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Rapist posing as cop to prey on vulnerable women jailed

Rapist posing as cop to prey on vulnerable women jailed

Shivan Agravat will spend another year-and-a-half behind bars for posing as a cop to threaten vulnerable women into having sex with him and giving him money.

Defence Dept challenges soldier croc attack claims

Defence Dept challenges soldier croc attack claims

Defence Dept challenges soldier croc attack claims

Defence Dept challenges soldier croc attack claims

The Department of Defence has been charged under workplace safety laws after soldiers suffered significant injuries including crocodile bite and claw wounds.

Hundreds of weapons seized under new search laws

Hundreds of weapons seized under new search laws

Hundreds of weapons seized under new search laws

Hundreds of weapons seized under new search laws

More than 400 weapons have been seized under new laws in Queensland including tomahawks, knuckle dusters and butcher's knives, police say.

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Gunman jailed for murdering rival after car chase

Gunman jailed for murdering rival after car chase

Joshua Rozynski, 29, pleaded guilty to murdering another man after an extended pursuit through the streets of Geelong, southwest of Melbourne.

Pub crash driver freed on bail with $250k condition

Pub crash driver freed on bail with $250k condition

The driver accused of ignoring medical alerts before crashing into a pub beer garden, killing five people, will be freed on bail with a $250,000 surety.

'Culture of cover-up' in senior cop drink-driving case

'Culture of cover-up' in senior cop drink-driving case

A high-ranking officer accused of a serious drink-driving offence initially claimed he fell asleep and failed to mention alcohol use, internal documents reveal.

Man arrested after alleged schoolgirl abduction attempt

Man arrested after alleged schoolgirl abduction attempt

Police have arrested a 37-year-old man after he handed himself in following an alleged abduction attempt in Melbourne's CBD.

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Police pay-fight action may let off speeding drivers

Police pay-fight action may let off speeding drivers

Police pay-fight action may let off speeding drivers

Police pay-fight action may let off speeding drivers

Policing of the Australian Open could change and most speeding drivers would escape penalties if police union members vote to step up industrial action.

Smuggler denies culpability for all of $20m coke import

Smuggler denies culpability for all of $20m coke import

Smuggler denies culpability for all of $20m coke import

Smuggler denies culpability for all of $20m coke import

A superyacht tour operator charged over importing 100kg of cocaine that resulted in a Brazilian diver's death says he is culpable for only half of that amount.

Victims heard on man accused of murder and kidnappings

Victims heard on man accused of murder and kidnappings

Victims heard on man accused of murder and kidnappings

Victims heard on man accused of murder and kidnappings

Victim impact statements have been heard before Christopher Hillman is sentenced for a shooting murder and kidnapping two people while he was on the run.

Groomer who thought of victim 'like a daughter' jailed

Groomer who thought of victim 'like a daughter' jailed

Groomer who thought of victim 'like a daughter' jailed

Groomer who thought of victim 'like a daughter' jailed

A Sydney man who gave a vulnerable teenager ice before sexually abusing her has been sentenced to four and a half years in jail.

Naked man shot dead by police during motel disturbance

Naked man shot dead by police during motel disturbance

Naked man shot dead by police during motel disturbance

Naked man shot dead by police during motel disturbance

A man is alleged to have threatened officers and paramedics with a large knife at a motel before he was shot dead by police.

'Cheap, nasty' Reynolds involved in cover-up: Wilkinson

'Cheap, nasty' Reynolds involved in cover-up: Wilkinson

'Cheap, nasty' Reynolds involved in cover-up: Wilkinson

'Cheap, nasty' Reynolds involved in cover-up: Wilkinson

Journalist Lisa Wilkinson has given evidence in the Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial, accusing Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds of "deplorable" conduct.

Calls for change after 40 people die in police custody

Calls for change after 40 people die in police custody

Calls for change after 40 people die in police custody

Calls for change after 40 people die in police custody

More than 100 people died in custody during 2022-23, including 17 who were shot, latest data shows.

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Palmer's nephew 'waives' rights due to Bulgaria exile

A judge has found Clive Palmer's nephew has given up his right to attend his own trial for contempt of court through his decision to move overseas.

Victims confront 'monster' rapist who posed as cop

Shivan Suresh Agravat posed as a cop to threaten two vulnerable women to have sex with him, an action they told a court left them traumatised.

Man fined for contempt over intimate deepfake images

A man who refused to take down intimate deepfake images in response to a notice from the eSafety Commissioner and court orders has been fined for contempt.

Man jailed after shooting up home where 17 people lived

Trent Leonard Kunde has been jailed after firing shotgun rounds into a home that housed 17 people in a drive-by shooting.

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Fake lawyer's short-lived 'career' aped Suits plot

After being caught out mid-hearing, Matthew Laba pleaded guilty to practising without a lawyer's licence.

Jail for 'vigilante' who bashed child abuse accused

A man planned with four youths to attack and seriously injure a 17-year-old boy after he was accused of sexually assaulting a much younger girl.

Chiro asks for no jail time after exploiting refugee

Melbourne chiropractor Seyyed Farshchi, 50, was found guilty by a Victorian jury of forced labour offences against a refugee.

Freed and vindicated, Folbigg cleared of killing kids

Kathleen Folbigg's long-held hope of having her name cleared over the deaths of her four children has been answered with an appeal court decision.

Tomato tin ecstasy importer denied Lawyer X appeal

Drug importer Rob Karam, serving 35 years' jail including for the import of 15 million ecstasy pills, has been denied an appeal linked to Lawyer X Nicola Gobbo.

Croc wrangler's widow 'suffered nervous shock'

The widow of Netflix personality Chris Wilson says she suffered psychiatric harm after her husband died in a helicopter crash last year.

US House approves impeachment inquiry into Biden

US House Republicans have voted to approve an impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden despite their probe yet to find evidence of misconduct by the president.

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