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Ex-ministers face year-long wait for corruption trial

Ex-ministers face year-long wait for corruption trial

Corruption allegations against ex-NSW minister Eddie Obeid and former Labor colleagues will wait more than a year before being tested in court.

Jumping castle to be examined in Hillcrest court case

Jumping castle to be examined in Hillcrest court case

Jumping castle to be examined in Hillcrest court case

Jumping castle to be examined in Hillcrest court case

Two experts will examine the jumping castle used in the Hillcrest Primary School tragedy ahead of a court hearing for alleged safety breaches.

Cop accused of Sydney couple's murder sacked from force

Cop accused of Sydney couple's murder sacked from force

Cop accused of Sydney couple's murder sacked from force

Cop accused of Sydney couple's murder sacked from force

Senior constable Beau Lamarre-Condon has been officially removed from NSW Police after being accused of killing two men and hiding their bodies.

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Hillsong founder denied payout over failed abuse case

Hillsong founder denied payout over failed abuse case

The ex-leader of Pentecostal mega-church Hillsong will not have his legal costs paid despite prosecutors failing to prove he concealed his father's abuse.

MPs to debate outlawing harmful homophobic sermons

MPs to debate outlawing harmful homophobic sermons

The coalition will try to expand exemptions to conversion therapy laws while the Greens will aim to ban homophobic sermons when MPs debate criminal bans in NSW.

Pesutto complains after defamation documents 'stunt'

Pesutto complains after defamation documents 'stunt'

A woman has approached Victoria's opposition leader at parliament to serve him legal documents in a move labelled a "stunt" amid several defamation actions.

Former MP convicted for defrauding coronavirus grants

Former MP convicted for defrauding coronavirus grants

A disgraced former federal MP has been forced to repay $25,000 in COVID-19 grants fraudulently obtained from the government.

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Corruption watchdog officer slept with source: report

Corruption watchdog officer slept with source: report

Corruption watchdog officer slept with source: report

Corruption watchdog officer slept with source: report

An officer of WA's corruption watchdog used her position to have an intimate relationship with an informant, the inspector overseeing the body has found.

Cops 'confused' before detained Indigenous man's death

Cops 'confused' before detained Indigenous man's death

Cops 'confused' before detained Indigenous man's death

Cops 'confused' before detained Indigenous man's death

Police did not understand their powers and acted too hastily in detaining an Indigenous man who died after being handcuffed, a NSW coroner says.

Trial begins for man accused of exit trafficking wife

Trial begins for man accused of exit trafficking wife

Trial begins for man accused of exit trafficking wife

Trial begins for man accused of exit trafficking wife

A man has denied deceiving his wife into returning to Sudan without telling her he had cancelled her Australian visa, on the first day of a jury trial.

Former basketball star Kendal Pinder jailed for rape

Former basketball star Kendal Pinder jailed for rape

Former basketball star Kendal Pinder jailed for rape

Former basketball star Kendal Pinder jailed for rape

A champion basketball player has been jailed for eight years for the latest in a long history of sexual crimes and could be deported from Australia.

Burglaries spike as teens seek 'social media likes'

Burglaries spike as teens seek 'social media likes'

Burglaries spike as teens seek 'social media likes'

Burglaries spike as teens seek 'social media likes'

The number of aggravated burglaries in Victoria has more than doubled in a decade as police say they are concerned about a rise in youth crime.

Country doctor accused of taking intimate hospital pics

Country doctor accused of taking intimate hospital pics

Country doctor accused of taking intimate hospital pics

Country doctor accused of taking intimate hospital pics

A young doctor is accused of taking intimate photos of patients at a regional hospital and filming kids for the purpose of making child abuse material.

Rifle butt killer seeks to appeal 'severe' prison term

Rifle butt killer seeks to appeal 'severe' prison term

Rifle butt killer seeks to appeal 'severe' prison term

Rifle butt killer seeks to appeal 'severe' prison term

A man jailed for more than eight years over fatally striking a father-of-two in the face with a rifle butt has claimed his sentence was "very severe".

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Too many First Nations deaths in custody: independents

Crossbench senators and MPs are demanding the federal government implement the recommendations of the 1991 Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.

Cop to fight charges over Indigenous teen's fatal crash

The sergeant whose unmarked police car was involved in a crash that killed Indigenous teen Jai Wright has pleaded not guilty to dangerous and negligent driving.

Police launch new tactic to find Samantha Murphy's body

Highly-trained police dogs with the ability to detect mobile phone SIMs are being used by the AFP in the fresh search for missing mother Samantha Murphy.

Record reward paid out after murder charge

Queensland Police have paid out a record $1 million reward for information leading to the arrest of the man accused of murdering 24-year-old Toyah Cordingley.

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Inquiry to probe youth crime as crackdown continues

A parliamentary inquiry will examine the drivers of youth crime in regional NSW as the government pushes ahead with a crackdown despite criticism.

Teenage criminals to wear ankle bracelets under trial

Electronic monitors will alert police if teenagers charged with serious crimes don't follow their bail conditions as part of a new trial in Victoria.

Shadow DV minister won't quit after hiring offender

Northern Territory politician and anti-domestic violence advocate Steve Edgington hired a man who had been jailed for domestic violence matters.

'It's not murder': woman's killer claims self-defence

The partner of a woman killed in a NSW bush hut says he tried to hide a bloodied mattress in a panic because it looked like he'd murdered her, a jury has heard.

Child abuse survivors in jail able to apply for redress

Survivors of institutional child sexual abuse in prison will be able to apply to the national redress scheme after legislation passed the senate.

'Sad' end to search with no sign of missing mum's body

A renewed search for slain mother Samantha Murphy has come up short after fresh intelligence directed police to dense bushland 11km from her home town.

Man awarded millions after hospital causes brain damage

A man's diagnostic surgery for abdominal pain led to injuries and multiple complications that damaged his speech and mobility.

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