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'Sadistic': UK nurse jailed for life after baby murders

'Sadistic': UK nurse jailed for life after baby murders

Nurse Lucy Letby, Britain's most prolific serial child killer in modern times, will spend the rest of her life behind bars for murdering seven newborn babies.

MP fighting child abuse charges 'confessed to wife'

MP fighting child abuse charges 'confessed to wife'

MP fighting child abuse charges 'confessed to wife'

MP fighting child abuse charges 'confessed to wife'

West Australian MP James Hayward sent an email to his wife admitting child abuse before he was charged, his trial has been told.

Off-duty officer confronted knife-wielding neighbour

Off-duty officer confronted knife-wielding neighbour

Off-duty officer confronted knife-wielding neighbour

Off-duty officer confronted knife-wielding neighbour

An off-duty officer has told an inquest she has never encountered anything like the rage in Damon Savage when she confronted the knife-wielding neighbour.

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Rolfe told slain DV victim she made up a 'silly story'

Rolfe told slain DV victim she made up a 'silly story'

Kumarn Rubuntja was told by then NT police officer Zachary Rolfe that she made up a story about her violent partner, months before he ran over and killed her.

'Very good friend' extradited for man's alleged murder

'Very good friend' extradited for man's alleged murder

A man told his neighbour the woman now accused of murdering him was a "very good friend", but reacted awkwardly when she said she would be staying with him.

Call for nation-leading sexual offences court in ACT

Call for nation-leading sexual offences court in ACT

The ACT is reviewing how the criminal justice system manages sexual offences, as advocates call for a nation-leading specialist court.

Slave kills dominatrix's boyfriend in 'harebrain' plan

Slave kills dominatrix's boyfriend in 'harebrain' plan

The "slave "of Melbourne dominatrix Heide Bos has admitted the murder of her boyfriend after his "harebrain" plan to confront him ended in the man's death.

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Selfie and ute found in mystery of missing tradie

Selfie and ute found in mystery of missing tradie

Selfie and ute found in mystery of missing tradie

Selfie and ute found in mystery of missing tradie

Police hold grave fears for a man missing for days as they step up their search after finding a phone near a walking track and his ute in wetlands.

'Nose is ready': lawyer sentenced for drugs with client

'Nose is ready': lawyer sentenced for drugs with client

'Nose is ready': lawyer sentenced for drugs with client

'Nose is ready': lawyer sentenced for drugs with client

A Gold Coast lawyer has been given a suspended jail sentence for drug possession including consuming a line of cocaine with a client just released on parole.

Ongoing court matter for corrupt former NSW politician

Ongoing court matter for corrupt former NSW politician

Ongoing court matter for corrupt former NSW politician

Ongoing court matter for corrupt former NSW politician

Former NSW MP Daryl Maguire did not enter a plea when he faced court charged with giving false evidence to a public inquiry linked to his business interests.

Man found not guilty of pool hall shooting murder

Man found not guilty of pool hall shooting murder

Man found not guilty of pool hall shooting murder

Man found not guilty of pool hall shooting murder

A jury has found Sekonaia Vave not guilty of murder and attempted murder over the drive-by shooting of two men outside a Melbourne pool hall.

Man jailed for 'horrific' murder of uncle in bed attack

Man jailed for 'horrific' murder of uncle in bed attack

Man jailed for 'horrific' murder of uncle in bed attack

Man jailed for 'horrific' murder of uncle in bed attack

Prosecutors were unable to present a full explanation for why a drug-addicted young man attacked and killed his uncle while he lay defenceless.

Former childcare worker on more than 1600 charges

Former childcare worker on more than 1600 charges

Former childcare worker on more than 1600 charges

Former childcare worker on more than 1600 charges

A former childcare worker's matter has been brought before Brisbane Magistrates Court after he was accused of committing more than 1600 child abuse offences.

Class action over AMP's misconduct settles for $110m

Class action over AMP's misconduct settles for $110m

Class action over AMP's misconduct settles for $110m

Class action over AMP's misconduct settles for $110m

Financial giant AMP has agreed to pay $110 million to angry shareholders suing over misconduct revealed at the banking royal commission.

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Former TV host O'Keefe charged over alleged AVO breach

Media personality Andrew O'Keefe will remain behind bars after he was arrested in Sydney for allegedly contravening an apprehended violence order.

Two men charged over deliberately lighting Qld blazes

Queensland police have arrested and charged two men they believe were behind a dozen bushfires that destroyed 13 houses and razed thousands of hectares of land.

US judge calls Trump defamation appeal bid 'frivolous'

A US judge has called Donald Trump's appeal to dismiss a defamation suit against him as frivolous and refused the former president's bid to delay the trial.

British nurse murdered seven newborn babies

A neonatal nurse in a British hospital has been found guilty of murdering seven newborn babies and trying to kill another six babies.

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Man dead, multiple people injured in four-car crash

Police are searching for two men who reportedly fled the scene of a multiple-vehicle crash in Victoria that killed one man and injured several other people.

Underworld figure jailed after man killed, body burnt

Michael Jay Evans has been jailed for manslaughter having indicated he intends to disclose the location of a man's remains, eight years after burning the body.

Legal challenge to Woodside's offshore seismic testing

Traditional owners have mounted legal action against Woodside, claiming it failed to consult before beginning seismic testing for its Scarborough gas project.

'Puppets' charged over tobacco trade firebombings

Police have arrested four people over a series of arson attacks on tobacconists, which are believed to have been orchestrated by the illegal tobacco trade.

High stakes as billionaire's crypto gambling firm sued

Stake, a crypto gambling firm backed by hip hop star Drake, has been accused of trading off the reputation of a trading and investment firm with the same name.

'Impulsive' serial sex offender to remain behind bars

A serial sex offender with a long history of randomly attacking women in supermarkets and hospitals will stay on a detention order.

Cops blamed for delay as Jeff Fenech's brother jailed

Police have been criticised for sitting on information that Jeff Fenech's brother sexually molested a child for more than four decades before his arrest.

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