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'Suspicious' death of woman involving ride-on lawnmower

'Suspicious' death of woman involving ride-on lawnmower

Police are investigating the cause of a woman's death which is believed to be linked to an incident involving a lawnmower.

'All going to die': father recounts deadly truck crash

'All going to die': father recounts deadly truck crash

'All going to die': father recounts deadly truck crash

'All going to die': father recounts deadly truck crash

The father of a six-year-old killed in a hit-and-run truck crash near Sydney says he heard a bang and the family car become airborne before he blacked out.

'Transnational' gang behind billion-dollar meth import

'Transnational' gang behind billion-dollar meth import

'Transnational' gang behind billion-dollar meth import

'Transnational' gang behind billion-dollar meth import

A man has been charged over an international plot to import almost a tonne of methamphetamine inside industrial machinery, but the ringleaders remain at large.

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Man launched 'onslaught' at wake after Facebook rant

Man launched 'onslaught' at wake after Facebook rant

A 33-year-old who repeatedly stabbed a man over an affair with his partner will spend at least 14 years in jail for murder.

Teen faces UK court charged with murder of three girls

Teen faces UK court charged with murder of three girls

A 17-year-old boy has appeared in a UK court over a stabbing attack that left three young girls dead and sparked two days of violent unrest.

Trapped shooting cop's rescue risked by 'blackspot'

Trapped shooting cop's rescue risked by 'blackspot'

The police commander responding to a deadly shooting in rural Queensland was unable to order a rescue mission for an officer in danger due to phone blackspots.

Dodgy Australian of Year bets land friends in court

Dodgy Australian of Year bets land friends in court

Two Victorian high school friends have pleaded guilty after using insider information to bet on the outcome of three Australian of the Year Awards.

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Vanguard faces fine for greenwashing 'ethical' fund

Vanguard faces fine for greenwashing 'ethical' fund

Vanguard faces fine for greenwashing 'ethical' fund

Vanguard faces fine for greenwashing 'ethical' fund

Investment firm could have to pay fines amounting to all, or most, of it's annual profits after misleading consumers by promoting an "ethical" investment fund.

Fatal knife brawl started by social media beef

Fatal knife brawl started by social media beef

Fatal knife brawl started by social media beef

Fatal knife brawl started by social media beef

A social media beef turned deadly when one rival group tracked down the address of the other by organising a fake drug deal then allegedly planned an attack.

Car 'filled with light' before deadly impact with truck

Car 'filled with light' before deadly impact with truck

Car 'filled with light' before deadly impact with truck

Car 'filled with light' before deadly impact with truck

A truckie accused of fleeing a hit-and-run that killed a six-year-old boy said he had "sorted out" the car by pushing it off the road, jurors have heard.

Terror charges laid after shopping centre scare

Terror charges laid after shopping centre scare

Terror charges laid after shopping centre scare

Terror charges laid after shopping centre scare

A young man is facing terrorism-related charged after he allegedly threw bottles carrying chemicals inside a Sydney shopping centre.

Mood-altering drug use a 'human right': top prosecutor

Mood-altering drug use a 'human right': top prosecutor

Mood-altering drug use a 'human right': top prosecutor

Mood-altering drug use a 'human right': top prosecutor

Australia's longest-serving public prosecutor is pushing for a Portuguese-style cannabis model that decriminalises drugs and brings users before experts.

Youth offenders leaving detention without case plan

Youth offenders leaving detention without case plan

Youth offenders leaving detention without case plan

Youth offenders leaving detention without case plan

Around one in 10 serious juvenile offenders in Queensland are being released from detention centres without a rehabilitation plan, budget estimates has heard.

Doctor charged over lewd patient photos set for custody

Doctor charged over lewd patient photos set for custody

Doctor charged over lewd patient photos set for custody

Doctor charged over lewd patient photos set for custody

Suspended doctor Nicholas Chu has been warned his bail will likely be revoked before he is sentenced over allegations he took intimate photos of patients.

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Judge pushes for granny killer to be released on parole

A 22-year-old man who killed his grandmother because he believed she was his abusive former stepfather will soon be eligible for parole.

UK police hurt in violent riot after three girls killed

Rioters have clashed with British police, hurling bricks and setting fires in a town already reeling from a knife attack that left three children dead.

Disgraced TV star appeals domestic violence conviction

Lawyers for former TV host Andrew O'Keefe have taken aim at the credibility of a woman he was found guilty of assaulting, in a bid to overturn his conviction.

Forestry Corporation fined $360k for cutting down trees

New conditions imposed following the Black Summer bushfires did not stop the felling of 53 trees, with a court accepting a pattern of environmental offending.

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Mother fled family home almost 10 years before killing

A man has been accused of hitting his wife with a hammer and stomping on her almost a decade before he killed her in an allegedly "brutal and vicious" attack.

Nurse accused of stalking NSW MP hit with new charge

A nurse accused of stalking a NSW state MP will try to claim a mental health impairment as she faces a fresh charge of stalking another Sydney woman.

Wife 'heard husband shot dead' on phone to triple zero

A woman was on the phone to triple zero when hearing what she now believes was the gunshot that killed her husband coming from their neighbours' rural property.

Magistrate's brother jailed over 'brazen' stabbing

Sean Sonnet, the brother of a Victorian magistrate, will serve more jail time after admitting to stabbing another man in the chest.

Ex-AFL agent Ricky Nixon to fight fake merch charges

Former player manager Ricky Nixon is accused of obtaining property by deception through the sale of fraudulent AFL memorabilia.

Man who murdered ex-wife argues jail term 'excessive'

A man who murdered his former wife by stabbing her 17 times at her home is appealing the length of his 26-year jail sentence on the grounds it is "excessive".

Third child dies in UK attack, Taylor Swift 'in shock'

British police say a third child has died after a stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed dance and yoga class.

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