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Businesses torched in lead-up to boxing match

Businesses torched in lead-up to boxing match

Two venues have been torched in the lead-up to a former bikie's boxing match and police say neither business is linked to an illegal tobacco conflict.

Police officer who tackled Iran protester avoids charge

Police officer who tackled Iran protester avoids charge

Police officer who tackled Iran protester avoids charge

Police officer who tackled Iran protester avoids charge

Neither an Australian Federal Police officer nor a protester he tackled will face criminal charges despite the latter ending up in hospital after the incident.

Ex-NSW ministers to face trial for alleged corruption

Ex-NSW ministers to face trial for alleged corruption

Ex-NSW ministers to face trial for alleged corruption

Ex-NSW ministers to face trial for alleged corruption

Former NSW Labor ministers Eddie Obeid, Joe Tripodi and Tony Kelly will face a criminal trial over the alleged mishandling of a major water infrastructure bid.

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Rise in burglary claims across Queensland: insurer

Rise in burglary claims across Queensland: insurer

Break-ins are on the rise in Queensland, with some regions recording a doubling of home theft claims according to RACQ insurance.

Third person charged over record ice and cocaine haul

Third person charged over record ice and cocaine haul

Police have charged another man after a record haul of methylamphetamine and cocaine during an operation on Tasmania's remote northwest coast.

Class action launched over 'unfair' Toyota dealer loans

Class action launched over 'unfair' Toyota dealer loans

A Melbourne law firm is seeking compensation for Toyota customers who it says were ripped off by unfair loans through car dealers.

Young woman charged over final Sydney underworld 'hit'

Young woman charged over final Sydney underworld 'hit'

Two people have been arrested over a fatal 2023 shooting, which police say was the final case yet to result in charges from deadly gang wars of the time.

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Acting commissioner named for Queensland Police Force

Acting commissioner named for Queensland Police Force

Acting commissioner named for Queensland Police Force

Acting commissioner named for Queensland Police Force

Veteran Queensland Police officer Steve Gollschewski has been named acting commissioner, ahead of Commissioner Katarina Carroll's departure next week.

Taekwondo master faces court on triple murder charges

Taekwondo master faces court on triple murder charges

Taekwondo master faces court on triple murder charges

Taekwondo master faces court on triple murder charges

Lawyers for a taekwondo instructor accused of violently killing a boy and his parents have appeared in court while he recovers from stab wounds in hospital.

More detectives to aid search for Samantha Murphy

More detectives to aid search for Samantha Murphy

More detectives to aid search for Samantha Murphy

More detectives to aid search for Samantha Murphy

More detectives have been deployed to Ballarat to help search for missing mother Samantha Murphy, last seen more than two weeks ago.

Advancing AI fuels ‘epidemic’ of online financial scams

Advancing AI fuels ‘epidemic’ of online financial scams

Advancing AI fuels ‘epidemic’ of online financial scams

Advancing AI fuels ‘epidemic’ of online financial scams

Criminal gangs are harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to launch sophisticated and widespread online scams, experts have warned.

Assange awaits decision after two-day UK hearing ends

Assange awaits decision after two-day UK hearing ends

Assange awaits decision after two-day UK hearing ends

Assange awaits decision after two-day UK hearing ends

Julian Assange faces a wait to see whether his final bid to bring an appeal over his extradition to the United States can go ahead at the High Court in London.

Assange charged for 'indiscriminate' naming of sources

Assange charged for 'indiscriminate' naming of sources

Assange charged for 'indiscriminate' naming of sources

Assange charged for 'indiscriminate' naming of sources

Lawyers representing the US have defended their prosecution of Julian Assange and say his actions in revealing intelligence sources were "unprecedented".

Taekwondo instructor charged with murder of family

Taekwondo instructor charged with murder of family

Taekwondo instructor charged with murder of family

Taekwondo instructor charged with murder of family

A taekwondo instructor has been charged with three counts of murder over the killing of a boy and his parents in Sydney.

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Bushfire closes Eyre Highway in Western Australia

Part of the Eyre Highway in Western Australia has been shut as a bushfire burns out of control amid strong winds and high temperatures.

Navalny's mother files lawsuit, demands release of body

Alexei Navalny's mother has filed a lawsuit contesting Russian officials’ refusal to release her son’s body, the state news agency says.

Woman to face court over crash that injured Qld MP

A 26-year-old woman will face court over a crash that left a Queensland MP seriously injured.

Commissioner treated unfairly: police union boss

The fallout over Katarina Carroll's decision to resign has gathered momentum, with the police union boss saying the Commissioner was treated unfairly.

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Ex-cop facing choking, rape charges granted bail

A former police officer who admitted choking and pushing a woman has been granted bail as he faces allegations he raped, choked and intimidated a second victim.

PM urges detained writer's release after appeal waived

Jailed writer Yang Hengjun has made the "difficult" decision not to appeal his suspended death sentence out of fear it will impede needed medical treatment.

Ex-police minister's 'baby' brother jailed over drugs

The youngest brother of former NSW police minister Paul Toole could be placed into protective isolation after being handed a six year sentence for drug supply.

Meth haul worth $2b ends with multiple arrests

Two Sydney men have been charged with drug possession after allegedly attempting to distribute 800kg of methamphetamine on behalf of a global syndicate.

Car thief denies murdering police officer during arrest

A car thief has pleaded not guilty to murdering Constable Anthony Woods, who died after he was mowed down and dragged under a car during an arrest last year.

Program for First Nations child offenders expanded

A program that tries to break the cycle for Indigenous juvenile offenders by sending them to regional areas rather than detention centres will be expanded.

Snowtown accomplice Mark Haydon set for prison release

A man who helped carry out the infamous Snowtown murders is set to be released from prison, after more than two decades behind bars.

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