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Scammer jailed for stealing close to $400k from cousin

Scammer jailed for stealing close to $400k from cousin

Angela Liberatore, 50, has been sentenced after she was found guilty by a jury of 33 counts of obtaining financial advantage by deception.

Young man found dead 'likely hit by vehicle': coroner

Young man found dead 'likely hit by vehicle': coroner

Young man found dead 'likely hit by vehicle': coroner

Young man found dead 'likely hit by vehicle': coroner

The death of a 20-year-old man found in the middle of a highway bus lane has been the subject of a hit-and-run charge that was later withdrawn in court.

Paralegal who stole $1.5m locked up ahead of sentence

Paralegal who stole $1.5m locked up ahead of sentence

Paralegal who stole $1.5m locked up ahead of sentence

Paralegal who stole $1.5m locked up ahead of sentence

A judge has locked up former paralegal Athena Razos, 59, as he said jail was inevitable after she stole more than $1.5 million from a Melbourne law firm.

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Aussie artists' big bid to get paid more for radio play

Aussie artists' big bid to get paid more for radio play

Several major Australian music names have banded together at a Senate inquiry to seek more money for embattled artists instead of radio stations.

Call for sex assault trial review to go further

Call for sex assault trial review to go further

A review of sexual assault trial cases should be expanded to include police, says one MP as the NSW premier backs an under-fire leading prosecutor.

Man who set housemate on fire claims jury 'injustice'

Man who set housemate on fire claims jury 'injustice'

A man who was identified by his own mortally wounded murder victim now claims he was not mentally capable of forming an intent to kill.

Major 'dial a dealer' phone network disrupted

Major 'dial a dealer' phone network disrupted

Tens of thousands of customers of alleged drug dealers have been warned to cease contact after police disrupted 26 "dial a dealer" phone numbers.

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Reward offered in bid to crack decades-old cold case

Reward offered in bid to crack decades-old cold case

Reward offered in bid to crack decades-old cold case

Reward offered in bid to crack decades-old cold case

Mother Pauline Sowry vanished more than 30 years ago - and police say they believe there are people in the community who know exactly what happened to her.

Police officers deny attacking NRL player Tom Starling

Police officers deny attacking NRL player Tom Starling

Police officers deny attacking NRL player Tom Starling

Police officers deny attacking NRL player Tom Starling

Two cops deny assaulting NRL player Tom Starling in a brawl, with their lawyer saying they only only went to Shady Palms restaurant to help people.

Sentencing of war crimes whistleblower delayed

Sentencing of war crimes whistleblower delayed

Sentencing of war crimes whistleblower delayed

Sentencing of war crimes whistleblower delayed

The sentencing of the man who leaked classified military documents alleging Australian troops committed war crimes has been delayed.

Narrabri gas project appeal granted on public interest

Narrabri gas project appeal granted on public interest

Narrabri gas project appeal granted on public interest

Narrabri gas project appeal granted on public interest

An appeal has been allowed against the approval of a massive gas project after a court ruled the public interest in its environmental impact was not considered.

Man's car, cash seized by police probing hit-and-run

Man's car, cash seized by police probing hit-and-run

Man's car, cash seized by police probing hit-and-run

Man's car, cash seized by police probing hit-and-run

The body of a 31-year-old man found in a suburban Sydney street led investigating police to a nearby home where they found close to a million dollars in cash.

Departmental culture of cover up of child sex abuse

Departmental culture of cover up of child sex abuse

Departmental culture of cover up of child sex abuse

Departmental culture of cover up of child sex abuse

Victoria's Department of Education "woefully failed to protect children" from sexual predator teachers for decades, a board of inquiry has found.

AI girl helps authorities deal with child abuse victims

AI girl helps authorities deal with child abuse victims

AI girl helps authorities deal with child abuse victims

AI girl helps authorities deal with child abuse victims

Authorities can improve the way they interview abused children with the help an AI girl developed by Griffith University and a team of overseas researchers.

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Man jailed for 'devastating' abduction and rape

A woman was trying to book a ride home when she was approached by two strangers who took her to a nearby park and assaulted her.

'Incompetent or corrupt' to employ rapist prison guard

Prisons across NSW will be scrutinised by a task force after a scathing report condemned processes that allowed a guard to rape several inmates.

Supervision challenge dropped for Snowtown accomplice

Bodies-in-barrels accomplice Mark Haydon's lawyers are no longer challenging a government bid to keep him under supervision after his release from jail.

Man charged after young Indigenous kids cable-tied

A man has been charged with aggravated assault after a confronting video went viral of three young Aboriginal children cable-tied at a home in Broome.

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Anger at justice system as truckie boss avoids jail

The families of four police officers killed on Melbourne's Eastern Freeway are angry and dismayed after a trucking boss implicated in the tragedy avoided jail.

Woman used wooden spoon to assault five-year-old girl

A woman has been jailed for her cruel treatment of a five-year-old girl, including hitting her with a wooden spoon and withholding food and water.

AFL to host tribute for slain couple

The AFL will host a tribute for long-time umpire Jesse Baird and partner Luke Davies, whose bodies were recovered on February 27.

No 'proactive' payment for wrongfully jailed Folbigg

Waiting for pardoned mother Kathleen Folbigg to ask for a financial remedy for her decades in jail will be an extra burden to carry, an MP says.

Detained pilot faces $800k bill for extradition fight

A lawyer for the United States has appeared in a Sydney local court to oppose pushing back an extradition date for detained pilot Daniel Duggan.

Vindication for Qantas worker, airline cops $250k fine

Former Qantas health and safety rep Theo Seremetidis says a fine for the airline is a "drop in the ocean" after he was stood down for raising COVID concerns.

Man charged after arson at Melbourne tobacco shop

A man has been charged with arson, drug and firearm offences after a tobacco shop was set alight in Melbourne's southwest.

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