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DV victims' payments to increase as part of reforms

DV victims' payments to increase as part of reforms

Victims of domestic violence in Queensland will receive greater compensation under proposed legislative amendments.

'Moral panic' over as NSW shifts on personal drug use

'Moral panic' over as NSW shifts on personal drug use

'Moral panic' over as NSW shifts on personal drug use

'Moral panic' over as NSW shifts on personal drug use

In a major overhaul of NSW drug laws, users caught with small amounts of illicit substances will be diverted to health counselling rather than court.

Order of Australia medallist denies stealth-rape

Order of Australia medallist denies stealth-rape

Order of Australia medallist denies stealth-rape

Order of Australia medallist denies stealth-rape

Sydney dermatologist Liang Joo Leow has faced the Victorian County Court, accused of raping another man by removing a condom without consent.

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Woman admits filming partner's bail bid for fatal crash

Woman admits filming partner's bail bid for fatal crash

A woman has pleaded guilty to filming her boyfriend during a bail hearing as he faced court over a high-speed crash in Sydney that killed two siblings.

Zach Rolfe asks coroner to recuse herself due to 'bias'

Zach Rolfe asks coroner to recuse herself due to 'bias'

A Northern Territory coroner has been asked to consider recusing herself from an inquest due to 'apprehended bias' against former police officer Zachary Rolfe.

No footage of final moments before police shooting

No footage of final moments before police shooting

Tactical decisions may be behind a lack of camera footage showing a man's final moments before police shot him dead during a stand-off, a court has heard.

Woman planned 'barbaric' woodchipper murder, court told

Woman planned 'barbaric' woodchipper murder, court told

Prosecutors claim a man was bashed over the head and fed through an industrial woodchipper as part of a plan to cash in from his inheritance.

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Two syndicates targeted in gang war over illegal smokes

Two syndicates targeted in gang war over illegal smokes

Two syndicates targeted in gang war over illegal smokes

Two syndicates targeted in gang war over illegal smokes

There have been 27 arson attacks on businesses across Victoria, almost all of them tobacco stores, in an ongoing feud between crime gangs.

Palmer fails last-minute legal challenge to referendum

Palmer fails last-minute legal challenge to referendum

Palmer fails last-minute legal challenge to referendum

Palmer fails last-minute legal challenge to referendum

Clive Palmer has failed in a court appeal to argue ticks should not count in Saturday's voice referendum but if they do then ‘X’ votes should count as well.

Heart attack triple-zero call not given right priority

Heart attack triple-zero call not given right priority

Heart attack triple-zero call not given right priority

Heart attack triple-zero call not given right priority

Ambulance Tasmania failed to give appropriate priority to a triple-zero call for a man suffering a heart attack, a coroner has ruled.

Cocaine ring sprung as one-year probe ends in $40m haul

Cocaine ring sprung as one-year probe ends in $40m haul

Cocaine ring sprung as one-year probe ends in $40m haul

Cocaine ring sprung as one-year probe ends in $40m haul

Two airport workers are among five Sydney men charged over an alleged attempt to import 100kg of cocaine worth an estimated $40 million.

Tensions in review of 'clogged' infrastructure pipeline

Tensions in review of 'clogged' infrastructure pipeline

Tensions in review of 'clogged' infrastructure pipeline

Tensions in review of 'clogged' infrastructure pipeline

One state government is warning a review of Australia's infrastructure pipeline should not result in cuts to funding for projects crucial to its rapid growth.

El Nino won't spare Qld from cyclones, storms and flood

El Nino won't spare Qld from cyclones, storms and flood

El Nino won't spare Qld from cyclones, storms and flood

El Nino won't spare Qld from cyclones, storms and flood

Cyclones and flooding remain on the cards for Queensland despite warmer and drier conditions from El Nino, with residents urged to prepare for storm season.

Bail denied for man over 100kg cocaine 'thought crime'

Bail denied for man over 100kg cocaine 'thought crime'

Bail denied for man over 100kg cocaine 'thought crime'

Bail denied for man over 100kg cocaine 'thought crime'

A man accused of a conspiracy to import $40 million of cocaine into Sydney has lost a bail bid after arguing he needed to be at home to look after his kids.

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Rally driver deaths inquest to probe speed, design

An inquest is expected to be held in mid-2024 into the deaths of four rally competitors in the space of two years at Targa Tasmania events.

Premier concerned Queenslanders 'don't feel safe'

The Queensland government is concerned about a police report which found many residents don't feel safe walking alone in their neighbourhood at night.

No delay: Berejiklian's spat with ICAC fast-tracked

A legal challenge by former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian to overturn ICAC's corruption findings will be heard as expeditiously as possible, a judge says.

Four gunmen at large following public fatal shooting

Tensions between organised crime groups over the tobacco trade are being looked at as police probe the fatal shooting of a man at a Melbourne shopping centre.

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Food delivery firm let poorly trained riders on streets

A food delivery service operating in four cities has been fined for not properly training hundreds of riders, leading to a warning for other app-based firms.

Man shot dead in targeted shopping centre attack

A man has been shot dead outside a Craigieburn shopping centre in Melbourne's north as police investigate what they believe was a targeted attack.

Man dies in hospital following alleged Lismore assault

An 89-year-old man who sustained critical head injuries and multiple fractures after an alleged assault in northern NSW has died in hospital.

Trump denies telling Aussie billionaire sub secrets

Donald Trump says allegations he disclosed confidential information about US submarines to Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt are "false and ridiculous".

Accused TV personality called 'rock spider', court told

TV networks and newspapers have argued a woman charged with child sex offences should be named after Queensland's laws were changed.

Qld ready for summer bushfires despite chief's exit

State Minister Mark Ryan says Queensland will be ready ahead of what looms as a hot summer following fire chief Greg Leach's resignation.

Virgin gamer jailed over hammer attack on sex worker

A virgin man who enjoyed watching violent pornography has been sentenced to nine years in prison after attacking a sex worker with a hammer in a Sydney hotel.

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