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Victoria Police accused of still using racial profiling

Victoria Police accused of still using racial profiling

An anti-racism group has released figures it says show racial profiling is still happening in Victoria Police.

Gobbo admits she could have left cop informer briefing

Gobbo admits she could have left cop informer briefing

Gobbo admits she could have left cop informer briefing

Gobbo admits she could have left cop informer briefing

Barrister-turned-informer Nicola Gobbo concedes senior police did not force her stay in a meeting where she was introduced to the idea of being an informer.

Bodybuilder's gym death investigated by WorkSafe

Bodybuilder's gym death investigated by WorkSafe

Bodybuilder's gym death investigated by WorkSafe

Bodybuilder's gym death investigated by WorkSafe

The work safety watchdog is investigating after a bodybuilder died in hospital after spending 15 hours unconscious in a gym shower without staff noticing.

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Neo-Nazi guilty of salute feels no shame, mulls appeal

Neo-Nazi guilty of salute feels no shame, mulls appeal

A man who has become the first Victorian found guilty of performing the Nazi salute says he will continue to do the gesture but hopes police won't see it.

'Hurting': Indigenous family wants inquest focus on son

'Hurting': Indigenous family wants inquest focus on son

The parents of an Indigenous teen who died after self-harming in detention want the inquest to refocus on their son after a bid to remove the coroner failed.

Coroner to probe death of Aboriginal man in custody

Coroner to probe death of Aboriginal man in custody

A Victorian coroner will investigate the circumstances of the death of Aboriginal man Marley Wright while he was in custody.

Qantas fined for selling seats on cancelled flights

Qantas fined for selling seats on cancelled flights

A Federal Court judge has approved a $100 million fine, agreed by the consumer watchdog and Qantas, after the airline sold seats on already cancelled flights.

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Ex-cop close to pleas over double DV-murder charges

Ex-cop close to pleas over double DV-murder charges

Ex-cop close to pleas over double DV-murder charges

Ex-cop close to pleas over double DV-murder charges

A former officer will soon plead after being arrested over the alleged murder of a man he briefly dated and the victim's new boyfriend.

Vigils and rally mourn 'year of death and destruction'

Vigils and rally mourn 'year of death and destruction'

Vigils and rally mourn 'year of death and destruction'

Vigils and rally mourn 'year of death and destruction'

Hundreds of people have attended a rally at a Sydney mosque while others gathered at vigils across several cities to mourn lives lost in Gaza and Lebanon.

Experts lash search and seizure laws for school kids

Experts lash search and seizure laws for school kids

Experts lash search and seizure laws for school kids

Experts lash search and seizure laws for school kids

Proposed laws to be introduced in the Northern Territory would mean children as young as 10 could be searched for knives while at school.

Barrister on drugs charges gets bail on third attempt

Barrister on drugs charges gets bail on third attempt

Barrister on drugs charges gets bail on third attempt

Barrister on drugs charges gets bail on third attempt

A barrister and former public prosecutor has been granted bail as he faces a swathe of drug charges, including trafficking a commercial quantity of GHB.

Gobbo claims she didn't know about Mokbel's escape plan

Gobbo claims she didn't know about Mokbel's escape plan

Gobbo claims she didn't know about Mokbel's escape plan

Gobbo claims she didn't know about Mokbel's escape plan

'Lawyer X' Nicola Gobbo has contradicted Tony Mokbel's claims she was aware the drug kingpin was planning to abscond to Greece during his trial.

Former Lib leader quits after arrest, drug charges

Former Lib leader quits after arrest, drug charges

Former Lib leader quits after arrest, drug charges

Former Lib leader quits after arrest, drug charges

Former SA Liberal Leader David Speirs has announced he is quitting state parliament after police said he had been charged with drug offences.

Wife charged with 'brutal, macabre and bizarre' murder

Wife charged with 'brutal, macabre and bizarre' murder

Wife charged with 'brutal, macabre and bizarre' murder

Wife charged with 'brutal, macabre and bizarre' murder

A woman has been charged with the murder of her husband who has not been seen in more than a year, with police alleging she cut up his body to hide the remains.

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Teen's wheezing a 'red flag' before anaphylactic death

A decorated doctor says the death of 17-year-old boy from a severe allergic reaction could have been prevented if doctors had administered adrenaline earlier.

Teens given 'joke' prison terms for killing Uber driver

The family and friends of an Uber driver who was fatally stabbed say they are disappointed his teenage killers will likely be released in under ten years.

Man jailed for attempting to forcibly marry teens

A NSW man has been jailed for attempting to orchestrate separate forced marriages for two of his teenage children, who were then aged 15 and 17.

Two shot as police track car stolen from MP's home

Two men have been shot by police in Sydney's west after allegedly driving at officers in a car taken from a Labor MP's house a day earlier.

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Complex case: dead mother, mower and husband's contacts

Women who allegedly had relationships with the husband of a mother-of-three, whose body was found near a ride-on lawnmower, have been asked to contact police.

'Distressing scene': Stepfather dead, police shoot son

A man is dead and his stepson is under police guard in hospital after being shot by officers in Melbourne's northwest.

Call for greater reform after girl's quad bike death

A coroner has recommended additional reforms to quad bike laws after a 14-year-old girl died in a rollover on a property in Tasmania.

X Corp's failed court bid avoids 'concerning precedent'

A court dismissing X Corp's case against the eSafety Commissioner, finding it must respond to a $610,500 fine issued to Twitter, is a warning for tech giants.

Third trial for alleged child-killer after hung juries

Cecil Patrick Kennedy is accused of killing his partner's 21-month-old son in 2005 when he allegedly fed him antidepressant medication.

Miner's ex-staff defend disputed tech after court loss

Former Fortescue researchers being sued for intellectual property theft maintain searches of their homes and businesses were "massive over-reach" by the miner.

Jury unable to decide if father abused his own daughter

A jury has been unable to arrive at a unanimous verdict in the case of a father accused of sexually touching his daughter, who has an intellectual disability.

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