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Tables turned as bashed soccer ref faces assault charge

Tables turned as bashed soccer ref faces assault charge

Soccer referee Khodr Yaghi, whose jaw was broken in an on-field fight, is contesting charges he assaulted a woman while working as a bouncer at a Hornsby pub.

Jury unable to reach verdict in hairdresser rape trial

Jury unable to reach verdict in hairdresser rape trial

Jury unable to reach verdict in hairdresser rape trial

Jury unable to reach verdict in hairdresser rape trial

Despite lengthy deliberations a jury has been unable to decide over whether hairdresser Emilio D'Aguanno raped three teen clients in the 1970s, '80s and '90s.

Judge accused of peeking into prosecutorial discretion

Judge accused of peeking into prosecutorial discretion

Judge accused of peeking into prosecutorial discretion

Judge accused of peeking into prosecutorial discretion

Victorian prosecutors argue a judge didn't have the right to know why they dropped a case against trucking boss Simiona Tutera over the deaths of four police.

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Corruption watchdog launches review after mayor's death

Corruption watchdog launches review after mayor's death

Victoria's corruption watchdog will review its practices after being criticised for failing to keep witnesses up to date, following the death of a former mayor.

Bikie girlfriend jailed for setting up ambush shooting

Bikie girlfriend jailed for setting up ambush shooting

Bikie girlfriend Athar Almatrah has been jailed for nearly two years after setting up a rival Mongols gang member for a revenge shooting for a promised $5000.

Legal stoush locked in over alleged Nazi soccer salutes

Legal stoush locked in over alleged Nazi soccer salutes

Three men charged after allegedly making the Nazi salute at a soccer match will fight the hate crime claims in a hearing next year.

Harry tells court 'vile' press has blood on its hands

Harry tells court 'vile' press has blood on its hands

Prince Harry became the first senior royal to appear in a witness box in more than a century in a lawsuit he and others brought against Mirror Group Newspapers.

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Man freed from Indonesian jail after drunken rampage

Man freed from Indonesian jail after drunken rampage

Man freed from Indonesian jail after drunken rampage

Man freed from Indonesian jail after drunken rampage

Bodhi Mani Risby-Jones is set to return to Australia after spending more than a month behind bars in Indonesia following an alleged drunken rampage.

Man walks free from Qld court cleared of murder

Man walks free from Qld court cleared of murder

Man walks free from Qld court cleared of murder

Man walks free from Qld court cleared of murder

Jason Moana Rimene has walked free from court cleared of murder after his defence had the charge thrown out in week two of his Brisbane Supreme Court trial.

Man who choked partner in jealous rage jailed

Man who choked partner in jealous rage jailed

Man who choked partner in jealous rage jailed

Man who choked partner in jealous rage jailed

A Victorian father who threatened to kill his ex-partner and choked her until she could not breathe has been handed a five-and-a-half year prison term.

Ex-Labor MP convicted over restraining order breaches

Ex-Labor MP convicted over restraining order breaches

Ex-Labor MP convicted over restraining order breaches

Ex-Labor MP convicted over restraining order breaches

Months after being expelled by Labor, West Australian MP Ben Dawkins has been denied a spent conviction for breaching family violence restraining orders.

Dell admits misleading consumers about monitor prices

Dell admits misleading consumers about monitor prices

Dell admits misleading consumers about monitor prices

Dell admits misleading consumers about monitor prices

Dell has admitted falsely advertising the prices of monitors purchased as part of an add-on package and has said it is working to rectify the "error".

Rapist sues Corrective Services over sex worker ban

Rapist sues Corrective Services over sex worker ban

Rapist sues Corrective Services over sex worker ban

Rapist sues Corrective Services over sex worker ban

Queensland Corrective Services thought convicted rapist Leon Frederick Wallace was developing a sexual fixation on his disability support workers.

Reason for bikies' cold-blooded murder remains mystery

Reason for bikies' cold-blooded murder remains mystery

Reason for bikies' cold-blooded murder remains mystery

Reason for bikies' cold-blooded murder remains mystery

The family of fruiterer Paul Virgona, who was shot in cold blood by one of two bikies on a freeway in 2019, has shared the pain and anguish of losing him.

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Victim's brother has 'no sympathy' for cold case killer

The brother of Scott Johnson who was killed at a Sydney gay beat wants the maximum possible sentence for the man whose cliff-top punch led to the death.

T-bone steak and binge TV on Kathleen Folbigg's menu

Kathleen Folbigg is coming to grips with how the world has changed over the past 20 years as she settles in to life after her release from prison.

Call to outlaw 'inhumane' use of spit hoods on children

The NT's youth commissioner has called for a ban on using spit hoods on children to be enshrined in law, describing the practice as "inhumane" in a new report.

US woman charged over drugs in rugs videos

A US woman could face life in prison after Australian Border Force officers at Sydney Airport found videos on how to access $18 million worth of drugs in rugs.

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ABC 'actuated by malice' in publishing Higgins speech

Ex-Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann claims the ABC maliciously broadcast a speech by Brittany Higgins about her alleged rape that prejudiced his criminal trial.

'Bizarre' murder of loving wife defies explanation

Heinz Ratke murdered his wife of more than 50 years, Maria, in an act that a judge says "defies explanation" as he deliberates his sentence.

Minister taken to court over 'mega' coalmine approvals

Activists are taking federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to court for not accepting the climate risk of three proposed coalmine expansions.

Kathleen Folbigg: 'I always miss my children'

In her first public comments since being released from jail, Kathleen Folbigg has said she loves her four children and will always grieve for them.

'Terrifying' Merri Creek rapist jailed for 20 years

Violent serial rapist Joel Russo will be locked up for at least 17 years for his horrendous sex attack on a woman he tried to drown at Melbourne's Merri Creek.

Businesses sanctioned over Vic fridge discount program

The Essential Services Commission has banned two Victorian businesses from an energy-saving scheme, while another seven have been formally warned.

Man dies two weeks after Vic supermarket assault

An alleged supermarket assault has led to the death of a 46-year-old man in northern Victoria, two weeks after the incident in question.

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