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Former Cricket Aus exec guilty of sexually touching men

Former Cricket Aus exec guilty of sexually touching men

Former Cricket Australia executive Timothy Whittaker has been found guilty by a Melbourne magistrate of sexually touching two men without their consent.

Girl 'confronted accused killer at home' after stabbing

Girl 'confronted accused killer at home' after stabbing

Girl 'confronted accused killer at home' after stabbing

Girl 'confronted accused killer at home' after stabbing

A girl has told a jury she confronted a boy accused of murdering Balin Stewart at his home because she wanted answers about the 16-year-old's fatal stabbing.

Commissioner defends choice to publicly support Higgins

Commissioner defends choice to publicly support Higgins

Commissioner defends choice to publicly support Higgins

Commissioner defends choice to publicly support Higgins

The likely final hearing into how the justice system handled Brittany Higgins' rape allegations has examined the balance of human rights and victim support.

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Man interviewed but released over baby kidnapping bid

Man interviewed but released over baby kidnapping bid

A man has been released from custody after he handed himself in over the attempted abduction of an 18-month-old in the state's east.

Murder charge after ute allegedly rammed off the road

Murder charge after ute allegedly rammed off the road

A man is in custody after having his charge upgraded to murder following the death of a 22-year-old in a traffic crash in southern Queensland.

Roberts-Smith defamation judgment: war hero to zero

Roberts-Smith defamation judgment: war hero to zero

Ben Roberts-Smith VC's reputation has been left in tatters after a Federal Court judge found allegations of his war crimes and bullying were true.

Police thought McLeod child 'coached' on abuse claims

Police thought McLeod child 'coached' on abuse claims

Friends of a woman, who later died with her four children in a crash, said police did not pursue claims that her partner had abused one of their daughters.

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Indigenous legal centre will improve access to justice

Indigenous legal centre will improve access to justice

Indigenous legal centre will improve access to justice

Indigenous legal centre will improve access to justice

Legal Aid WA has launched an Aboriginal-staffed legal information call centre to bolster Indigenous people’s awareness and access to Legal Aid services.

Man admits holding woman at gunpoint after drug bender

Man admits holding woman at gunpoint after drug bender

Man admits holding woman at gunpoint after drug bender

Man admits holding woman at gunpoint after drug bender

A man threatened to kill a woman who refused to have a relationship with him and kept her in her car for hours while armed with a gun, a court has heard.

Qld bus driver charged with 117 child sexual offences

Qld bus driver charged with 117 child sexual offences

Qld bus driver charged with 117 child sexual offences

Qld bus driver charged with 117 child sexual offences

More than 100 child sex charges have been laid against a Queensland bus driver over alleged offending involving 15 children spanning three decades.

Ute driver charged with killing two men while drunk

Ute driver charged with killing two men while drunk

Ute driver charged with killing two men while drunk

Ute driver charged with killing two men while drunk

A ute driver charged over the deaths of two men he allegedly ran over on the NSW South Coast has been granted bail on the condition he does not drive.

Bikie girlfriend faces jail for luring man to shooting

Bikie girlfriend faces jail for luring man to shooting

Bikie girlfriend faces jail for luring man to shooting

Bikie girlfriend faces jail for luring man to shooting

A bikie girlfriend who admitted luring a rival gang member into a violent shooting faces prison, but everyone else allegedly involved walked free from court.

Archbishop loses appeal of $2m altar boy payout

Archbishop loses appeal of $2m altar boy payout

Archbishop loses appeal of $2m altar boy payout

Archbishop loses appeal of $2m altar boy payout

A court has rejected a Catholic archbishop's attempt to reduce a nearly $2 million damages payout to an altar boy who was sexually abused by a priest.

Buyers urged to avoid stoking illegal firewood harvest

Buyers urged to avoid stoking illegal firewood harvest

Buyers urged to avoid stoking illegal firewood harvest

Buyers urged to avoid stoking illegal firewood harvest

Parks authorities are calling on Victorians to ask where their firewood is coming from as it targets illegal firewood removal in the state.

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Dawson accuser slams 'garbage' claim over new evidence

The woman Chris Dawson allegedly had sexual activity with while she was one of his students has rubbished suggestions about her new evidence at his trial.

Trans discrimination suit to continue with Deves in tow

A transgender woman barred from using the female-only platform Giggle for Girls will continue to seek damages from the social media site for discrimination.

Pauline Hanson denies Pakistan tweet was 'racist'

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has denied a tweet described as "harmful" and "racist" targeted Green deputy leader Mehreen Faruqi's ethnic origins.

Judge shows mercy in jailing abused wife for murder

Rebecca Payne will spend up to 16 years behind bars for the murder of her husband after she was trapped in more than a decade of depraved abuse.

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Police response lashed after ill woman starved to death

A coroner has criticised the response of police after a Tasmanian woman with mental health issues died from starvation in community housing.

Victorian Liberal leader served fresh defamation notice

Victorian MP Moria Deeming has served Liberal leader John Pesutto with another defamation concerns notice after she was expelled from the parliamentary party.

Man jailed for father's fatal shooting in home invasion

Te-Awa Mauratana Thompson has received a 10-year jail sentence after planning and executing a home invasion in which a 48-year-old father was fatally shot.

School shooting accused bailed despite prosecutor fears

A 15-year-old boy accused of firing multiple gunshots at a classroom in Western Australia allegedly told friends he was going to "shoot up the school".

Folbigg 'restless' as pressure grows for pardon

Kathleen Folbigg remains in prison despite an inquiry hearing credible evidence she has been wrongly convicted over the deaths of her children.

Dad accused of abuse before ex-partner, four kids died

An inquest into the death of Charmaine McLeod and four children in a head-on crash has heard allegations of them being subjected to violence and abuse.

Ex-top judge seeks best deal for pelvic mesh victims

A former judge will determine how get to more money from a $300 million settlement to women affected by defective Johnson & Johnson pelvic mesh implants.

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