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Flatmate arrested over woman's share house killing

Flatmate arrested over woman's share house killing

Police are speaking with the housemates of a woman stabbed to death at her share home as another assists police with inquiries over the killing.

Aboriginal legal agency sacking breached Fair Work Act

Aboriginal legal agency sacking breached Fair Work Act

Aboriginal legal agency sacking breached Fair Work Act

Aboriginal legal agency sacking breached Fair Work Act

The Federal Court has found Northern Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency unfairly dismissed its former chief executive, as it faces serious financial concerns.

Teen on terror charge filmed approach to MP's office

Teen on terror charge filmed approach to MP's office

Teen on terror charge filmed approach to MP's office

Teen on terror charge filmed approach to MP's office

A 19-year-old who circulated an extremist manifesto before allegedly going to a state MP's office with knives and tactical equipment remains before the court.

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'Error in judgment' moments before elite pilot's death

'Error in judgment' moments before elite pilot's death

A coroner says the death of an experienced rescue pilot in a training exercise crash at Hobart Airport occurred after an error in judgment.

Man in court for Indian plot to murder father-in-law

Man in court for Indian plot to murder father-in-law

A WA man has faced court over an alleged transnational murder plot that resulted in his father-in-law being shot in the head and attacked with a machete.

Spy charge facing Bondi businessman 'arguable': judge

Spy charge facing Bondi businessman 'arguable': judge

A judge has described the case against a Sydney businessman who allegedly fed non-classified information to foreign agents in China as "arguable".

'Deal of the century': Lehrmann hit with $2m legal bill

'Deal of the century': Lehrmann hit with $2m legal bill

Bruce Lehrmann's bankruptcy is becoming more likely after he was ordered to pay $2 million to Ten for its costs of defending his failed defamation case.

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Ex-AFL agent Ricky Nixon sentenced over postie attack

Ex-AFL agent Ricky Nixon sentenced over postie attack

Ex-AFL agent Ricky Nixon sentenced over postie attack

Ex-AFL agent Ricky Nixon sentenced over postie attack

Former AFL player manager Ricky Nixon has given the middle finger to media outside of court before being sentenced over an attack on a postman.

Driver charged over minibus double-fatality gets bail

Driver charged over minibus double-fatality gets bail

Driver charged over minibus double-fatality gets bail

Driver charged over minibus double-fatality gets bail

A man accused of driving a bus that crashed and killed two people has been bailed, while another five passengers remain in hospital.

Lehrmann one of Australia's most hated men, lawyer says

Lehrmann one of Australia's most hated men, lawyer says

Lehrmann one of Australia's most hated men, lawyer says

Lehrmann one of Australia's most hated men, lawyer says

Media "harassment" has forced Bruce Lehrmann to move interstate and left him unable to defend himself in a $20,000 property dispute, a tribunal has been told.

'Controlling, jealous' man jailed for stabbing murder

'Controlling, jealous' man jailed for stabbing murder

'Controlling, jealous' man jailed for stabbing murder

'Controlling, jealous' man jailed for stabbing murder

A man's callous attack on his ex-partner and her new partner is a deadly example of family violence that demands condemnation, a Tasmanian judge has said.

Former councillor spared jail for vote tampering

Former councillor spared jail for vote tampering

Former councillor spared jail for vote tampering

Former councillor spared jail for vote tampering

A man who tampered with 23 postal ballots to help elect himself to a local council seat has been fined $20,000 and avoided prison for the crime.

Former Olympic rower pleads guilty to hitting woman

Former Olympic rower pleads guilty to hitting woman

Former Olympic rower pleads guilty to hitting woman

Former Olympic rower pleads guilty to hitting woman

Olympic silver-medal-winning rower Simon Peter Burgess will be sentenced for assault and family violence breaches after admitting he hit a woman in the head.

Abused refugee women face additional hurdles

Abused refugee women face additional hurdles

Abused refugee women face additional hurdles

Abused refugee women face additional hurdles

Refugee women who experience domestic violence have added layers of fear in reporting it due to visa insecurity and language barriers, a study has found.

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Assange returns as US insists his actions risked lives

Officials in Washington DC insist Julian Assange's actions put its agents at risk of harm while a US judge says no victim has been identified.

Assange seeks privacy to adjust to new-found freedom

After more than a decade in some form of custody overseas, WikiLeaks leader Julian Assange is back in Australia and will take time to adjust to his new freedom.

Russia begins secret spying trial for US reporter

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has appeared in a Russian court as his trial for espionage begins behind closed doors.

Trial date set for Reynolds-Higgins defamation battle

A four- to five-week trial has been set down for Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds' high-profile defamation lawsuit against her former staffer Brittany Higgins.

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Teen released on strict probation after terrorism links

A teen will be subject to a strict probation order after being charged with being a member of a terrorist organisation and spending 251 days in custody.

Victoria to axe lucrative private prison deal early

Two prisons will close in Victoria with inmates moved to facilities including a $1.1 billion state-of-the-art prison that's been mothballed since 2022.

Assange to land in Australia for first time since jail

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is set to arrive in Australia after clearing his last legal obstacle and securing his freedom.

NDIS provider to be made example with man's death case

A judge will let a shuttered NDIS provider continue being sued over a disabled man's death in order to promote compliance with the relevant laws.

Two days after jail sentence, Bicycle Bandit ends life

A terminally ill bank robber known as the Bicycle Bandit has legally ended his life using voluntary euthanasia, days after he was sentenced to decades in jail.

Jailed terrorist 'one of society's most vulnerable'

A tetraplegic terror offender who planned attacks on corrective services officers has been labelled one of society's most vulnerable members by his lawyer.

Hinder charge for driver in post-shooting hospital drop

A man who drove another person to hospital with gunshot wounds is facing obstruction charges as he refuses to tell police what caused the injuries.

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