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Play centre charged after child falls seven metres

Play centre charged after child falls seven metres

A workplace safety regulator has charged an indoor play centre after a child fell about seven metres from a rope ladder, fracturing their spine.

New mum's depression death 'could have been prevented'

New mum's depression death 'could have been prevented'

New mum's depression death 'could have been prevented'

New mum's depression death 'could have been prevented'

Demand for specialist postnatal mental health beds is 10 times higher than current supply and contributed to a Queensland woman's death, a coroner has found.

Jail for one-punch killer who thought himself 'sheriff'

Jail for one-punch killer who thought himself 'sheriff'

Jail for one-punch killer who thought himself 'sheriff'

Jail for one-punch killer who thought himself 'sheriff'

A five-year jail term has been handed the one-punch killer of a former champion surfer who regarded himself as the "unofficial sheriff" of a coastal town.

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Fight pledged to overturn 'betrayal' child bail laws

Fight pledged to overturn 'betrayal' child bail laws

Premier Chris Minns has defended controversial bail changes to crack down on youth crime after they passed the NSW parliament late at night.

Jailed man 'truly contrite' for Islamic State support

Jailed man 'truly contrite' for Islamic State support

Mohamed Zuhbi told an aspiring Islamic State fighter to dress up as an aid worker, boasting about how quickly he could get the man across the Syrian border.

'Outback Wrangler' argues no duty of care in heli crash

'Outback Wrangler' argues no duty of care in heli crash

Lawyers for Outback Wrangler star Matt Wright have argued his role in a helicopter crash that killed a co-star didn't create any legal duty of care.

Fatal hit-run driver 'torched borrowed car after crash'

Fatal hit-run driver 'torched borrowed car after crash'

A driver accused of hitting and killing an elderly pedestrian set his car alight using cleaning liquid and a lighter after the crash, police allege.

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Bitter love triangle murder victim a 'good father'

Bitter love triangle murder victim a 'good father'

Bitter love triangle murder victim a 'good father'

Bitter love triangle murder victim a 'good father'

Family of a man fatally stabbed by a love rival have told court their son and brother had only wanted to protect his own young son.

Ex-ministers face year-long wait for corruption trial

Ex-ministers face year-long wait for corruption trial

Ex-ministers face year-long wait for corruption trial

Ex-ministers face year-long wait for corruption trial

Corruption allegations against ex-NSW minister Eddie Obeid and former Labor colleagues will wait more than a year before being tested in court.

Jumping castle to be examined in Hillcrest court case

Jumping castle to be examined in Hillcrest court case

Jumping castle to be examined in Hillcrest court case

Jumping castle to be examined in Hillcrest court case

Two experts will examine the jumping castle used in the Hillcrest Primary School tragedy ahead of a court hearing for alleged safety breaches.

Cop accused of Sydney couple's murder sacked from force

Cop accused of Sydney couple's murder sacked from force

Cop accused of Sydney couple's murder sacked from force

Cop accused of Sydney couple's murder sacked from force

Senior constable Beau Lamarre-Condon has been officially removed from NSW Police after being accused of killing two men and hiding their bodies.

Hillsong founder denied payout over failed abuse case

Hillsong founder denied payout over failed abuse case

Hillsong founder denied payout over failed abuse case

Hillsong founder denied payout over failed abuse case

The ex-leader of Pentecostal mega-church Hillsong will not have his legal costs paid despite prosecutors failing to prove he concealed his father's abuse.

MPs to debate outlawing harmful homophobic sermons

MPs to debate outlawing harmful homophobic sermons

MPs to debate outlawing harmful homophobic sermons

MPs to debate outlawing harmful homophobic sermons

The coalition will try to expand exemptions to conversion therapy laws while the Greens will aim to ban homophobic sermons when MPs debate criminal bans in NSW.

Pesutto complains after defamation documents 'stunt'

Pesutto complains after defamation documents 'stunt'

Pesutto complains after defamation documents 'stunt'

Pesutto complains after defamation documents 'stunt'

A woman has approached Victoria's opposition leader at parliament to serve him legal documents in a move labelled a "stunt" amid several defamation actions.

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Former MP convicted for defrauding coronavirus grants

A disgraced former federal MP has been forced to repay $25,000 in COVID-19 grants fraudulently obtained from the government.

Corruption watchdog officer slept with source: report

An officer of WA's corruption watchdog used her position to have an intimate relationship with an informant, the inspector overseeing the body has found.

Cops 'confused' before detained Indigenous man's death

Police did not understand their powers and acted too hastily in detaining an Indigenous man who died after being handcuffed, a NSW coroner says.

Trial begins for man accused of exit trafficking wife

A man has denied deceiving his wife into returning to Sudan without telling her he had cancelled her Australian visa, on the first day of a jury trial.

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Former basketball star Kendal Pinder jailed for rape

A champion basketball player has been jailed for eight years for the latest in a long history of sexual crimes and could be deported from Australia.

Burglaries spike as teens seek 'social media likes'

The number of aggravated burglaries in Victoria has more than doubled in a decade as police say they are concerned about a rise in youth crime.

Country doctor accused of taking intimate hospital pics

A young doctor is accused of taking intimate photos of patients at a regional hospital and filming kids for the purpose of making child abuse material.

Rifle butt killer seeks to appeal 'severe' prison term

A man jailed for more than eight years over fatally striking a father-of-two in the face with a rifle butt has claimed his sentence was "very severe".

Too many First Nations deaths in custody: independents

Crossbench senators and MPs are demanding the federal government implement the recommendations of the 1991 Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.

Cop to fight charges over Indigenous teen's fatal crash

The sergeant whose unmarked police car was involved in a crash that killed Indigenous teen Jai Wright has pleaded not guilty to dangerous and negligent driving.

Police launch new tactic to find Samantha Murphy's body

Highly-trained police dogs with the ability to detect mobile phone SIMs are being used by the AFP in the fresh search for missing mother Samantha Murphy.

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