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Sentencing as Diddy faces potentially years in prison

Sentencing as Diddy faces potentially years in prison

Hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs insists he's a changed man as he faces the possibility of years in jail after being convicted in a sordid criminal case.

'Everlasting regret' truckie to be jailed for bus crash

'Everlasting regret' truckie to be jailed for bus crash

'Everlasting regret' truckie to be jailed for bus crash

'Everlasting regret' truckie to be jailed for bus crash

A truck driver says he is wracked with guilt after he drove a defective prime mover that crashed into a school bus with "catastrophic consequences".

Psychiatrists win pay leap but system still 'broken'

Psychiatrists win pay leap but system still 'broken'

Psychiatrists win pay leap but system still 'broken'

Psychiatrists win pay leap but system still 'broken'

A big temporary pay boost for public psychiatrists has been handed down after scores of specialists quit an under-resourced state public system.

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Aussie arrested in Bangkok over Malaysia criticism

Aussie arrested in Bangkok over Malaysia criticism

An Australian man arrested in Thailand on a defamation charge he says originated with Malaysia's government, claims he is a victim of transnational repression.

Killer inmate fantasised about dismembering victims

Killer inmate fantasised about dismembering victims

A coroner says corrective services officers could not have predicted a sadistic prisoner's murderous plan to lure a fellow inmate to his death.

War crimes trial could be years away for ex-SAS soldier

War crimes trial could be years away for ex-SAS soldier

National security concerns are threatening to delay a landmark war crimes trial for more than a year as a former soldier pleads not guilty to murder.

'Won't be silenced': accused killer cop rants in court

'Won't be silenced': accused killer cop rants in court

Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon has broken his silence with an extraordinary courtroom outburst as a date was set for his murder trial.

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Molly Ticehurst's accused killer comes closer to plea

Molly Ticehurst's accused killer comes closer to plea

Molly Ticehurst's accused killer comes closer to plea

Molly Ticehurst's accused killer comes closer to plea

After almost 18 months of legal negotiations, the man accused of the domestic violence murder of Molly Ticehurst may soon be ready to enter a plea.

Top cop's retirement march after 40 years of service

Top cop's retirement march after 40 years of service

Top cop's retirement march after 40 years of service

Top cop's retirement march after 40 years of service

Commissioner Reece Kershaw will be farewelled by Australian Federal Police colleagues and dignitaries on his final day before retirement.

Deadly rampage at UK synagogue was a 'terrorist attack'

Deadly rampage at UK synagogue was a 'terrorist attack'

Deadly rampage at UK synagogue was a 'terrorist attack'

Deadly rampage at UK synagogue was a 'terrorist attack'

British police have declared that a deadly rampage at a synagogue that killed two people on the holiest day of the Jewish year was a terrorist attack.

Two dead, suspect shot in attack near UK synagogue

Two dead, suspect shot in attack near UK synagogue

Two dead, suspect shot in attack near UK synagogue

Two dead, suspect shot in attack near UK synagogue

Two people are dead and three others are seriously wounded after a car and stabbing attack near a synagogue in Manchester in northern England.

'Reckless' bus crash case delays re-traumatise victims

'Reckless' bus crash case delays re-traumatise victims

'Reckless' bus crash case delays re-traumatise victims

'Reckless' bus crash case delays re-traumatise victims

A teacher involved in a school bus crash has lamented "exhausting" court case delays, while a student recounted trying to save her bleeding friend from dying.

'Reckless' rapper chased by cops after public execution

'Reckless' rapper chased by cops after public execution

'Reckless' rapper chased by cops after public execution

'Reckless' rapper chased by cops after public execution

Police have condemned a rapper who is accused of glorifying a "horrendous" execution that was captured entirely on security video at a petrol station.

Deadly hostel fire lighter lied about dead wife

Deadly hostel fire lighter lied about dead wife

Deadly hostel fire lighter lied about dead wife

Deadly hostel fire lighter lied about dead wife

A career criminal who torched a hostel and killed six backpackers made a "ploy for sympathy" when he told lies during sentencing for child sexual offences.

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Cult leader denies grooming six-year-old girl for sex

A cult leader and his wife will head to trial to fight allegations they groomed a child for illegal sexual activity from the age of six.

Man cleared of accused killer link as search ramps up

Additional officers have been deployed to a popular national park to search for an alleged police killer, as a man is cleared of links to fugitive search.

Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson to appeal convictions

Triple-murderer Erin Patterson has formally indicated she will appeal her convictions after she was found guilty of serving a deadly mushroom lunch.

'Busy criminals' will move on after Qantas cyber attack

Those fighting to protect millions of Qantas customers affected by a massive data leak have been "shielded" by a court to avoid them becoming victims as well.

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Kangaroo killer spared jail over 'disturbing' crimes

A man who ran down and cruelly killed two kangaroos on a country road and then lied to police unsuccessfully argued he should be spared a criminal conviction.

Sex offender bailed, 'any hapless woman could be next'

A handyman jailed after molesting a teenage girl and an autistic woman who both asked for assistance is back in court for allegedly targeting another victim.

Police zero in on area in search for alleged cop killer

Police hunting Australia's most wanted fugitive have targeted an area far away from where he was last sighted after he allegedly shot dead two officers.

Teen accused of sharing IS terror video makes bail bid

An 18-year-old has made a fresh bid for bail after he was charged with publishing terrorism videos on social media sites.

Foul play to be probed in missing Indigenous man's case

The family of a young Indigenous man who went missing will challenge a central theory that he took his own life, a coroner has heard.

Accused police officer killer's case 'complex'

A man who allegedly shot a veteran police constable at a rural property has appeared in court on charges of murder, attempted murder and aggravated assault.

'I wish I had died': schoolgirl's suffering after crash

A truck driver who drove with faulty brakes into a bus carrying 27 school kids on their way to an international space camp has pleaded guilty to 12 offences.

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