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Man jailed for raping masked intruder in home

Man jailed for raping masked intruder in home

A man will spend at least four years in jail after a jury found him guilty of raping another man who forced his way into a home, but not guilty of manslaughter.

Woman to stand trial over sister's death in hit-run

Woman to stand trial over sister's death in hit-run

Woman to stand trial over sister's death in hit-run

Woman to stand trial over sister's death in hit-run

A Melbourne woman accused of killing her sister in what she claims was a freak accident will face a criminal trial over her death.

Police continue search after remains found in waterway

Police continue search after remains found in waterway

Police continue search after remains found in waterway

Police continue search after remains found in waterway

Police hope the discovery of human remains at a far north Queensland tourist spot might provide answers to what happened to a woman who went missing in January.

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US judge rules Trump election trial to start on March 4

US judge rules Trump election trial to start on March 4

Donald Trump is due in a Georgia court on September 6 to enter a plea in one case as a federal judge says his election trial will start in March 2024.

WA MP found guilty of indecently dealing with a child

WA MP found guilty of indecently dealing with a child

A jury has found West Australian MP James Hayward guilty of two counts of child sex abuse and acquitted him of two others.

Mining lease to thwart protests, environmentalists say

Mining lease to thwart protests, environmentalists say

An appeal over an "anti-protester" lease granted to a Chinese-owned mining company in Tasmania has been heard in court.

Jury finds man guilty after crowbar confrontation

Jury finds man guilty after crowbar confrontation

Michael Collins has been found guilty of unlawful striking causing death after a man died in hospital following a crowbar confrontation in Fortitude Valley.

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'Never the bride' brothel owner complained after death

'Never the bride' brothel owner complained after death

'Never the bride' brothel owner complained after death

'Never the bride' brothel owner complained after death

After Melbourne mum Ellie Price was allegedly murdered the brothel owner funding her complained to her sister he was always the bridesmaid never the bride.

Ex-partner jailed for beating baby with game controller

Ex-partner jailed for beating baby with game controller

Ex-partner jailed for beating baby with game controller

Ex-partner jailed for beating baby with game controller

A man who beat and shook his ex-partner's eight-month-old baby girl has received a more lenient jail term because of his cognitive impairments.

Minns defends ICAC 'power grab' as the right call

Minns defends ICAC 'power grab' as the right call

Minns defends ICAC 'power grab' as the right call

Minns defends ICAC 'power grab' as the right call

The NSW premier says new powers for the state's anti-corruption body resemble those in other jurisdictions, but a coalition of MPs is trying to revoke them.

Heated argument between sisters ended in fatal hit-run

Heated argument between sisters ended in fatal hit-run

Heated argument between sisters ended in fatal hit-run

Heated argument between sisters ended in fatal hit-run

Asyai Luk, charged with killing her sister Anong Luk in a hit-run crash in Melbourne last year, has faced court with a magistrate to decide her fate.

Stab accused remains in custody after interstate search

Stab accused remains in custody after interstate search

Stab accused remains in custody after interstate search

Stab accused remains in custody after interstate search

Queensland police requested help from the general public and law enforcement in two other states to arrest a suspect in an attempted murder case.

Partner charged over 'vile, tragic' death of Tatiana

Partner charged over 'vile, tragic' death of Tatiana

Partner charged over 'vile, tragic' death of Tatiana

Partner charged over 'vile, tragic' death of Tatiana

A three-month investigation into the homicide of Tatiana Dokhotaru in a Sydney apartment tower has led to her allegedly abusive partner being charged.

Qld govt defends youth crime laws after ex-judge's plea

Qld govt defends youth crime laws after ex-judge's plea

Qld govt defends youth crime laws after ex-judge's plea

Qld govt defends youth crime laws after ex-judge's plea

The Palaszczuk government has defended its watch house laws after a former top appeals judge called for an end to "the race to the bottom" on youth crime.

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Bruce Lehrmann denies false sex abuse claims are 'rare'

Expert analysis claiming that false sexual assault complaints aren't common will be opposed by Bruce Lehrmann's lawyers in his cases against two broadcasters.

Three killed in racially motivated Florida shooting

Jacksonville's sheriff says a gunman who killed three people at a general store was racially motivated and hated Black people.

Senator confirms she was target of violent threat video

Senator Lidia Thorpe has confirmed she was the subject of a threatening video after a Melbourne man was charged over the material.

'Dangerous driver' charged after boys killed in crash

A Sydney man will face a bedside court hearing after being charged with causing the death of his two young nephews when he crashed his car into a tree.

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Teen charged over Gold Coast security guard stabbing

A security guard is in a serious but stable condition in hospital after he was attacked at a Gold Coast shopping centre.

Man hurt in drive-by shooting, police search under way

An 18-year-old man is recovering in a Sydney hospital with gunshot wounds as police search for the driver responsible.

All of Trump's co-defendants turn themselves in on time

Donald Trump and 18 people indicted along with him on charges they participated in an illegal scheme to overturn election results have all turned themselves in.

Mother jailed for role in Bass Strait drug trafficking

A 50-year-old mother from the Gold Coast has been sentenced to 15 years' jail for trafficking illegal drugs into Tasmania on the Bass Strait ferry.

Man jailed for trafficking, fleeing police on motorbike

Van Trieu Nguyen has been jailed after fleeing police, driving dangerously with a passenger through a Brisbane tourist spot before crashing his motorcycle.

Soldier's lawsuit has 'overlap' with war crimes probe

A judge has decided he should not preside if war crimes investigators can access sensitive information from Ben Roberts-Smith's defamation proceedings.

Court approves $137.2 million toxic foam compensation

Thousands of people across Australia will share multi-million dollar compensation from toxic firefighting foam after the Federal Court approved the sum.

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