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Woman feared being hated for airing Beale rape claim

Woman feared being hated for airing Beale rape claim

A woman who claims rugby star Kurtley Beale sexually assaulted her in a pub toilet was worried she wouldn't be believed, a jury has been told

Prison staff watch on as Aboriginal man dies in custody

Prison staff watch on as Aboriginal man dies in custody

Prison staff watch on as Aboriginal man dies in custody

Prison staff watch on as Aboriginal man dies in custody

Prison staff watched an Aboriginal prisoner as he died and did not enter his cell for 17 minutes after be became unconscious, a coroner has been told.

Man denies throwing much loved chicken to alligators

Man denies throwing much loved chicken to alligators

Man denies throwing much loved chicken to alligators

Man denies throwing much loved chicken to alligators

A high-profile lawyer representing a man accused of throwing a chicken to alligators said the allegation was like something out of an Attenborough documentary.

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Two men accused of smuggling 139kg of cocaine in buses

Two men accused of smuggling 139kg of cocaine in buses

Two men are potentially facing life in prison, accused of importing $45 million worth of cocaine that was stashed inside a fleet of luxury buses.

Man admits murdering both parents in Brisbane home

Man admits murdering both parents in Brisbane home

A man has pleaded guilty to two counts of murder nearly four years after his parents were found dead in their home in Brisbane's north in May 2020.

Indigenous women at risk from lack of DV legal funding

Indigenous women at risk from lack of DV legal funding

First Nations women face appallingly high rates of domestic and family violence, with stretched specialist legal services having to turn away clients or close.

Four males sought after elderly woman stabbed to death

Four males sought after elderly woman stabbed to death

Four males have become people of interest in the murder of an elderly woman at a shopping centre car park near Brisbane.

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Second man charged with murder of missing Colombian

Second man charged with murder of missing Colombian

Second man charged with murder of missing Colombian

Second man charged with murder of missing Colombian

A Brisbane man has been arrested at Melbourne Airport and charged with the murder of a Colombian man who went missing from Victoria more than four months ago.

Man charged with murder of mother and son found in home

Man charged with murder of mother and son found in home

Man charged with murder of mother and son found in home

Man charged with murder of mother and son found in home

Police have charged a man with murder after the bodies of a 76-year-old woman and her 55-year-old son were found at their home in Adelaide's west.

Legal centre defunding threat 'hurts small end of town'

Legal centre defunding threat 'hurts small end of town'

Legal centre defunding threat 'hurts small end of town'

Legal centre defunding threat 'hurts small end of town'

Experts warn against defunding Australia's primary environmental litigation group after a judge found it confected evidence in a case against an energy giant.

Landmark alternative justice process set for NT island

Landmark alternative justice process set for NT island

Landmark alternative justice process set for NT island

Landmark alternative justice process set for NT island

One of the first judicially recognised Indigenous justice groups has been established, designed to help judges hand out culturally appropriate sentences.

Perth Mint getting act together but still breaching law

Perth Mint getting act together but still breaching law

Perth Mint getting act together but still breaching law

Perth Mint getting act together but still breaching law

A parliamentary committee has been told Perth Mint is getting its act together but continues to breach money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws.

Apology demanded after 'gas the Jews' claim dismissed

Apology demanded after 'gas the Jews' claim dismissed

Apology demanded after 'gas the Jews' claim dismissed

Apology demanded after 'gas the Jews' claim dismissed

Reported chants of "gas the Jews" on the steps of the Opera House might never have happened, according to NSW Police after a months-long investigation.

'We need answers': hit-and-run victim's family plea

'We need answers': hit-and-run victim's family plea

'We need answers': hit-and-run victim's family plea

'We need answers': hit-and-run victim's family plea

Three children have been left wondering what happened leading up to their father being hit by a car and left by the side of a road in southwest Sydney.

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Dispute involving PlayStation sparked deadly melee

A chaotic melee which left one man dead and two others badly wounded has landed a 20-year-old hairdresser in jail for at least half a decade.

One Nation head lobs extensive attack on Faruqi lawsuit

Pauline Hanson has made a wide-ranging legal attack on a defamation suit by Mehreen Faruqi which could strip the Greens deputy leader of most of her witnesses.

Higgins feared being 'passenger' in rape story: fiance

Brittany Higgins' consent was taken away in an alleged Parliament House rape and she needed to feel like she was back in control, her fiance told a journalist.

Beale accuser's fiance breaks down recalling rape claim

A woman accusing rugby star Kurtley Beale of rape told her fiance of the allegations in an emotional call from an airport, a court has heard.

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'Abusive' Craig Kelly aide faces likely jail time

Frank Zumbo, former office manager to Craig Kelly, has been found guilty of indecently assaulting four young women he hired to work in the ex-MP's office.

Black Summer victims in 'dilemma' over $4.5m payout

Bushfire victims won $4.5 million in damages over a Black Summer blaze, but up to 70 people will have to split what is left after hefty legal costs.

Family's loss 'immeasurable' as killer driver is jailed

A judge has noted the moving statements from Nirvair Singh's family as he handed down a jail term to the driver who killed the much-loved father.

At-war Liberals ready for defamation trial

A 10-day trial has been ordered for the defamation showdown between expelled Liberal MP Moira Deeming and Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto.

No charge upgrade yet for accused nursing home rapist

A 90-year-old woman who died after allegedly being raped had been a private person, as was her family who did not want her name revealed, a magistrate said.

Second Burgertory blaze accused faces court

A man has faced court charged with arson over a fire at a Melbourne Burgertory restaurant, which led to a clash between Israel and Palestine supporters.

Mother lashes out during jumping castle court hearing

The operator of a jumping castle company has pleaded not guilty to workplace safety breaches after the deaths of six Tasmanian primary school students.

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