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Man accused of exposing himself to children at beach

Man accused of exposing himself to children at beach

A man has been charged after he allegedly exposed himself to teenage girls and performed a lewd act near the water at St Kilda beach.

Arrests over robbery at fatal mushroom meal home

Arrests over robbery at fatal mushroom meal home

Arrests over robbery at fatal mushroom meal home

Arrests over robbery at fatal mushroom meal home

Two people are expected to be charged over an alleged burglary at the Victorian home of accused mushroom meal murderer Erin Patterson.

Cars torched days after suspected gang-linked shooting

Cars torched days after suspected gang-linked shooting

Cars torched days after suspected gang-linked shooting

Cars torched days after suspected gang-linked shooting

Police suspect two cars found torched in suburban Melbourne could be linked to an earlier shooting, which was reportedly connected to a gangland figure.

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Police comb beaches as new cocaine packages wash ashore

Police comb beaches as new cocaine packages wash ashore

As more cocaine 'bricks' wash ashore between Sydney and Newcastle, NSW Crime Command detectives have joined the investigation into their origins.

Woman pays tribute to friend killed in stabbing attack

Woman pays tribute to friend killed in stabbing attack

A woman seriously wounded and a witness to her friend's alleged stabbing murder has called for the community to rally around her family.

Russia moves Navalny to a prison in the Arctic

Russia moves Navalny to a prison in the Arctic

Alexei Navalny has been moved to a penal colony in an Arctic region of northern Russia, the jailed opposition leader's spokeswoman says.

Cocaine bricks covered in barnacles wash up on beaches

Cocaine bricks covered in barnacles wash up on beaches

Beachgoers in NSW are being urged by the police to hand in any bricks of cocaine they find that washed up on the state's beaches.

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Border agents block massive drug imports over 12 months

Border agents block massive drug imports over 12 months

Border agents block massive drug imports over 12 months

Border agents block massive drug imports over 12 months

Drug smugglers tried to bring more than double the amount of cocaine into Australia over the last financial year than they did the year before, authorities say.

Judge gets to work as Lehrmann’s defamation trial ends

Judge gets to work as Lehrmann’s defamation trial ends

Judge gets to work as Lehrmann’s defamation trial ends

Judge gets to work as Lehrmann’s defamation trial ends

As the defamation trial by Bruce Lehrmann over a Ten report on Brittany Higgins' rape allegation concludes, all eyes now turn to the judge who oversaw the case.

Accused 12-year-old killer threatens to 'burn' facility

Accused 12-year-old killer threatens to 'burn' facility

Accused 12-year-old killer threatens to 'burn' facility

Accused 12-year-old killer threatens to 'burn' facility

A 12-year-old girl charged with murdering a woman in her 30s has had her bail extended despite a state department fighting to revoke it.

Higgins left 'bread crumb' lies to keep job, court told

Higgins left 'bread crumb' lies to keep job, court told

Higgins left 'bread crumb' lies to keep job, court told

Higgins left 'bread crumb' lies to keep job, court told

After being found naked in a minister's office, Brittany Higgins left a false trail to avoid a career-limiting moment and retain her job, a judge has heard.

Accused child people smugglers to get $27.5m compo

Accused child people smugglers to get $27.5m compo

Accused child people smugglers to get $27.5m compo

Accused child people smugglers to get $27.5m compo

Indonesian children who claimed they were wrongly detained as adults by the Commonwealth will receive more than $27 million in compensation.

Doctor murder accused has charge dropped, home for Xmas

Doctor murder accused has charge dropped, home for Xmas

Doctor murder accused has charge dropped, home for Xmas

Doctor murder accused has charge dropped, home for Xmas

Jacinta Davila is no longer accused of murdering top Adelaide doctor Michael Yung with her partner Kerem Aydin but still faces charges of assisting an offender.

Man in court for touching 33 women at Melbourne club

Man in court for touching 33 women at Melbourne club

Man in court for touching 33 women at Melbourne club

Man in court for touching 33 women at Melbourne club

An accused serial groper has faced court charged with inappropriately touching 33 women at a nightclub on Melbourne's Chapel Street.

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Origin Energy accused of failing vulnerable customers

Victoria's Essential Services Commission has launched civil penalty proceedings in the Supreme Court against energy retailer Origin Energy.

Stabbing murder accused's blood to be tested for drugs

A court has granted an urgent forensic order for police to obtain blood samples from a woman charged with murder to test for the presence of drugs.

Gunman kills 15 in rampage in Czech Republic

A student has shot his father and opened fire in a university building in Prague, killing 15 people and injuring 25 in the Czech Republic’s worst mass shooting.

Refugee freed of ankle cuff and curfew after court bid

A Sudanese refugee is no longer forced to wear an ankle monitoring bracelet nor abide by a daily curfew after taking his case to the High Court.

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Police urged to apologise for handling of hate crimes

At a time when discrimination and violence against LGBTQI people was rife, many victims were unable to turn to police for help, a government inquiry has found.

Lehrmann a 'fundamentally dishonest' man, Ten says

Broadcaster Ten has accused Bruce Lehrmann of making bizarre and absurd lies around his alleged rape of Brittany Higgins, which the network says did occur.

NSW police failed victims of gay hate crimes: inquiry

Mandatory training for police about the LGBTQI community and investigating possible hate crimes has been recommended by a special inquiry into unsolved murders.

Secret cop pleads not guilty to drink driving

A police officer whose identity is secret for 40 years after allegedly dumping a work car following a drunken crash in a Sydney tunnel has pleaded not guilty.

Woman charged over fatal suburban home attack

A woman has been charged with murder after allegedly entering a Brisbane apartment and stabbing another woman multiple times.

Woman dead, another injured after 'random' stabbing

A man charged with stabbing two women, killing one, shortly after being released into the community from a mental health facility has been remanded in custody.

Ex-premier's cop son awaits fate over false claims

The policeman son of former NSW premier Kristina Keneally's false statement led to a man's detention, but his lawyers have asked for him to be spared jail.

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