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Sydney council to take legal action over shutdown

Sydney council to take legal action over shutdown

One of Sydney's biggest councils will fight NSW government plans to appoint an administrator amid claims of maladministration.

Former cop 'foolishly' leaked confidential information

Former cop 'foolishly' leaked confidential information

Former cop 'foolishly' leaked confidential information

Former cop 'foolishly' leaked confidential information

A woman has been given a suspended jail sentence for disclosing confidential information and misuse of a restricted computer while a Queensland police officer.

Workmate says murder accused 'broken' by family dispute

Workmate says murder accused 'broken' by family dispute

Workmate says murder accused 'broken' by family dispute

Workmate says murder accused 'broken' by family dispute

A murder accused's workmate thought his friend was "torn" between his daughter's health and adopting his family's religious ban on medicine, a judge heard.

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CFMEU construction work under review as charities baulk

CFMEU construction work under review as charities baulk

Two charities are reviewing their ties to the CFMEU, which is facing allegations of criminal links as the government seeks reassurances about large projects.

Nurse booted for online chat charge, sexual advances

Nurse booted for online chat charge, sexual advances

A rural NSW nurse has been deregistered after sending inappropriate comments to a cop posing as a teen online and asking colleagues for sex.

Health provider to fight charges over detainee's death

Health provider to fight charges over detainee's death

A health services company will fight criminal charges following the suicide of a man inside Sydney's Villawood immigration detention centre.

'Devoid of moral qualms': fatal hit-run driver jailed

'Devoid of moral qualms': fatal hit-run driver jailed

A judge has slammed a driver who killed a cyclist as "devoid of any moral qualms" after his "lawless lifestyle" saw him put others at risk after a fatal crash.

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Man denies late night indecent act on long-haul flight

Man denies late night indecent act on long-haul flight

Man denies late night indecent act on long-haul flight

Man denies late night indecent act on long-haul flight

A man has denied committing an act of indecency after allegedly harassing a fellow passenger on a flight from Dubai to Sydney.

Lawyer used balloons to smuggle drugs on prison visit

Lawyer used balloons to smuggle drugs on prison visit

Lawyer used balloons to smuggle drugs on prison visit

Lawyer used balloons to smuggle drugs on prison visit

A lawyer will admit to bringing tobacco and painkillers into a Sydney prison but has not responded to accusations she was also caught smuggling cocaine and ice.

'Not an accident': murder charge after fatal 4WD crash

'Not an accident': murder charge after fatal 4WD crash

'Not an accident': murder charge after fatal 4WD crash

'Not an accident': murder charge after fatal 4WD crash

A woman will face court accused of being behind the wheel of a 4WD that police say deliberately mowed down and killed a 23-year-old mother.

Man dead, woman fighting for life after fight at home

Man dead, woman fighting for life after fight at home

Man dead, woman fighting for life after fight at home

Man dead, woman fighting for life after fight at home

A 20-year-old man has faced court over the murder of another man and the attempted murder of a woman at a Melbourne home.

Man dies in broad daylight stabbing on suburban street

Man dies in broad daylight stabbing on suburban street

Man dies in broad daylight stabbing on suburban street

Man dies in broad daylight stabbing on suburban street

Two men may simply have been in the wrong place at the wrong time, police say, after one died when they were stabbed by a masked group on a suburban street.

'There's no help': mother's plea to reform prisons

'There's no help': mother's plea to reform prisons

'There's no help': mother's plea to reform prisons

'There's no help': mother's plea to reform prisons

A young mother has shared how her child changed her life inside a Darwin prison as advocates call for an overhaul of the system.

Trump's former doc gives new details on gunshot wound

Trump's former doc gives new details on gunshot wound

Trump's former doc gives new details on gunshot wound

Trump's former doc gives new details on gunshot wound

Donald Trump's former physician Ronny Jackson has shed light on Donald Trump's ear injury.

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Teen charged over fatal stabbing prompts knives warning

A 15-year-old boy has been charged over a fatal stabbing in Sydney's inner west, as police warn young people against carrying knives.

Bangladesh army enforces curfew as protests spiral

A strict curfew is in place across Bangladesh and the military patrolls the capital after days of deadly protests over the allocation of government jobs.

UN court says Israel's Palestinian settlements illegal

The International Court of Justice has ruled that Israel’s presence in Palestinian occupied territories is “unlawful” and should stop immediately.

Wall St Journal calls reporter's Russia sentence 'sham'

The Wall Street Journal says they will not stop the fight to free their reporter Evan Gershkovich after he was jailed in Russia for 16 years.

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Russian court jails US reporter for 16 years for spying

A Russian court has found US reporter Evan Gershkovich guilty of espionage charges and jailed him for 16 years.

'Star' daughter mourned after brutal drug dealer murder

A drug dealer who murdered a woman in bushland before burning her body has said he was only a lieutenant for his boss who has also been convicted for the crime.

Gasps in court as teens freed on bail over fatal fire

Two 19-year-olds charged over a fire that left two men dead have been granted bail but a magistrate warned it could be revoked if they are caught out at night.

Girl 'miraculously healed' of diabetes before death

A church group member charged over an eight-year-old girl's death said the child had earlier been miraculously healed of her diabetes, a court has been told.

Teen died after entering 'impenetrable' forest: coroner

A First Nations teenager who has been missing since 2023 died after walking into a rainforest, a coroner has found, but the cause of his death remains unknown.

Man who blackmailed teens for explicit pics spared jail

A Sydney man has avoided jail after showing genuine remorse and taking steps to get treated for threatening teenagers online to get sexually explicit images.

Child rapist who claimed he was 'altruistic' jailed

A man who raped an 11-year-old homeless girl will spend at least five years and four months behind bars before he faces being deported to Malaysia.

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