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Plea deal for US man linked to Wieambilla shootings

Plea deal for US man linked to Wieambilla shootings

Linked to the shocking Wieambilla shootings, a conspiracy theorist has pleaded guilty to a watered down charge under a plea deal in the United States.

Labubu, Pokemon crazes fuel surge in thefts

Labubu, Pokemon crazes fuel surge in thefts

Labubu, Pokemon crazes fuel surge in thefts

Labubu, Pokemon crazes fuel surge in thefts

Retailers say highly sought after pop culture items are flying off the shelves with a rise in thefts targeting both Labubu dolls and Pokemon merchandise.

Battle for documents in killer's parole challenge

Battle for documents in killer's parole challenge

Battle for documents in killer's parole challenge

Battle for documents in killer's parole challenge

Lawyers for Susan Neill-Fraser, who served more than a decade behind bars for murdering her partner, are chasing documents as part of a parole challenge.

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Rental changes end 'impossible choice' for DV survivors

Rental changes end 'impossible choice' for DV survivors

Improved rental protections for survivors of domestic violence will offer them a safer pathway out of abuse.

Former French president begins five-year prison term

Former French president begins five-year prison term

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has arrived at prison in Paris to start a five-year sentence for conspiring to raise campaign funds from Libya.

Life sentence for tenant who brutally murdered landlady

Life sentence for tenant who brutally murdered landlady

An evicted tenant who murdered his helpless elderly landlady in a sudden and violent rampage will spend the next 20 years in prison.

Grief overwhelms families of trio killed in house fire

Grief overwhelms families of trio killed in house fire

The families of three people killed in a house fire have spoken publicly for the first time since the tragedy ahead of a community gathering for the trio.

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Teen's offending ignites calls for youth bail reform

Teen's offending ignites calls for youth bail reform

Teen's offending ignites calls for youth bail reform

Teen's offending ignites calls for youth bail reform

More needs to be done to address youth crime, a state government concedes, after a 13-year-old boy was charged with offences across two Australian cities.

'Black flight' smugglers jailed over $17m drug plot

'Black flight' smugglers jailed over $17m drug plot

'Black flight' smugglers jailed over $17m drug plot

'Black flight' smugglers jailed over $17m drug plot

Two men have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms over a plot to import methamphetamine into Australia hidden on a secret "black flight".

Health provider charged over new mum's death in care

Health provider charged over new mum's death in care

Health provider charged over new mum's death in care

Health provider charged over new mum's death in care

A hospital's parent company has been charged with exposing patients to health and safety risks following the death of a struggling new mum.

'Mud sticks': land council boss hurt by senator claims

'Mud sticks': land council boss hurt by senator claims

'Mud sticks': land council boss hurt by senator claims

'Mud sticks': land council boss hurt by senator claims

Outspoken senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price added credibility to a defamatory claim that an Aboriginal land council wanted its boss gone, a court has heard.

AFL champion launches legal fight over 'missing $2.1m'

AFL champion launches legal fight over 'missing $2.1m'

AFL champion launches legal fight over 'missing $2.1m'

AFL champion launches legal fight over 'missing $2.1m'

Two-time AFL premiership player Scott Pendlebury has filed a claim for loss and damages in the Supreme Court against his former manager.

New charges for man linked to alleged childcare abuser

New charges for man linked to alleged childcare abuser

New charges for man linked to alleged childcare abuser

New charges for man linked to alleged childcare abuser

A man accused of possessing child abuse material and bestiality offences has failed to keep his case hidden from the public after he was handed fresh charges.

'Lethal weapons': 3D-printed guns test limits for cops

'Lethal weapons': 3D-printed guns test limits for cops

'Lethal weapons': 3D-printed guns test limits for cops

'Lethal weapons': 3D-printed guns test limits for cops

More than 1000 firearms and parts seized in nationwide raids include hundreds of 3D-printed items police say are increasing in quality and pose a bigger threat.

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Jailed MP loses seat, assets and freedom over thefts

A disgraced ex-Liberal MP has been sent to jail for ripping off a scheme aimed at helping disadvantaged students.

Latham's bill over 'disgusting' sex tweet could soar

Firebrand MP Mark Latham could face more financial pain as a rival seeks higher damages over an explicit tweet sent during an election fracas.

Fate of ex-top gun up in air, three years after arrest

A picture of a father with his kids before school drop-off has become a treasured image three years on as he anxiously awaits a court's decision on his fate.

Andrew's team 'tried to hire trolls to hassle accuser'

Virginia Giuffre wrote in her memoir that Prince Andrew tried to hire internet trolls to "hassle" her after she came forward with sexual abuse accusations.

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Bikie assassin 'spook on top-secret government mission'

An army reservist turned hitman who executed a bikie boss admitted the killing to his girlfriend before proposing marriage, a court has been told.

Senator allegedly plotted council 'coup' with principal

An alleged plot to oust an Aboriginal land council chief executive led to Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price defaming him in a media release, a court has heard.

Case binned for parents over arranged marriage 'kidnap'

A mum and dad accused of detaining and attacking their daughter after she refused to marry a cousin have had criminal charges against them dropped in court.

Accused killer 'washed blood off in swimming pool'

A man was behind on rent and being evicted before allegedly murdering his elderly landlady and washing off her blood in a swimming pool, a jury has heard.

Child heard woman cry for help before finding her dead

A man accused of killing his ex-partner was "fake crying" when police arrived to find her body, a child has told a court.

Pop star’s ex-manager attacks fraud prosecution

Chart-topping artist Guy Sebastian is seeking to expand a civil fraud lawsuit as his former manager attacks prosecutors over failed fraud trials.

Caddick's widower hires high-profile celebs' lawyer

Disappeared fraudster Melissa Caddick's hairdresser husband has tapped a flamboyant lawyer to fight assault charges, adding to her list of high-profile clients.

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