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'Violent scene': murder charge after man stabbed

'Violent scene': murder charge after man stabbed

A 31-year-old man has been charged with murder after being accused of stabbing a man multiple times in a north Queensland unit.

Gun misfire unlikely in campers' deaths, officer says

Gun misfire unlikely in campers' deaths, officer says

Gun misfire unlikely in campers' deaths, officer says

Gun misfire unlikely in campers' deaths, officer says

A gun linked to the deaths of missing campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay was in good working order and unlikely to accidentally fire a shot, police say.

Women avoid jail over 'cynical' plot to steal COVID aid

Women avoid jail over 'cynical' plot to steal COVID aid

Women avoid jail over 'cynical' plot to steal COVID aid

Women avoid jail over 'cynical' plot to steal COVID aid

Two women have been released on probation after exploiting a COVID-19 aid program and attempting to steal from the retirement savings of strangers.

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Flight aborted after alleged Virgin mid-air nude run

Flight aborted after alleged Virgin mid-air nude run

A Virgin flight from Perth to Melbourne was turned around after a man allegedly ran naked through the plane and knocked over a crew member.

Killer husband dies 4 years after life sentence

Killer husband dies 4 years after life sentence

Four years after he was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his disabled wife, an Adelaide man has died in custody.

Delay for pair accused of murdering cop in hit-and-run

Delay for pair accused of murdering cop in hit-and-run

A hearing for two women charged with murdering a policeman in an alleged hit-and-run has been adjourned with a witness citing safety concerns.

Zachary Rolfe tells inquest he's 'bored' of process

Zachary Rolfe tells inquest he's 'bored' of process

An inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker has heard the former NT police officer who fatally shot the 19-year-old is "bored" of the ongoing process.

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Killer's handgun would have been illegal under new laws

Killer's handgun would have been illegal under new laws

Killer's handgun would have been illegal under new laws

Killer's handgun would have been illegal under new laws

The WA government says proposed laws would have stopped a killer from owning a handgun he used to murder a mum and daughter.

'Murderer' comment was a joke, former cop tells inquest

'Murderer' comment was a joke, former cop tells inquest

'Murderer' comment was a joke, former cop tells inquest

'Murderer' comment was a joke, former cop tells inquest

An NT police officer who fatally shot an Indigenous teenager says he was making a joke when he posted a social media comment about murderers and war criminals.

Father and daughter killed in rideshare crash

Father and daughter killed in rideshare crash

Father and daughter killed in rideshare crash

Father and daughter killed in rideshare crash

An 11-year-old girl and her father were killed in the back seat of a rideshare vehicle after the driver took a dangerous right-hand turn, police say.

Robbie Williams show stopper 'just one of those things'

Robbie Williams show stopper 'just one of those things'

Robbie Williams show stopper 'just one of those things'

Robbie Williams show stopper 'just one of those things'

Millions in damages are being sought from the Australian Grand Prix over its cancellation of a Robbie Williams concert due to the risk of COVID-19.

Cops did not believe therapist abused teen, jury told

Cops did not believe therapist abused teen, jury told

Cops did not believe therapist abused teen, jury told

Cops did not believe therapist abused teen, jury told

Two teenage boys who went to police and the church with allegations they had been sexually abused by their counsellor were not believed, a jury has heard.

Court told of cocaine haul, dockyard and two men in van

Court told of cocaine haul, dockyard and two men in van

Court told of cocaine haul, dockyard and two men in van

Court told of cocaine haul, dockyard and two men in van

Two men travelled repeatedly to a port often late at night while trying to find a haul of cocaine hidden inside a shipping container, prosecutors allege.

Son guilty of murdering mother after killing brother

Son guilty of murdering mother after killing brother

Son guilty of murdering mother after killing brother

Son guilty of murdering mother after killing brother

A jury has taken less than three hours to convict a man of murder for shooting his mother dead soon after killing his brother in a long-running family dispute.

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No review of bus-driver plea deal for 'abused' families

Families of those killed in the Hunter Valley wedding bus crash should have been consulted after manslaughter charges were dropped, the NSW premier says.

Tobacco wars: police warn landlords of insurance risk

Victoria Police want landlords to rethink leasing their shops to tobacco or vape stores, saying links to criminal activity might make insurance null and void.

Debris 'flew in air' from highway crash that killed cop

A vehicle was travelling about 150km/h before it allegedly struck a police officer putting a tyre deflation device on the road, a Brisbane court has been told.

West Gate Tunnel builders sue over 'design errors'

A contractual dispute over Melbourne's trouble-plagued West Gate Tunnel is headed to court, with the project's builders seeking damages for "design errors".

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'Limited' chance of Lehrmann paying mammoth legal bill

Bruce Lehrmann will be on the hook for millions in costs after his defamation case spectacularly failed, but a judge says Ten may not get its money back.

Two-month window for sale of grounded airline Bonza

Out-of-pocket staff and other creditors of cash-strapped budget carrier Bonza will be better off if the company is sold rather than wound up, a court has heard.

Murder of mother and daughter 'horrific', WA premier

West Australian Premier Roger Cook has called for reflection after a mother and daughter were murdered in their home by a gunman searching for his ex-wife.

Man shot dead ex's friend, daughter then took own life

A man has shot dead his ex-partner's friend and her daughter before killing himself in an apparent murder-suicide at a home in Perth's west.

Brittany Higgins could face fresh defamation allegation

Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds could add another social media post to her high-profile defamation case against her former staffer Brittany Higgins.

Two dead after shots fired at home in suburban Perth

Police have declared a crime scene at a home in suburban Perth after two people were allegedly shot dead and another was taken to hospital.

Ex-footballer Barry Cable faces child sex abuse charges

Detectives have charged disgraced Australian Rules footballer Barry Cable with historic sex crimes against a young girl in the late-1960s.

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