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Knife crime shows signs of decline after machete ban

Knife crime shows signs of decline after machete ban

Knife crime is showing signs of decline as a state approaches one year since introducing Australia’s first ban on the sale of machetes.

Push for expanded scrutiny at jumping castle inquest

Push for expanded scrutiny at jumping castle inquest

Push for expanded scrutiny at jumping castle inquest

Push for expanded scrutiny at jumping castle inquest

Teachers may not be required to give evidence at an inquest into a deadly jumping castle accident, despite a request from the victims' families.

Proposed $1.3m fine for ex-Star boss branded 'unfair'

Proposed $1.3m fine for ex-Star boss branded 'unfair'

Proposed $1.3m fine for ex-Star boss branded 'unfair'

Proposed $1.3m fine for ex-Star boss branded 'unfair'

A judge has questioned how he could fine Star's ex-chief more than $1 million for criminal risks at the casino when others settled for much lower amounts.

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Rex profit promise 'untenable' for responsible company

Rex profit promise 'untenable' for responsible company

The corporate watchdog's legal team has lambasted a regional airline's statement forecasting profits ahead of an eventual eight-figure loss.

Manufacturer gears up for $2b 'forever chemicals' fight

Manufacturer gears up for $2b 'forever chemicals' fight

Australia is seeking billions in damages from a leading manufacturer, claiming it concealed information over the risks of PFAS-containing firefighting foam.

Ice bucket drug haul leads to crime network arrests

Ice bucket drug haul leads to crime network arrests

Police have seized hundreds of kilograms of meth stashed in buckets, boxes and Aldi shopping bags and arrested nine people in a series of raids.

Notorious pedophile fights 'excessive' life sentence

Notorious pedophile fights 'excessive' life sentence

A bid to slash an "excessive" life sentence has been launched by one of Australia’s worst pedophiles who was jailed for 307 child sexual offences.

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Jury out on child ban compliance by social media giants

Jury out on child ban compliance by social media giants

Jury out on child ban compliance by social media giants

Jury out on child ban compliance by social media giants

Social media firms are improving efforts to meet Australia's under-16 ban, but whether they're compliant is still under review, the eSafety commissioner says.

Perry's assistant sentenced to 41 months in prison

Perry's assistant sentenced to 41 months in prison

Perry's assistant sentenced to 41 months in prison

Perry's assistant sentenced to 41 months in prison

Matthew Perry's personal assistant has been sentenced to three years and five months in prison for his role in the drug death of the Friends star.

'Inept' jewellery fraudster was desperate due to COVID

'Inept' jewellery fraudster was desperate due to COVID

'Inept' jewellery fraudster was desperate due to COVID

'Inept' jewellery fraudster was desperate due to COVID

A man who pled guilty to insurance fraud after faking a robbery of his own jewellery store needed the money due to factors outside his control, his lawyer said.

Teens ate ice cream before stabbing boy, jury told

Teens ate ice cream before stabbing boy, jury told

Teens ate ice cream before stabbing boy, jury told

Teens ate ice cream before stabbing boy, jury told

A young boy was stabbed 30 times as he walked along a suburban street with his friends, a jury has been told as an accused murderer stands trial.

'Negligent' ex-Star boss could be hit with $1.3m fine

'Negligent' ex-Star boss could be hit with $1.3m fine

'Negligent' ex-Star boss could be hit with $1.3m fine

'Negligent' ex-Star boss could be hit with $1.3m fine

Star's former chief executive faces a $1.3 million fine after failing to tell the casino's board of criminal risks associated with lucrative overseas junkets.

Risky gaps in guns registry noted years before Bondi

Risky gaps in guns registry noted years before Bondi

Risky gaps in guns registry noted years before Bondi

Risky gaps in guns registry noted years before Bondi

The Bondi Beach terror attack has prompted sweeping reform of a state's firearms licensing authority after 15 innocent people were fatally shot.

Ex-banker and broker accused of $43m 'ghost car' fraud

Ex-banker and broker accused of $43m 'ghost car' fraud

Ex-banker and broker accused of $43m 'ghost car' fraud

Ex-banker and broker accused of $43m 'ghost car' fraud

A former banker and his financial broker wife have been charged over their alleged roles in a nearly $45 million fraud and money laundering operation.

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War crime accused soldier to attend paratrooper funeral

A former SAS soldier charged with war crimes will be allowed to attend the funeral of a fellow service member after having his bail conditions varied.

'Bit of a monster': Lehrmann fights to recover diaries

Ex-political staffer Bruce Lehrmann is locked in a tussle with the federal corruption watchdog over the seizure and alleged distribution of his personal diary.

Labor MP's primary residence 'vacant block of land'

Labor MP Ali France, who unseated Peter Dutton at the last election, has been referred to the electoral watchdog over integrity allegations.

Labor figure's accused killer returns to court

Brodie Jake Dewar's manslaughter case following the death of beloved Labor strategist Tim Picton has been committed to the Supreme Court.

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Killer jailed for longer after 'inadequate' sentence

Prosecutors have successfully appealed the manifestly inadequate jail term of a man who admitted killing two sex workers in their own homes.

Guilty verdict decades after love triangle murder

After days of jury deliberations, a man has been found guilty of violently killing his romantic rival and throwing his body in a river.

No charges after Dezi Freeman police probe arrests

Police investigating how Dezi Freeman evaded capture for months have freed two men after arresting and interviewing the pair.

Second 'ISIS bride' group touches down in Australia

A second group of women and children linked to Islamic State has returned to Australia after years spent in a Syrian refugee camp.

Blackmail-accused fashionista fights back in court

A woman alleging her cousin blackmailed her for $4 million has endured a fiery day in court where she was accused of conspiring to pervert justice.

Mother charged with young daughter's murder

A mother has been charged with murder after her young daughter was found dead in a "terribly confronting" scene west of Brisbane, devastating a local community.

Two arrested as police probe Dezi Freeman's time on run

Arrests have been made as part of an investigation into Dezi Freeman as police face scrutiny over the lack of body-worn cameras at the killer's last shootout.

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