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Lehrmann rape hearing adjourned for 'no-case' argument

Lehrmann rape hearing adjourned for 'no-case' argument

Lawyers for former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann plan to argue he has no case to answer when rape charges against him return to court.

Terminally ill Bicycle Bandit admits bank robberies

Terminally ill Bicycle Bandit admits bank robberies

Terminally ill Bicycle Bandit admits bank robberies

Terminally ill Bicycle Bandit admits bank robberies

A bank robber known as the Bicycle Bandit has pleaded guilty and apologised to victims, after his lawyer told the SA Supreme Court the man is dying.

Killer ordered pizzas after bashing partner to death

Killer ordered pizzas after bashing partner to death

Killer ordered pizzas after bashing partner to death

Killer ordered pizzas after bashing partner to death

Robert Rickerby has admitted to killing his partner Jessica Geddes by violently assaulting her in their Melbourne home.

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Woman hid in paddock after brutal farm DV attack

Woman hid in paddock after brutal farm DV attack

A farm manager has pleaded guilty to a vicious domestic violence attack that had "red flags" for homicide, as rural DV rates remain higher than in the cities.

'No body, no parole' questioned by wrongfully convicted

'No body, no parole' questioned by wrongfully convicted

Lawyers and wrongfully convicted people - including Kathleen Folbigg and Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton - have signed a letter opposing 'no body, no parole laws'.

Jury begins to consider verdicts in camper murder trial

Jury begins to consider verdicts in camper murder trial

A Supreme Court jury will start poring over evidence to decide whether airline pilot Greg Lynn is innocent or guilty of two counts of murder.

Murder charge laid over death of popular Sydney surfer

Murder charge laid over death of popular Sydney surfer

The alleged killer of a well-known Sydney surfer is due to face court after police arrested and charged the 41-year-old following a three-month investigation.

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Australia among 93 countries in show of support for ICC

Australia among 93 countries in show of support for ICC

Australia among 93 countries in show of support for ICC

Australia among 93 countries in show of support for ICC

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has confirmed Australia is one of 93 countries that have signed a statement of support for the International Criminal Court.

Drugs, weapons, cash seized in major trafficking busts

Drugs, weapons, cash seized in major trafficking busts

Drugs, weapons, cash seized in major trafficking busts

Drugs, weapons, cash seized in major trafficking busts

Lengthy drug-trafficking investigations across three states have resulted in the seizure of dozens of weapons and almost a million dollars of drugs and cash.

Teen charged over 'targeted' fatal shooting at shops

Teen charged over 'targeted' fatal shooting at shops

Teen charged over 'targeted' fatal shooting at shops

Teen charged over 'targeted' fatal shooting at shops

Victorian detectives have charged a teenager and a 48-year-old man over their alleged roles in a fatal shooting in Glenroy in March.

Outrage over vandal's pro-Palestine war memorial attack

Outrage over vandal's pro-Palestine war memorial attack

Outrage over vandal's pro-Palestine war memorial attack

Outrage over vandal's pro-Palestine war memorial attack

Police are searching for a vandal who defaced the Australian War Memorial with pro-Palestine slogans.

Miles denies move to bury power plant explosion report

Miles denies move to bury power plant explosion report

Miles denies move to bury power plant explosion report

Miles denies move to bury power plant explosion report

The Queensland government has rejected claims it never intended to release an independent report into a 2021 power station generator explosion.

Warnings over banned masseur who is still practising

Warnings over banned masseur who is still practising

Warnings over banned masseur who is still practising

Warnings over banned masseur who is still practising

A public warning has been issued about a banned massage therapist convicted of sexual assault, who is believed to be continuing to provide services.

'Mind-boggling' oversight led to crush death of worker

'Mind-boggling' oversight led to crush death of worker

'Mind-boggling' oversight led to crush death of worker

'Mind-boggling' oversight led to crush death of worker

A crane operator who fatally ran over a coworker had faced no management action despite being the subject of complaints about speeding in his 12-tonne vehicle.

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Jury sent away to deliberate on campers murder trial

A Supreme Court jury have been sent out to decide whether airline pilot Greg Lynn is innocent or guilty of two counts of murder over the deaths of two campers.

Ex-Socceroo seeks trial over sexual assault allegation

A former Socceroo may have to wait until next year to fight allegations he sexually assaulted a woman in the company of another man.

Council scrutinised after dog mauling death of 90yo

A coroner has been critical of a local council's actions ahead of grandmother Ada 'Sally' Holland.being fatally mauled by dogs.

Church rioters 'underestimated' detectives, police say

A teenage boy is the latest to be charged over a riot outside a Sydney church where a bishop was stabbed as police vow to hunt down all remaining suspects.

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Thousands of images on accused church stabber's phone

Thousands of images and videos on the phone of a 16-year-old boy accused of stabbing a bishop during a sermon are the focus of a police investigation.

Abortion pill still under threat in US despite ruling

Efforts by abortion opponents in the US to restrict the drug mifepristone may not be over despite a Supreme Court ruling preserving access to the pill.

Sons make $1m plea to solve mother's bookshop murder

Maria James was brutally murdered four decades ago and her sons believe the killer's identity is being covered up by people keen to protect the Catholic Church.

Olympic medallist, drug dealer Miller granted parole

Scott Miller won two Olympic medals but was devastated neither was gold, before a descent into substance abuse led him to a prison he will soon leave.

Alarming rise in illegal party drug overdoses

GHB presentations to emergency departments in southeast Queensland have increased by a staggering four-fold in the past two years.

Two men accused of pinching pricey opals in safe heist

Two men have faced court accused of a burglary that netted opals worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Sydney surfer likely killed by someone he knew

The person behind the mysterious death of beloved Sydney surfer Guy "Creature" Haymes might have been known to him, according to police.

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