last minute will cost the Australian Grand Prix $2.8m after a judge found it misled promoters on health advice.

Baby found with life-threatening injuries outside home

Baby found with life-threatening injuries outside home

Baby found with life-threatening injuries outside home

Baby found with life-threatening injuries outside home

Police have appealed for information after discovering a newborn baby with life threatening injuries outside an address in Melbourne.

Youth detention replacement may not meet deadline

Youth detention replacement may not meet deadline

Youth detention replacement may not meet deadline

Youth detention replacement may not meet deadline

A replacement facility for a youth detention centre deemed a risk to children may not meet its time frame for completion.

Germany tightens knife, asylum policies after stabbing

Germany tightens knife, asylum policies after stabbing

Germany tightens knife, asylum policies after stabbing

Germany tightens knife, asylum policies after stabbing

The government in Germany says it will tighten weapons rules and crack down on irregular migration after an attack by a suspect officials had failed to deport.

Police never needed to attend Wieambilla, families say

Police never needed to attend Wieambilla, families say

Police never needed to attend Wieambilla, families say

Police never needed to attend Wieambilla, families say

The families of two police constables killed in rural Queensland say there was no reason for the officers to attend the call-out that led to a fatal shooting.

Mother, US man jailed over sexual abuse of daughter

Mother, US man jailed over sexual abuse of daughter

Mother, US man jailed over sexual abuse of daughter

Mother, US man jailed over sexual abuse of daughter

A collaboration by Australian and United States authorities has sent a woman and man to jail for abusing her daughter and a string of child abuse offences.

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'No excuses': families demand action over police deaths

The families of two young police constables shot dead in a rural ambush want their loved ones' legacy to be changes that protect officers in the line of duty.

Woman accused of murdering former partner denied bail

Proving self-defence might be a struggle, a judge has told a woman while denying her bail ahead of a trial for allegedly stabbing her former partner to death.

'Sick freak': police hunt for man after baby burnt

Police have released new images as they try to identify a man after a baby boy was badly burnt when a stranger allegedly poured hot coffee on him in a park.

Indigenous woman's death in custody to go unpunished

Victoria's workplace safety regulator has declined to launch a prosecution over the death of an Indigenous woman in custody, citing insufficient evidence.

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Body found under rubbish, accused killer's trial told

A police officer searching the home of a missing man found his body under a pile of rubbish, the trial of an alleged killer has been told.

Police charge boxer's brother over post-fight brawl

A post-bout brawl in the ring between the brother of an Australian boxer and his opponent's trainer has ended with police laying an assault charge.

Family seeks answers over 'amazing' man's creek death

The family of a man dragged dead from a creek is appealing for information about his suspicious death as police suggest he might have been in a local feud.

Coroner raps police over search for missing trans woman

Family and friends have cried in court as a coroner released her findings into the deaths of five transgender and gender diverse people.

Gran's 'highly unusual' disappearance, death a mystery

Police are looking for a grandmother's car and phone after her skeletal remains were found hundreds of kilometres away from home and where she was last seen.

'Broken heart' led to man's death, murder accused says

Jurors cannot be satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that a man caused the death of a 48-year-old in a Brisbane unit, a defence barrister says.

Teen's killer to be released despite past parole attack

A killer who was sent back to jail after attempting to rape a woman while on parole will be released into the community a second time.

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