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Couple's home sprayed with bullets in drive-by shooting

Couple's home sprayed with bullets in drive-by shooting

Detectives are investigating after a home in Melbourne's north was sprayed with bullets in the city's latest drive-by shooting.

Man shot in 'planned ambush' after returning from work

Man shot in 'planned ambush' after returning from work

Man shot in 'planned ambush' after returning from work

Man shot in 'planned ambush' after returning from work

Sydney has been rocked by a second shooting in 24 hours after a 29-year-old man was gunned down in a planned ambush-style attack outside his home.

ICAC slammed for 14-year delay in Obeid corruption case

ICAC slammed for 14-year delay in Obeid corruption case

ICAC slammed for 14-year delay in Obeid corruption case

ICAC slammed for 14-year delay in Obeid corruption case

Ex-NSW Labor ministers Eddie Obeid and Tony Kelly have demanded ICAC explain why it still had not supplied all evidence of alleged corruption from 14 years ago.

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Convicted wife killer claims DNA tests 'inconsistent'

Convicted wife killer claims DNA tests 'inconsistent'

A man convicted of killing his wife has applied to cross-examine forensic experts over the results of new DNA testing on the murder weapon.

Liquid meth disguised as oil seized near rural town

Liquid meth disguised as oil seized near rural town

Police are appealing for help tracking down who is responsible for a 312kg consignment of liquid methamphetamine disguised as vegetable oil.

Primary school lockdown lifted after gunfire scare

Primary school lockdown lifted after gunfire scare

Police have found no evidence of gunfire after a school was locked down following reports of multiple shots in an outer suburb of Perth.

'Controlling' man jailed for trying to kill wife, sons

'Controlling' man jailed for trying to kill wife, sons

A 48-year-old Tasmanian who tried to kill his wife and two sons in the middle of the night with a knife has been sentenced to 17 years' jail.

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Mum feared she would be killed by bikie, daughter says

Mum feared she would be killed by bikie, daughter says

Mum feared she would be killed by bikie, daughter says

Mum feared she would be killed by bikie, daughter says

The daughter of Tina Louise Greer has told an inquest her missing mother often told her she could not leave bikie Lesley Sharman because he would kill her.

Girl, 14, third teenager charged over attack on student

Girl, 14, third teenager charged over attack on student

Girl, 14, third teenager charged over attack on student

Girl, 14, third teenager charged over attack on student

A 14-year-old girl has been bailed after being charged over a near-fatal alleged armed robbery of a student as he walked home from school in Melbourne.

Watchdog seeks law change after court blocks report

Watchdog seeks law change after court blocks report

Watchdog seeks law change after court blocks report

Watchdog seeks law change after court blocks report

Queensland’s anti-corruption watchdog is calling for law changes to allow it to continue releasing "vital" reports following a High Court ruling.

Qantas workers eye compensation after High Court case

Qantas workers eye compensation after High Court case

Qantas workers eye compensation after High Court case

Qantas workers eye compensation after High Court case

Sacked Qantas workers will be aiming for compensation after the High Court found the airline's decision to outsource their jobs was illegal.

Bronco's brother bailed due to 'extremely weak' case

Bronco's brother bailed due to 'extremely weak' case

Bronco's brother bailed due to 'extremely weak' case

Bronco's brother bailed due to 'extremely weak' case

A judge who granted Zeda Haas bail said there was no evidence of one charge against him and no basis to keep him in custody on another as police await briefs.

Childcare centre owners fined after child left in bus

Childcare centre owners fined after child left in bus

Childcare centre owners fined after child left in bus

Childcare centre owners fined after child left in bus

The owners of a north Queensland childcare centre have been fined $35,000 after a four-year-old girl was left in a bus for more than an hour.

Victims call for changes to crime-tackling committees

Victims call for changes to crime-tackling committees

Victims call for changes to crime-tackling committees

Victims call for changes to crime-tackling committees

People affected by youth crime in Queensland want more say in how the state government deals with the ongoing issue.

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Man repeatedly shot in latest Sydney public attack

Police say a 27-year-old man is lucky to be alive after he was gunned down by at least two others at a car park in Sydney's southwest.

Lawyers snap up millions from toxic foam settlement

Landowners affected by toxic firefighting foam will receive around 60 per cent of a $132.7 million settlement after legal fees and other costs are deducted.

Extortion plot last straw before mum's death: lawyer

A brothel owner facing an extortion plot by a Melbourne mum, killed in her home, can't be ruled out as her killer, lawyers for her accused murderer say.

Teen shot while sleeping 'extremely lucky' to be alive

Possible getaway cars are being examined by police investigating the shooting of a sleeping teen in his family home who is "extremely lucky" to have survived.

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Retired farmer avoids jail for killing motorcyclist

A 78-year-old farmer who lied to police, having driven about nine hours before he hit and killed a motorcyclist, will not spend a day behind bars.

Innocent man 'gunned down by bikie firing squad'

A group of men connected to the Hells Angels are accused of the deliberate, targeted shooting murder of an innocent man in Adelaide more than a decade ago.

Last-minute murder trial call explores 'other suspects'

People with information about other suspects investigated by police after a man's disappearance in rural NSW have been told to give evidence at a murder trial.

Homicide squad called in after arrested man dies

Homicide squad detectives are investigating the death of a 58-year-old man who was arrested after a fight in Melbourne's northwest.

US House Speaker McCarthy seeks Biden impeachment probe

Republican US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy says committees will gather evidence of possible financial misconduct by US President Joe Biden.

Melbourne boosts police presence following CBD rampage

Victoria Police will bolster its patrols in the Melbourne CBD and busy shopping and sporting precincts as the city's events season ramps up.

'Chopper' Read's son pleads guilty to multiple charges

Charles Vincent Read, the son of crime figure Mark "Chopper" Read, has admitted gun, drugs and ammunition offences, as well as evading police.

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