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Son of slain mother recalls father chasing him with axe

Son of slain mother recalls father chasing him with axe

The son of a man on trial for killing his estranged wife has recalled how his father chased and attacked him with an axe when he tried to run for help.

Fake doctor fined $10k for targeting vulnerable victim

Fake doctor fined $10k for targeting vulnerable victim

Fake doctor fined $10k for targeting vulnerable victim

Fake doctor fined $10k for targeting vulnerable victim

Keti "Kate" Cvetkov took advantage of a vulnerable woman when she posed as a doctor, a magistrate has said as he fined her $10,000.

Stolen 'kill cars' seized in gangland war crackdown

Stolen 'kill cars' seized in gangland war crackdown

Stolen 'kill cars' seized in gangland war crackdown

Stolen 'kill cars' seized in gangland war crackdown

The seizure of stolen vehicles intended for use as 'kill cars' will disrupt organised crime, say police after the latest raid in a crackdown on gang activity.

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'Unprecedented' evidence: Samantha Murphy case delayed

'Unprecedented' evidence: Samantha Murphy case delayed

The case against Samantha Murphy's alleged killer has been delayed by more than three months as a prosecutors work through a "significant" brief of evidence.

UK braces for anti-Muslim riots and counter-protests

UK braces for anti-Muslim riots and counter-protests

Britain's far right has vowed attacks on law firms and asylum centres while anti-fascists pledge counter-protests as the UK's anti-Muslim violence continues.

Caddick's fraud victims get compensation, more to flow

Caddick's fraud victims get compensation, more to flow

Melissa Caddick's fraud victims have only recovered a fraction of the $23 million she swindled from them in a Ponzi scheme.

Reynolds feared losing job over 'lying cow' comment

Reynolds feared losing job over 'lying cow' comment

Senator Linda Reynolds has told her defamation trial she feared losing her ministerial job after she called Brittany Higgins a "lying cow".

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Ex-TV host arrested day after last court appearance

Ex-TV host arrested day after last court appearance

Ex-TV host arrested day after last court appearance

Ex-TV host arrested day after last court appearance

Ex-TV star Andrew O'Keefe is again in legal hot water, accused of breaching his bail conditions by contacting a witness.

Woman describes alleged 'Tinder date' gang rape

Woman describes alleged 'Tinder date' gang rape

Woman describes alleged 'Tinder date' gang rape

Woman describes alleged 'Tinder date' gang rape

A woman says she cried throughout an alleged gang rape involving four men, one of whom she met on Tinder, but their lawyers say her version of events is a lie.

Rioters convicted over 'unacceptable' church attack

Rioters convicted over 'unacceptable' church attack

Rioters convicted over 'unacceptable' church attack

Rioters convicted over 'unacceptable' church attack

A magistrate has condemned the actions of rioters congregating outside a church after a bishop's stabbing as three charged over the incident appeared in court.

Surrender negotiations met with gunfire at Wieambilla

Surrender negotiations met with gunfire at Wieambilla

Surrender negotiations met with gunfire at Wieambilla

Surrender negotiations met with gunfire at Wieambilla

Recordings of a police negotiator calling on cop shooters to put down their weapons have been played at an inquest into the deaths on a rural Qld property.

Dogged policing finds $600k of unreleased Bluey coins

Dogged policing finds $600k of unreleased Bluey coins

Dogged policing finds $600k of unreleased Bluey coins

Dogged policing finds $600k of unreleased Bluey coins

Strike Force Bandit investigators have got their man, arresting a 47-year-old accused of pinching $600,000 worth of collector's item Bluey coins.

Building regulator staff charged with taking kickbacks

Building regulator staff charged with taking kickbacks

Building regulator staff charged with taking kickbacks

Building regulator staff charged with taking kickbacks

Victoria's corruption watchdog has charged two employees from the state building regulator over alleged financial gains linked to builder registrations.

Teacher released, suspended after alleged student sex

Teacher released, suspended after alleged student sex

Teacher released, suspended after alleged student sex

Teacher released, suspended after alleged student sex

A 30-year-old teacher has been granted bail after detectives investigating reports she allegedly had sex with a student arrested her at a Sydney school.

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Money launderers jailed over $63 million operation

Two men have been jailed for at least three years for their involvement in a multi-million dollar money laundering operation.

Museum faces fine after child burnt by plasma globe

A science museum has been charged over an incident in which a child was allegedly burned when touching a plasma globe after using hand sanitiser.

Digital parking fines soar as wheels turn to curb rise

Ticketless parking fines, criticised for being less fair to motorists, have raised more than $150 million in the past year in NSW as government urges changes.

Detention centre staff suspended over abuse claims

Seventeen workers at Tasmania's troubled Ashley Youth Detention Centre have been suspended over historical child sex abuse allegations.

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Landmark conviction over worker's gate-crushing death

The owners corporation of an industrial complex has been fined more than $200,000 for failing to properly fix a broken gate that fatally crushed a worker.

Safety alert may not have stopped fatal crash: coroner

Victoria's state coroner has released his findings after four people were killed in a mid-air collision between two training flight planes.

Govt claims native title case creates 'vast' liability

The federal government has started its appeal of a native title case around a mining lease, arguing it would create "vast" claims for compensation.

Ex-nurse guilty of sexually abusing trainee, patients

A former nurse has been taken into custody after a jury found he sexually abused a student and patients under his care at two Sydney hospitals.

Woman feels 'vindicated' over role in sister's death

A learner driver who accelerated with the car door open leading to her sister's death has been spared a conviction and walked free from court with a $600 fine.

Ex-army employee jailed for 'jealous' choking attacks

The man admitted to choking his girlfriend and threatening to kill her dog, which a magistrate described as "red flags" for domestic violence homicide.

Britain adds more prison places as riots continue

The UK is adding hundreds more prison places as it grapples with violent anti-immigrant riots that have prompted other countries to issue travel warnings.

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