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Crowd map to try and make public spaces safer for women

Crowd map to try and make public spaces safer for women

An interactive map will pinpoint the public places where safety is an issue across NSW after a survey found two-in-three women don't feel safe after dark.

Half of Australian prisoners expect to become homeless

Half of Australian prisoners expect to become homeless

Half of Australian prisoners expect to become homeless

Half of Australian prisoners expect to become homeless

There's fresh insight into the challenges prisoners face with about half expecting to become homeless and a majority living with a mental health condition.

Serial rapist to be released with $800k NDIS support

Serial rapist to be released with $800k NDIS support

Serial rapist to be released with $800k NDIS support

Serial rapist to be released with $800k NDIS support

A court has ordered a violent rapist who sexually assaulted and attempted to murder a five-year-old girl be released from prison with $800,000 in NDIS support.

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Charges dropped against exporter over 2400 sheep deaths

Charges dropped against exporter over 2400 sheep deaths

Charges faced by Emanuel Exports over the deaths of thousands of sheep from heat stress aboard a vessel bound for the Middle East have been dropped.

'Broken' prison system sparks call for funding shake-up

'Broken' prison system sparks call for funding shake-up

An advocacy group is calling on the Victorian government to redirect money away from the state's prison system to get further ahead on justice reform.

Man accused of killing woman and her son to stand trial

Man accused of killing woman and her son to stand trial

Police alleged that the victims were attacked in the early hours of the morning with a long-handled kitchen knife and a meat cleaver.

Court greenlights $110m deal over AMP 'misconduct'

Court greenlights $110m deal over AMP 'misconduct'

A court has signed off on a $110 million class action settlement supported by shareholders stung by financial giant AMP charging people fees for no service.

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Murder charge dismissed over ex-bikie's shooting

Murder charge dismissed over ex-bikie's shooting

Murder charge dismissed over ex-bikie's shooting

Murder charge dismissed over ex-bikie's shooting

One of 10 men accused of planning the shooting death of a former Mongols motorcycle gang member will not face trial.

Porsche-driving book-keeper 'wilfully blind' to fraud

Porsche-driving book-keeper 'wilfully blind' to fraud

Porsche-driving book-keeper 'wilfully blind' to fraud

Porsche-driving book-keeper 'wilfully blind' to fraud

Christopher Guillan dealt with millions defrauded from taxpayers, but his lawyer says he was tricked after falling into the orbit of a jailed conspirator.

Families of gay hate victims 'reliving a nightmare'

Families of gay hate victims 'reliving a nightmare'

Families of gay hate victims 'reliving a nightmare'

Families of gay hate victims 'reliving a nightmare'

Loved ones of LGBTQI people killed in suspected or confirmed hate crimes have spoken of their grief as a landmark NSW inquiry comes to an end.

Serial rapist admits 'horrific' garden bed attack

Serial rapist admits 'horrific' garden bed attack

Serial rapist admits 'horrific' garden bed attack

Serial rapist admits 'horrific' garden bed attack

A man extradited from Western Australia has admitted the "horrific" rape and assault of a 24-year-old woman in regional Victoria almost four decades ago.

'Defensive' police missed opportunity in gay hate probe

'Defensive' police missed opportunity in gay hate probe

'Defensive' police missed opportunity in gay hate probe

'Defensive' police missed opportunity in gay hate probe

A special inquiry into suspected gay hate crimes in NSW has heard police took an "adversarial" approach to the landmark probe.

Military shouldn't 'blindly follow orders', court hears

Military shouldn't 'blindly follow orders', court hears

Military shouldn't 'blindly follow orders', court hears

Military shouldn't 'blindly follow orders', court hears

Lawyers for David McBride are defending his leaking of classified information about war crime allegations, saying it was in the public interest.

Failure to give CPR before aged care resident's death

Failure to give CPR before aged care resident's death

Failure to give CPR before aged care resident's death

Failure to give CPR before aged care resident's death

Staff at an aged care home failed to perform CPR on a resident who died from heart failure because they incorrectly thought he had a do-not-resuscitate order.

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Man jailed for killing neighbour in drunken row

A man who murdered his neighbour during a drunken argument, and then told triple zero "I'm going to jail", will spend up to 23 years in prison.

Man denied parole over 'cold-blooded' murder of brother

A Supreme Court judge noted that a teenage killer treated his questioning by police as a "game" and tried to see how long he could deceive them.

Family of Perth man who died in custody demands justice

The grieving family of an Indigenous man who died in custody say the father of three begged prison officers for medical help.

Prison officer cleared for shooting escaping inmate

A NSW prison officer has been cleared of murder and manslaughter charges after shooting escaping inmate Dwayne Johnstone as he ran from custody in shackles.

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War crime whistleblower defends leaking classified info

Lawyers for a whistleblower who revealed allegations of soldiers committing war crimes argue his duty to Australia trumps orders to keep the information secret.

Accused deny murder plot after fatal 'drug ripoff'

Four people charged after a Tinder date led to the death of a man in a botched robbery have denied they broke into his Sydney home with an intention to kill.

'Lengthy' wait for wheelchair taxi before fatal mishap

A coroner investigating a fatal wheelchair mishap involving a 78-year-old says he wouldn't have died if an accessible taxi arrived during his 45-minute wait.

Boss slapped strung-up apprentice at Christmas party

Steven Yousif has admitted bullying two carpentry apprentices during a two-year period at his Melbourne business.

Caddick's husband gives up fight for fraudster's goods

The husband of deceased fraudster Melissa Caddick will walk away with a handful of luxury goods with other items to be sold and funds returned to investors.

Climate protesters wait on challenge to parliament law

A group of 13 Extinction Rebellion protesters face up to three years in jail for allegedly disrupting parliament for three minutes with anti-fossil fuel chants.

Dozens of refugees released from detention

In the wake of a landmark decision by the High Court, 80 detainees have been released from immigration detention.

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