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Judge questions crown case against murder-accused mum

Judge questions crown case against murder-accused mum

A jury has been discharged in the trial of a woman accused of murdering her 26-year-old son by giving him an overdose of prescription drugs in a fruit smoothie.

Murder charges dropped for brothers over bikie shooting

Murder charges dropped for brothers over bikie shooting

Murder charges dropped for brothers over bikie shooting

Murder charges dropped for brothers over bikie shooting

A senior Comanchero bikie and his brother have pleaded guilty to their involvement in a 2014 gang shooting after murder charges against them were dropped.

Freeway driver 'cursed by witch' before killing cops

Freeway driver 'cursed by witch' before killing cops

Freeway driver 'cursed by witch' before killing cops

Freeway driver 'cursed by witch' before killing cops

A trucking boss has denied his worker told him he was tired before getting into a 19-tonne semi-trailer and ploughing into four police officers.

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'I messed up': Beale called agent after rape allegation

'I messed up': Beale called agent after rape allegation

Kurtley Beale called his player-agent Isaac Moses and told him he had "messed up", after being confronted with sexual assault allegations, a court has heard.

Mokbel claims Gobbo encouraged him to flee to Greece

Mokbel claims Gobbo encouraged him to flee to Greece

Drug kingpin Tony Mokbel has given evidence in the Victorian Supreme Court as he tries to fight his drug trafficking convictions.

'Misgivings' about Roberts-Smith not fatal, court told

'Misgivings' about Roberts-Smith not fatal, court told

A judge's dismissal of evidence from Ben Roberts-Smith and his military colleagues did not mean he cruelly executed defenceless prisoners, a court has heard.

Fugitive sex killer had bag of uniforms, badges: police

Fugitive sex killer had bag of uniforms, badges: police

Investigators are unsure how or why fugitive sex killer Trent Jennings allegedly acquired a bag of authentic police uniforms.

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Reform call after baby’s gay aunt refused as carer

Reform call after baby’s gay aunt refused as carer

Reform call after baby’s gay aunt refused as carer

Reform call after baby’s gay aunt refused as carer

Advocacy groups want legal changes after an adoption agency refused to consider an Aboriginal baby's aunt as a carer because she was in same-sex relationship.

Teammates heard Titmuss screaming before training death

Teammates heard Titmuss screaming before training death

Teammates heard Titmuss screaming before training death

Teammates heard Titmuss screaming before training death

A former Manly player says their training was a "nine out of 10" for intensity on the day Keith Titmuss had a seizure and later died.

Indigenous prison inmate dies in custody

Indigenous prison inmate dies in custody

Indigenous prison inmate dies in custody

Indigenous prison inmate dies in custody

A 51-year-old Aboriginal inmate from West Australia's maximum security Hakea prison has died in hospital after a medical episode.

Palmer loses appeals in resort, election fraud cases

Palmer loses appeals in resort, election fraud cases

Palmer loses appeals in resort, election fraud cases

Palmer loses appeals in resort, election fraud cases

Queensland's Court of Appeal has dismissed applications by Clive Palmer and his Coolum resort relating to charges before Brisbane Magistrates Court.

Judge accused of assault too unwell to appear in court

Judge accused of assault too unwell to appear in court

Judge accused of assault too unwell to appear in court

Judge accused of assault too unwell to appear in court

A Tasmanian judge accused of emotional abuse or intimidation, as well as assault, has failed to appear in court because he was feeling unwell.

AFL star Clayton Oliver fined for suspended driving

AFL star Clayton Oliver fined for suspended driving

AFL star Clayton Oliver fined for suspended driving

AFL star Clayton Oliver fined for suspended driving

AFL midfielder Clayton Oliver has pleaded guilty to getting behind the wheel after VicRoads suspended his licence for medical reasons.

Expired NSW DV policy 'sets up police to fail'

Expired NSW DV policy 'sets up police to fail'

Expired NSW DV policy 'sets up police to fail'

Expired NSW DV policy 'sets up police to fail'

The domestic violence policy for NSW Police has not been reviewed for years and includes no mention of coercive control offences that will soon be introduced.

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Trio on trial for conspiracy involving moving children

Three people, including a doctor, have pleaded not guilty to charges relating to the removal of children from Queensland to NSW.

Accused man says girlfriend's death a terrible accident

A 29-year-old man charged with negligent manslaughter some 10 months after his girlfriend's death told police the fatal incident was a terrible accident.

Four arrested, one charged after grandmother stabbed

A 15-year-old has been charged and another four boys have been arrested after a 70-year-old woman was fatally stabbed outside a Queensland shopping centre.

'Hottest ever' training: Manly teammate tells inquest

An inquiry into the death of Manly player Keith Titmuss has been told the rising NRL star probably died of exertional heat stroke after a training drill.

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Flawed logic in Roberts-Smith findings, barrister says

Findings that Ben Roberts-Smith was involved in war crimes were based on implausible evidence, speculation and illogical leaps, an appeals court has heard.

Letter key to murder probe as police post $1m reward

Police have posted a $1 million reward for information leading them to the people responsible for the murder of 33-year-old Melbourne woman Penny Galanopoulos.

Woman feared being hated for airing Beale rape claim

A woman who claims rugby star Kurtley Beale sexually assaulted her in a pub toilet was worried she wouldn't be believed, a jury has been told

Prison staff watch on as Aboriginal man dies in custody

Prison staff watched an Aboriginal prisoner as he died and did not enter his cell for 17 minutes after be became unconscious, a coroner has been told.

Man denies throwing much loved chicken to alligators

A high-profile lawyer representing a man accused of throwing a chicken to alligators said the allegation was like something out of an Attenborough documentary.

Two men accused of smuggling 139kg of cocaine in buses

Two men are potentially facing life in prison, accused of importing $45 million worth of cocaine that was stashed inside a fleet of luxury buses.

Man admits murdering both parents in Brisbane home

A man has pleaded guilty to two counts of murder nearly four years after his parents were found dead in their home in Brisbane's north in May 2020.

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