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Guard charged with sexually assaulting female prisoner

Guard charged with sexually assaulting female prisoner

A prison officer has been accused of sexually assaulting a female inmate as officials work to overhaul custodial safety after a major abuse scandal.

Conservation group challenges NT fracking project

Conservation group challenges NT fracking project

Conservation group challenges NT fracking project

Conservation group challenges NT fracking project

The future of the Northern Territory's largest fracking project is on the line as a conservation group challenges ministerial approval for the project.

Catalan leader gives police the slip on return to Spain

Catalan leader gives police the slip on return to Spain

Catalan leader gives police the slip on return to Spain

Catalan leader gives police the slip on return to Spain

Police are hunting Catalan separatist Carles Puigdemont after he reappeared in Barcelona to rally supporters then vanished before they could arrest him.

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Vast native title risks 'speculative', High Court told

Vast native title risks 'speculative', High Court told

An Indigenous land rights case is being brought to "redress past wrongs", a lawyer for the Gumatj Clan has told High Court justices.

'Grotesque' depravity to dogs lands croc expert in jail

'Grotesque' depravity to dogs lands croc expert in jail

A judge who jailed crocodile expert and academic Adam Britton for the torture and killing of dozens of dogs said he had inflicted "unimaginable" suffering.

Urgent call to pass deepfake sexual image sharing laws

Urgent call to pass deepfake sexual image sharing laws

Laws that crack down on the creation and sharing of non-consensual sexual images, including digitally altered deepfakes, should pass with haste, senators say.

Senior official arrested over alleged student assaults

Senior official arrested over alleged student assaults

A senior official at a prominent Northern Territory school for Indigenous children has been arrested over alleged historical aggravated assaults.

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'Bad faith': Fortescue spars with rival over spying

'Bad faith': Fortescue spars with rival over spying

'Bad faith': Fortescue spars with rival over spying

'Bad faith': Fortescue spars with rival over spying

Fortescue has vehemently rejected claims it had "unclean hands" after surveilling former employees accused of stealing confidential green iron trade secrets.

Higgins' papers leaked to expose 'corruption': Reynolds

Higgins' papers leaked to expose 'corruption': Reynolds

Higgins' papers leaked to expose 'corruption': Reynolds

Higgins' papers leaked to expose 'corruption': Reynolds

Senator Linda Reynolds has told a defamation trial she was exposing corruption when she sent confidential documents about Brittany Higgins' payout to media.

Police chief turns off tap after gift of gin goes sour

Police chief turns off tap after gift of gin goes sour

Police chief turns off tap after gift of gin goes sour

Police chief turns off tap after gift of gin goes sour

Buying liquor for gifts using taxpayer dollars has ended after the police commissioner was chided for failing to disclose her relationship with the supplier.

Birthday win for Amorosi after years-long family fight

Birthday win for Amorosi after years-long family fight

Birthday win for Amorosi after years-long family fight

Birthday win for Amorosi after years-long family fight

A Supreme Court justice has ruled in singer-songwriter Vanessa Amorosi's favour, ending a years-long legal fight against her mother.

Man who mowed down teen a 'simplistic' thinker: lawyer

Man who mowed down teen a 'simplistic' thinker: lawyer

Man who mowed down teen a 'simplistic' thinker: lawyer

Man who mowed down teen a 'simplistic' thinker: lawyer

A man who ran down and killed 18-year-old Taj Hart with his ute did not give a lot of thought to his actions, a jury has heard as a murder trial wraps up.

True extent of killing laid bare in DV scourge review

True extent of killing laid bare in DV scourge review

True extent of killing laid bare in DV scourge review

True extent of killing laid bare in DV scourge review

A major NSW report analysing hundreds of domestic violence-related killings has provided a sobering wake-up call for politicians.

Volley of gunfire 'rocked' heavily armoured cop vehicle

Volley of gunfire 'rocked' heavily armoured cop vehicle

Volley of gunfire 'rocked' heavily armoured cop vehicle

Volley of gunfire 'rocked' heavily armoured cop vehicle

A specialist police officer has described the "surreal" rocking of a heavily armed vehicle that came under fire from a trio who had shot dead three people.

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Secure fined $10m for selling filled car park spaces

A $10.9 million ticket has been printed for Secure Parking after it sold "guaranteed" car spaces that might have already been taken.

Son of slain mother recalls father chasing him with axe

The son of a man on trial for killing his estranged wife has recalled how his father chased and attacked him with an axe when he tried to run for help.

Fake doctor fined $10k for targeting vulnerable victim

Keti "Kate" Cvetkov took advantage of a vulnerable woman when she posed as a doctor, a magistrate has said as he fined her $10,000.

Stolen 'kill cars' seized in gangland war crackdown

The seizure of stolen vehicles intended for use as 'kill cars' will disrupt organised crime, say police after the latest raid in a crackdown on gang activity.

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'Unprecedented' evidence: Samantha Murphy case delayed

The case against Samantha Murphy's alleged killer has been delayed by more than three months as a prosecutors work through a "significant" brief of evidence.

UK braces for anti-Muslim riots and counter-protests

Britain's far right has vowed attacks on law firms and asylum centres while anti-fascists pledge counter-protests as the UK's anti-Muslim violence continues.

Caddick's fraud victims get compensation, more to flow

Melissa Caddick's fraud victims have only recovered a fraction of the $23 million she swindled from them in a Ponzi scheme.

Reynolds feared losing job over 'lying cow' comment

Senator Linda Reynolds has told her defamation trial she feared losing her ministerial job after she called Brittany Higgins a "lying cow".

Ex-TV host arrested day after last court appearance

Ex-TV star Andrew O'Keefe is again in legal hot water, accused of breaching his bail conditions by contacting a witness.

Woman describes alleged 'Tinder date' gang rape

A woman says she cried throughout an alleged gang rape involving four men, one of whom she met on Tinder, but their lawyers say her version of events is a lie.

Rioters convicted over 'unacceptable' church attack

A magistrate has condemned the actions of rioters congregating outside a church after a bishop's stabbing as three charged over the incident appeared in court.

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