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FitzSimons 'proud' of calling Jones 'malignant tumour'

FitzSimons 'proud' of calling Jones 'malignant tumour'

Author and journalist Peter FitzSimons says he is very proud of describing Alan Jones as a ‘malignant tumour’ requiring excision in an article.

Retailers risk jail for cheap cigarettes under new laws

Retailers risk jail for cheap cigarettes under new laws

Retailers risk jail for cheap cigarettes under new laws

Retailers risk jail for cheap cigarettes under new laws

Selling cheap or concealed cigarettes could be enough to land retailers in hot water under proposed laws aimed at smashing the illegal tobacco trade.

Spiral from LinkedIn to jail time for China spy asset

Spiral from LinkedIn to jail time for China spy asset

Spiral from LinkedIn to jail time for China spy asset

Spiral from LinkedIn to jail time for China spy asset

A man has been jailed for more than three years for compiling a series of worthless reports for Chinese intelligence who dropped him a line on LinkedIn.

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Political blame game as deadly gang war violence erupts

Political blame game as deadly gang war violence erupts

Pressure to clamp down on gang violence has state and federal leaders pointing fingers over the difficult task of tracking down perpetrators who are overseas.

'Warned you': man killed ex's new partner during scrap

'Warned you': man killed ex's new partner during scrap

A man has admitted to killing his ex-partner's new boyfriend after an emotional argument between three former friends turned deadly.

Slain boxing coach had links to outlaw motorcycle gangs

Slain boxing coach had links to outlaw motorcycle gangs

A prominent boxing coach gunned down outside a gym was allegedly linked to outlaw motorcycle gangs and organised crime.

Tate brothers must stay in jail amid UK extradition bid

Tate brothers must stay in jail amid UK extradition bid

Brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate must remain in custody as they fight extradition to the United Kingdom, a federal US judge has ruled.

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Police suspected Ivan Milat of murders as early as 1971

Police suspected Ivan Milat of murders as early as 1971

Police suspected Ivan Milat of murders as early as 1971

Police suspected Ivan Milat of murders as early as 1971

Serial killer Ivan Milat was suspected by police of being behind 16 unsolved murders from as early as 1971, a government letter reveals.

'Targeted attack': man shot dead in car park

'Targeted attack': man shot dead in car park

'Targeted attack': man shot dead in car park

'Targeted attack': man shot dead in car park

A man has been fatally shot in the car park of a community centre in Punchbowl in southwest Sydney.

Jones accuser 'sunken and diminished': ex-minister

Jones accuser 'sunken and diminished': ex-minister

Jones accuser 'sunken and diminished': ex-minister

Jones accuser 'sunken and diminished': ex-minister

A former MP has told Alan Jones’s marathon indecent assault hearing that one of the alleged victims looked uncomfortable in the radio host's presence.

Director arrested, CFMEU office raided in police sting

Director arrested, CFMEU office raided in police sting

Director arrested, CFMEU office raided in police sting

Director arrested, CFMEU office raided in police sting

A two-state operation probing corruption allegations has raided a CFMEU head office and three people people have been arrested, including a company director.

Alleged parent killer 'baring her soul' in prayer

Alleged parent killer 'baring her soul' in prayer

Alleged parent killer 'baring her soul' in prayer

Alleged parent killer 'baring her soul' in prayer

Secret police recordings captured a woman accused of murdering her parents "baring her soul" as she made two unambiguous confessions, a jury has been told.

Three-day hunt ends in charges over family axe attack

Three-day hunt ends in charges over family axe attack

Three-day hunt ends in charges over family axe attack

Three-day hunt ends in charges over family axe attack

A man accused of fleeing for three days after attacking his elderly parents and brother with an axe has been taken into custody and charged.

Lost phone leads police to firearm, drug sales

Lost phone leads police to firearm, drug sales

Lost phone leads police to firearm, drug sales

Lost phone leads police to firearm, drug sales

Officers discovered text messages about selling high-powered rifles, shotguns and handguns after a paroled prisoner's lost mobile was handed in to police.

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Risk too 'real' for alleged 'ISIS bride' to be released

A judge says there is a low but real risk a so-called "ISIS bride" still holds extremist beliefs despite claims that the birth of her daughter changed her.

Images released as men sought in 2002 cold case murders

Police have released computer-generated images and offered a $1 million reward for information over the cold case murders of two men more than 20 years ago.

Trio charged with killing of Aussie surfers go on trial

Three men have appeared in court in Mexico over the 2024 murders of two Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson.

Police swoop on men accused of grooming children online

Two men in their 60s have been arrested for child grooming offences with one allegedly travelling to Sydney to meet up with a young girl for sexual intercourse.

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Financial pain, not peaking prices driving fuel theft

A build-up in financial pressure over time is more likely to lead to someone stealing fuel than a spike in prices at the bowser, a report has found.

Paintings worth millions stolen from Renoir Museum

Thieves have stolen four paintings from a Renoir museum in France - dropping one as they fled, a local mayor says.

Frantic calls aired after blaze kills five kids, dad

Domestic violence, no smoke alarms and restrictions on the firefighting response will be examined as part of an inquest into six deaths from a house fire.

Alleged 850kg coke smuggler 'told it was tobacco'

A young Lithuanian man on trial with four other people for allegedly importing almost a tonne of cocaine says he thought he was trafficking tobacco.

Cops ‘piled on’ protesters at anti-Herzog rally: court

Two protesters who were injured during a confrontation with police at a rally against the visit of Israeli president Isaac Herzog have launched legal action.

World of Warcraft gaming meeting ended in alleged rape

A woman's interstate trip to meet face-to-face with online friends took a turn when she was allegedly sexually assaulted by a fellow gamer.

Trio charged with killing of Aussie surfers go on trial

Three men have appeared in court in Mexico over the 2024 murders of two Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson.

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