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'Radicalised' teen armed with knife shot dead by police

'Radicalised' teen armed with knife shot dead by police

A knife-wielding teenager who had been involved in an anti-radicalisation program has been shot dead by police in Perth after stabbing a man outside Bunnings.

One man dead, another injured after fight

One man dead, another injured after fight

One man dead, another injured after fight

One man dead, another injured after fight

Police are hunting two men after one man was killed and another was badly injured in a fight at a Melbourne property.

Two charged with murder after man dies from injuries

Two charged with murder after man dies from injuries

Two charged with murder after man dies from injuries

Two charged with murder after man dies from injuries

Two people will front court charged with murder after a man allegedly assaulted at a home near Brisbane died from his injuries in hospital.

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'It's not ok': MP allegedly drugged, sexually assaulted

'It's not ok': MP allegedly drugged, sexually assaulted

Queensland MP Brittany Lauga says she was drugged and sexually assaulted on a night out, with police aware of claims of similar incidents.

Police family violence notices could be 'enduring'

Police family violence notices could be 'enduring'

Victoria's police commissioner has flagged changing family violence safety notices as a way to further clamp down on domestic abusers, the police minister says.

Trump aide testifies he told her to deny Daniels affair

Trump aide testifies he told her to deny Daniels affair

Former aide Hope Hicks has taken the stand in former US president Donald Trump's hush money case.

'Disgraceful': how domestic abuse grips rural Australia

'Disgraceful': how domestic abuse grips rural Australia

People in rural Australia are 24 times more likely to be hospitalised by domestic violence. Recent deaths have brought a long-standing crisis into sharp focus.

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Police sexual offence investigations inadequate: report

Police sexual offence investigations inadequate: report

Police sexual offence investigations inadequate: report

Police sexual offence investigations inadequate: report

Sexual assault charge rates are down because police are not doing enough to investigate allegations, a damning Australian report has found.

NRL to review heat policies after young player's death

NRL to review heat policies after young player's death

NRL to review heat policies after young player's death

NRL to review heat policies after young player's death

The NRL should look at mandating a two-week acclimatisation period when players return from off-season, a coroner has said after a death from heat exhaustion.

Tents, ute linked to missing Australian brothers

Tents, ute linked to missing Australian brothers

Tents, ute linked to missing Australian brothers

Tents, ute linked to missing Australian brothers

Officials say all lines of investigation remain open in the search for Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinson, who are missing on a Mexican surfing trip.

Call for DV package to also target changing violent men

Call for DV package to also target changing violent men

Call for DV package to also target changing violent men

Call for DV package to also target changing violent men

A new push to prevent domestic violence in NSW must address men's behavioural change program waitlists and expand resources across the state, providers say.

Surfer murder prompts calls for tough knife search laws

Surfer murder prompts calls for tough knife search laws

Surfer murder prompts calls for tough knife search laws

Surfer murder prompts calls for tough knife search laws

Police are hunting the killer of a 22-year-old man as the surfer's stabbing death in Coffs Harbour adds fuel to calls for knife law reforms.

Construction boss unaware of MDMA in excavator: court

Construction boss unaware of MDMA in excavator: court

Construction boss unaware of MDMA in excavator: court

Construction boss unaware of MDMA in excavator: court

A Sydney construction boss maintains he was unaware hundreds of kilograms of MDMA were hidden inside an excavator when he purchased it at auction.

Second chance for tower residents after case dismissed

Second chance for tower residents after case dismissed

Second chance for tower residents after case dismissed

Second chance for tower residents after case dismissed

A judge has dismissed class action by Melbourne public housing tower residents against the Victorian government, but will allow them to reframe their case.

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Victim's husband traumatised by fatal attack footage

The husband of a woman fatally stabbed in a home invasion has watched footage of the violent attack for the first time, describing it as "traumatising".

Judge tells murderer to 'stop the crocodile tears'

Sven Lindemann, 52, has been told off by a judge after pretending to sob during a pre-sentence hearing where he admitted murdering his partner.

Woman left chronically ill parents in near squalor

A woman has been cleared of financially defrauding her elderly parents, but found guilty of leaving them without care, placing her mum at serious risk of harm.

Ex-lawyer charged over cocaine in frozen chickens bust

A former Brisbane lawyer has faced court after he allegedly trafficked 120kg of cocaine disguised as frozen chicken products between states.

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Man charged over mum's death hit with fresh charges

A man who allegedly murdered missing Ballarat mother Samantha Murphy has been hit with new charges from before the woman's suspected killing.

Alleged data leak blackmailer could face years in jail

A Sydney man allegedly behind a website purportedly threatening to leak one million identity records from NSW club patrons has been charged with blackmail.

Services Australia receives $314 million security boost

Aggression towards Services Australia staff has prompted a $314 million safety boost including extra security guards and live monitoring of CCTV.

Trump lawyer suggests hush money payment was extortion

Prosecutors in Donald Trump's hush money trial are seeking additional sanctions over his out-of-court comments, and say an alleged payment was extortion.

Trump hush-money trial judge to weigh more fines

Donald Trump faces the prospect of more sanctions in his hush-money trial as he returns to a Manhattan court for another contempt hearing.

Mum found to be 'risk of injury' prior to child deaths

Protective services worried that a woman might be unable to keep her child safe two years before their almost exact fears came to pass with fatal results.

Burundi-born man faces court for alleged visa breach

A 42-year-old Burundi-born man has appeared in a Perth court for allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated curfew.

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