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Trio on people smuggling charge as $300k, vapes seized

Trio on people smuggling charge as $300k, vapes seized

Police have seized hundreds of thousands of dollars as well as illegal vapes while investigating a failed people smuggling operation.

US school shooting kills three, probed as hate crime

US school shooting kills three, probed as hate crime

US school shooting kills three, probed as hate crime

US school shooting kills three, probed as hate crime

US authorities say a shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school that left two children dead and 17 wounded is being investigated as an act of domestic terrorism.

Politicians accused of inflaming fears over crime rates

Politicians accused of inflaming fears over crime rates

Politicians accused of inflaming fears over crime rates

Politicians accused of inflaming fears over crime rates

Two in three Australians are anxious about crime but experts say these fears are being exploited by politicians pursuing populist law and order agendas.

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Popular dating apps ban thousands for abuse, harassment

Popular dating apps ban thousands for abuse, harassment

The company behind some of Australia's most popular dating apps has banned or suspended 660,000 accounts as it pledges to strengthen user safety.

Loud bangs heard as police return to scene of slayings

Loud bangs heard as police return to scene of slayings

Onlookers have described hearing loud bangs similar to gunshots as police return to the scene where a dangerous fugitive gunned down two officers.

Daniel's legacy in law to protect kids from predators

Daniel's legacy in law to protect kids from predators

The parents of murdered schoolboy Daniel Morcombe are celebrating the establishment of a state public child sex offender registry but want it to go national.

Someone killed Woody but witnesses 'never' discussed it

Someone killed Woody but witnesses 'never' discussed it

Childhood friends involved in a late-night brawl that ended in a 23-year-old's death deny ever talking about who threw the killer punch.

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Brittany Higgins responds after $315k defamation loss

Brittany Higgins responds after $315k defamation loss

Brittany Higgins responds after $315k defamation loss

Brittany Higgins responds after $315k defamation loss

Brittany Higgins has used social media to reach out to her ex-boss Linda Reynolds after losing an expensive defamation battle with the former senator.

Larrikin dad remembered as inquest searches for answers

Larrikin dad remembered as inquest searches for answers

Larrikin dad remembered as inquest searches for answers

Larrikin dad remembered as inquest searches for answers

A meat worker who died at a small rural hospital after Q fever and a lung clot went undiagnosed has been remembered as a loving, playful dad.

Workers, union line up for share of $90m Qantas fine

Workers, union line up for share of $90m Qantas fine

Workers, union line up for share of $90m Qantas fine

Workers, union line up for share of $90m Qantas fine

A judge is deciding who should get payouts from a $90 million Qantas fine after the airline was ordered to pay the record penalty for illegally sacking staff.

Beloved skipper killed, four rescued after boat capsize

Beloved skipper killed, four rescued after boat capsize

Beloved skipper killed, four rescued after boat capsize

Beloved skipper killed, four rescued after boat capsize

A boat skipper has died and four people have been rescued after a charter boat capsized after hitting a dangerous sandbar, prompting a rescue effort.

Sovereign citizens: attack mirrors rise in radicalism

Sovereign citizens: attack mirrors rise in radicalism

Sovereign citizens: attack mirrors rise in radicalism

Sovereign citizens: attack mirrors rise in radicalism

The sovereign citizen movement in Australia is growing and a related pattern of extreme violence will continue unless there is a crackdown, an expert says.

Tennis coach who preyed on young students jailed

Tennis coach who preyed on young students jailed

Tennis coach who preyed on young students jailed

Tennis coach who preyed on young students jailed

A regional tennis coach will spend 12 months behind bars after admitting he sexually assaulted seven young female students.

Resources company fined millions for whistleblower harm

Resources company fined millions for whistleblower harm

Resources company fined millions for whistleblower harm

Resources company fined millions for whistleblower harm

A senior human rights lawyer says private companies are on notice over their treatment of those who expose wrongdoing after a multi-million dollar settlement.

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No extra message sent after DV victim knifed 78 times

A 22-year term handed to a violent parolee for brutally slaying his ex-partner won't be increased after it was found to be in line with "broadly similar" cases.

Search for masked vandals at fighter jet-linked factory

Footage has been released of three people allegedly involved in vandalising a metalworks with anti-Israeli messaging, after it was linked to fighter jet parts.

Search for fugitive over 'cold-blooded murder' of cops

Police are deploying every available resource as they hunt for an armed and dangerous gunman accused of killing two police officers and wounding another.

Killer teen driver cries over seven-year jail sentence

A teen will not be eligible for parole for four years after admitting he was responsible for a fatal crash that killed a 28-year-old man.

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Wiggles' court blue reveals resurgence, $7m earnings

The Wiggles and its blue-skivvied Anthony Field are being sued by the band's former boss who alleges he was undermined and excluded from crucial toy meetings.

'Yes, Your Honour': ex-cop accused of murder speaks

A former police officer has spoken in a court for the first time and more than a year since he was charged with the murder of a TV presenter and his partner.

Scores of childcare workers' clearances to be suspended

A gap allowing childcare workers accused of offences to keep working in one state will be closed, with more than 170 people in the firing line.

Victims' Commissioner resigns after DV hotline debacle

A state's Victims' Commissioner has resigned after damning findings from a review into a domestic violence helpline.

Four men charged after Brownlow Medal betting scandal

Police have laid more than 100 charges following a betting scandal on the AFL's most prestigious individual award, the Brownlow Medal.

Girl accused of attempted murder withdraws bail bid

A girl accused of stealing a vehicle in an attempt to reach an equine therapy centre then stabbing her foster carer remains behind bars.

Rapper Lil Nas X pleads not guilty to attacking police

Musician Lil Nas X has pleaded not guilty to three counts of battery with injury on a police officer and one count of resisting an executive officer.

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