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Slain mathematician's family 'finally has some peace'

Slain mathematician's family 'finally has some peace'

Scott Johnson's killer may be out of jail in three years after being sentenced for his fatal punch in 1988 but Steve Johnson says his family feels vindicated.

Man 'didn't mention killing wife to mate at first'

Man 'didn't mention killing wife to mate at first'

Man 'didn't mention killing wife to mate at first'

Man 'didn't mention killing wife to mate at first'

A friend told a jury Shaun Robert Sturgess did not mention that he had killed his wife earlier that day as they drank together but told him the next afternoon.

7-Eleven delivery closer after Seven's legal loss

7-Eleven delivery closer after Seven's legal loss

7-Eleven delivery closer after Seven's legal loss

7-Eleven delivery closer after Seven's legal loss

7-Eleven is one step nearer to launching its own delivery service in Australia after coming out victorious in a trade mark stoush with Seven Network.

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Chris Dawson trial over sex with student nears close

Chris Dawson trial over sex with student nears close

A judge will soon deliberate whether Chris Dawson, the former rugby league player who murdered his wife, had sex with a student while she was underage.

Family heartbroken over cancer sufferer's brutal murder

Family heartbroken over cancer sufferer's brutal murder

The family of a man killed in a violent home invasion have expressed their heartache as he survived cancer treatment only to be stabbed to death in his home.

Sri Lankan cricketer to face trial for sexual assault

Sri Lankan cricketer to face trial for sexual assault

Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka will go to trial to contest a charge that he sexually assaulted a 29-year-old woman in Sydney.

Teen called mum after allegedly hitting school kids

Teen called mum after allegedly hitting school kids

A teen driver who allegedly hit three school children before fleeing the scene, panicked and called his mum who told him to contact police, his lawyer says.

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Third arrest over murder of Northern Territory man

Third arrest over murder of Northern Territory man

Third arrest over murder of Northern Territory man

Third arrest over murder of Northern Territory man

Northern Territory police have arrested a third person in connection to the murder of a man who went missing more than a year ago.

'Nobody wants to be phone hacked,' Harry tells court

'Nobody wants to be phone hacked,' Harry tells court

'Nobody wants to be phone hacked,' Harry tells court

'Nobody wants to be phone hacked,' Harry tells court

Prince Harry has rejected a suggestion that a lack of evidence meant his phone was not hacked by reporters for Mirror Group Newspapers.

Prince Harry says phone-hacking was on industrial scale

Prince Harry says phone-hacking was on industrial scale

Prince Harry says phone-hacking was on industrial scale

Prince Harry says phone-hacking was on industrial scale

Prince Harry has faced a second day of grilling over his allegations "rock bottom" British tabloids had used unlawful means to target him since he was a child.

Fatal attack on fisherman by two crocs may be a first

Fatal attack on fisherman by two crocs may be a first

Fatal attack on fisherman by two crocs may be a first

Fatal attack on fisherman by two crocs may be a first

Officials believe a deadly attack on a fisherman in north Queensland might be the first time two crocodiles have been known to hunt a human.

Sentence for drunk kayaker unchanged after girl drowns

Sentence for drunk kayaker unchanged after girl drowns

Sentence for drunk kayaker unchanged after girl drowns

Sentence for drunk kayaker unchanged after girl drowns

A woman whose drunken kayaking led to a four-year-old drowning will not remain in jail for longer despite prosecutors claiming her sentence was "inadequate".

Gambler sues online bookies over his $600,000 loss

Gambler sues online bookies over his $600,000 loss

Gambler sues online bookies over his $600,000 loss

Gambler sues online bookies over his $600,000 loss

Sportsbet and Beteasy have been accused of "unconscionable conduct" by allowing a gambler to lose around $600,000 over six years.

Arrests over death of two men in gang-related attack

Arrests over death of two men in gang-related attack

Arrests over death of two men in gang-related attack

Arrests over death of two men in gang-related attack

Nine men aged 17 to 22 have been arrested over the death of two men and serious injury of a third in what police suspect was a gang-related attack.

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Mother confronts daughter's killer after guilty verdict

The mother of Ju Zhang yelled at her daughter's killer as she finished reading her victim impact statement and broke down into heavy sobs before leaving court.

Disgraced ex-NSW MP in hospital after prison bashing

Disgraced former NSW minister Milton Orkopoulos has been hospitalised after being bashed in prison.

Guilty verdict for 1987 murder in Sydney 'gay beat'

Jurors have returned a guilty verdict against the man accused of killing Raymond Kean in a suspected gay bashing in Sydney more than 35 years ago.

Dylan Brown barred from pubs over alleged breast grope

Parramatta Eels five-eighth Dylan Brown has been barred from entering licensed premises in Sydney's Double Bay after allegedly groping a woman's breasts.

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New timeline for building Tassie youth detention centre

Tasmania's minister for children and youth says there will be a new time fame for building the replacement facility for a troubled detention centre.

Man charged as police link series of home kidnappings

More than two years after a western Sydney man was dragged from his Sydney home and forced into a van, a 22-year-old has been charged over the incident.

Assault charge against Olympian Harry Garside dropped

Olympic boxing medallist and reality TV contestant Harry Garside says he feels "vindicated" after a domestic violence charge against him was dropped.

Woman who stabbed cheating lover guilty of murder

A woman who spent hours in an airport bathroom furious and crying after finding her lover had been cheating has been found guilty of his murder.

Vax litigants fail in airline discrimination suit

A lawsuit launched by former airline workers claiming they were discriminated against for not taking the COVID-19 vaccine has fallen at the Federal Court.

Husband 'struck wife with sledgehammer, went drinking'

Shaun Robert Sturgess hit his estranged wife in the head with a sledgehammer then left her in a pool of blood to go out drinking, a court has been told.

Murder charges against pair over man's shooting death

Two young men have been charged with murdering an elderly man after he died from a gunshot wound to his leg two years ago.

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