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Trial after man's alleged Nazi salutes to Jewish kids

Trial after man's alleged Nazi salutes to Jewish kids

An airport worker has pleaded not guilty to two charges after he was accused of performing Nazi salutes towards a group of Jewish schoolchildren.

Blow for academics sued over alleged anti-Semitic posts

Blow for academics sued over alleged anti-Semitic posts

Blow for academics sued over alleged anti-Semitic posts

Blow for academics sued over alleged anti-Semitic posts

Jewish academics have won a bid to amend discrimination claims against their colleagues over allegedly anti-Semitic social media posts.

Confusion in court as teen carjacker faces 'adult time'

Confusion in court as teen carjacker faces 'adult time'

Confusion in court as teen carjacker faces 'adult time'

Confusion in court as teen carjacker faces 'adult time'

A teenage girl has admitted she pointed a knife at a taxi driver's neck before stealing his car in a case that is a first for Victoria.

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'Concerning' proposal for troubled youth detention hub

'Concerning' proposal for troubled youth detention hub

A state government has proposed turning a youth detention centre, the subject of harrowing evidence at a child sexual abuse inquiry, into an adult prison.

Foul-mouthed bikie denies heading anti-Semitic attack

Foul-mouthed bikie denies heading anti-Semitic attack

A bikie who denies masterminding an Iran-led firebombing of a Jewish deli has angrily cursed outside court after his trial was delayed until next year.

Failed Australia Day bombing accused faces court

Failed Australia Day bombing accused faces court

A man accused of lobbing a homemade grenade into a crowd of Australia Day protesters in an act of terrorism has physically faced a court for the first time.

Rain brings hope of solving missing boy mystery

Rain brings hope of solving missing boy mystery

Police have returned to a remote outback station to renew their hunt for a four-year-old boy missing for more than eight months.

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Confidence in criminal justice system hits record low

Confidence in criminal justice system hits record low

Confidence in criminal justice system hits record low

Confidence in criminal justice system hits record low

Public confidence in NSW's criminal justice system sank to an all-time low in 2025, a report shows, dropping to levels never seen since records began in 2007.

Charity worker appeals conviction over child abuse book

Charity worker appeals conviction over child abuse book

Charity worker appeals conviction over child abuse book

Charity worker appeals conviction over child abuse book

An author placed on the sex offenders register for writing a taboo novel about explicit toddler sexual role-play has filed an appeal against her conviction.

Jury road trip planned to alleged mower murder scene

Jury road trip planned to alleged mower murder scene

Jury road trip planned to alleged mower murder scene

Jury road trip planned to alleged mower murder scene

A former RAAF pilot accused of staging his wife’s death as a ride-on mower accident has returned to court as he prepares to go on trial later in the year.

Man allegedly stabs two, sets fire to home

Man allegedly stabs two, sets fire to home

Man allegedly stabs two, sets fire to home

Man allegedly stabs two, sets fire to home

A man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after police say he stabbed a woman and a teenage boy and set fire to their home.

Arsonists jailed for factory fire that killed two men

Arsonists jailed for factory fire that killed two men

Arsonists jailed for factory fire that killed two men

Arsonists jailed for factory fire that killed two men

A judge has jailed two young men and handed a third a community order over an factory arson that spread to an adjoining building and killed two sleeping men.

Women's sex abuse nightmare at hands of 'monster' monk

Women's sex abuse nightmare at hands of 'monster' monk

Women's sex abuse nightmare at hands of 'monster' monk

Women's sex abuse nightmare at hands of 'monster' monk

The former child victims of a head monk have detailed the devastating impacts of his sexual offending on them decades later after he was convicted.

'Come have a beer': how Dezi Freeman engaged with cops

'Come have a beer': how Dezi Freeman engaged with cops

'Come have a beer': how Dezi Freeman engaged with cops

'Come have a beer': how Dezi Freeman engaged with cops

Details surrounding the negotiations between police and fugitive double killer Dezi Freeman before he was gunned down have been revealed for the first time.

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Wife killer may be kept in jail a decade longer

Prisoners serving a life sentence may be kept behind bars for up to 10 years longer than their non-parole period under a state government's proposed changes.

Smiles for alleged getaway driver in NRL star shooting

A teenager accused of collecting a gunman who targeted former NRL star Matt Utai has been urged to take advantage of significant family support while on bail.

$1 million offered for 'missing piece' in double murder

A million-dollar reward is being offered for information about a decades-old double murder of two women, as police insist the case is solvable.

'I'm sorry': cop's parting words before taking his life

Months after being sent to work in a remote town, a struggling police officer told his partner he loved her before ending his own life alone in his vehicle.

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Bystander shot near White House in serious condition

A bystander who was hit by gunfire during an exchange between a man and US Secret Service officers at a White House checkpoint remains in serious condition.

Three charged as $3 million worth of cigarettes seized

Two men and a woman have been arrested and more than a million illegal cigarettes seized in a police operation targeting the tobacco black market.

Gunman shot dead at White House checkpoint

An emotionally disturbed man who had been issued with a "stay-away order" has been shot dead after firing at officers at a White House security checkpoint.

Man threatened cops, pointed gun before fatal shooting

Police have fatally shot a man during a domestic violence call-out after he allegedly pointed a gun at officers.

France bans Israeli minister after detainee taunts

France has banned Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, citing his unspeakable behaviour toward activists from a flotilla to Gaza.

Three dead after 'horrific' head-on midnight crash

Police were called to conduct a welfare check at a home moments before a head-on car crash that killed three people.

UK police consider sex misconduct claims against Andrew

British detectives investigating Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will consider allegations of sexual misconduct in their inquiry into the former prince.

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