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Leaked Higgins texts 'calculated to pressure witnesses'

Leaked Higgins texts 'calculated to pressure witnesses'

The leaking of text messages sent by Brittany Higgins could be part of an effort to influence Bruce Lehmann's defamation action, a court has been told.

Trump faces US criminal charges over documents probe

Trump faces US criminal charges over documents probe

Trump faces US criminal charges over documents probe

Trump faces US criminal charges over documents probe

Former US president Donald Trump will appear in a federal court in Miami after being indicted over his handling of classified government documents.

'Gutless, evil' men slammed for lethal GHB dose killing

'Gutless, evil' men slammed for lethal GHB dose killing

'Gutless, evil' men slammed for lethal GHB dose killing

'Gutless, evil' men slammed for lethal GHB dose killing

Two Victorian men who killed a man by leaving him in a remote forest after a lethal dose of GHB have been described as gutless dogs by the victim's father.

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Tennis coach fails to cut sentence for 'depraved' acts

Tennis coach fails to cut sentence for 'depraved' acts

A Sydney tennis coach will remain behind bars until at least November 2026 after a bid to reduce his sentence for sexually abusing a pupil was rejected.

Assange to appeal UK High Court extradition ruling

Assange to appeal UK High Court extradition ruling

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will fight the latest UK court ruling on his extradition to the United States as he waits in prison.

Lawyer wraps up Prince Harry case by grilling reporter

Lawyer wraps up Prince Harry case by grilling reporter

A former royal correspondent has rejected questions by a lawyer for Prince Harry that some of the information in her stories came from phone hacking.

Rat-plagued youth detention centre in 'acute crisis'

Rat-plagued youth detention centre in 'acute crisis'

An independent inspector has described Perth's Banksia Hill youth detention centre as being in acute crisis, with major riots exacerbating longstanding issues.

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Police officer run over by car with stolen plates

Police officer run over by car with stolen plates

Police officer run over by car with stolen plates

Police officer run over by car with stolen plates

A West Australian police officer is in hospital in a critical condition after being run over in Perth's east while pursuing a car with stolen plates.

Slain mathematician's family 'finally has some peace'

Slain mathematician's family 'finally has some peace'

Slain mathematician's family 'finally has some peace'

Slain mathematician's family 'finally has some peace'

Scott Johnson's killer may be out of jail in three years after being sentenced for his fatal punch in 1988 but Steve Johnson says his family feels vindicated.

Man 'didn't mention killing wife to mate at first'

Man 'didn't mention killing wife to mate at first'

Man 'didn't mention killing wife to mate at first'

Man 'didn't mention killing wife to mate at first'

A friend told a jury Shaun Robert Sturgess did not mention that he had killed his wife earlier that day as they drank together but told him the next afternoon.

7-Eleven delivery closer after Seven's legal loss

7-Eleven delivery closer after Seven's legal loss

7-Eleven delivery closer after Seven's legal loss

7-Eleven delivery closer after Seven's legal loss

7-Eleven is one step nearer to launching its own delivery service in Australia after coming out victorious in a trade mark stoush with Seven Network.

Chris Dawson trial over sex with student nears close

Chris Dawson trial over sex with student nears close

Chris Dawson trial over sex with student nears close

Chris Dawson trial over sex with student nears close

A judge will soon deliberate whether Chris Dawson, the former rugby league player who murdered his wife, had sex with a student while she was underage.

Family heartbroken over cancer sufferer's brutal murder

Family heartbroken over cancer sufferer's brutal murder

Family heartbroken over cancer sufferer's brutal murder

Family heartbroken over cancer sufferer's brutal murder

The family of a man killed in a violent home invasion have expressed their heartache as he survived cancer treatment only to be stabbed to death in his home.

Sri Lankan cricketer to face trial for sexual assault

Sri Lankan cricketer to face trial for sexual assault

Sri Lankan cricketer to face trial for sexual assault

Sri Lankan cricketer to face trial for sexual assault

Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka will go to trial to contest a charge that he sexually assaulted a 29-year-old woman in Sydney.

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Teen called mum after allegedly hitting school kids

A teen driver who allegedly hit three school children before fleeing the scene, panicked and called his mum who told him to contact police, his lawyer says.

Third arrest over murder of Northern Territory man

Northern Territory police have arrested a third person in connection to the murder of a man who went missing more than a year ago.

'Nobody wants to be phone hacked,' Harry tells court

Prince Harry has rejected a suggestion that a lack of evidence meant his phone was not hacked by reporters for Mirror Group Newspapers.

Prince Harry says phone-hacking was on industrial scale

Prince Harry has faced a second day of grilling over his allegations "rock bottom" British tabloids had used unlawful means to target him since he was a child.

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Fatal attack on fisherman by two crocs may be a first

Officials believe a deadly attack on a fisherman in north Queensland might be the first time two crocodiles have been known to hunt a human.

Sentence for drunk kayaker unchanged after girl drowns

A woman whose drunken kayaking led to a four-year-old drowning will not remain in jail for longer despite prosecutors claiming her sentence was "inadequate".

Gambler sues online bookies over his $600,000 loss

Sportsbet and Beteasy have been accused of "unconscionable conduct" by allowing a gambler to lose around $600,000 over six years.

Arrests over death of two men in gang-related attack

Nine men aged 17 to 22 have been arrested over the death of two men and serious injury of a third in what police suspect was a gang-related attack.

Mother confronts daughter's killer after guilty verdict

The mother of Ju Zhang yelled at her daughter's killer as she finished reading her victim impact statement and broke down into heavy sobs before leaving court.

Disgraced ex-NSW MP in hospital after prison bashing

Disgraced former NSW minister Milton Orkopoulos has been hospitalised after being bashed in prison.

Guilty verdict for 1987 murder in Sydney 'gay beat'

Jurors have returned a guilty verdict against the man accused of killing Raymond Kean in a suspected gay bashing in Sydney more than 35 years ago.

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