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Assange appeal against US extradition set for February

Assange appeal against US extradition set for February

Julian Assange's supporters say a date has been set for the WikiLeaks founder's final appeal against extradition to the United States from the United Kingdom.

Convicted terrorist Benbrika walks free from prison

Convicted terrorist Benbrika walks free from prison

Convicted terrorist Benbrika walks free from prison

Convicted terrorist Benbrika walks free from prison

Notorious terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika, convicted of a plot to attack Melbourne landmarks, has been released from prison with strict conditions imposed.

Man charged with murder over fatal stabbing at zoo

Man charged with murder over fatal stabbing at zoo

Man charged with murder over fatal stabbing at zoo

Man charged with murder over fatal stabbing at zoo

Police have charged a 29-year-old man with murder over the fatal stabbing of a Bhutanese woman he worked with at a Canberra zoo.

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Ministers 'covering themselves' after Higgins incident

Ministers 'covering themselves' after Higgins incident

Two ministers reportedly tried to protect themselves by insisting police be told of Brittany Higgins' alleged rape before she chose to speak up about it.

Foiled kidnapping leads to massive onshore drug bust

Foiled kidnapping leads to massive onshore drug bust

Five men have been charged after an attempted robbery and kidnapping led police to an apartment unit containing blocks of cocaine worth an estimated $1 billion.

Former Liberal candidate guilty over Chinese influence

Former Liberal candidate guilty over Chinese influence

Di Sanh Duong has been found guilty of planning to engage in foreign influence by handing a $37,000 cheque over to a minister for a Melbourne hospital donation.

Man sentenced for threat to kill federal MP

Man sentenced for threat to kill federal MP

A man has been sentenced to a good behaviour bond and probation after admitting making threats to kill people including federal MP Anne Webster.

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Fake physio jailed for $400k fraud, money laundering

Fake physio jailed for $400k fraud, money laundering

Fake physio jailed for $400k fraud, money laundering

Fake physio jailed for $400k fraud, money laundering

A man who falsely claimed to be a physiotherapist has admitted defrauding the service station where he was employed as manager of about $400,000.

Driver who allegedly fled fatal car crash charged

Driver who allegedly fled fatal car crash charged

Driver who allegedly fled fatal car crash charged

Driver who allegedly fled fatal car crash charged

Police have charged a 52-year-old man with manslaughter and other offences after he allegedly left the scene of a fatal car crash in Tasmania.

Higgins 'quite casual' on rape claim, boss says

Higgins 'quite casual' on rape claim, boss says

Higgins 'quite casual' on rape claim, boss says

Higgins 'quite casual' on rape claim, boss says

Linda Reynolds' former chief of staff said she couldn't rule it out or in, when asked if she suspected two staffers had sex days before in the senator's office.

Mining giant charges dropped over harassment documents

Mining giant charges dropped over harassment documents

Mining giant charges dropped over harassment documents

Mining giant charges dropped over harassment documents

Fortescue Metal Group will spend $1.4 million combating sexual harassment in the mining industry after a workplace safety regulator dropped charges against it.

Father and son admit $260,000 boot scoot tour scam

Father and son admit $260,000 boot scoot tour scam

Father and son admit $260,000 boot scoot tour scam

Father and son admit $260,000 boot scoot tour scam

A father and son who defrauded hundreds of people of money paid for line dancing tours and holidays have been sentenced to time already spent in jail.

Screams heard as woman fatally stabbed in Canberra zoo

Screams heard as woman fatally stabbed in Canberra zoo

Screams heard as woman fatally stabbed in Canberra zoo

Screams heard as woman fatally stabbed in Canberra zoo

A 29-year-old man has been arrested after his co-worker was found stabbed to death at the National Zoo and Aquarium in central Canberra.

Call for crash data as road toll reaches five-year high

Call for crash data as road toll reaches five-year high

Call for crash data as road toll reaches five-year high

Call for crash data as road toll reaches five-year high

Road deaths have reached a five-year high in Australia, prompting one motoring group to call for better access to data on crash causes and related factors.

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Fresh murder charge over drug-lord's brazen shooting

A man who is charged over the brazen murder of convicted Sydney cocaine king pin Alen Moradian allegedly supplied equipment used in the execution-style killing.

Mum of girls who died in hot car often left them before

The deaths of two toddlers after their drug addicted mother left them for nine hours in a hot car will be the subject of an inquest hearing starting in April.

Second life sentence for double killer's 1992 crime

A double-killer already serving life in prison for a 2019 murder has been handed a second life sentence for murdering Geelong mum Annette Steward in 1992.

Stop being so polite - confront dangerous drivers

Grieving parents of children killed in road accidents are urging passengers to stop being polite and speak up if their driver is drunk, distracted or tired.

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Giuliani must pay $221m to defamed election workers

A jury has awarded $221 million in damages to two former Georgia election workers who sued Rudy Giuliani for defamation over lies he spread about them in 2020.

Prince Harry was phone-hacking victim, UK court rules

Prince Harry has claimed vindication after a UK court ruled he had been a victim of phone hacking by journalists, in a historic victory for the estranged royal.

'No case identical to it': $40m gold fraudsters jailed

Two men who engaged in an elaborate $40 million gold-selling tax-fraud scheme have each been jailed for eight years for ripping off the ATO.

Family 'let down' over daughter's death in Mozambique

Victoria's state coroner has said he's unable to rule that 20-year-old Melbourne woman Elly Warren's death seven years ago in Mozambique was a homicide.

A-League bucket man wins appeal to overturn jail term

The man dubbed "bucket man" after injuring a Melbourne City goalkeeper during an A-League pitch invasion has successfully appealed his three-month jail term.

Terror co-conspirator jailed over accountant's murder

Mustafa Dirani has been jailed for his involvement in the terrorist conspiracy to murder a police accountant after a lengthy judicial delay.

Wilkinson thought senator was 'lying through her teeth'

Journalist Lisa Wilkinson has faced a second day of grilling at a defamation trial over a broadcast that aired allegations of a rape in Parliament House.

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