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Construction workers plan protests over takeover move

Construction workers plan protests over takeover move

Unions are set to hold protests as a legal battle looms over the government placing the CFMEU's construction arm and associated branches into administration.

$500k reward to crack mum's likely cold-case murder

$500k reward to crack mum's likely cold-case murder

$500k reward to crack mum's likely cold-case murder

$500k reward to crack mum's likely cold-case murder

Authorities are pleading for information about the 2008 suspected murder of Laura Haworth, offering $500,000 for information that leads to a conviction.

'Distressing': father shot trying to protect daughter

'Distressing': father shot trying to protect daughter

'Distressing': father shot trying to protect daughter

'Distressing': father shot trying to protect daughter

A shooter is on the run after a woman was followed home by a stranger who then shot her concerned father in the stomach, police say.

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German stabbing rampage suspect is Syrian who confessed

German stabbing rampage suspect is Syrian who confessed

German police say a 26-year-old man turned himself in, claiming to be behind the deadly knife attack that left three people dead.

DV link to 'quite frightening' Sydney stabbing rampage

DV link to 'quite frightening' Sydney stabbing rampage

Four people including a police officer have been wounded after a man allegedly stabbed his partner while driving, before crashing and attacking the others.

Triple zero in NSW expanded to include texting, video

Triple zero in NSW expanded to include texting, video

People calling triple zero can now provide more accurate information by livestreaming or texting dispatchers using a new tool that can translate 150 languages.

Hunt for attacker after three killed in German stabbing

Hunt for attacker after three killed in German stabbing

An assailant has killed three people and seriously injured others at a festival in Germany where police have detained one person in their hunt for the culprit.

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Manslaughter probe into deadly sinking of luxury yacht

Manslaughter probe into deadly sinking of luxury yacht

Manslaughter probe into deadly sinking of luxury yacht

Manslaughter probe into deadly sinking of luxury yacht

An initial investigation into manslaughter has been opened as families mourn seven people killed when a luxury yacht sank off the coast of Sicily.

Consultation on police involvement in Sydney Mardi Gras

Consultation on police involvement in Sydney Mardi Gras

Consultation on police involvement in Sydney Mardi Gras

Consultation on police involvement in Sydney Mardi Gras

The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras board is consulting on the participation of NSW Police at future events.

Hunt goes on for man who murdered Lucille 55 years ago

Hunt goes on for man who murdered Lucille 55 years ago

Hunt goes on for man who murdered Lucille 55 years ago

Hunt goes on for man who murdered Lucille 55 years ago

Police have renewed calls for information in the cold case of a 20-year-old woman who went missing from a bus stop in 1969.

Alleged expenses scandal stings health union boss

Alleged expenses scandal stings health union boss

Alleged expenses scandal stings health union boss

Alleged expenses scandal stings health union boss

Legal action has been launched against Health Workers Union boss Diana Asmar, with other union officials also mentioned in the Fair Work Commission lawsuit.

Man told to change after 'terrifying' home invasion

Man told to change after 'terrifying' home invasion

Man told to change after 'terrifying' home invasion

Man told to change after 'terrifying' home invasion

A man has been told by a judge he had an opportunity to change his life for the better after admitting his role in setting up a "terrifying" home invasion.

Calls for gambling ads ban to prevent gendered violence

Calls for gambling ads ban to prevent gendered violence

Calls for gambling ads ban to prevent gendered violence

Calls for gambling ads ban to prevent gendered violence

A panel of experts tasked with urgently investigating Australia's gender-based violence crisis has recommended gambling advertising and alcohol restrictions.

Mother, daughter accused of people-smuggling conspiracy

Mother, daughter accused of people-smuggling conspiracy

Mother, daughter accused of people-smuggling conspiracy

Mother, daughter accused of people-smuggling conspiracy

A mother and daughter on temporary visas have been arrested over an alleged people-smuggling scheme after non-citizens were discovered in Australia's northwest.

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AGL overcharged customers after services were stopped

A Federal Court judge has ruled against energy provider AGL, finding it contravened national rules by overcharging customers.

Ex-NBL star feels like 'nothing' after one-punch attack

Former Brisbane Bullets player Harry Froling has told a court his career was ended by a single punch as his attacker was jailed for the brutal crime.

Jail for greedy fraudsters who rorted COVID scheme

Two men have been jailed for using false identities to rort a COVID-19 small business grant scheme of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Family courts can inflame gender violence, inquiry told

There are widespread fears family court proceedings can expose women and children experiencing domestic violence to further harm.

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Prosecution rests in church trial over child's death

After weeks of hearings, prosecutors in the trial of 14 church group members accused of killing a girl by withholding insulin have finished presenting evidence.

Fine slashed after legal win over ferry pony deaths

The operator of the Spirit of Tasmania ferry will no longer have to pay a $75,000 fine over the deaths of 16 polo ponies after appealing to the Supreme Court.

Knife found nine years after alleged serial killing

A knife was found near a home where accused serial killer Steven Hainsworth had lived, nine years after he allegedly murdered his neighbour, a judge has heard

Life-in-prison bid for schoolgirl's callous 'execution'

Schoolgirl Charlise Mutten was killed by a man she trusted and called "Daddy", a court has been told during an emotional sentencing hearing for her murderer.

Rex sale on track, despite managers' call for more time

The administrators of cash-strapped carrier Rex have asked the Federal Court for an extension of time even though they hope to have a buyer in the coming month.

Court's landmark 'trans women are women' verdict lauded

The founder of a women-only app has been ordered to pay compensation for unlawfully discriminating against a transgender user as a landmark case concluded.

'Beloved' mum dies 11 days after alleged hit-run crash

Police have upgraded charges against a teenager after a mother struck in an alleged hit-and-run died 11 days after the crash.

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