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Push for rape counselling notes to be kept under wraps

Push for rape counselling notes to be kept under wraps

Sessions between a victim of sexual assault and their counsellor should be given the same protected status as legal advice in court proceedings, advocates say.

Date set for first step in cop killer's sentencing

Date set for first step in cop killer's sentencing

Date set for first step in cop killer's sentencing

Date set for first step in cop killer's sentencing

A sentencing hearing date has been set for a man who admitted shooting dead a veteran police officer on his rural property.

Boy 'cheated death' after alleged train surfing fall

Boy 'cheated death' after alleged train surfing fall

Boy 'cheated death' after alleged train surfing fall

Boy 'cheated death' after alleged train surfing fall

Fresh warnings have been issued about the life-threatening dangers of train surfing after a 13-year-old boy fell onto tracks, breaking several limbs.

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Syndicate allegedly shipped stolen cars to Middle East

Syndicate allegedly shipped stolen cars to Middle East

A criminal syndicate allegedly stole hundreds of high-end cars in Victoria and Queensland before shipping them to the Middle East for profit.

Limited support for proposals in Kumanjayi Walker death

Limited support for proposals in Kumanjayi Walker death

A territory police force has supported some but not all coronial recommendations following the fatal police shooting of a young Aboriginal man.

Rock and roll couple charged after major drug bust

Rock and roll couple charged after major drug bust

A secret cache of drugs has been discovered tucked behind a hidden door in a music studio, leading to the arrest of a musician, his partner and seven others.

Teacher’s tears after sexually assaulting student

Teacher’s tears after sexually assaulting student

A teacher has wiped tears from her eyes after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a 17-year-old student at a school while she was meant to be teaching him.

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'Abhorrent male bravado': men jailed for violating girl

'Abhorrent male bravado': men jailed for violating girl

'Abhorrent male bravado': men jailed for violating girl

'Abhorrent male bravado': men jailed for violating girl

Two regional footballers who preyed on a 14-year-old girl at a birthday party for their own "perverted sexual gratification" have been locked up.

Crime rate fix will take 'some time', police say

Crime rate fix will take 'some time', police say

Crime rate fix will take 'some time', police say

Crime rate fix will take 'some time', police say

As the crime rate continues to tick upwards in one state, police have warned major improvements will not be seen for some time.

'She was gone': trainer's tears for jockey's fatal fall

'She was gone': trainer's tears for jockey's fatal fall

'She was gone': trainer's tears for jockey's fatal fall

'She was gone': trainer's tears for jockey's fatal fall

A head trainer has tearfully described seeing an apprentice jockey "sucked under" a horse during a fatal trackwork session as a probe into her death continues.

Silence persists as CFMEU probe rattled by more threats

Silence persists as CFMEU probe rattled by more threats

Silence persists as CFMEU probe rattled by more threats

Silence persists as CFMEU probe rattled by more threats

Witnesses to construction-sector criminality continue to be scared into silence as a state government blocks expanded powers for the corruption watchdog.

Prison reality locked in for Indigenous Australians

Prison reality locked in for Indigenous Australians

Prison reality locked in for Indigenous Australians

Prison reality locked in for Indigenous Australians

An increased rate of incarceration among Indigenous people is among Closing the Gap data confirming efforts on key measures are still falling short.

'Get out': police cop deathbed rant from outback killer

'Get out': police cop deathbed rant from outback killer

'Get out': police cop deathbed rant from outback killer

'Get out': police cop deathbed rant from outback killer

Even as he lay on his deathbed, a notorious murderer refused to divulge the whereabouts of a backpacker he shot dead in a crime that shook the nation.

Australia deteriorates in terror rankings after Bondi

Australia deteriorates in terror rankings after Bondi

Australia deteriorates in terror rankings after Bondi

Australia deteriorates in terror rankings after Bondi

Australia has dropped to its worst ranking on a terrorism index following the deadly Bondi massacre as Western nations recorded an increase in deaths in 2025.

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'Unacceptable risk' halts Janine Balding rapist release

One of the country's most notorious serial sex offenders, involved in the rape of murdered bank teller Janine Balding, will spend at least another year in jail.

Labor figure's accused killer beats bail booze reading

Labor strategist Tim Picton's accused killer remains on bail after prosecutors withdrew a bid to revoke it over alcohol consumption.

Conspiracy theorist podcaster admits murdering woman

Occultist podcaster Tobias Marcus Nuttall has admitted the violent stabbing murder of his girlfriend.

Man pleads not guilty over fatal attack on ex-MP

A man has pleaded not guilty to killing a disgraced state MP who died in hospital after an alleged attack at a business he managed.

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Police, experts quizzed over brothel owner's killing

Lawyers for a man accused of murdering a sex worker inside her brothel have questioned evidence about her cause of death, and police investigations, in court.

Legacy of a giant: the judge who reshaped Aussie law

Former High Court chief justice Anthony Mason was applauded for his adventurous approach but criticised for making - rather than interpreting - the law.

Focus on deportations after killer's High Court win

A PNG-born murderer has successfully overturned his curfew, prompting a major adjustment to how the government manages criminal asylum seekers.

Top judge in historic Mabo court decision dies aged 100

Sir Anthony Mason, former chief justice of the High Court and key figure in Indigenous rights decisions and the Whitlam dismissal, has died at the age of 100.

Tobacco turf war reignites with 'outrageous' shooting

A manhunt is under way after cafe patrons ran for cover in a shooting likely connected to the illegal tobacco war.

Anti-Semitism claims 'amplified' in Jewish lawsuits

Jewish and pro-Palestinian academics will once again go head-to-head in court as two lawsuits over allegedly anti-Semitic social media posts ramp up.

Accused killer in court after man found beside highway

A man arrested following the discovery of a body near a rural highway has appeared in court charged with murder.

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