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'Disturbing' lockdown trend at youth detention centre

'Disturbing' lockdown trend at youth detention centre

Tasmania's custodial inspector has a described disturbing and unprecedented lockdowns at the state youth detention facility.

Former 'first bloke' convicted of sexual assault

Former 'first bloke' convicted of sexual assault

Former 'first bloke' convicted of sexual assault

Former 'first bloke' convicted of sexual assault

Tim Mathieson, the ex-partner of former prime minister Julia Gillard, has been convicted and fined $7000 after he sexually assaulted a friend.

Vic court fined close to $380k over employee's death

Vic court fined close to $380k over employee's death

Vic court fined close to $380k over employee's death

Vic court fined close to $380k over employee's death

Court Services Victoria has pleaded guilty to failing to provide and maintain a safe workplace after one of its workers took her own life.

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Wilkinson sues Ten for Lehrmann defamation suit costs

Wilkinson sues Ten for Lehrmann defamation suit costs

TV presenter Lisa Wilkinson claims Network Ten has refused to pay her legal bill of over $723,000 as she defends a defamation case by Bruce Lehrmann.

Six arrested and $1m in vapes seized in tobacco probe

Six arrested and $1m in vapes seized in tobacco probe

Police have seized $1 million worth of vapes as part of a probe into organised crime syndicates linked to the illicit tobacco trade, with six people arrested.

Million-dollar reward to crack brutal cold-case murder

Million-dollar reward to crack brutal cold-case murder

A $1 million reward has been posted for information about the death of John Giannopoulos in inner-city Sydney more than 20 years ago.

NRL hopeful's brother also accused of underworld murder

NRL hopeful's brother also accused of underworld murder

The brother of an NRL junior is the second man charged with the shooting murder of Sydney underworld figure Dejan Radulovic.

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Senators head off push to overturn ACT drug laws

Senators head off push to overturn ACT drug laws

Senators head off push to overturn ACT drug laws

Senators head off push to overturn ACT drug laws

An attempt by the shadow attorney-general to overrule ACT drug decriminalisation laws has been rejected in the Senate.

Fatal crash accused's dad in court for alleged cover-up

Fatal crash accused's dad in court for alleged cover-up

Fatal crash accused's dad in court for alleged cover-up

Fatal crash accused's dad in court for alleged cover-up

The father of a man charged over a deadly high-speed car crash has appeared in court charged with concealing the alleged offence and hindering police.

Man charged after body found in car at beach park

Man charged after body found in car at beach park

Man charged after body found in car at beach park

Man charged after body found in car at beach park

A man's body with stab wounds has been found in a car parked at a NSW Central Coast beach, while another man is in custody being treated for lacerations.

Ex-NSW police minister’s brother admits trafficking ice

Ex-NSW police minister’s brother admits trafficking ice

Ex-NSW police minister’s brother admits trafficking ice

Ex-NSW police minister’s brother admits trafficking ice

Joshua Toole, whose brother was NSW police minister, has pleaded guilty to one charge of trafficking ice and had 33 other charges withdrawn.

Breakthrough in mystery of 40-year-old set of bones

Breakthrough in mystery of 40-year-old set of bones

Breakthrough in mystery of 40-year-old set of bones

Breakthrough in mystery of 40-year-old set of bones

Police believe a mystery set of bones found 40 years ago on Kangaroo Island belonged to a man who went missing from NSW in the late 1970s.

Fatal bus crash driver ‘fears being tracked down’

Fatal bus crash driver ‘fears being tracked down’

Fatal bus crash driver ‘fears being tracked down’

Fatal bus crash driver ‘fears being tracked down’

A Newcastle magistrate has renewed an order that the address of Brett Button, the bus driver involved in a crash that killed 10 people, not be made public.

Baby prompted abused boy to turn in football fundraiser

Baby prompted abused boy to turn in football fundraiser

Baby prompted abused boy to turn in football fundraiser

Baby prompted abused boy to turn in football fundraiser

Adam Kneale has told a court how Graeme Hobbs sexually abused him for years before his daughter's birth prompted him to go to police.

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Desperate plea after three dead in 24 hours on SA roads

The annual death toll on South Australian roads is on track to eclipse recent years, with three more fatalities in one day.

'He has to answer': Rolfe submission delays NT inquest

An inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker will be delayed as the coroner considers a request by Zachary Rolfe for her to step aside.

Businessman a 'guinea pig' for never-proven charge

A barrister says his client who has been in custody for more than six months is being used to test out a law that is yet to ever be successfully prosecuted.

Murder accused walks from court after bail bid success

Murder-accused Peter John Wetzler, 65, has walked out of the Victorian Supreme Court with his wife and sister after he was granted bail.

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Man tried to buy meth from 'Chinese Amazon', court told

A man told an overseas seller on the Alibaba website that he wanted to "get around customs" by hiding methamphetamine in an order for rust treatment chemicals.

Premier to leave pro-Palestine protests in police hands

Pro-Palestine protests in Sydney can go ahead but there will be no tolerance of anti-Semitic hate speech, NSW Premier Chris Minns says.

Judge seeks more immunity in false imprisonment appeal

A judge has challenged court findings that he was not immune from being sued and should pay part of $300,000 to a man wrongfully imprisoned by his orders.

Dragons player stood down after hammer attack verdict

Dragons player Junior Amone and his father have been found guilty of assault after attacking a tradesman with a hammer near their Wollongong home.

Victoria latest Australian state to ban Nazi salute

The Nazi salute, or anything closely resembling it or a Nazi symbol will be outlawed in Victoria, which becomes the latest Australian state to legislate a ban.

The reason behind Cheng Lei's arrest revealed

In her first interview since returning home, journalist Cheng Lei has revealed she was arrested and jailed for three years in Beijing for breaking an embargo.

Hancock lawyers attack rivals in high-stakes trial

Gina Rinehart's lawyers have attacked two rival mining dynasties' billion-dollar claims for iron ore riches in closing arguments at a high-stakes legal battle.

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