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Postie banks on stolen cards for $1.4 million delivery

Postie banks on stolen cards for $1.4 million delivery

Bank customers in well-to-do suburbs have been swindled after a postal worker allegedly earmarked envelopes with credit cards and handed them to associates.

Paranoid killer sorry for shivving notorious crime boss

Paranoid killer sorry for shivving notorious crime boss

Paranoid killer sorry for shivving notorious crime boss

Paranoid killer sorry for shivving notorious crime boss

A convicted murderer wants to set a better example after blaming paranoia and a survival instinct for violently attacking crime boss Bassam Hamzy in jail.

'Betrayal': soccer players convicted over betting fraud

'Betrayal': soccer players convicted over betting fraud

'Betrayal': soccer players convicted over betting fraud

'Betrayal': soccer players convicted over betting fraud

Two soccer players, including a former A-League midfielder, have each been fined $5000 and convicted over a one-month yellow card betting fraud.

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Lil Nas X 'naked on street, charged at cops, jailed'

Lil Nas X 'naked on street, charged at cops, jailed'

Rapper Lil Nas X has been jailed on suspicion of misdemeanour obstructing a police officer after a run-in with officers in Los Angeles.

Cash reward proposed for blowing whistle on corruption

Cash reward proposed for blowing whistle on corruption

Australia's top legal and ethical minds are working outside the box to increase government accountability as the public loses trust in politicians.

Trump's huge civil fraud penalty thrown out by court

Trump's huge civil fraud penalty thrown out by court

Donald Trump has declared "total victory," after a New York state appeals court threw out an approximately half-billion-dollar fine imposed on him.

Hard luck Story: protesters cross over bridge march ban

Hard luck Story: protesters cross over bridge march ban

Safety fears have led a magistrate to rule a pro-Palestine march should not be held on a major bridge but rally organisers could defy the court order.

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Close friend denies torching document for Matt Wright

Close friend denies torching document for Matt Wright

Close friend denies torching document for Matt Wright

Close friend denies torching document for Matt Wright

A crashed helicopter's maintenance release was never provided to investigators by reality TV star Matt Wright who allegedly wanted it torched, a jury has heard.

Man walks free after jury acquits him of murder

Man walks free after jury acquits him of murder

Man walks free after jury acquits him of murder

Man walks free after jury acquits him of murder

A man has been found not guilty of murder after arguing he was acting in self-defence when another man was fatally stabbed.

Second man charged over synagogue firebombing attack

Second man charged over synagogue firebombing attack

Second man charged over synagogue firebombing attack

Second man charged over synagogue firebombing attack

Police say they have taken yet another step towards justice, with a second man charged over the firebombing of a synagogue.

Ten accused of fabricating Bruce Lehrmann ‘whodunnit’

Ten accused of fabricating Bruce Lehrmann ‘whodunnit’

Ten accused of fabricating Bruce Lehrmann ‘whodunnit’

Ten accused of fabricating Bruce Lehrmann ‘whodunnit’

Network Ten and journalist Lisa Wilkinson withheld Bruce Lehrmann’s identity to manufacture a mystery and boost ratings, a court has been told.

Call to deny Diddy's request for acquittal or new trial

Call to deny Diddy's request for acquittal or new trial

Call to deny Diddy's request for acquittal or new trial

Call to deny Diddy's request for acquittal or new trial

Sean “Diddy” Combs' is asking a US court to throw out a verdict or order a new trial after the music mogul was convicted of two prostitution-related charges.

Accused stabber fled to Pakistan after police interview

Accused stabber fled to Pakistan after police interview

Accused stabber fled to Pakistan after police interview

Accused stabber fled to Pakistan after police interview

A decade after a photographer was fatally stabbed while collecting phones for a friend, his alleged killer is yet to be brought to justice.

Doctor accused of toilet filming faces fresh charges

Doctor accused of toilet filming faces fresh charges

Doctor accused of toilet filming faces fresh charges

Doctor accused of toilet filming faces fresh charges

A junior doctor accused of secretly filming in hospital staff toilets has been slapped with another 127 charges ahead of returning to court in a bid for bail.

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'Sinister element': claim jury misguided over gang rape

An appeals court has been told a jury may have misinterpreted evidence regarding three men convicted of rape at a buck's party due to erroneous directions.

Anti-corruption watchdog boss defends cloak of secrecy

Australia's anti-corruption watchdog has defended holding private hearings, and not naming a public official found to be corrupt, as dozens of cases are probed.

Woman assisting police after baby found in storm drain

Police investigating how a newborn came to be inside a suburban stormwater drain are talking with a woman.

US judge rules Epstein jury records to remain sealed

A judge in New York who presided over the sex trafficking case against Jeffrey Epstein has rejected a government request to unseal grand jury transcripts.

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Kneecap band appears at UK court on terrorism charge

A member of rap trio Kneecap faces a month-long wait to find out whether his terrorism charge in the United Kingdom will be thrown out.

Lehrmann called 'national joke' on return to lion's den

Already ridiculed over a failed lawsuit, Australia's "national joke" Bruce Lehrmann is challenging findings he likely raped colleague Brittany Higgins

Witness accused of lying to protect reality TV star

A witness has been accused of wanting to protect reality TV star Matt Wright "at any cost" during a trial over a fatal chopper crash.

Custodian 'sick of waiting' on heritage decision

A Traditional Owner who launched a legal bid to safeguard rock art on her Country says there'll be nothing left to protect if action is not taken swiftly.

Murder charge after woman found dead inside her home

A man accused of murdering a 32-year-old woman in a home where her two children were sleeping has not been given bail and will face court for a second time.

MP jailed for misleading kickback probe, then bailed

The former partner of pandemic-era premier Gladys Berejiklian has walked from court soon after being sentenced to 10 months in prison for misleading ICAC.

Charge dropped for foiled stunt at Woodside boss's home

Prosecutors have a dropped a conspiracy charge against a climate activist accused of involvement in a foiled publicity stunt at the Woodside boss's family home.

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