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Ex-federal MP can't halt 'inhumane' child abuse hearing

Ex-federal MP can't halt 'inhumane' child abuse hearing

A hearing over allegations an ex-federal MP abused six boys at Daruk Training School four decades ago will proceed after he failed to put the matter on ice.

'Belong in school': force fears as kid arrest ban looms

'Belong in school': force fears as kid arrest ban looms

'Belong in school': force fears as kid arrest ban looms

'Belong in school': force fears as kid arrest ban looms

Police will no longer be able to arrest children under the age of 12, with Premier Jacinta Allan declaring 10 and 11-year-olds don't belong injail.

'Crime of passion' motive behind 2004 murder mystery

'Crime of passion' motive behind 2004 murder mystery

'Crime of passion' motive behind 2004 murder mystery

'Crime of passion' motive behind 2004 murder mystery

A loving husband and father was killed and dumped in a river 20 years ago by an obsessed man who wanted to continue an affair with his wife, police allege.

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Father found not guilty of fatal assault on newborn

Father found not guilty of fatal assault on newborn

A father has been found not guilty of violently assaulting his 24-day-old son in a moment of frustration before the baby died in hospital.

Legal challenge to NSW mines over barrier reef impact

Legal challenge to NSW mines over barrier reef impact

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek is facing a Federal Court challenge over the potential impact on the Great Barrier Reef of extending coal mines in NSW.

Doctor ban lifted despite abortion patient's death

Doctor ban lifted despite abortion patient's death

A doctor banned for mismanagement of a women's health clinic has won the right to treat patients after she was suspended by a medical board.

Melbourne lawyer avoids jail after killing pedestrian

Melbourne lawyer avoids jail after killing pedestrian

Lawyer Liam Murray has been sentenced to a community corrections order without jail time after hitting a pedestrian on Melbourne's busy Flinders Street.

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Fresh insight into Australia's family violence killings

Fresh insight into Australia's family violence killings

Fresh insight into Australia's family violence killings

Fresh insight into Australia's family violence killings

Research into a decade of sentencing judgements reveals the criminal pasts of many men who killed a current or former partner in Australia.

Man killed granny believing she was his abusive stepdad

Man killed granny believing she was his abusive stepdad

Man killed granny believing she was his abusive stepdad

Man killed granny believing she was his abusive stepdad

A young man slaughtered his grandmother during an episode of drug-induced psychosis where he believed she was his abusive stepfather, a court has been told.

Case to be locked in as ex-cop accused of double murder

Case to be locked in as ex-cop accused of double murder

Case to be locked in as ex-cop accused of double murder

Case to be locked in as ex-cop accused of double murder

Prosecutors hope to soon finalise their case against ex-senior constable Beaumont Lamarre-Condon who allegedly murdered two men, including his former partner.

Woman pleads to minor offences after sister's death

Woman pleads to minor offences after sister's death

Woman pleads to minor offences after sister's death

Woman pleads to minor offences after sister's death

A driver due to stand trial after she was accused of hitting and killing her sister after an argument has admitted to downgraded offences.

'Postcard Bandit' in legal bid for freedom from WA jail

'Postcard Bandit' in legal bid for freedom from WA jail

'Postcard Bandit' in legal bid for freedom from WA jail

'Postcard Bandit' in legal bid for freedom from WA jail

The bank robber dubbed 'the Postcard Bandit' has launched legal proceedings in WA, asking a court to declare his prison sentence invalid and order his release.

Survivor hopes others get strength from $2m legal fight

Survivor hopes others get strength from $2m legal fight

Survivor hopes others get strength from $2m legal fight

Survivor hopes others get strength from $2m legal fight

Katrina Munting has been awarded more than $2 million by the Supreme Court of Tasmania after suing the state and her high school teacher abuser for damages.

Father and children killed in car crash

Father and children killed in car crash

Father and children killed in car crash

Father and children killed in car crash

Three people have died, including two children, in a two-vehicle crash west of Brisbane while a woman has been airlifted to hospital.

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Elation, sorrow over Sunshine Coast native title

Kabi Kabi Traditional Owners say they're empowered after being formally recognised as the native title holders over parts of the Sunshine Coast.

Lehrmann rape hearing adjourned for 'no-case' argument

Lawyers for former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann plan to argue he has no case to answer when rape charges against him return to court.

Terminally ill Bicycle Bandit admits bank robberies

A bank robber known as the Bicycle Bandit has pleaded guilty and apologised to victims, after his lawyer told the SA Supreme Court the man is dying.

Killer ordered pizzas after bashing partner to death

Robert Rickerby has admitted to killing his partner Jessica Geddes by violently assaulting her in their Melbourne home.

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Woman hid in paddock after brutal farm DV attack

A farm manager has pleaded guilty to a vicious domestic violence attack that had "red flags" for homicide, as rural DV rates remain higher than in the cities.

'No body, no parole' questioned by wrongfully convicted

Lawyers and wrongfully convicted people - including Kathleen Folbigg and Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton - have signed a letter opposing 'no body, no parole laws'.

Jury begins to consider verdicts in camper murder trial

A Supreme Court jury will start poring over evidence to decide whether airline pilot Greg Lynn is innocent or guilty of two counts of murder.

Murder charge laid over death of popular Sydney surfer

The alleged killer of a well-known Sydney surfer is due to face court after police arrested and charged the 41-year-old following a three-month investigation.

Australia among 93 countries in show of support for ICC

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has confirmed Australia is one of 93 countries that have signed a statement of support for the International Criminal Court.

Drugs, weapons, cash seized in major trafficking busts

Lengthy drug-trafficking investigations across three states have resulted in the seizure of dozens of weapons and almost a million dollars of drugs and cash.

Teen charged over 'targeted' fatal shooting at shops

Victorian detectives have charged a teenager and a 48-year-old man over their alleged roles in a fatal shooting in Glenroy in March.

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