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'Disgraceful' vandals damage China museum artefacts

'Disgraceful' vandals damage China museum artefacts

Police have released footage of alleged vandals after artwork at a museum dedicated to Chinese heritage and a Buddhist temple were defaced in regional Victoria.

Aussie internet cop can't police the global web: judge

Aussie internet cop can't police the global web: judge

Aussie internet cop can't police the global web: judge

Aussie internet cop can't police the global web: judge

Australian laws would be "ignored or disparaged" if enforced outside its borders, a judge has said while siding with Elon Musk's X against the local watchdog.

'Humanity stood tall': Tribute paid to six murdered

'Humanity stood tall': Tribute paid to six murdered

'Humanity stood tall': Tribute paid to six murdered

'Humanity stood tall': Tribute paid to six murdered

Federal parliamentarians have expressed sorrow and sympathy over the Sydney stabbing rampage that killed six people and left a dozen more injured.

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Accused war criminal's fate delayed by reams of docs

Accused war criminal's fate delayed by reams of docs

A case that will determine whether an ex-SAS soldier shot a farmer in Afghanistan and committed a war crime has been delayed by new evidence.

Report backs delayed jail time for pregnant offenders

Report backs delayed jail time for pregnant offenders

A push to expand the criteria for courts to delay jail sentences would allow pregnant women time to give birth before going to prison.

Lawyer accused of sharing sexual assault victim details

Lawyer accused of sharing sexual assault victim details

Police have charged a solicitor who allegedly published details of a sexual assault complainant while representing the man charged in the case.

Cohen testifies Trump signed off on hush money payment

Cohen testifies Trump signed off on hush money payment

Donald Trump's former '"fixer" has told his hush money trial the then-US president said "women are going to hate me" when Stormy Daniels' sex scandal aired.

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Hanson racism lawsuit reopened to attack Muslim denial

Hanson racism lawsuit reopened to attack Muslim denial

Hanson racism lawsuit reopened to attack Muslim denial

Hanson racism lawsuit reopened to attack Muslim denial

A Greens senator can file new evidence aiming to prove Pauline Hanson knew she was a Muslim when she sent an allegedly racist tweet on the day the Queen died.

Wallabies star's wife plagued by home invasion memories

Wallabies star's wife plagued by home invasion memories

Wallabies star's wife plagued by home invasion memories

Wallabies star's wife plagued by home invasion memories

The wife of a former Australian rugby player has told a Brisbane court about the impact of a violent home invasion that left her husband fighting for his life.

Accused killer says mum pulled the trigger on her girl

Accused killer says mum pulled the trigger on her girl

Accused killer says mum pulled the trigger on her girl

Accused killer says mum pulled the trigger on her girl

A man on trial for murdering nine-year-old Charlise Mutten allegedly told her mother he was searching for the girl, while attempting to dispose of her body.

'No justice' in teen's home invasion murder sentence

'No justice' in teen's home invasion murder sentence

'No justice' in teen's home invasion murder sentence

'No justice' in teen's home invasion murder sentence

A teenager who fatally stabbed a mother of two in a home invasion has been jailed for 14 years for their "particularly heinous" offending.

Appeal fail for housemate decapitation murder

Appeal fail for housemate decapitation murder

Appeal fail for housemate decapitation murder

Appeal fail for housemate decapitation murder

A murderer who decapitated his housemate and also killed his two dogs has lost an appeal against the conviction.

Dawson murder verdict based on 'impoverished' evidence

Dawson murder verdict based on 'impoverished' evidence

Dawson murder verdict based on 'impoverished' evidence

Dawson murder verdict based on 'impoverished' evidence

A 40-year delay deprived Chris Dawson of a fair trial and the chance to prove his wife Lynette was still alive in 1982, his barrister argues.

Accused terrorist was 'enticed by inflammatory sermon'

Accused terrorist was 'enticed by inflammatory sermon'

Accused terrorist was 'enticed by inflammatory sermon'

Accused terrorist was 'enticed by inflammatory sermon'

Notorious alleged terrorist Neil Prakash changed from a peaceful convert after being influenced by an inflammatory brand of Islam, a magistrate has heard.

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Musk 'not trying to win anything' fighting internet cop

Billionaire Elon Musk's social media platform X was ordered to hide videos of a stabbing during a church sermon but a judge has decided not to extend the ban.

Former attorney-general undermined court, coroner says

The mother of a man hit and killed by her on-off partner while speeding and drunk has mixed feelings after a coroner ruled the action was not deliberate.

Man falls asleep driving minibus, killing woman

A 77-year-old man has admitted he fell asleep while driving a minibus, leading to a crash that killed one woman and seriously injured three others.

Fifteen jurors chosen in camper double murder trial

Fifteen jurors have been selected in the trial of a former airline captain accused of killing two campers in Victoria's alpine region.

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Three men accused of $250,000 Kimberley cattle rustling

Three men accused of organising an illegal muster have been charged with stealing more 300 cattle worth a quarter of a million dollars.

Man arrested and extradited in historic murder case

After 16 years on the run, a man is facing charges over the murder of another man at an 18th birthday party in Adelaide.

Memorial unveiled to honour ambushed police officers

Almost 18 months after the tragedy, a memorial for two young constables gunned down in cold blood in rural Queensland has been unveiled.

Man denied bail over 100kg of meth hidden in sandals

A Malaysian national has been remanded in custody after he was caught attempting to import 100kg of methamphetamine concealed within the soles of black sandals.

3D-printed gun 'just a toy', says terror plot accused

A man who used a 3D printer to produce gun parts did not believe he was making functional firearms, his trial on a terrorism-related charge has been told.

Internet watchdog questions X's free-speech credentials

Elon Musk's X continues to defend its stance against removing a church stabbing video, after a judge was told its free-speech policy was illusory.

'No real winners': Lehrmann to pay most of Ten's costs

Bruce Lehrmann will have to pay indemnity costs to Network Ten after a judge ruled allegations he raped Brittany Higgins were substantially true.

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