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Ex-cricket star Michael Slater remains behind bars

Ex-cricket star Michael Slater remains behind bars

Former cricket star and TV commentator Michael Slater who is accused of more than a dozen offences including choking has had a second bail application refused.

Man charged after being shot by police outside hospital

Man charged after being shot by police outside hospital

Man charged after being shot by police outside hospital

Man charged after being shot by police outside hospital

A man accused of threatening police with a knife before being shot outside a Queensland hospital has been charged more than a week after the incident.

Man fined over cruelty, killing of 71 kangaroos

Man fined over cruelty, killing of 71 kangaroos

Man fined over cruelty, killing of 71 kangaroos

Man fined over cruelty, killing of 71 kangaroos

A northern Victorian man has been fined for animal cruelty after piles of slowly killed kangaroos were found on his property.

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Bet operator slapped with record fine over gambling ads

Bet operator slapped with record fine over gambling ads

Online betting operator Draftstars' offers of free bets and other inducements in ads has cost the firm a motza after it was slapped with a record fine.

Last dates set for long-delayed missing toddler inquest

Last dates set for long-delayed missing toddler inquest

An inquest into the disappearance and suspected death of William Tyrrell will wrap up by the end of the year - more than five years after it began.

Harassment victims may get relief on legal fees

Harassment victims may get relief on legal fees

Unions and advocacy groups are urging parliament to pass a bill which will prevent federal courts forcing harassment victims to pay their opponents' costs.

Perry and assistant spent $80k on ketamine in a month

Perry and assistant spent $80k on ketamine in a month

Friends actor Matthew Perry and his assistant Kenny Iwamasa spent at least $82,000 on ketamine in the 29 days before the actor's death.

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Construction union takeover to be cemented after deal

Construction union takeover to be cemented after deal

Construction union takeover to be cemented after deal

Construction union takeover to be cemented after deal

All construction divisions of the CFMEU will face a minimum three-year administration period and up to five with serious penalties for non-compliance.

'Sheer luck' avoided deaths in underworld arson attacks

'Sheer luck' avoided deaths in underworld arson attacks

'Sheer luck' avoided deaths in underworld arson attacks

'Sheer luck' avoided deaths in underworld arson attacks

Police say a stroke of "sheer luck" is all that stopped lives being lost after a Melbourne business was set on fire.

Bid to block coal mine digging deeper for longer fails

Bid to block coal mine digging deeper for longer fails

Bid to block coal mine digging deeper for longer fails

Bid to block coal mine digging deeper for longer fails

A decision to extend the life and double the output of an open-cut coal mine has been upheld by a court that was unable to rule on the plan's merits.

Higgins won't appear at Reynolds defamation battle

Higgins won't appear at Reynolds defamation battle

Higgins won't appear at Reynolds defamation battle

Higgins won't appear at Reynolds defamation battle

Brittany Higgins will not give evidence to defend herself in her defamation battle with Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds.

'See you dead' threat to NSW cops before Qld shootings

'See you dead' threat to NSW cops before Qld shootings

'See you dead' threat to NSW cops before Qld shootings

'See you dead' threat to NSW cops before Qld shootings

A coroner investigating the shooting deaths of six people in Queensland has heard the killers' deadly threats were forwarded to NSW police hours beforehand.

Execs raided in Fortescue's 'industrial-scale debacle'

Execs raided in Fortescue's 'industrial-scale debacle'

Execs raided in Fortescue's 'industrial-scale debacle'

Execs raided in Fortescue's 'industrial-scale debacle'

Fortescue is accused of falsely painting two scientists as "nefarious" to get court approval to raid their homes after allegedly stealing confidential secrets.

Drug dealer accused of killing debtor in home invasion

Drug dealer accused of killing debtor in home invasion

Drug dealer accused of killing debtor in home invasion

Drug dealer accused of killing debtor in home invasion

Prosecutors have argued drug dealer Bahra Youseff broke into a western Sydney home and killed Adnan Salameh over a debt in November 2020.

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Man admits 'evil' hit-and-run that killed doctor

A man who thought his neighbours had a vendetta against him has pleaded guilty to manslaughter after he used a vehicle to hit a doctor on a pre-dawn run.

'Tragic': driver jailed for killing brother and cousin

A man who killed two members of his family in a high-speed crash after celebrating Easter with them has been jailed for at least five years and four months.

Many Indian doctors end strike over student's murder

Medical professionals shut down India's hospitals in protest over the rape and murder of a young doctor whose death triggered outrage across the nation.

Indian doctors strike over rape and murder of medic

Medical professionals have shut down India's hospitals in protest over the rape and murder of a young doctor whose death triggered outrage across the country.

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Man charged with murder after body found in unit

Police believe a man's body was left in a Brisbane apartment after he was allegedly killed a week earlier in an altercation with a man he knew.

'Shoot me up with a big one' Perry told assistant

Court papers have revealed Matthew Perry told his live-in assistant to “shoot me up with a big one” before his ketamine death.

Woman charged in brazen plot to auction Graceland

A Missouri woman has been arrested on charges alleging she orchestrated a scheme to fraudulently sell Elvis Presley’s Graceland property in Memphis

'How could it happen': community mourns dead child

A candlelight vigil attended by hundreds of people has been held for Sophie Wang, who died this week in her home in tranquil Emerald Lakes in Queensland.

'Gutted': hundreds gather at vigil for little Sophie

A shocked community has gathered in their hundreds to remember 10-year-old Sophie Wang, who was was allegedly murdered by her mother on the Gold Coast.

Senator recalls Labor's 'heartless' attacks on Reynolds

A senator has told a court how party colleague Linda Reynolds was aggressively targeted in parliament during "heartless attacks".

Community's win over major silver mine fuels debate

Progress on developing a mine centred on Australia's largest undeveloped silver deposit has been stopped after a community group's success in a top court.

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