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No bail for ex-cop on abuse charge despite jail threats

No bail for ex-cop on abuse charge despite jail threats

A former senior constable accused of sexually abusing a teenage boy has been denied bail after a judge said his alleged conduct was too serious for his release.

Maintenance man stole almost $200k from NDIS clients

Maintenance man stole almost $200k from NDIS clients

Maintenance man stole almost $200k from NDIS clients

Maintenance man stole almost $200k from NDIS clients

A handyman who stole almost $200,000 from National Disability Insurance Scheme clients has tried to pay back the portion of funds he kept for himself.

Jail term cut after kidnapper wins appeal over violence

Jail term cut after kidnapper wins appeal over violence

Jail term cut after kidnapper wins appeal over violence

Jail term cut after kidnapper wins appeal over violence

A man who was involved with others in the kidnapping of a young man has appealed his jail sentence as it references charges that were dropped.

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Man on spy charge 'could only be accused of plagiarism'

Man on spy charge 'could only be accused of plagiarism'

A businessman accused of selling information to spies could have his charge dropped if the attorney-general chooses not to pursue it, a court has been told.

Cops blame gay hate probe for unsolved homicide delays

Cops blame gay hate probe for unsolved homicide delays

Family members awaiting progress in their loved-ones' unsolved homicide cases have been "misled by omission" by police, an inquiry has been told.

Ex-US navy pilot fights to postpone extradition hearing

Ex-US navy pilot fights to postpone extradition hearing

A former navy pilot accused of training Chinese airmen will try to push back a hearing for his extradition to the US in order to gather more evidence.

Court case continues for cop who tasered elderly woman

Court case continues for cop who tasered elderly woman

Prosecutors have confirmed a brief of evidence has been provided to lawyers for a police officer charged after tasering a 95-year-old woman in a nursing home.

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Gag order imposed on Trump after he lashes out at clerk

Gag order imposed on Trump after he lashes out at clerk

Gag order imposed on Trump after he lashes out at clerk

Gag order imposed on Trump after he lashes out at clerk

Former US president Donald Trump has been hit by a gag order after making - then deleting - a disparaging social media post about a judge's top law clerk.

14-yr-old suspect arrested after Bangkok mall shooting

14-yr-old suspect arrested after Bangkok mall shooting

14-yr-old suspect arrested after Bangkok mall shooting

14-yr-old suspect arrested after Bangkok mall shooting

Thai police have arrested a 14 year old, after three people were killed, and shoppers ran for their lives, in a shooting at a Bangkok mall.

Qld fire chief leaving after 'the toughest of times'

Qld fire chief leaving after 'the toughest of times'

Qld fire chief leaving after 'the toughest of times'

Qld fire chief leaving after 'the toughest of times'

Queensland's Fire and Emergency Services Commissioner Greg Leach has resigned and will leave his post by the end of the month.

Sexual assaults plague Australia's mental health wards

Sexual assaults plague Australia's mental health wards

Sexual assaults plague Australia's mental health wards

Sexual assaults plague Australia's mental health wards

More than 1000 people reported being sexually assaulted or harassed during their time in Australian mental health wards.

Former treasurer wins battle to hide corruption report

Former treasurer wins battle to hide corruption report

Former treasurer wins battle to hide corruption report

Former treasurer wins battle to hide corruption report

A precedent in another case has allowed former Queensland deputy premier Jackie Trad to win her lengthy court battle against an anti-corruption watchdog.

No regrets for police in discounting gay man's killing

No regrets for police in discounting gay man's killing

No regrets for police in discounting gay man's killing

No regrets for police in discounting gay man's killing

A controversial interview by an ex-senior cop has become a point of contention at an inquiry into gay hate crimes as it examines the case of Scott Johnson.

Activist fined for anti-China placards deemed 'adverts'

Activist fined for anti-China placards deemed 'adverts'

Activist fined for anti-China placards deemed 'adverts'

Activist fined for anti-China placards deemed 'adverts'

An activist opposed to China's Communist government tried to argue that his right to protest outside that nation's consulate overruled a city council's laws.

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Man allegedly killed mother, cat while on bail

Police allege a man murdered his mother only one day after being bailed on charges of assaulting and choking her.

Mum behind lover's plot to kill ex gets 26 years' jail

Biannca Edmunds will spend at least 20 years in prison after a plot to murder her ex-partner ended in his death as well as the death of her husband.

Trump labels New York fraud case 'scam' as trial begins

Donald Trump has looked on with crossed arms as a lawyer for New York's attorney general called him "materially inaccurate" in describing his finances to banks.

Facebook demands Twiggy docs in clickbait scam battle

Facebook parent company Meta has issued a summons for billionaire Andrew Forrest to hand over documents it says his lawyers failed to disclose.

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Two festival deaths renew push for free pill testing

Drug safety advocates say it's going to be a dangerous summer unless the NSW government provides pill testing at music festivals, after the deaths of two men.

Teen 'cannot remember' stabbing man at train station

A 19-year-old who was drunk and possibly high on drugs when he fatally stabbed a Victorian father cannot remember the attack, his barrister says.

Trump says he will be in courtroom for New York trial

Former President Donald Trump has lashed out on social media against the judge presiding over a non-jury trial against him in New York.

Accused murderer 'threw elderly resident from balcony'

A man has been charged with murdering an elderly resident by allegedly throwing him off a balcony in an attack described by police as callous and unprovoked.

Turkey strikes Kurdish targets after attack in Ankara

Turkey carried out air strikes in northern Iraq and destroyed 20 targets of outlawed Kurdish militant group after an attempted terrorist attack in Ankara.

Two men die after attending Sydney music festival

Two men in their 20s have died after attending a Sydney music festival in searing heat, as police busted more than 70 people with drugs at several events.

Six dead on Queensland roads during long weekend

Queensland's long weekend road toll has risen to six after five crashes in the state, including a collision on a sugarcane rail line that left two men dead.

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