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Workers threatened with weapons as retail crime spikes

Workers threatened with weapons as retail crime spikes

Retail crime is worsening with a drastic number of Bunnings and Kmart workers threatened with violence every month, parent company Wesfarmers says.

Fraudster cops 14 years' jail for Ponzi rip-off

Fraudster cops 14 years' jail for Ponzi rip-off

Fraudster cops 14 years' jail for Ponzi rip-off

Fraudster cops 14 years' jail for Ponzi rip-off

A Ponzi scheme operator who defrauded his victims of more than $34 million has been sentenced to at least 12 years behind bars.

Call for inquest after woman's island death on cruise

Call for inquest after woman's island death on cruise

Call for inquest after woman's island death on cruise

Call for inquest after woman's island death on cruise

An investigation has been launched after an 80-year-old woman's body was found on a tropical island during a cruise but her family have called for an inquest.

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Ex-cricketer's assailants avoid jail after coke theft

Ex-cricketer's assailants avoid jail after coke theft

Three men who beat up former spin bowler Stuart MacGill after two bricks of cocaine were stolen have been given community sentences for their violent acts.

Head monk found guilty of sexually abusing children

Head monk found guilty of sexually abusing children

A Buddhist monk has been convicted of 17 child sexual abuse offences following a four-week jury trial.

Baby killer was tired, frustrated before assaulting boy

Baby killer was tired, frustrated before assaulting boy

A man was seeking help for anger management issues at the time he inflicted a fatal assault on a three-month-old baby boy, a court has been told.

'Marked': driver avoids jail over fatal CBD bus crash

'Marked': driver avoids jail over fatal CBD bus crash

A bus driver convicted of careless driving causing death after a teenager was crushed against a building in a city centre has received a suspended sentence.

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'Vibrant' young woman who died in custody remembered

'Vibrant' young woman who died in custody remembered

'Vibrant' young woman who died in custody remembered

'Vibrant' young woman who died in custody remembered

Family of a 21-year-old Indigenous woman who died in custody have released a brief statement, describing her as loving and vibrant.

'Threatened, spat at': retailers, workers demand action

'Threatened, spat at': retailers, workers demand action

'Threatened, spat at': retailers, workers demand action

'Threatened, spat at': retailers, workers demand action

A rise in violent behaviour towards retail workers has sparked exasperated calls from supermarket giants for stronger workplace safety protections.

'Salacious gossip' or news? MP to test new privacy law

'Salacious gossip' or news? MP to test new privacy law

'Salacious gossip' or news? MP to test new privacy law

'Salacious gossip' or news? MP to test new privacy law

A state Liberal deputy leader and his wife are seeking to put a journalist in the witness box as they sue for alleged defamation and privacy invasion.

Dam to be drained as searchers return to boy's home

Dam to be drained as searchers return to boy's home

Dam to be drained as searchers return to boy's home

Dam to be drained as searchers return to boy's home

A dam near the home of missing boy Gus Lamont will be drained to rule out the possibility the four-year-old drowned after he vanished from a remote property.

Aged care worker charged after 104-year-old robbed

Aged care worker charged after 104-year-old robbed

Aged care worker charged after 104-year-old robbed

Aged care worker charged after 104-year-old robbed

An aged care worker allegedly went on a spending spree for days after stealing a debit card from a 104-year-old man, blowing thousands of dollars, police say.

Peppercorn rent questioned for Prince Andrew's mansion

Peppercorn rent questioned for Prince Andrew's mansion

Peppercorn rent questioned for Prince Andrew's mansion

Peppercorn rent questioned for Prince Andrew's mansion

Prince Andrew's mansion residence has been quizzed in a rare political intervention over the embattled royal's links with American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Louvre heist suspects 'partially' admit involvement

Louvre heist suspects 'partially' admit involvement

Louvre heist suspects 'partially' admit involvement

Louvre heist suspects 'partially' admit involvement

Two suspects in the Louvre jewel heist have partially admitted their participation, a Paris prosecutor says.

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Blind date initially blamed for Easey Street murders

Defence lawyers have questioned a former murder suspect's movements as they claim their client has mistakenly been accused of killing two women in their home.

Man 'googled tide times' before body found in river

Eight months after Crystal Beale's body was found in a river, her ex-partner has been accused of googling local tide times on the night she disappeared.

Alleged murderer claims ‘true love’ for ex casts doubt

A man’s texts to his ex-partner before her death raise doubts about whether he intended to seriously harm or kill her, his lawyer has told a court.

Dozens arrested, assets seized in organised crime sting

A digital sting targeting organised crime has led to dozens more arrests and the seizure of almost $26 million in assets by police.

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Top cop eyes 'crime-influencers' amid social media ban

Parents are encouraged to have hard conversations with children about online safety even as a world-first social media ban for Australian kids is set to begin.

Getaway car supplied for gang war 'retaliation' attacks

An auto dealer has denied knowing a car supplied to a colleague would be used for murderous retaliation as a deadly gangland war raged on.

Rapist ex-MP's sentence delayed by 11th-hour legal bid

A disgraced former families minister will have to wait days longer to learn if he has to stay behind bars for sexually assaulting two men.

Accused Nazi saluter professes love for Australia

A man charged with making Nazi salutes in public has been admonished for chewing in court before having his bail extended so he can get a lawyer.

Alleged saboteur faces court after man dies at hospital

A man died in hospital an hour after a woman allegedly snuck into two facilities and cut their utilities, prompting a major investigation and security audit.

Latham’s AVO fight with ex-partner ‘likely to settle’

Mark Latham and his ex-partner are eyeing an agreement after she alleged he subjected her to a sustained pattern of abuse, a claim the firebrand MP denies.

Landmark puberty block ban reinstated by government

A transgender teen's mother is set to discuss legal options after a state government reinstated a puberty blocker ban soon after it was overturned in court.

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