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Family grieves for father killed on late night dog walk

Family grieves for father killed on late night dog walk

A man found dead after failing to return home from a dog walk has been described as a devoted father, as police continue to hunt for his suspected killer.

Family violence survivors offered better compo chance

Family violence survivors offered better compo chance

Family violence survivors offered better compo chance

Family violence survivors offered better compo chance

Proposed law reforms would make it easier for victims of family and domestic violence to seek compensation in property disputes and settlements.

Criminal minds: Lecturer gets $350k to talk to killers

Criminal minds: Lecturer gets $350k to talk to killers

Criminal minds: Lecturer gets $350k to talk to killers

Criminal minds: Lecturer gets $350k to talk to killers

A Melbourne criminologist has been awarded a $350,000 grant to interview murderers in a bid to help police locate missing bodies.

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Teen in coma after allegedly dragged two km by car

Teen in coma after allegedly dragged two km by car

A 19-year-old man has been charged after a 15-year-old boy was allegedly dragged by a car two kilometres through Sydney's western suburbs.

'Sorry doesn't cut it' AFL players launch class action

'Sorry doesn't cut it' AFL players launch class action

Seven former players have launched a class action lawsuit against the AFL, alleging years of racism tolerated within the sport left them with severe trauma.

Pat Dodson: from deaths in custody commission to voice

Pat Dodson: from deaths in custody commission to voice

Labor Senator Pat Dodson is on leave while he battles cancer. He believes the generosity of Australians means the voice to parliament referendum can succeed.

Man charged after woman dies in crash with stolen car

Man charged after woman dies in crash with stolen car

A man has been charged after an alleged carjacking and high-speed collision that killed a woman on the Sunshine Coast.

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Russian billionaire businessman loses sanctions fight

Russian billionaire businessman loses sanctions fight

Russian billionaire businessman loses sanctions fight

Russian billionaire businessman loses sanctions fight

A court has upheld a decision by Foreign Minister Penny Wong to re-impose sanctions against a Russian billionaire following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

JP admits forging warrants, child removal orders

JP admits forging warrants, child removal orders

JP admits forging warrants, child removal orders

JP admits forging warrants, child removal orders

A Queensland woman has been sentenced over forged arrest warrants and orders for the removal of children that authorities thought were valid.

Cars, gold and jewellery seized in criminal assets raid

Cars, gold and jewellery seized in criminal assets raid

Cars, gold and jewellery seized in criminal assets raid

Cars, gold and jewellery seized in criminal assets raid

High-end sports cars, designer handbags and watches, and other goods have been seized as NSW Police use enhanced powers to target alleged criminal bosses.

Bikie boss refused leave to appeal trafficking sentence

Bikie boss refused leave to appeal trafficking sentence

Bikie boss refused leave to appeal trafficking sentence

Bikie boss refused leave to appeal trafficking sentence

Queensland bikie boss Ian Crowden has failed in a bid to seek leave to appeal against a trafficking sentence after pleading guilty to an "array of criminality".

Jury finds boyfriend guilty of Melbourne mum's murder

Jury finds boyfriend guilty of Melbourne mum's murder

Jury finds boyfriend guilty of Melbourne mum's murder

Jury finds boyfriend guilty of Melbourne mum's murder

Ricardo Barbaro, the boyfriend of Melbourne mum Ellie Price, has been found guilty of her stabbing murder in 2020 following a third trial.

Woman helped hide grandmother on the run with boy

Woman helped hide grandmother on the run with boy

Woman helped hide grandmother on the run with boy

Woman helped hide grandmother on the run with boy

A 72-year-old woman has been sentenced after admitting she helped a grandmother hide a child from authorities by giving them a place to stay.

Dawson to wait longer for parole after sex with student

Dawson to wait longer for parole after sex with student

Dawson to wait longer for parole after sex with student

Dawson to wait longer for parole after sex with student

Convicted wife-murderer Christopher Dawson has had one year added to his non-parole period for having a unlawful sexual relationship with one of his students.

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Tasered woman walked to ambulance before hospital death

A woman has died in Newcastle after police attempted to arrest her when she allegedly threatened multiple people with an axe.

Defence in court over soldiers' crocodile mauling

The Department of Defence has faced court accused of failing in its work health and safety duties after two soldiers were attacked by a crocodile in 2021.

MacGill charged over drug deal tied to 'kidnapping'

Ex-Australian cricket star Stuart MacGill will face court charged over an alleged cocaine deal that led to his purported kidnapping.

Dog walker's CBD death sparks homicide investigation

Police are investigating after a Geelong woman found her 40-year-old husband dead by his car in the city's CBD.

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Call to remove children from 'monster’ detention centre

Legal and social services organisations say children detained at Tasmania's Ashley Youth Detention Centre should be immediately moved elsewhere.

Airbnb superhost jailed for raping tourist employee

An Airbnb superhost who raped a Japanese tourist he hired to clean his rural Victorian property has been jailed for up to six-and-a-half years.

Biden's son Hunter hit with criminal gun charge

Hunter Biden, the son of US President Joe Biden, has been indicted on three charges over a weapons violation.

Woodside to halt undersea testing for legal challenge

Woodside Energy has been ordered to suspend undersea survey work on its $16.5 billion Scarborough gas project amid a challenge over its legality.

Bullied Jewish students win apology, $400k from state

Victoria must apologise and pay more than $400,000 to students who experienced anti-Semitic bullying and harassment at a state school, a judge has ordered.

'This is war': five on trial over slain bikie boss

Five men are on trial for murder after a falling out between motorcycle gangs allegedly led to a president of the Bandidos being shot while in bed at home.

Regional doctor in Sydney court on child abuse charges

A suspended regional NSW doctor is accused of recording intimate images without consent and producing child abuse material.

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