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Accused child-killer dumped items in the bush

Accused child-killer dumped items in the bush

Prison phone calls between accused child-killer Justin Stein and his mother captured the moment she said police had likely found items he dumped in the bush.

Reynolds and Higgins defamation case peace talks halted

Reynolds and Higgins defamation case peace talks halted

Reynolds and Higgins defamation case peace talks halted

Reynolds and Higgins defamation case peace talks halted

Senator Linda Reynolds says she is disappointed mediation talks with Brittany Higgins over allegedly defamatory social media posts have not ended the matter.

Appeal decision 'huge blow' to US case: Assange lawyer

Appeal decision 'huge blow' to US case: Assange lawyer

Appeal decision 'huge blow' to US case: Assange lawyer

Appeal decision 'huge blow' to US case: Assange lawyer

The US is in a "really difficult legal position" after a London court granted Julian Assange leave to appeal his extradition, his lawyer Jennifer Robinson says.

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Father accused of violent fatal assault on newborn

Father accused of violent fatal assault on newborn

A father has been accused of violently assaulting his 24-day-old son in a moment of frustration before the baby died in hospital.

Brothers jailed over 'cowardly' stabbing death

Brothers jailed over 'cowardly' stabbing death

A man has received life imprisonment and his brother nine years behind bars following the stabbing death of a Gold Coast father in 2020.

Possible charges stalled in Tyrrell disappearance probe

Possible charges stalled in Tyrrell disappearance probe

Police have asked prosecutors to pause their review of evidence that William Tyrrell's foster mother might have been involved in his disappearance.

Bid to keep police shooting details 'secret' from probe

Bid to keep police shooting details 'secret' from probe

Extremely sensitive police material may be kept from an inquest into the Wieambilla shootings that claimed six lives including two officers back in 2022.

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'Not close to what we would accept': police pay panned

'Not close to what we would accept': police pay panned

'Not close to what we would accept': police pay panned

'Not close to what we would accept': police pay panned

A showdown is looming between the NSW Police Force and union officials over officers' pay as an existing deal comes close to expiring.

Young child allegedly found in a 'cage' on work site

Young child allegedly found in a 'cage' on work site

Young child allegedly found in a 'cage' on work site

Young child allegedly found in a 'cage' on work site

Investigations are underway over allegations a young child was locked in a makeshift enclosure at a Northern Territory industrial site.

Citizen's arrest after man stabs woman with knife

Citizen's arrest after man stabs woman with knife

Citizen's arrest after man stabs woman with knife

Citizen's arrest after man stabs woman with knife

Members of the public have intervened to restrain a man after he stabbed a woman who was walking down the street, leaving her in hospital.

Netanyahu, Hamas both decry war crime warrants

Netanyahu, Hamas both decry war crime warrants

Netanyahu, Hamas both decry war crime warrants

Netanyahu, Hamas both decry war crime warrants

Hamas leaders and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have responded with equal outrage to news the ICC is seeking arrest warrants for them all.

Renewed calls to drop case as Assange appeal permitted

Renewed calls to drop case as Assange appeal permitted

Renewed calls to drop case as Assange appeal permitted

Renewed calls to drop case as Assange appeal permitted

A UK court has ruled WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal against extradition to the US on espionage charges.

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Netanyahu, Hamas leaders

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Netanyahu, Hamas leaders

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Netanyahu, Hamas leaders

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Netanyahu, Hamas leaders

The International Criminal Court's top prosecutor has requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top Hamas leaders.

Campers stumbled across burnt-out campsite, jury told

Campers stumbled across burnt-out campsite, jury told

Campers stumbled across burnt-out campsite, jury told

Campers stumbled across burnt-out campsite, jury told

Campers found a burnt-out campsite and unattended ute belonging to Russell Hill, a day after he and his childhood sweetheart Carol Clay were allegedly murdered.

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Brothers guilty of stabbing death in tourist precinct

Two of the three men accused of stabbing a young father and leaving him to die in the middle of a Gold Coast street have been found guilty over their roles.

Union court claim for sacked Qantas staff 'unrealistic'

A union's claim that unlawfully retrenched Qantas staff would still work there flew in the face of reality, a judge has said during a hearing on compensation.

Lawyers take chunk of breast surgery payout

Lawyers will receive the lion's share of a $25 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit over alleged complications from breast augmentation surgeries.

Father in young son murder-suicide had DV history

A man who killed his two-year-old son during a scheduled access visit had a history of domestic violence, police say.

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Cold case family face 'most traumatic kind of loss'

Unable to find answers for a family caught up in a 38-year-old cold case mystery, a coroner says it means they experience "the most traumatic kind of loss".

'Extraordinary': stabbed cop who chased attacker hailed

A man has been charged with the attempted murder of a police officer who he is accused of stabbing in the head during an unprovoked daylight attack.

Doctor charged with indecently assaulting woman

An obstetrics and gynaecology doctor has been charged with indecently assaulting a woman during a medical procedure in Western Australia.

Shot Slovakian PM Fico remains in serious condition

While he is no longer in immediate danger, Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico remains in hospital in a serious condition following an assassination attempt.

Arrests and police clashes in rival protest stand-off

Protesters have clashed with police in Melbourne amid rival demonstrations related to the conflict in the Middle East, with six people arrested.

Man who stabbed officer 'asked police to shoot him'

A man is under police guard after he allegedly confronted an officer near a busy Sydney park and stabbed him repeatedly in the back of the head.

Police reviewing officer's conduct after baton incident

A brawl outside a regional pub has prompted an internal police probe after footage emerged appearing to show an officer striking a prone man with a baton.

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