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Self-excluded gamblers turn to illegal offshore sites

Self-excluded gamblers turn to illegal offshore sites

Punters are increasingly turning to illegal sites to gamble, sending billions of dollars offshore as the responsible regulator is criticised for being futile.

Spotlight on teen’s legacy after camping trip death

Spotlight on teen’s legacy after camping trip death

Spotlight on teen’s legacy after camping trip death

Spotlight on teen’s legacy after camping trip death

The death of a 16-year-old boy could help shine a light on a little-known and potentially fatal condition that is on the rise.

Daughter speaks about 'false' claim she murdered father

Daughter speaks about 'false' claim she murdered father

Daughter speaks about 'false' claim she murdered father

Daughter speaks about 'false' claim she murdered father

A woman accused of stomping on and murdering her father has given a rare interview outside court during her last moments of freedom.

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Man 'didn't intend' to murder wife when he stabbed her

Man 'didn't intend' to murder wife when he stabbed her

Lawyers for a man on trial over his wife's stabbing death say he admits he killed her but he did not intend to murder the mother of five, a jury has been told.

Accused storms out after negligent manslaughter ruling

Accused storms out after negligent manslaughter ruling

A man charged over a woman's death has been ordered to stand trial on the charge of negligent manslaughter.

Woman accused of trying to kill police fronts court

Woman accused of trying to kill police fronts court

A 37-year-old woman has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder after allegedly shooting at police officers who were trying to carry out a search warrant.

Teenager denies alleged waterfront stabbing murder

Teenager denies alleged waterfront stabbing murder

A 17-year-old boy charged with the murder of a young man in a car park at a tourist hotspot has pleaded not guilty in court.

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Man's homemade gun 'for protection' kills girlfriend

Man's homemade gun 'for protection' kills girlfriend

Man's homemade gun 'for protection' kills girlfriend

Man's homemade gun 'for protection' kills girlfriend

A man left a homemade shotgun inside a couch at his family home where one of his young children picked it up before it misfired and killed his pregnant partner.

Man in court over first birthday party alleged murders

Man in court over first birthday party alleged murders

Man in court over first birthday party alleged murders

Man in court over first birthday party alleged murders

Murder charges have been laid over the deaths of two men at a first birthday party, as the accused man's lawyer told a court he was withdrawing from drugs.

Teen charged after ebike crash kills eight-year-old

Teen charged after ebike crash kills eight-year-old

Teen charged after ebike crash kills eight-year-old

Teen charged after ebike crash kills eight-year-old

Weeks after an eight-year-old boy was killed in a e-bike crash, police have charged a teenager with a number of offences following an investigation.

Targeted laws to stamp out obnoxious 'part-time Nazis'

Targeted laws to stamp out obnoxious 'part-time Nazis'

Targeted laws to stamp out obnoxious 'part-time Nazis'

Targeted laws to stamp out obnoxious 'part-time Nazis'

Neo-Nazis could face jail time or thousands of dollars in fines under laws rapidly drafted after a shocking fascist rally outside a state parliament.

Anti-Semitic vandal jailed but set for release soon

Anti-Semitic vandal jailed but set for release soon

Anti-Semitic vandal jailed but set for release soon

Anti-Semitic vandal jailed but set for release soon

A man jailed for spraying anti-Semitic graffiti, torching cars and vandalising buildings during a night of terror will be released on parole in weeks.

Release of Epstein files imminent after Trump signs off

Release of Epstein files imminent after Trump signs off

Release of Epstein files imminent after Trump signs off

Release of Epstein files imminent after Trump signs off

All that's required for the release of the Epstein files is Donald Trump's signature after both houses of the US Congress agreed to the move.

Murder charges after stabbing at child's first birthday

Murder charges after stabbing at child's first birthday

Murder charges after stabbing at child's first birthday

Murder charges after stabbing at child's first birthday

Ten months after a child's first birthday ended in the tragedy with two men stabbed to death, police have arrested and charged a man with murder.

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CFMEU leaders adrift from 'civilised society'

The author of a shocking report alleging a culture of violence and intimidation inside the CFMEU says the union thought it ran industrial relations policy.

Tributes for teen as charges laid over fatal hit-run

A 17-year-old girl fatally struck in a hit-and-run crash has been remembered as a much-loved daughter and sister who cared deeply for those around her.

'Relief' as cop charged with assaulting protester named

A police officer who allegedly assaulted a Greens candidate and left her with a burst eyeball at a pro-Palestine rally has been identified for the first time.

Conman's colourful life 'set to become Netflix show'

Conman Peter Foster hopes to expand his reputation beyond a long history of scams with a Netflix series about his life as he fights multiple fraud charges.

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Ex-priest hit with more child sexual abuse charges

An ex-priest accused of grooming a 14-year-old during a police sting is expected to plead after being hit with further child abuse material and sex allegations.

Elderly man's dead body 'carved into' with box cutter

A woman allegedly boasted to a covert police officer that her accused killing of an old man was "the biggest rush ever" and "only the start of my fantasies".

Callous killer jailed for ex-girlfriend's brutal murder

More than 80 of Hannah McGuire's family and friends have stared down her killer as he was jailed for close to three decades for murder.

Pauline Hanson's post-apocalyptic prediction resurfaces

Pauline Hanson's decades of remarks about race, including a sci-fi prediction about Australia's future, have been used to prove she vilified a Muslim senator.

Trump's reversal propels vote on Epstein files release

Donald Trump's sudden backflip could see the imminent release of the files into the prosecution of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein over his abuse of girls.

Plane step a 'bad snag risk' in skydive double tragedy

A judge has offered his condolences to the families of two skydivers who fell to their deaths after their equipment got snagged on a plane in mid-air.

Nut allergy to brain injury: what happened to Max?

A 15-year-old boy had an allergic reaction to nuts, but what paramedics and doctors did as he struggled to breathe is being investigated by a coroner.

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