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Bosses to testify at inquest over deadly COVID outbreak

Bosses to testify at inquest over deadly COVID outbreak

An inquest into the deaths of 50 aged care residents during a COVID-19 outbreak will resume after the facility pleaded guilty to a criminal charge.

Rideshare driver injured after daylight attack

Rideshare driver injured after daylight attack

Rideshare driver injured after daylight attack

Rideshare driver injured after daylight attack

Passers-by were forced to intervene after two young males set upon a rideshare driver on the side of the road after the victim was forced to cancel their trip.

Epstein pressured me using knowledge of affairs: Gates

Epstein pressured me using knowledge of affairs: Gates

Epstein pressured me using knowledge of affairs: Gates

Epstein pressured me using knowledge of affairs: Gates

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has accused Jeffrey Epstein of blackmailing him over his extramarital affairs in comments to a US Congressional Committee.

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Murder charges laid after 'cheeky' man stabbed to death

Murder charges laid after 'cheeky' man stabbed to death

Two people have been charged with the murder a young man who has been remembered as cheeky and mischievous by his family.

Stabbing sparks anti-immigrant violence across Belfast

Stabbing sparks anti-immigrant violence across Belfast

Masked men have attacked Belfast police and burned families out of their homes in anti-immigration protests sparked by a Sudanese man's alleged knife attack.

Gun licence 'rubber stamping' process panned by coroner

Gun licence 'rubber stamping' process panned by coroner

Medical evidence should be required when applying for a gun licence after a man with a history of mental illness took his life, a state coroner says.

'Graphic, profane' tweet to cost Latham more than $500k

'Graphic, profane' tweet to cost Latham more than $500k

A renegade MP made a blatant attempt to denigrate a political adversary in a sexually explicit social media post, a court has found.

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Murder accused 'lied' about girlfriend being deported

Murder accused 'lied' about girlfriend being deported

Murder accused 'lied' about girlfriend being deported

Murder accused 'lied' about girlfriend being deported

A man accused of murdering his missing American girlfriend admitted to police he lied to her friends because he was hurt by their break-up, a jury has heard.

'Justice for cruelty': detainees able to sue government

'Justice for cruelty': detainees able to sue government

'Justice for cruelty': detainees able to sue government

'Justice for cruelty': detainees able to sue government

A High Court ruling could pave the way for non-citizens held unlawfully in detention to receive millions of dollars in compensation from the Commonwealth.

Courtroom escape sparks private security concerns

Courtroom escape sparks private security concerns

Courtroom escape sparks private security concerns

Courtroom escape sparks private security concerns

A 44-year-old bikie has gone on the run for five days after escaping courtroom private security, sparking concerns about outsourcing public sector jobs.

Bail stripped after home invasion, car jacking spree

Bail stripped after home invasion, car jacking spree

Bail stripped after home invasion, car jacking spree

Bail stripped after home invasion, car jacking spree

A man allegedly started a six-hour carjacking and dangerous driving spree by breaking into a woman's home and demanding car keys at knifepoint, a judge heard.

Murderer's self-defence case rejected in one hour

Murderer's self-defence case rejected in one hour

Murderer's self-defence case rejected in one hour

Murderer's self-defence case rejected in one hour

A man has been found guilty in next to no time of stabbing his ex-partner's new beau to death.

'The system is broken': deadly driver's sentence upheld

'The system is broken': deadly driver's sentence upheld

'The system is broken': deadly driver's sentence upheld

'The system is broken': deadly driver's sentence upheld

A driver doing a minimum of three years in prison for killing five people will not serve a longer term after prosecutors' appeal was dismissed.

New charges for Bondi accused in 'unprecedented' case

New charges for Bondi accused in 'unprecedented' case

New charges for Bondi accused in 'unprecedented' case

New charges for Bondi accused in 'unprecedented' case

The case against the surviving Bondi Beach gunman is still in its legal infancy after he was hit with a mountain of fresh charges.

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Ex-boxer's son accused of murder after death behind pub

The 37-year-old son of a former Australian super featherweight boxer has fronted court after being charged with murder.

'Thrill' seeking driver awaits fatal boy crash penalty

A man faces up to 20 years in jail over a horror crash that killed a nine-year-old boy and injured his dad in front of their family as they were riding e-bikes.

Conflicting claims as cops fight NRL star assault case

A bloody encounter between an NRL star and two police officers accused of his assault is under the microscope with competing accounts of the night.

'Systemic failure': warnings over prison welfare crisis

There are warnings of possible riots as overcrowded and understaffed jails subject inmates to "inhuman" treatment amid escalating use of force and assaults.

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Bail for wife accused of killing terminally ill husband

A woman who gave a lethal cocktail of medication to her husband who was dying from motor neurone disease has been granted bail after being charged with murder.

Weapons seized after violent disturbance at town camp

Up to 100 people wielding a variety of weapons have been involved in a violent disturbance in a remote town camp.

'Where's Priscilla?' murder accused quizzed by friends

A man accused of murdering his girlfriend and hiding her body was asked by several people about her whereabouts when she missed gym classes, a jury has heard.

Child sex-accused doctor may have more alleged victims

A Perth pediatrician, who allegedly recorded sexually assaulting a patient at a hospital on a hidden camera, could have more victims, a court has been told.

One of Australia's most wanted men arrested in Greece

An international, two-decade manhunt has come to an end after Greek police reportedly arrested a man over a 1999 Sydney murder.

New suspect emerges in widower's murder investigation

Police have released an image of a man they are trying to identify as part of the investigation into the kidnapping and murder of Chris Baghsarian.

Man dies after police deploy taser during confrontation

Police have launched an investigation into the death of a man who died during an arrest involving a taser.

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