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Rex board accused of knowing big loss about to take off

Rex board accused of knowing big loss about to take off

The corporate watchdog has taken a regional airline's former directors to court over allegations they misled investors about financial performance.

Man charged after he ‘paid to watch child sex shows’

Man charged after he ‘paid to watch child sex shows’

Man charged after he ‘paid to watch child sex shows’

Man charged after he ‘paid to watch child sex shows’

A man has faced court charged with more than 30 offences after being accused of paying to watch children being sexually abused online in almost 50 live shows.

Cop-stomper dodges imprisonment over 'brutal' attack

Cop-stomper dodges imprisonment over 'brutal' attack

Cop-stomper dodges imprisonment over 'brutal' attack

Cop-stomper dodges imprisonment over 'brutal' attack

A young man who stomped on an off-duty police officer's face during a drunken altercation has avoided being thrown behind bars after a successful appeal.

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Mother's 'life sentence' after daughter's brutal murder

Mother's 'life sentence' after daughter's brutal murder

A mother has confronted her daughter's killer in court after he admitted stabbing his wife to death in a 10-second attack.

Cinema allegedly taunted with salute in Holocaust movie

Cinema allegedly taunted with salute in Holocaust movie

A movie screening about a concentration camp was allegedly hijacked by white supremacists who are also accused of performing a Nazi salute.

Ex-Top Gun pilot continues fight against extradition

Ex-Top Gun pilot continues fight against extradition

A former US marine pilot accused of illegally training Chinese military personnel is appealing a court decision that paves the way for his extradition.

Gaps in child protection systems despite top ranking

Gaps in child protection systems despite top ranking

Despite Australia ranking number one in the world for policies addressing sexual violence against children and teens, advocates say there's more to be done.

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Son's plea on new lead in 1994 robbery shooting

Son's plea on new lead in 1994 robbery shooting

Son's plea on new lead in 1994 robbery shooting

Son's plea on new lead in 1994 robbery shooting

The son of a security guard confronted by a gunman during a 1994 robbery has pleaded for public help to identify the man, who shot two people.

'Enough is enough': rally in memory of dead teen

'Enough is enough': rally in memory of dead teen

'Enough is enough': rally in memory of dead teen

'Enough is enough': rally in memory of dead teen

The Victorian government must reform a failed legal system, a Greens MP says, after a rally to remember a young woman whose dead body was found in a tip.

Trans rights pile-on after 'Giggle v Tickle' ruling

Trans rights pile-on after 'Giggle v Tickle' ruling

Trans rights pile-on after 'Giggle v Tickle' ruling

Trans rights pile-on after 'Giggle v Tickle' ruling

Anti-discrimination advocates are celebrating a court upholding the rights of a trans woman to access a women-only platform as the coalition vows law changes.

Options aplenty for Taser cop, gran's inquest told

Options aplenty for Taser cop, gran's inquest told

Options aplenty for Taser cop, gran's inquest told

Options aplenty for Taser cop, gran's inquest told

An inquest into the death of a 95-year-old grandmother tasered by police has laid out a host of alternatives available instead of pulling the trigger.

Weinstein's third New York rape trial ends in mistrial

Weinstein's third New York rape trial ends in mistrial

Weinstein's third New York rape trial ends in mistrial

Weinstein's third New York rape trial ends in mistrial

Harvey Weinstein's rape retrial has ended in a mistrial after the New York jury deadlocked.

Leash tightens for double murderer and former fugitive

Leash tightens for double murderer and former fugitive

Leash tightens for double murderer and former fugitive

Leash tightens for double murderer and former fugitive

A man who chopped up two of his lovers' bodies and flouted parole three times will be closely watched by authorities after a supervision order was extended.

Teens charged after popular bar hit by arson attack

Teens charged after popular bar hit by arson attack

Teens charged after popular bar hit by arson attack

Teens charged after popular bar hit by arson attack

Two teenagers are the latest to be arrested over a spate of attacks on popular nightlife venues with offenders demanding $10,000 in protection tax, police say.

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Couple found dead in home in confronting murder-suicide

An investigation into a confronting murder suicide is expected to run for weeks after emergency crews discovered the bodies of a husband and wife at their home.

Neo-Nazi group outlawed under anti-hate legislation

A neo-Nazi group that advocates for a white Australia has been listed as a prohibited hate group after advice from the nation's domestic spy agency.

'Direct discrimination': court loss for app's trans ban

A legal bid by an app and its founder has backfired, with an appeal panel awarding twice the initial amount of damages for excluding a transgender user.

Father 'chose healing' after NRL watch party murder

A father whose son was stabbed to death at a rugby league watch party showed strength and dignity after a "catastrophic" crime, a judge has found.

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Family rues cop's lack of remorse for tasing great-gran

The family of a 95-year-old great-grandmother fatally tasered by police feel the officer who pulled the trigger showed no accountability for his actions.

Women accused of police murder to face separate trials

A woman accused of fatally striking a police officer with a vehicle at a highway roadblock has sought to be tried for murder separately from her co-accused.

Jury resumes deliberations in Weinstein rape retrial

Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has returned to court in his rape retrial a day after he reported chest pains.

Shoppers could pay more after Coles misconduct ruling

Supermarket prices could stay higher for longer following a ruling that Coles misled its customers with non-genuine discounts, according to one retail expert.

Alleged killer cop’s mum denied bail on tampering claim

The mother of an accused double murderer has lost her bid for bail after she was charged with attempting to interfere with a witness in her son’s trial.

AFL great Winmar admitted row, slap but denied assaults

Former St Kilda footballer Nicky Winmar's conversation with police after an alleged attack has been played in court as he fights assault allegations.

Pleas for humanity in justice after teen dies in jail

A death in custody is sparking renewed calls for a government to change the way it deals with incarceration and to shed its "populist law and order agenda".

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