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Ex-banker and broker accused of $43m 'ghost car' fraud

Ex-banker and broker accused of $43m 'ghost car' fraud

A former banker and his financial broker wife have been charged over their alleged roles in a nearly $45 million fraud and money laundering operation.

War crime accused soldier to attend paratrooper funeral

War crime accused soldier to attend paratrooper funeral

War crime accused soldier to attend paratrooper funeral

War crime accused soldier to attend paratrooper funeral

A former SAS soldier charged with war crimes will be allowed to attend the funeral of a fellow service member after having his bail conditions varied.

'Bit of a monster': Lehrmann fights to recover diaries

'Bit of a monster': Lehrmann fights to recover diaries

'Bit of a monster': Lehrmann fights to recover diaries

'Bit of a monster': Lehrmann fights to recover diaries

Ex-political staffer Bruce Lehrmann is locked in a tussle with the federal corruption watchdog over the seizure and alleged distribution of his personal diary.

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Labor MP's primary residence 'vacant block of land'

Labor MP's primary residence 'vacant block of land'

Labor MP Ali France, who unseated Peter Dutton at the last election, has been referred to the electoral watchdog over integrity allegations.

Labor figure's accused killer returns to court

Labor figure's accused killer returns to court

Brodie Jake Dewar's manslaughter case following the death of beloved Labor strategist Tim Picton has been committed to the Supreme Court.

Killer jailed for longer after 'inadequate' sentence

Killer jailed for longer after 'inadequate' sentence

Prosecutors have successfully appealed the manifestly inadequate jail term of a man who admitted killing two sex workers in their own homes.

Guilty verdict decades after love triangle murder

Guilty verdict decades after love triangle murder

After days of jury deliberations, a man has been found guilty of violently killing his romantic rival and throwing his body in a river.

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No charges after Dezi Freeman police probe arrests

No charges after Dezi Freeman police probe arrests

No charges after Dezi Freeman police probe arrests

No charges after Dezi Freeman police probe arrests

Police investigating how Dezi Freeman evaded capture for months have freed two men after arresting and interviewing the pair.

Second 'ISIS bride' group touches down in Australia

Second 'ISIS bride' group touches down in Australia

Second 'ISIS bride' group touches down in Australia

Second 'ISIS bride' group touches down in Australia

A second group of women and children linked to Islamic State has returned to Australia after years spent in a Syrian refugee camp.

Blackmail-accused fashionista fights back in court

Blackmail-accused fashionista fights back in court

Blackmail-accused fashionista fights back in court

Blackmail-accused fashionista fights back in court

A woman alleging her cousin blackmailed her for $4 million has endured a fiery day in court where she was accused of conspiring to pervert justice.

Mother charged with young daughter's murder

Mother charged with young daughter's murder

Mother charged with young daughter's murder

Mother charged with young daughter's murder

A mother has been charged with murder after her young daughter was found dead in a "terribly confronting" scene west of Brisbane, devastating a local community.

Two arrested as police probe Dezi Freeman's time on run

Two arrested as police probe Dezi Freeman's time on run

Two arrested as police probe Dezi Freeman's time on run

Two arrested as police probe Dezi Freeman's time on run

Arrests have been made as part of an investigation into Dezi Freeman as police face scrutiny over the lack of body-worn cameras at the killer's last shootout.

Trial after man's alleged Nazi salutes to Jewish kids

Trial after man's alleged Nazi salutes to Jewish kids

Trial after man's alleged Nazi salutes to Jewish kids

Trial after man's alleged Nazi salutes to Jewish kids

An airport worker has pleaded not guilty to two charges after he was accused of performing Nazi salutes towards a group of Jewish schoolchildren.

Blow for academics sued over alleged anti-Semitic posts

Blow for academics sued over alleged anti-Semitic posts

Blow for academics sued over alleged anti-Semitic posts

Blow for academics sued over alleged anti-Semitic posts

Jewish academics have won a bid to amend discrimination claims against their colleagues over allegedly anti-Semitic social media posts.

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Confusion in court as teen carjacker faces 'adult time'

A teenage girl has admitted she pointed a knife at a taxi driver's neck before stealing his car in a case that is a first for Victoria.

'Concerning' proposal for troubled youth detention hub

A state government has proposed turning a youth detention centre, the subject of harrowing evidence at a child sexual abuse inquiry, into an adult prison.

Foul-mouthed bikie denies heading anti-Semitic attack

A bikie who denies masterminding an Iran-led firebombing of a Jewish deli has angrily cursed outside court after his trial was delayed until next year.

Failed Australia Day bombing accused faces court

A man accused of lobbing a homemade grenade into a crowd of Australia Day protesters in an act of terrorism has physically faced a court for the first time.

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Rain brings hope of solving missing boy mystery

Police have returned to a remote outback station to renew their hunt for a four-year-old boy missing for more than eight months.

Charity worker appeals conviction over child abuse book

An author placed on the sex offenders register for writing a taboo novel about explicit toddler sexual role-play has filed an appeal against her conviction.

Confidence in criminal justice system hits record low

Public confidence in NSW's criminal justice system sank to an all-time low in 2025, a report shows, dropping to levels never seen since records began in 2007.

Jury road trip planned to alleged mower murder scene

A former RAAF pilot accused of staging his wife’s death as a ride-on mower accident has returned to court as he prepares to go on trial later in the year.

Man allegedly stabs two, sets fire to home

A man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after police say he stabbed a woman and a teenage boy and set fire to their home.

Arsonists jailed for factory fire that killed two men

A judge has jailed two young men and handed a third a community order over an factory arson that spread to an adjoining building and killed two sleeping men.

Women's sex abuse nightmare at hands of 'monster' monk

The former child victims of a head monk have detailed the devastating impacts of his sexual offending on them decades later after he was convicted.

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