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Push to scrap fines for breaching good behaviour orders

Push to scrap fines for breaching good behaviour orders

Victorians would no longer face criminal charges for specifically breaching good behaviour orders under a recommendation by the Sentencing Advisory Council.

Man 'broke in, installed camera in girl's bathroom'

Man 'broke in, installed camera in girl's bathroom'

Man 'broke in, installed camera in girl's bathroom'

Man 'broke in, installed camera in girl's bathroom'

A man has been jailed for a string of offences including breaking into a girl's house to install a bathroom camera after posting nude images of her online.

'Unfair': Mother's grief after toddler killed in crash

'Unfair': Mother's grief after toddler killed in crash

'Unfair': Mother's grief after toddler killed in crash

'Unfair': Mother's grief after toddler killed in crash

Victorian truck driver Matthew Livingston has pleaded guilty to culpable and negligent driving after his truck crashed, claiming the life of a two-year-old.

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'Cowardly' unprovoked beating at Crown left man dead

'Cowardly' unprovoked beating at Crown left man dead

The family of a man beaten to death at Melbourne's Crown casino food court have expressed their heartache and confusion over why he was killed.

Police tasered man six times before death, coroner told

Police tasered man six times before death, coroner told

Ashley Charles Washington died at Toowoomba in December 2020 after allegedly attacking a police dog and its handler, leading to multiple taser hits.

Mum's love and compassion help sons forgive her killer

Mum's love and compassion help sons forgive her killer

Brothers Luke and Adam Zecevic have held onto love and compassion in the wake of their mother Maud Steenbeek's bashing death.

Latitude hit with $1 million lawsuit over data breach

Latitude hit with $1 million lawsuit over data breach

A former mayoral candidate has sued Latitude for $1 million after his personal information was allegedly sent to the dark web in a major data breach.

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Sexuality 'possible factor' in Sydney park killing

Sexuality 'possible factor' in Sydney park killing

Sexuality 'possible factor' in Sydney park killing

Sexuality 'possible factor' in Sydney park killing

An inquiry into gay hate crimes has heard Sydney man Anthony Cawsey, who was fatally stabbed in 2009, may have been targeted because of his sexuality.

High Court blocks Russian bid to keep embassy site

High Court blocks Russian bid to keep embassy site

High Court blocks Russian bid to keep embassy site

High Court blocks Russian bid to keep embassy site

The High Court has rejected efforts by Russian diplomats to hold on to their Canberra embassy site following a federal eviction.

Tainted PwC partners and staff to be publicly named

Tainted PwC partners and staff to be publicly named

Tainted PwC partners and staff to be publicly named

Tainted PwC partners and staff to be publicly named

As PwC appoints a new CEO and offloads its government business, an inquiry has heard an investigation into the tax scandal will name culprits.

Seven's appeal puts 7-Eleven delivery service at risk

Seven's appeal puts 7-Eleven delivery service at risk

Seven's appeal puts 7-Eleven delivery service at risk

Seven's appeal puts 7-Eleven delivery service at risk

Seven Network has appealed a court decision stripping it of the 7NOW trade mark sought by 7-Eleven for use in its own Australian delivery service.

Terror duo shorten sentences on appeal

Terror duo shorten sentences on appeal

Terror duo shorten sentences on appeal

Terror duo shorten sentences on appeal

Two men will spend less time in prison after appealing their sentences for preparing to carry out an Islamic State-inspired terror attack in Sydney.

Sydney gangs under pressure as six charged over brawl

Sydney gangs under pressure as six charged over brawl

Sydney gangs under pressure as six charged over brawl

Sydney gangs under pressure as six charged over brawl

Six men have been charged over a wild brawl in a popular shopping centre in Sydney's CBD as police say criminal gangs are coming under unrelenting pressure.

Suspended coach can access Flames bullying probe emails

Suspended coach can access Flames bullying probe emails

Suspended coach can access Flames bullying probe emails

Suspended coach can access Flames bullying probe emails

Suspended head coach Shane Heal has been granted access to emails sent by the Sydney Flames relating to an investigation into bullying allegations against him.

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Ex-MP Daryl Maguire charged over NSW council inquiry

Former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian's one-time boyfriend Daryl Maguire faces more charges days before ICAC releases the findings into another inquiry.

Two female prospectors found after going missing

Two women who went missing two days ago have been found following a search and rescue mission in difficult terrain in Queensland's South Burnett region.

Qld plans to ban five dangerous dog breeds

Queensland plans to ban dangerous dog breeds and introduce jail terms of up to five years in an attempt to tackle the increasing number of dog attacks.

Police search for missing prospectors in Queensland

A search and rescue mission is underway in difficult terrain after two women went missing from Queensland's South Burnett region.

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Man on rape charges after painstaking police probe

A 51-year-old man has faced a Perth court charged with 34 offences related to sexual assaults on four women in the 1990s.

Court chief defends judge's new role in rare statement

The Federal Court chief justice has issued a rare public statement of support for a judge appointed to the Australian Law Reform Commission.

Family 'tormented' by son's death at hands of police

The parents of mentally ill man Todd McKenzie, who was shot dead by police on the NSW mid-north coast, have pleaded for change to prevent more deaths like his.

Death isn't good enough for you, victim tells abuser

A man sexually assaulted by Jeff Fenech's brother as a child has confronted his abuser in court, calling him a "pathetic person" and a "monster".

Man accused over baby's death released on bail

A Queensland man facing court over the death of his ex-partner's baby boy has been released on bail as murder charges are to be substituted with manslaughter.

British national sentenced over $800m drug haul

A British national is set to be deported after admitting supplying and possessing drugs valued at more than $800 million as part of attempts to waiver a debt.

Family's questions as cop spared jail over man's death

A woman whose brother died under a police car following a pursuit has questioned whether a former sergeant spared jail received special treatment.

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