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Fight to keep unrepentant terrorists behind bars

Fight to keep unrepentant terrorists behind bars

The right thresholds are in place to keep convicted terrorists in jail after they have served their time, a federal police chief says.

'Male entitlement': six years for fake Uber predator

'Male entitlement': six years for fake Uber predator

'Male entitlement': six years for fake Uber predator

'Male entitlement': six years for fake Uber predator

A man who pretended to be an Uber driver to pick up three different women before raping or sexually assaulting them will spend at least six years behind bars.

Protester freed as appeal launched to increase sentence

Protester freed as appeal launched to increase sentence

Protester freed as appeal launched to increase sentence

Protester freed as appeal launched to increase sentence

A climate protester jailed for blocking lanes on a major Melbourne freeway has been released on bail as prosecutors launch an appeal to increase her sentence.

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AFL great Tredrea has unfair dismissal claim thrown out

AFL great Tredrea has unfair dismissal claim thrown out

Channel Nine was entitled to fire broadcaster and former AFL star Warren Tredrea for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccination, the Federal Court has ruled.

Manslaughter charges after kids killed in street race

Manslaughter charges after kids killed in street race

Two drivers allegedly involved in a street race before one car crashed into a tree, killing two children and injuring a third, face manslaughter charges.

'Brazen' CBD crime wave shakes business confidence

'Brazen' CBD crime wave shakes business confidence

Police will be out in force in Adelaide's CBD as businesses hold a summit into retail crime after a series of shoplifting incidents and assaults on staff.

Cocaine continues to wash ashore, confounding police

Cocaine continues to wash ashore, confounding police

The origin of more than 250kg of cocaine blocks adrift along the NSW coastline, carrying labels such as "Tesla" and "Zoe", is yet to be discovered.

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'We need action now': regional crime gap keeps growing

'We need action now': regional crime gap keeps growing

'We need action now': regional crime gap keeps growing

'We need action now': regional crime gap keeps growing

Crime rates between the country and city are getting worse in NSW as Australia's first women's safety commissioner begins work to address family violence.

Child-grooming raid followed 'cult recruitment calls'

Child-grooming raid followed 'cult recruitment calls'

Child-grooming raid followed 'cult recruitment calls'

Child-grooming raid followed 'cult recruitment calls'

A woman charged over alleged child grooming is accused of going to "extraordinary lengths" as part of her devoted life as the wife of a cult leader.

Coroners plead for a drug testing trial

Coroners plead for a drug testing trial

Coroners plead for a drug testing trial

Coroners plead for a drug testing trial

Two Victorian coroners have called for a drug testing trial in the state as users unknowingly consume dangerous synthetic substances.

Woman faces court over crash that injured Greens MP

Woman faces court over crash that injured Greens MP

Woman faces court over crash that injured Greens MP

Woman faces court over crash that injured Greens MP

A 26-year-old woman has faced Brisbane Magistrates Court over a crash which left a Queensland Greens MP in hospital with serious injuries.

Decades in jail for impaired victims' 'monster' rapist

Decades in jail for impaired victims' 'monster' rapist

Decades in jail for impaired victims' 'monster' rapist

Decades in jail for impaired victims' 'monster' rapist

An ice user who referred to himself as a "monster" has been jailed for up to 28 years for cruel, violent, sexual acts with four cognitively impaired victims.

Fears killer fled overseas after dumping body in bin

Fears killer fled overseas after dumping body in bin

Fears killer fled overseas after dumping body in bin

Fears killer fled overseas after dumping body in bin

The woman whose body was found in a wheelie bin in regional Victoria has been identified and police believe her alleged killer husband has fled overseas.

ASIC loses case over comparison site's crypto service

ASIC loses case over comparison site's crypto service

ASIC loses case over comparison site's crypto service

ASIC loses case over comparison site's crypto service

Finder has successfully defended a lawsuit brought by the corporate regulator, which was seeking penalties over its crypto asset-related product.

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Worker's family relieved after killer driver jailed

Jason Ruscoe has been sentenced after he struck and killed 44-year-old father Timmy Rakei at a Melbourne road works site.

Tracker fitted on 'high-risk' dingo at holiday mecca

Rangers have fitted a tracking collar on a dingo after it entered a fenced off township and displayed "high-risk" behaviour at a popular Queensland island.

Alleged fry pan-wielding uni stabber pleads not guilty

Alex Ophel, 24, is accused of repeatedly stabbing two women and bashing other students over the head with a frying pan at ANU.

NSW prisons boss off the job after Wayne Astill inquiry

NSW Corrective Services Commissioner Kevin Corcoran is no longer in the job after giving evidence to an inquiry into prison guard rapist Wayne Astill.

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'It will save lives': Jail threat for gay 'conversions'

Legislation to outlaw gay conversion practices has reached NSW parliament, with exemptions for religious groups and parents discussing issues with their kids.

Man charged with 116 offences 'targeted girls online'

A Queensland man has been accused of targeting two girls online before being charged with more than 100 offences following an extensive police investigation.

Woman convicted after leaking data to accused kidnapper

A former Service NSW worker has been sentenced after providing confidential information to her then boyfriend who has been accused of a violent kidnapping.

Charge dropped against top SA doctor's alleged murderer

The man accused of murdering respected pediatrician Michael Yung has had a separate charge dropped, as his partner appeared in court for the first time.

Conviction quashed, retrial ordered over kill cover-up

A man will face trial again on accusations of helping another man try to cover up the murder of Carly McBride whose skeletal remains were found by bushwalkers.

'Pure evil' destroying body: Kelly Wilkinson's sister

Distressing details of Kelly Wilkinson's murder have led a sentencing judge to call for fundamental changes in society to end violence against women.

Man jailed over death of infant left alone in bath

A man has been jailed for manslaughter after leaving an infant in a bathtub, with the girl's mother saying her family will never be the same.

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