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Major hit to businesses in Sydney light rail stoush

Major hit to businesses in Sydney light rail stoush

Businesses affected by the construction of the Sydney light rail have lost an unusual legal bid to recoup the cost of funding their class action.

Argument before ex-TV presenter and boyfriend vanished

Argument before ex-TV presenter and boyfriend vanished

Argument before ex-TV presenter and boyfriend vanished

Argument before ex-TV presenter and boyfriend vanished

The blood-stained possessions of Luke Davies - the boyfriend of ex-Channel Ten reporter Jesse Baird - have been found in a Sydney skip bin.

Fatal Walker shooting 'within Zach Rolfe's training'

Fatal Walker shooting 'within Zach Rolfe's training'

Fatal Walker shooting 'within Zach Rolfe's training'

Fatal Walker shooting 'within Zach Rolfe's training'

The former officer in charge of Zachary Rolfe's tactical unit said the constable was acting within his training when he fatally shot Kumanjayi Walker in 2019.

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Ex-bishop indicates not guilty plea to child sex abuse

Ex-bishop indicates not guilty plea to child sex abuse

A former bishop of Broome, Christopher Saunders, has appeared in court over historical child sex abuse allegations and indicated he will fight the charges.

Attorney-general calls time on long political career

Attorney-general calls time on long political career

Queensland Attorney-General Yvette D'Ath is set to draw the curtain on her long political career, announcing she will not contest the next state election.

Murder charge over woman's body found in burnt-out home

Murder charge over woman's body found in burnt-out home

SA police have charged a 29-year-old woman with murder, arson and interfering with human remains after a woman's body was found in a burnt-out home in October.

Fatal breast procedure was a 'mistake,' jury told

Fatal breast procedure was a 'mistake,' jury told

A botched breast augmentation that caused the death of a woman in a Sydney clinic was a "mistake" and not due to criminal negligence, a jury has heard.

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Australians lobby as Assange awaits extradition ruling

Australians lobby as Assange awaits extradition ruling

Australians lobby as Assange awaits extradition ruling

Australians lobby as Assange awaits extradition ruling

Australians at home and abroad are continuing to call for Julian Assange's release as he awaits a decision on extradition from London to the Unites States.

Medibank keeps up fight after complaint probe bid loss

Medibank keeps up fight after complaint probe bid loss

Medibank keeps up fight after complaint probe bid loss

Medibank keeps up fight after complaint probe bid loss

The Federal Court has dismissed Medibank's bid to halt an investigation into a data breach that compromised personal details of millions of Australians.

Bus driver wins death by negligent driving appeal

Bus driver wins death by negligent driving appeal

Bus driver wins death by negligent driving appeal

Bus driver wins death by negligent driving appeal

A bus driver has successfully appealed her death by negligent driving conviction over a crash that killed a 42-year-old man and his young daughter.

Woman spared jail after intimidating gang rapist

Woman spared jail after intimidating gang rapist

Woman spared jail after intimidating gang rapist

Woman spared jail after intimidating gang rapist

A woman who pleaded guilty to intimidating notorious convicted gang rapist Mohammed Skaf has also been convicted but will serve her sentence in the community.

Teens in court over rugby star's 'horror' home invasion

Teens in court over rugby star's 'horror' home invasion

Teens in court over rugby star's 'horror' home invasion

Teens in court over rugby star's 'horror' home invasion

Two youths have been sentenced for their role in a violent home invasion in which a former Australian rugby international and family members were stabbed.

Businesses torched in lead-up to boxing match

Businesses torched in lead-up to boxing match

Businesses torched in lead-up to boxing match

Businesses torched in lead-up to boxing match

Two venues have been torched in the lead-up to a former bikie's boxing match and police say neither business is linked to an illegal tobacco conflict.

Police officer who tackled Iran protester avoids charge

Police officer who tackled Iran protester avoids charge

Police officer who tackled Iran protester avoids charge

Police officer who tackled Iran protester avoids charge

Neither an Australian Federal Police officer nor a protester he tackled will face criminal charges despite the latter ending up in hospital after the incident.

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Ex-NSW ministers to face trial for alleged corruption

Former NSW Labor ministers Eddie Obeid, Joe Tripodi and Tony Kelly will face a criminal trial over the alleged mishandling of a major water infrastructure bid.

Rise in burglary claims across Queensland: insurer

Break-ins are on the rise in Queensland, with some regions recording a doubling of home theft claims according to RACQ insurance.

Third person charged over record ice and cocaine haul

Police have charged another man after a record haul of methylamphetamine and cocaine during an operation on Tasmania's remote northwest coast.

Class action launched over 'unfair' Toyota dealer loans

A Melbourne law firm is seeking compensation for Toyota customers who it says were ripped off by unfair loans through car dealers.

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Young woman charged over final Sydney underworld 'hit'

Two people have been arrested over a fatal 2023 shooting, which police say was the final case yet to result in charges from deadly gang wars of the time.

Acting commissioner named for Queensland Police Force

Veteran Queensland Police officer Steve Gollschewski has been named acting commissioner, ahead of Commissioner Katarina Carroll's departure next week.

Taekwondo master faces court on triple murder charges

Lawyers for a taekwondo instructor accused of violently killing a boy and his parents have appeared in court while he recovers from stab wounds in hospital.

More detectives to aid search for Samantha Murphy

More detectives have been deployed to Ballarat to help search for missing mother Samantha Murphy, last seen more than two weeks ago.

Advancing AI fuels ‘epidemic’ of online financial scams

Criminal gangs are harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to launch sophisticated and widespread online scams, experts have warned.

Assange awaits decision after two-day UK hearing ends

Julian Assange faces a wait to see whether his final bid to bring an appeal over his extradition to the United States can go ahead at the High Court in London.

Assange charged for 'indiscriminate' naming of sources

Lawyers representing the US have defended their prosecution of Julian Assange and say his actions in revealing intelligence sources were "unprecedented".

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