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Gag order imposed on Trump after he lashes out at clerk

Gag order imposed on Trump after he lashes out at clerk

Former US president Donald Trump has been hit by a gag order after making - then deleting - a disparaging social media post about a judge's top law clerk.

14-yr-old suspect arrested after Bangkok mall shooting

14-yr-old suspect arrested after Bangkok mall shooting

14-yr-old suspect arrested after Bangkok mall shooting

14-yr-old suspect arrested after Bangkok mall shooting

Thai police have arrested a 14 year old, after three people were killed, and shoppers ran for their lives, in a shooting at a Bangkok mall.

Qld fire chief leaving after 'the toughest of times'

Qld fire chief leaving after 'the toughest of times'

Qld fire chief leaving after 'the toughest of times'

Qld fire chief leaving after 'the toughest of times'

Queensland's Fire and Emergency Services Commissioner Greg Leach has resigned and will leave his post by the end of the month.

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Sexual assaults plague Australia's mental health wards

Sexual assaults plague Australia's mental health wards

More than 1000 people reported being sexually assaulted or harassed during their time in Australian mental health wards.

Former treasurer wins battle to hide corruption report

Former treasurer wins battle to hide corruption report

A precedent in another case has allowed former Queensland deputy premier Jackie Trad to win her lengthy court battle against an anti-corruption watchdog.

No regrets for police in discounting gay man's killing

No regrets for police in discounting gay man's killing

A controversial interview by an ex-senior cop has become a point of contention at an inquiry into gay hate crimes as it examines the case of Scott Johnson.

Activist fined for anti-China placards deemed 'adverts'

Activist fined for anti-China placards deemed 'adverts'

An activist opposed to China's Communist government tried to argue that his right to protest outside that nation's consulate overruled a city council's laws.

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Man allegedly killed mother, cat while on bail

Man allegedly killed mother, cat while on bail

Man allegedly killed mother, cat while on bail

Man allegedly killed mother, cat while on bail

Police allege a man murdered his mother only one day after being bailed on charges of assaulting and choking her.

Mum behind lover's plot to kill ex gets 26 years' jail

Mum behind lover's plot to kill ex gets 26 years' jail

Mum behind lover's plot to kill ex gets 26 years' jail

Mum behind lover's plot to kill ex gets 26 years' jail

Biannca Edmunds will spend at least 20 years in prison after a plot to murder her ex-partner ended in his death as well as the death of her husband.

Trump labels New York fraud case 'scam' as trial begins

Trump labels New York fraud case 'scam' as trial begins

Trump labels New York fraud case 'scam' as trial begins

Trump labels New York fraud case 'scam' as trial begins

Donald Trump has looked on with crossed arms as a lawyer for New York's attorney general called him "materially inaccurate" in describing his finances to banks.

Facebook demands Twiggy docs in clickbait scam battle

Facebook demands Twiggy docs in clickbait scam battle

Facebook demands Twiggy docs in clickbait scam battle

Facebook demands Twiggy docs in clickbait scam battle

Facebook parent company Meta has issued a summons for billionaire Andrew Forrest to hand over documents it says his lawyers failed to disclose.

Two festival deaths renew push for free pill testing

Two festival deaths renew push for free pill testing

Two festival deaths renew push for free pill testing

Two festival deaths renew push for free pill testing

Drug safety advocates say it's going to be a dangerous summer unless the NSW government provides pill testing at music festivals, after the deaths of two men.

Teen 'cannot remember' stabbing man at train station

Teen 'cannot remember' stabbing man at train station

Teen 'cannot remember' stabbing man at train station

Teen 'cannot remember' stabbing man at train station

A 19-year-old who was drunk and possibly high on drugs when he fatally stabbed a Victorian father cannot remember the attack, his barrister says.

Trump says he will be in courtroom for New York trial

Trump says he will be in courtroom for New York trial

Trump says he will be in courtroom for New York trial

Trump says he will be in courtroom for New York trial

Former President Donald Trump has lashed out on social media against the judge presiding over a non-jury trial against him in New York.

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Accused murderer 'threw elderly resident from balcony'

A man has been charged with murdering an elderly resident by allegedly throwing him off a balcony in an attack described by police as callous and unprovoked.

Turkey strikes Kurdish targets after attack in Ankara

Turkey carried out air strikes in northern Iraq and destroyed 20 targets of outlawed Kurdish militant group after an attempted terrorist attack in Ankara.

Two men die after attending Sydney music festival

Two men in their 20s have died after attending a Sydney music festival in searing heat, as police busted more than 70 people with drugs at several events.

Six dead on Queensland roads during long weekend

Queensland's long weekend road toll has risen to six after five crashes in the state, including a collision on a sugarcane rail line that left two men dead.

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Woman charged over alleged role in card-skimming scheme

Financial Crime Squad detectives in Sydney have charged a third person as investigations into a $3.75 million international bank card-skimming scheme continue.

Renewed call to end festival drug dogs, strip searches

Calls to stop using sniffer dogs at music festivals and provide pill testing instead have escalated after damning data about the use of the canines.

Three men charged over scissor stabbing attack

Three men are set to appear before a Queensland court over a stabbing incident on the outskirts of Brisbane.

Student gunman kills three in Dutch university shooting

Dutch prosecutors reportedly warned a university about the erratic behaviour of a man before he allegedly shot and killed three people in the city of Rotterdam.

Three taken to hospital after stabbing incident

Police have established a crime scene where three people were injured in a stabbing incident in a suburb of Ipswich, southwest of Brisbane.

Going to slap the devil, says dad before brutal death

A former Kenyan presidential candidate has admitted killing his three-year-old son after grabbing a Bible and saying he was going to slap the devil.

Man acquitted after confessing he slit victim's throat

A man who admitted slitting the throat of murder victim William Chaplin has been deemed a compulsive liar or fantasist, and had his conviction overturned.

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