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Lawyers to review EDO practices after Santos bungle

Lawyers to review EDO practices after Santos bungle

A group of independent legal experts will review the practices at Australia's peak environmental litigation group, after a damning federal court finding.

Charges dropped after visa bungle over freed detainees

Charges dropped after visa bungle over freed detainees

Charges dropped after visa bungle over freed detainees

Charges dropped after visa bungle over freed detainees

Former immigration detainees who breached visa conditions after being released into the community could escape conviction due to a technical issue.

Former Liberal politician facing tax offences

Former Liberal politician facing tax offences

Former Liberal politician facing tax offences

Former Liberal politician facing tax offences

Former Tasmanian Liberal politician Adam Brooks has pleaded not guilty to allegations he didn't file tax income documents as required under law.

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High Court rules against anti-corruption watchdog

High Court rules against anti-corruption watchdog

The High Court has upheld an appeal against Victoria's IBAC over not allowing those named adversely in reports reasonable opportunity to respond.

Bus driver accused of causing 10 deaths 'devastated'

Bus driver accused of causing 10 deaths 'devastated'

Brett Button says he is devastated by the crash that killed 10 wedding guests last year in the NSW Hunter Valley and in which he was the driver.

Parents push for fresh inquest into one-punch death

Parents push for fresh inquest into one-punch death

The family of Shannon McCormack want another coroner to investigate his death, close to 17 years after he was coward-punched outside a Melbourne nightclub.

Cycling champ faces court over Olympian wife's death

Cycling champ faces court over Olympian wife's death

Former cycling champion Rohan Dennis has appeared in court for the first time since he was charged with causing the death of his wife Melissa Hoskins.

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Police return to area of cyclist shooting as trail cold

Police return to area of cyclist shooting as trail cold

Police return to area of cyclist shooting as trail cold

Police return to area of cyclist shooting as trail cold

Detectives are at a dead end in their investigation over what was behind an elderly cyclist's shooting, seven years after the attack.

Final man charged over drug lord's brazen shooting

Final man charged over drug lord's brazen shooting

Final man charged over drug lord's brazen shooting

Final man charged over drug lord's brazen shooting

Police believe they have charged the last man involved in the daylight murder of a convicted Sydney cocaine kingpin.

AFP raids Iraqi refugee's home, handcuffs him in error

AFP raids Iraqi refugee's home, handcuffs him in error

AFP raids Iraqi refugee's home, handcuffs him in error

AFP raids Iraqi refugee's home, handcuffs him in error

A bad tip-off led to Australian Federal Police officers mistakenly arresting and handcuffing an Iraqi refugee, leaving him traumatised and distraught.

Fatal car park stabbing a 'drug deal turned robbery'

Fatal car park stabbing a 'drug deal turned robbery'

Fatal car park stabbing a 'drug deal turned robbery'

Fatal car park stabbing a 'drug deal turned robbery'

A man in his twenties fatally stabbed with a carving knife was attempting to supply drugs to his alleged killer in a shopping centre car park, police allege.

Suspected mafia figure shot dead outside suburban home

Suspected mafia figure shot dead outside suburban home

Suspected mafia figure shot dead outside suburban home

Suspected mafia figure shot dead outside suburban home

Detectives are investigating after a man reported to be fruit and vegetable wholesaler John Latorre was shot dead outside his home in Melbourne.

Qld prisoner and murder suspect granted transfer to NSW

Qld prisoner and murder suspect granted transfer to NSW

Qld prisoner and murder suspect granted transfer to NSW

Qld prisoner and murder suspect granted transfer to NSW

A man currently jailed for life for murdering a Gold Coast couple will be transferred to NSW on an arrest warrant relating to another alleged murder.

'Pack of lies' fake Uber driver blames his victims

'Pack of lies' fake Uber driver blames his victims

'Pack of lies' fake Uber driver blames his victims

'Pack of lies' fake Uber driver blames his victims

A judge has called out a sex offender's "pack of lies" after he blamed his victims during police interviews, as the fake Uber driver's bail was revoked.

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'Debilitated, damaged' bikie could leave jail this year

Tarek Zahed survived being shot 10 times in an attack that killed his brother, avoided a trial on murder charges and could be released from jail this year.

Life terms for man who killed parents with sledgehammer

A man with no criminal history has been handed a double life sentence for bludgeoning his parents with a sledgehammer.

'Bewildering': Hanson loses attack on racial lawsuit

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has mostly failed to scrap swathes of evidence by Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi in a racial hate speech case over a tweet.

More kids to be jailed in 'draconian' crime crackdown

Law reform to crack down on youth crime rates has been slammed as heavy-handed as the government rolls out bail and other changes.

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Return of tower residents not 'mathematically possible'

Lawyers for the Victorian government say a plan to demolish and rebuild 44 public housing towers did not breach human rights despite failing to consult tenants.

Alleged Nazi salute stunt at cinema sparks police probe

A Jewish community has been left reeling after a group allegedly performed Nazi salutes during a screening of a Holocaust film at a popular cinema.

'Dad mode': navy man denies sexually touching girl

An Australian navy captain has denied sexually touching a 10-year-old saying he went into the girl's bedroom early one morning because "dad mode" kicked in.

Teen 'doctor shopping' before drug overdose death

A coroner has begun investigating a 16-year-old boy's death after overdosing on painkillers from pharmacies.

Cult-leading alleged child groomer to seek release

A self-professed prophet and his partner are accused of grooming a child over several years and will remain behind bars ahead of a bail application.

Mystery surrounds discovery of man and woman's bodies

An investigation is under way after the bodies of a man and a woman were found in Melbourne's northeast, as police wait on tests to confirm cause of death.

Two men in custody over fatal assault in shop car park

Police have launched a homicide investigation after a man was fatally assaulted in a shopping centre car park on the Gold Coast.

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