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Three people, gunman dead in California bar shooting

Three people, gunman dead in California bar shooting

Four people including a gunman have been killed in a shooting at a Southern California biker bar, Orange County Sheriff’s officials say.

Man had crowbar for 'scare tactics' before fatal punch

Man had crowbar for 'scare tactics' before fatal punch

Man had crowbar for 'scare tactics' before fatal punch

Man had crowbar for 'scare tactics' before fatal punch

Michael Collins says he grabbed a crowbar for "scare tactics" in a confrontation with two men before Shannon Finemore was fatally punched in November 2020.

Builder sues $3.6 billion resort for cost 'breaches'

Builder sues $3.6 billion resort for cost 'breaches'

Builder sues $3.6 billion resort for cost 'breaches'

Builder sues $3.6 billion resort for cost 'breaches'

The builder delivering Brisbane's new Queen's Wharf resort and casino has sued the project's backers claiming more than $400 million in additional costs.

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Dogs ate Dad: son's theory in father's disappearance

Dogs ate Dad: son's theory in father's disappearance

Damien Dickie formed a theory the day he arrived at his missing father's home and met the woman accused of murdering him climbing a locked gate.

Judge urges mediation in Reynolds' defamation cases

Judge urges mediation in Reynolds' defamation cases

A judge has urged for Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds' defamation cases against Brittany Higgins and David Sharaz to go to mediation amid mental health concerns.

Safes and security for secrets in Roberts-Smith appeal

Safes and security for secrets in Roberts-Smith appeal

The judges hearing ex-soldier Ben Roberts-Smith's defamation appeal should expect extra security measures to protect sensitive information, a court has heard.

Second Vic police officer sacked over photo scandal

Second Vic police officer sacked over photo scandal

Two Victoria Police officers have been fired and two others have been suspended after photos of dead people were allegedly found on their phones.

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Sisters hope to put trauma behind them as abuser jailed

Sisters hope to put trauma behind them as abuser jailed

Sisters hope to put trauma behind them as abuser jailed

Sisters hope to put trauma behind them as abuser jailed

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer has been jailed 15 years for sexually abusing two Melbourne sisters when they were students between 2004 and 2007.

Ardent settles shareholder suit over Dreamworld tragedy

Ardent settles shareholder suit over Dreamworld tragedy

Ardent settles shareholder suit over Dreamworld tragedy

Ardent settles shareholder suit over Dreamworld tragedy

Dreamworld's parent company has settled a shareholder lawsuit that claimed losses following the deadly accident at the Gold Coast theme park in 2016.

Sisters validated after ultra-Orthodox abuser jailed

Sisters validated after ultra-Orthodox abuser jailed

Sisters validated after ultra-Orthodox abuser jailed

Sisters validated after ultra-Orthodox abuser jailed

Sisters sexually abused and groomed by their former ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer felt validated as a judge jailed her for 15 years.

Accused teen groomer fears jail risk with bail denial

Accused teen groomer fears jail risk with bail denial

Accused teen groomer fears jail risk with bail denial

Accused teen groomer fears jail risk with bail denial

A 55-year-old man who faces 21 charges over the alleged grooming and sexual abuse of a teenage boy and girl has failed in his bid for release.

Police 'indifference' may have stymied gay murder probe

Police 'indifference' may have stymied gay murder probe

Police 'indifference' may have stymied gay murder probe

Police 'indifference' may have stymied gay murder probe

The unsolved killing of a man who declined to go to police after being savagely beaten at a known gay beat has come under renewed scrutiny at a NSW inquiry.

Gold Coast councillor to plead not guilty to murder

Gold Coast councillor to plead not guilty to murder

Gold Coast councillor to plead not guilty to murder

Gold Coast councillor to plead not guilty to murder

A Gold Coast city councillor intends pleading not guilty to murdering his mother's partner amid claims of domestic abuse, his lawyer says.

P-plate driver waits to learn fate for killing students

P-plate driver waits to learn fate for killing students

P-plate driver waits to learn fate for killing students

P-plate driver waits to learn fate for killing students

Tyrell Edwards will soon learn how long he spends in jail for the deaths of five high school students killed when his speeding ute crashed.

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Uproar over teen's sentence for screwdriver killing

A teen could walk free in two years for arming himself with a screwdriver and killing a 17-year-old who was trying to diffuse a fight at a birthday party.

Bail for man charged over bikie shooting murder

One of 10 men charged with murder after the "execution style" shooting of bikie gang defector Shane Bowden in October 2020 has been granted bail.

New top cop, review after 'tumultuous' years for NT

The NT hopes to draw a line in the sand after three tough years for police, with a new chief and a comprehensive review of the force.

MP told cops child abuse admission 'to protect family'

An MP on trial for child sexual abuse charges says he wrote a note admitting the crimes to protect his family and the alleged victim but he's not guilty.

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Human rights fury over bid to amend Youth Justice Act

A last-minute announcement of planned legislative amendments to the Youth Justice Act have outraged opposition parties in Queensland.

Elly Warren's family labels AFP assistance 'a shambles'

The distraught family of a young woman murdered in Mozambique want a coroner to order federal police to open a homicide investigation into her death.

Man eligible for release after selling drugs to cop

A man is freshly eligible for parole after he put together a successful appeal against his sentence for selling drugs to an undercover cop.

Woodside activists hit with violence restraining orders

A WA court has granted violence restraining orders against a group of climate activists who allegedly targeted the home of Woodside Energy's chief executive.

Dead mum's sister admits lying in her murder trial

The sister of Melbourne woman Ellie Pice, who was found fatally stabbed in her home, has admitted lying during court hearings for her accused killer.

Teen jailed a decade for gang bashing that killed boy

A teenager who took part in a prolonged attack that killed a 16-year-old boy posted online hours beforehand that he was "bashing someone today, lmao".

'Labourers' offered $10k to stash $150m drug haul

Two men caught dismantling industrial machinery containing over 230kg of cocaine and meth have said they were just labourers hired to retrieve the drugs.

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