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Greyhound trainer punished over 'white powder' scandal

Greyhound trainer punished over 'white powder' scandal

A Victorian greyhound racing trainer has been handed a suspended one-month ban after he and top jockey Jamie Kah were caught up in a social media scandal.

Police eye underworld wealth in fight against gang wars

Police eye underworld wealth in fight against gang wars

Police eye underworld wealth in fight against gang wars

Police eye underworld wealth in fight against gang wars

A police task force will chase down the suspected profits of organised crime kingpins in a bid to put the brakes on Sydney's escalating street gang wars.

Landmark domestic violence register to track offenders

Landmark domestic violence register to track offenders

Landmark domestic violence register to track offenders

Landmark domestic violence register to track offenders

A NSW Police register to monitor high-risk domestic offenders is being set up as the force tries to improve its response to family violence.

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Image-based abuse still under-reported a decade on

Image-based abuse still under-reported a decade on

Victoria is approaching 10 years since it criminalised image-based sexual abuse and those laws are getting an overhaul as affirmative consent rules kick in.

Police launch homicide probe after man fatally stabbed

Police launch homicide probe after man fatally stabbed

NSW Police have launched a homicide investigation after a man found with facial injuries and stab wounds to his torso died in a Sydney hospital.

Two charged over 'disturbing' greyhound video

Two charged over 'disturbing' greyhound video

Greyhound Racing SA has laid charges against two people following the release of a video that shows a man kicking and punching a dog.

Trump says he handed over security tapes

Trump says he handed over security tapes

Donald Trump plans to continue his 2024 presidential campaign no matter what but insists there was no wrongdoing in his handling of security tapes.

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Millions in drugs found in tradie van parked in suburbs

Millions in drugs found in tradie van parked in suburbs

Millions in drugs found in tradie van parked in suburbs

Millions in drugs found in tradie van parked in suburbs

Police have allegedly seized over $40 million worth of methylamphetamine in Perth during an investigation into Mongols Outlaw Motorcycle Gang.

Say her name: inquiry reminded of women who have died

Say her name: inquiry reminded of women who have died

Say her name: inquiry reminded of women who have died

Say her name: inquiry reminded of women who have died

A public hearing into missing and murdered First Nations women and children across Australia heard from senior NSW police, public servants and advocates.

Big fine for 'exploitative' college, student debt wiped

Big fine for 'exploitative' college, student debt wiped

Big fine for 'exploitative' college, student debt wiped

Big fine for 'exploitative' college, student debt wiped

Thousands of student debts owed to Phoenix Institute will be formally wiped and the now-defunct school has been fined $400 million for exploitative conduct.

Prison after robbery spree ends in motorcycle crash

Prison after robbery spree ends in motorcycle crash

Prison after robbery spree ends in motorcycle crash

Prison after robbery spree ends in motorcycle crash

Armed with a gel blaster, Nathan Geoffrey Johnson pretended to have a gun when he was chased out of a store by a man described a judge as having "cojones".

Former commando lashes 'shoddy' ABC war crime reports

Former commando lashes 'shoddy' ABC war crime reports

Former commando lashes 'shoddy' ABC war crime reports

Former commando lashes 'shoddy' ABC war crime reports

News articles claiming commandos executed a hogtied Afghan prisoner in 2012 have been slammed as "shoddy, uncorroborated, reckless" reporting.

Shane Tuck's final days like a 'war zone in his head'

Shane Tuck's final days like a 'war zone in his head'

Shane Tuck's final days like a 'war zone in his head'

Shane Tuck's final days like a 'war zone in his head'

The sister of an AFL player who died in his 30s says his brain was "rotting away" from disease and his final days were like "a war zone in his head".

Sister of brutally murdered man confronts his killers

Sister of brutally murdered man confronts his killers

Sister of brutally murdered man confronts his killers

Sister of brutally murdered man confronts his killers

The sister of a man killed in his home has condemned his murderers calling one the "personification of evil" for targeting her slight brother.

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'Desperate' carer laced husband's soup with drugs

A 69-year-old woman laced her husband's soup with his prescription medication because she had reached the end of her tether as a carer, a court has been told.

More jail for man who paid for 'appalling' child abuse

Prosecutors said a nine-year sentence for Brendan Curt Schulz, who arranged live-streamed videos of child abuse, was manifestly inadequate.

Excavator meth smugglers not brains of the operation

A 26-year-old man who took part in a $184 million meth importation plot was an "idiot" seeking to wipe a drug debt, according to his lawyer.

Man accused of murdering Tas teenager appears in court

A man accused of murdering Tasmanian teenager Shyanne-Lee Tatnell has fronted court after the discovery of remains believed to belong to the 14-year-old.

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New police powers on table to fight Sydney gang war

Premier Chris Minns will consider strengthening the hand of NSW Police with new laws in their battle to stop an escalating underworld war on Sydney streets.

'Enthusiastic participant' in child abuse forums jailed

Ryan William Potts has been jailed after turning to child abuse material in online forums after feeling alienated and lonely, a Brisbane court has been told.

Trump 'asked staffer to delete Mar-a-Lago footage'

Donald Trump is facing accusations that he and aides asked a staffer to delete camera footage at his Florida estate in a bid to block investigators.

Scams on the rise as financial complaints balloon

Nina Merrilees had little reason to suspect she was being scammed when her daughter messaged from overseas, saying her phone was broken and asking for money.

Complaints peak over financial distress, scams, delays

Unhappy customers have lodged a record number of complaints against financial organisations over monetary stress, scams and insurance delays.

Heir claims to Hancock mining riches 'a distraction'

A fraud claim against Gina Rinehart made by her eldest two children has no relevance to the legal case over lucrative iron ore royalties, a court has been told.

Man charged with murdering teenager missing for months

Murder charges have been laid after the remains believed to be of missing 14-year-old Shyanne-Lee Tatnell were found in Tasmanian bushland.

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