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'Swarm of people': trio face bucks-trip gang rape trial

'Swarm of people': trio face bucks-trip gang rape trial

Whether three woman consented to group sex or were gang-raped during a bucks weekend will be decided by jurors as three men face trial.

Excessive alcohol blamed for waterfront deaths

Excessive alcohol blamed for waterfront deaths

Excessive alcohol blamed for waterfront deaths

Excessive alcohol blamed for waterfront deaths

A coroner has blamed excessive service of alcohol for the separate waterfront deaths of two men in Hobart.

Teen boy charged over 'vile' ranking of schoolgirls

Teen boy charged over 'vile' ranking of schoolgirls

Teen boy charged over 'vile' ranking of schoolgirls

Teen boy charged over 'vile' ranking of schoolgirls

A Queensland teenage boy has been charged after an Instagram post ranked female students at a Gold Coast high school into "vile" categories.

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Policeman apologises to family over fatal road crash

Policeman apologises to family over fatal road crash

A police officer who was speeding and ignored a give-way sign when he killed a 76-year-old bus driver has apologised for causing the fatal accident.

Ex-cop accused of lying in NRL star's sex assault trial

Ex-cop accused of lying in NRL star's sex assault trial

A former police officer is facing a "very serious" perjury charge over allegations he lied during the sexual assault trial of NRL star Jack de Belin.

ATO whistleblower to face trial after appeal dismissed

ATO whistleblower to face trial after appeal dismissed

The SA Court of Appeal has dismissed tax office whistleblower Richard Boyle's appeal against a decision that he was not protected by whistleblowing laws.

Greg Lynn jury asks to watch video of his evidence

Greg Lynn jury asks to watch video of his evidence

Jurors deliberating on whether airline pilot Greg Lynn is guilty or innocent of the murder of two campers have asked for videos of the accused giving evidence.

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SA MP stole from not-for-profits, court told

SA MP stole from not-for-profits, court told

SA MP stole from not-for-profits, court told

SA MP stole from not-for-profits, court told

South Australian MP Troy Bell was a trusted man who avoided scrutiny as he stole funds while working for the Education Department, a court has been told.

Former PM could give evidence in Reynolds-Higgins case

Former PM could give evidence in Reynolds-Higgins case

Former PM could give evidence in Reynolds-Higgins case

Former PM could give evidence in Reynolds-Higgins case

Liberal senator Linda Reynolds says she'll fight to clear her name in a lawsuit against Brittany Higgins, with Scott Morrison set to potentially give evidence.

Families told missing loved ones had 'gone walkabout'

Families told missing loved ones had 'gone walkabout'

Families told missing loved ones had 'gone walkabout'

Families told missing loved ones had 'gone walkabout'

Many Indigenous women and children are not taken seriously or criminalised when they go missing and fall victim to crime, stoking mistrust in police.

Ex-federal MP can't halt 'inhumane' child abuse hearing

Ex-federal MP can't halt 'inhumane' child abuse hearing

Ex-federal MP can't halt 'inhumane' child abuse hearing

Ex-federal MP can't halt 'inhumane' child abuse hearing

A hearing over allegations an ex-federal MP abused six boys at Daruk Training School four decades ago will proceed after he failed to put the matter on ice.

'Belong in school': force fears as kid arrest ban looms

'Belong in school': force fears as kid arrest ban looms

'Belong in school': force fears as kid arrest ban looms

'Belong in school': force fears as kid arrest ban looms

Police will no longer be able to arrest children under the age of 12, with Premier Jacinta Allan declaring 10 and 11-year-olds don't belong injail.

'Crime of passion' motive behind 2004 murder mystery

'Crime of passion' motive behind 2004 murder mystery

'Crime of passion' motive behind 2004 murder mystery

'Crime of passion' motive behind 2004 murder mystery

A loving husband and father was killed and dumped in a river 20 years ago by an obsessed man who wanted to continue an affair with his wife, police allege.

Father found not guilty of fatal assault on newborn

Father found not guilty of fatal assault on newborn

Father found not guilty of fatal assault on newborn

Father found not guilty of fatal assault on newborn

A father has been found not guilty of violently assaulting his 24-day-old son in a moment of frustration before the baby died in hospital.

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Legal challenge to NSW mines over barrier reef impact

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek is facing a Federal Court challenge over the potential impact on the Great Barrier Reef of extending coal mines in NSW.

Doctor ban lifted despite abortion patient's death

A doctor banned for mismanagement of a women's health clinic has won the right to treat patients after she was suspended by a medical board.

Melbourne lawyer avoids jail after killing pedestrian

Lawyer Liam Murray has been sentenced to a community corrections order without jail time after hitting a pedestrian on Melbourne's busy Flinders Street.

Fresh insight into Australia's family violence killings

Research into a decade of sentencing judgements reveals the criminal pasts of many men who killed a current or former partner in Australia.

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Man killed granny believing she was his abusive stepdad

A young man slaughtered his grandmother during an episode of drug-induced psychosis where he believed she was his abusive stepfather, a court has been told.

Case to be locked in as ex-cop accused of double murder

Prosecutors hope to soon finalise their case against ex-senior constable Beaumont Lamarre-Condon who allegedly murdered two men, including his former partner.

Woman pleads to minor offences after sister's death

A driver due to stand trial after she was accused of hitting and killing her sister after an argument has admitted to downgraded offences.

'Postcard Bandit' in legal bid for freedom from WA jail

The bank robber dubbed 'the Postcard Bandit' has launched legal proceedings in WA, asking a court to declare his prison sentence invalid and order his release.

Survivor hopes others get strength from $2m legal fight

Katrina Munting has been awarded more than $2 million by the Supreme Court of Tasmania after suing the state and her high school teacher abuser for damages.

Father and children killed in car crash

Three people have died, including two children, in a two-vehicle crash west of Brisbane while a woman has been airlifted to hospital.

Elation, sorrow over Sunshine Coast native title

Kabi Kabi Traditional Owners say they're empowered after being formally recognised as the native title holders over parts of the Sunshine Coast.

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