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Bail bid delayed for attempted murder-accused girl

Bail bid delayed for attempted murder-accused girl

A 12-year-old girl has been accused of stabbing her foster carer and stealing a vehicle in order to visit a horse therapy facility, a magistrate has heard.

Police sting nets 40kg meth, $1m cash and firearms

Police sting nets 40kg meth, $1m cash and firearms

Police sting nets 40kg meth, $1m cash and firearms

Police sting nets 40kg meth, $1m cash and firearms

Police have carried out a sting on organised crime and say it should serve as a warning to anyone considering illegal activity.

Doctor pleads guilty to drunken high-speed fatal crash

Doctor pleads guilty to drunken high-speed fatal crash

Doctor pleads guilty to drunken high-speed fatal crash

Doctor pleads guilty to drunken high-speed fatal crash

An obstetrician who allegedly crashed his high-powered car at 130km/h while drunk, killing a young woman, has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

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Q fever and clot undiagnosed before meat worker's death

Q fever and clot undiagnosed before meat worker's death

A rural meat worker was treated for a simple case of pneumonia and was not scanned for a blood clot on the lungs before he died, an inquest has been told.

Powerful voices reveal the truth of family violence

Powerful voices reveal the truth of family violence

More than 5000 people informed the work of a royal commission into domestic, family and sexual violence, which made their voices central to its findings.

Mother denies lying to protect pilot son in fatal crash

Mother denies lying to protect pilot son in fatal crash

The family of a helicopter pilot badly injured in a crash have denied accusations they concocted claims against reality TV star Matt Wright to deflect blame.

Crisis-driven response to family violence 'must end'

Crisis-driven response to family violence 'must end'

There is a "once-in-a-generation opportunity" to fix the crisis-driven, siloed approach to domestic, family and sexual violence, a royal commissioner says.

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'Boundless love': tributes after dad, son killed

'Boundless love': tributes after dad, son killed

'Boundless love': tributes after dad, son killed

'Boundless love': tributes after dad, son killed

A father and son who died while they were on their way to buy ice cream after allegedly being struck by a ute have been fondly remembered with floral tributes.

Australia pledges aid worker protection as deaths surge

Australia pledges aid worker protection as deaths surge

Australia pledges aid worker protection as deaths surge

Australia pledges aid worker protection as deaths surge

Australia will encourage nations to protect humanitarian workers as the number of people killed helping others in conflict zones surges to record levels.

Baby boy found dead inside storm drain was a newborn

Baby boy found dead inside storm drain was a newborn

Baby boy found dead inside storm drain was a newborn

Baby boy found dead inside storm drain was a newborn

Homicide detectives have pleaded for a mother to come forward amid concerns for her health after a newborn baby boy was found dead in a stormwater drain.

'Targeted' fatal stabbing outside servo sparks manhunt

'Targeted' fatal stabbing outside servo sparks manhunt

'Targeted' fatal stabbing outside servo sparks manhunt

'Targeted' fatal stabbing outside servo sparks manhunt

Homicide detectives are combing for clues after a man with stab wounds was witnessed collapsing outside a service station before he died at the scene.

'Uncontrolled rage': sledgehammer killer's appeal fails

'Uncontrolled rage': sledgehammer killer's appeal fails

'Uncontrolled rage': sledgehammer killer's appeal fails

'Uncontrolled rage': sledgehammer killer's appeal fails

A man has argued he had been in such an "uncontrolled rage" when he fatally hit his wife from behind with a sledgehammer that he could not be liable for murder.

Fresh plea to curb e-bike injuries amid safety fears

Fresh plea to curb e-bike injuries amid safety fears

Fresh plea to curb e-bike injuries amid safety fears

Fresh plea to curb e-bike injuries amid safety fears

Laws relating to e-bikes must be urgently tightened to avoid further deaths and injuries, the bicycle industry says, amid fears around riders' non-compliance.

Premier corruption probe 'unlikely' in another state

Premier corruption probe 'unlikely' in another state

Premier corruption probe 'unlikely' in another state

Premier corruption probe 'unlikely' in another state

An inquiry into a state corruption watchdog has heard its laws would have stymied an investigation of the sort faced by former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian.

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Police seek court order to quash Palestine bridge march

Police will seek a court order to prevent demonstrators from marching across a major bridge as part of nationwide protests over the war in Gaza.

Neo-Nazi's bail extended after stop-start hearing

Bail has been extended for a neo-Nazi accused of intimidating a police officer online, following a stop-start hearing that stretched over several hours.

Accused wife killer's bail breach charge dismissed

A man accused of staging his wife's death as a ride-on lawnmower accident said he was asleep when police visited to check he was complying with a bail curfew.

Piggery video charges against animal activist dismissed

Charges have been dismissed against an animal rights activist accused of installing a secret camera that allegedly caught a man committing bestiality.

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'Ruthless' sacking of staff lands Qantas with $90m fine

Qantas has vowed to rebuild trust after the embattled airline was fined $90 million for illegally sacking more than 1800 ground staff during the pandemic.

Reality TV star 'wanted pilot's phone' after crash

A helicopter crash pilot's mobile phone was wanted by reality TV star Matt Wright, who asked an associate to collect it at a hospital, a jury has heard.

Murder accused behind bars after body found in park

A man will remain behind bars for months until his next court appearance after he was charged with murder following the discovery of a body in a suburban park.

'Stupid' acts: no bail for jeweller ahead of retrial

A court has refused to grant bail to a jeweller accused of staging a robbery at one of his stores, as he awaits a retrial.

Shot narrowly misses hotel staff in latest gangland hit

One man has been killed and another hospitalised with bullets narrowly missing staff as police appeal for information in a search for a culprit.

Murder charge over death in suburban park

Police have charged a man with murder after a body was found in a suburban park, with the accused set to face court on Monday.

Arrests made as women's rights rally draws opposition

Police and protesters have clashed and four people have been arrested as pro-trans activists staged a counter-demonstration against a Women Will Speak rally.

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