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Judge delays Trump hush money sentencing to September

Judge delays Trump hush money sentencing to September

Justice Juan Merchan has delayed Donald Trump's sentencing for his conviction on criminal charges in his hush money trial from July 11 to September 18.

Doctor admits oversights before toddler's sepsis death

Doctor admits oversights before toddler's sepsis death

Doctor admits oversights before toddler's sepsis death

Doctor admits oversights before toddler's sepsis death

Reflecting on a two-year-old toddler thought to have died of sepsis in regional NSW, an emotional doctor has said more could have been done before the tragedy.

Woman's calls over missing teenager went unreturned

Woman's calls over missing teenager went unreturned

Woman's calls over missing teenager went unreturned

Woman's calls over missing teenager went unreturned

A woman who spent hours with a missing teen shortly before her 2002 disappearance phoned authorities but wasn't called back until this year, a judge has heard.

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Mayor charged with domestic violence offences

Mayor charged with domestic violence offences

A long-serving mayor of a remote Aboriginal community has appeared in court after being charged with multiple domestic violence offences.

'Morally bankrupt' driver left cyclist like roadkill

'Morally bankrupt' driver left cyclist like roadkill

A "morally bankrupt" repeat offender who drove off after hitting a cyclist, leaving him to die "like road kill", continues to deny he was behind the wheel.

Hearing to test if landmark war-crime case can be tried

Hearing to test if landmark war-crime case can be tried

Prosecutors are concerned about the length of time the case of an ex-SAS soldier charged with war crimes has been shuffled through lower courts.

Firearms and cocaine trafficking leader jailed

Firearms and cocaine trafficking leader jailed

A 24-year-old leader of a gun-running and drug trafficking ring that supplied assault rifles and cocaine across Queensland has been given a lengthy jail term.

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Warning opioid-laced cocaine could be a killer

Warning opioid-laced cocaine could be a killer

Warning opioid-laced cocaine could be a killer

Warning opioid-laced cocaine could be a killer

Cocaine users in Melbourne have been warned their drugs could contain a potentially lethal opioid that could lead to an overdose.

Woman's accused killer hit with further charges

Woman's accused killer hit with further charges

Woman's accused killer hit with further charges

Woman's accused killer hit with further charges

A man accused of stabbing a woman in a domestic violence-related murder has been charged with further offences allegedly committed after fleeing the scene.

ANZ named and shamed for charging dead clients

ANZ named and shamed for charging dead clients

ANZ named and shamed for charging dead clients

ANZ named and shamed for charging dead clients

The ANZ bank has been publicly named and shamed for charging fees to dead clients and ignoring requests for information from their representatives.

Workplace killer's sentence no surprise to victim's mum

Workplace killer's sentence no surprise to victim's mum

Workplace killer's sentence no surprise to victim's mum

Workplace killer's sentence no surprise to victim's mum

George Tereva's mother say she is unsurprised his killer Christopher Bell, 53, could be released from jail in as little as three years.

Trump has broad prosecution immunity: US Supreme Court

Trump has broad prosecution immunity: US Supreme Court

Trump has broad prosecution immunity: US Supreme Court

Trump has broad prosecution immunity: US Supreme Court

Hopes of a pre-election trial on charges Donald Trump plotted an insurrection have dimmed after the US Supreme Court ruled former presidents have some immunity.

Two men charged over 1970s child sex offences

Two men charged over 1970s child sex offences

Two men charged over 1970s child sex offences

Two men charged over 1970s child sex offences

Police have charged two men over historic child sex offences allegedly involving a girl they knew in north Queensland half a century ago.

US Supreme Court due to rule on Trump's immunity bid

US Supreme Court due to rule on Trump's immunity bid

US Supreme Court due to rule on Trump's immunity bid

US Supreme Court due to rule on Trump's immunity bid

Donald Trump is due to find out whether his bid for immunity in the criminal case involving his efforts to overturn the 2020 election result is successful.

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Assange lawyer urges support for Hong Kong's Jimmy Lai

Australia is being urged to back a campaign for the release of newspaper founder Jimmy Lai after Julian Assange won his bid for freedom.

Prison lacked care for Aboriginal life: grieving mother

An Indigenous man's death was preventable if prison staff were told of his deteriorating health and prioritised it over security protocols, a coroner has found.

Coercive control, bail tweaks begin protecting women

Almost two years after passing parliament, laws criminalising coercive control have taken affect in NSW in a nation-first move designed to protect women.

'Biggest mistake': sergeant convicted after fatal crash

A police sergeant's remorse and apology to the family of a bus driver killed as he sped through a semi-rural intersection has led to the officer avoiding jail.

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Police DV murder response probed as man refused bail

It took police almost an hour to respond to a call for help as a woman lay dying on the floor of a home in northern NSW.

State challenges compo for Sydney light rail disruption

Findings that businesses affected by extended construction of the Sydney light rail should be compensated were wrong, lawyers for the NSW government have said.

Ex-Home and Away star admits assault after manhunt

Former Home and Away star Orpheus Pledger has pleaded guilty to repeatedly assaulting a woman and then evading a warrant for his arrest.

Man faces court over horror multi-vehicle crash

A man accused of driving dangerously before a horror multi-vehicle crash that killed a 61-year-old woman and seriously injured two others has faced court.

Teen charged after police vehicle 'stolen'

A 17-year-old boy has been charged with driving dangerously after allegedly stealing a police caged truck in the NSW Riverina area.

Police to probe delayed response to fatal assault

An independent probe will look at why it took one hour for NSW police to respond to a call to help a woman who died after a violent assault.

Man charged with domestic violence murder in rural town

A man will face court after he was charged with the alleged stabbing murder of a woman at a property in a rural town in Queensland's north.

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