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Jewish man feared for life during Mardi Gras parade

Jewish man feared for life during Mardi Gras parade

A Jewish convert has told a royal commission he felt a "profound" level of hatred while taking part in Australia's biggest gay pride parade.

Charges dropped for two AFL stars accused of affray

Charges dropped for two AFL stars accused of affray

Charges dropped for two AFL stars accused of affray

Charges dropped for two AFL stars accused of affray

AFL premiership players Dion Prestia and Steven May will no longer face criminal charges over a fight in a coastal town.

Gunmen found guilty of executing gangland figure in hit

Gunmen found guilty of executing gangland figure in hit

Gunmen found guilty of executing gangland figure in hit

Gunmen found guilty of executing gangland figure in hit

Two men charged over the planned underworld shooting of Gavin Preston are facing lengthy jail terms after a jury found them guilty.

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Police crack abuse network - 62 arrests, 400 charges

Police crack abuse network - 62 arrests, 400 charges

Police have dismantled an alleged child abuse network with the final arrest of a 37-year-old man.

UK man arrested after former prince Andrew threatened

UK man arrested after former prince Andrew threatened

A man has reportedly been arrested after allegedly approaching Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor while wearing a balaclava and shouting at the former royal.

Rebel says producer was ‘obsessed’ with rising star

Rebel says producer was ‘obsessed’ with rising star

A producer has denied Rebel Wilson’s claims that she was fixated on a young actor who allegedly accused her of sexual harassment.

Opera House rally response a 'missed opportunity'

Opera House rally response a 'missed opportunity'

Allowing a heated rally outside the Opera House after a Hamas attack on Israel set Australia on a trajectory to rising anti-Semitism, an inquiry has been told.

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'Disregard for safety': Ausgrid facing two lawsuits

'Disregard for safety': Ausgrid facing two lawsuits

'Disregard for safety': Ausgrid facing two lawsuits

'Disregard for safety': Ausgrid facing two lawsuits

A major electricity distributor has been hit with a dual-pronged legal attack by the electrical union over allegedly unlawful workforce outsourcing decisions.

'Perfect': carer's family reacts to murderer's jailing

'Perfect': carer's family reacts to murderer's jailing

'Perfect': carer's family reacts to murderer's jailing

'Perfect': carer's family reacts to murderer's jailing

A murderer, who killed his live-in carer with a hammer in their home, has been jailed for more than two decades, much to the relief of the victim's family.

Killer could be free in 12 years after stabbing friend

Killer could be free in 12 years after stabbing friend

Killer could be free in 12 years after stabbing friend

Killer could be free in 12 years after stabbing friend

A wheelchair-bound killer who was high on drugs when he stabbed a friend to death has been jailed for a maximum of 19 years, but may walk free in 12 years.

Ten's mammoth Lisa Wilkinson legal bill brawl locked in

Ten's mammoth Lisa Wilkinson legal bill brawl locked in

Ten's mammoth Lisa Wilkinson legal bill brawl locked in

Ten's mammoth Lisa Wilkinson legal bill brawl locked in

Thousands of legal costs claimed by journalist Lisa Wilkinson after defending Bruce Lehrmann's defamation suit will be combed over during a lengthy court clash.

Cricket superstar ‘made a mistake’ when drink driving

Cricket superstar ‘made a mistake’ when drink driving

Cricket superstar ‘made a mistake’ when drink driving

Cricket superstar ‘made a mistake’ when drink driving

One of Australia’s greatest cricketers made a foolish and reckless choice when he picked up his car keys after a few glasses of wine at Easter, his lawyer says.

Woman cleared of helping husband keep a slave

Woman cleared of helping husband keep a slave

Woman cleared of helping husband keep a slave

Woman cleared of helping husband keep a slave

A jury will no longer need to decide whether a woman helped her husband keep a vulnerable 61-year-old woman as a slave.

Funding supports healing for sexual violence survivors

Funding supports healing for sexual violence survivors

Funding supports healing for sexual violence survivors

Funding supports healing for sexual violence survivors

Grants will be handed out to help victim-survivors of sexual violence access grassroots services to support their healing and recovery.

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Two charged after car plunges into weir in fatal crash

Two men will face charges in court after a car crashed into a weir in an incident that left one person dead.

Jewish students bullied while learning about Holocaust

A royal commission has heard how Jewish students were bullied while learning about the Holocaust.

Hate speech charge laid for banner at neo-Nazi rally

A man has been arrested after he unveiled an anti-Semitic banner at a rally organised by prominent neo-Nazis outside a state parliament.

'Grave danger': warning for bar war's youngest soldiers

Young people with no criminal history are being recruited by shadowy criminal syndicates in a wave of attacks on hospitality venues, a state's top cop says.

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MMA fighter 'never denied' fatal sparring assault

A professional cage fighter gave a full-throated admission to police after accidentally killing his friend in a sparring match, his lawyer says.

Books banned as publisher cuts ties with guilty author

Author Craig Silvey's publisher has moved to cut ties after he admitted guilt to child exploitation charges, while WA schools have permanently banned his books.

Staff suspended over welfare fears before girl's death

The alleged murder of a five-year-old girl has led to three child protection workers being stood down amid concerns over how her welfare case was handled.

IVF clinic embryo mix-up prompts trauma lawsuit

A couple who donated embryos that were mistakenly switched have claimed they are suffering psychiatric trauma in a lawsuit launched against a major IVF clinic.

Teens admit roles in Australia's biggest cocaine bust

Two teen boys were offered "life changing money" via group chat to offload what would become the biggest cocaine seizure in Australia's history, a judge heard.

Rapist re-sentenced after losing High Court appeal bid

A rapist whose convictions were reinstated after prosecutors took his case to the High Court has now been re-sentenced on appeal.

'Snapped': inside teacher's knife attack on principal

A combination of childhood trauma and mental ill heath has been linked to a teacher's stabbing of a school principal, as staff told of their ongoing trauma.

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