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Man charged with assaulting woman found nude on street

Man charged with assaulting woman found nude on street

A man will face court after allegedly sexually assaulting a woman he trapped in a Canberra home over a number of days.

Witness 'concealed' sex dispute before alleged murder

Witness 'concealed' sex dispute before alleged murder

Witness 'concealed' sex dispute before alleged murder

Witness 'concealed' sex dispute before alleged murder

A murder trial witness has told the jury she concealed embarrassing evidence that the alleged victim and defendant had argued over wanting to have sex with her.

Buried truck linked to dead diver, port cocaine seizure

Buried truck linked to dead diver, port cocaine seizure

Buried truck linked to dead diver, port cocaine seizure

Buried truck linked to dead diver, port cocaine seizure

An unearthed truck is believed to be linked to a cocaine importation that left bricks in the water, two men before court, one diver dead and another missing.

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High-profile lawyer denies sharing sexual assault info

A high-profile gangland solicitor has denied illegally sharing details of an alleged sexual assault, including the complainant's name.

Hunter Biden evidence 'ugly,' prosecutors tell jury

Hunter Biden evidence 'ugly,' prosecutors tell jury

Hunter Biden has decided not to testify in his criminal trial regarding his use of illegal drugs on a background check form when he bought a gun.

Boyfriend 'wouldn't stop' punching man who later died

Boyfriend 'wouldn't stop' punching man who later died

A jury in a murder trial has heard a woman testify her then-boyfriend would not stop punching and kicking a man who would later die in hospital.

Ex-detainee to fight allegations he bashed grandmother

Ex-detainee to fight allegations he bashed grandmother

A released immigration detainee charged over the brutal bashing of a Perth grandmother is likely to plead not guilty.

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Son of party founder jailed over armed robbery spree

Son of party founder jailed over armed robbery spree

Son of party founder jailed over armed robbery spree

Son of party founder jailed over armed robbery spree

The son of the Love Australia or Leave Party's founder has been jailed for multiple attempted armed robberies and a failed ram-raid during a four-day spree.

US consulate sledgehammer attack 'not Australian way'

US consulate sledgehammer attack 'not Australian way'

US consulate sledgehammer attack 'not Australian way'

US consulate sledgehammer attack 'not Australian way'

The US Consulate in Sydney has been vandalised under the cover of darkness, with windows smashed and pro-Palestinian symbols spray painted in red on the door.

Manslaughter charge over death of four-year-old

Manslaughter charge over death of four-year-old

Manslaughter charge over death of four-year-old

Manslaughter charge over death of four-year-old

The probe into the death of a four-year-old in northwest Tasmania has lead to a man police say was 'well known' to the child facing a charge of manslaughter.

Scam warning over rise in 'plague' malware

Scam warning over rise in 'plague' malware

Scam warning over rise in 'plague' malware

Scam warning over rise in 'plague' malware

Australians have been warned about a concerning rise in malicious viruses hidden in email attachments and games, which police have likened to a plague.

Man accused of abduction, rape, seeking $300k ransom

Man accused of abduction, rape, seeking $300k ransom

Man accused of abduction, rape, seeking $300k ransom

Man accused of abduction, rape, seeking $300k ransom

A man has been extradited from Victoria to NSW accused of arranging the abduction and sexual assault of a woman then threatening to release images of the crime.

Prosecution rests in Hunter Biden's criminal gun trial

Prosecution rests in Hunter Biden's criminal gun trial

Prosecution rests in Hunter Biden's criminal gun trial

Prosecution rests in Hunter Biden's criminal gun trial

As Hunter Biden's prosecution case rested, his lawyers asked for his criminal gun trial judge to acquit him, saying the evidence didn't support a conviction.

Advocate given second chance in robodebt document fight

Advocate given second chance in robodebt document fight

Advocate given second chance in robodebt document fight

Advocate given second chance in robodebt document fight

Human rights activist Justin Warren has won an appeal in a long-running legal battle to access documents behind the botched robodebt scheme.

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Fatal bashing victim was wrongly labelled a pedophile

Anthony Davies was searching for a missing teenager when he drunkenly broke into the home of Kenneth Campbell and fatally assaulted him, a court has been told.

Court denounces 'hateful' soccer match Nazi salutes

Three Croatian men have been convicted and fined after separately making '"unacceptable" Nazi salutes during the 2022 Australia Cup soccer final.

Jury sent home for weekend in schoolgirl murder case

A jury will take a break over the long weekend before returning on Tuesday to consider the fate of the man accused of murdering nine-year-old Charlise Mutten

Adelaide casino to pay costs on top of $67m penalty

SkyCity Adelaide will have to pay $3 million costs to the regulator on top of a $67 million penalty for admitted breaches of anti-money laundering legislation.

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Woman admits grooming, indecent treatment of teenager

A 35-year-old woman who exchanged hundreds of texts a day and increasingly sexualised messages with a teen two decades younger than her has been sentenced.

Fire authorities issue warning as tobacco war continues

Police are investigating two new attacks on Melbourne tobacco stores, one engulfed by fire and the other the target of a ram raid.

Alleged bikie charged over YouTuber firebombing

Police allege a second man due to face court over the alleged firebombing of YouTuber Friendlyjordies' house is linked to an outlaw motorcycle gang.

Hunter Biden's sister-in-law describes finding his gun

The widow of Hunter Biden’s brother has told jurors about the moment she found his revolver in the console of his truck.

Don't shoot, I'm your local Katter party candidate

A Queensland political candidate says he would be dead today if one of his party's proposed laws had been enacted when he was younger.

Here Comes the Habibs actor awarded $454k over assault

An actor best known for starring in the TV comedy TV Here Comes the Habibs has been given almost half a million dollars after being attacked in his Sydney home.

Accused murderer admits lying to his wife about deaths

Pilot Greg Lynn has apologised to the family of two missing campers it's alleged he killed as he gave evidence to a jury four weeks into his murder trial.

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