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Court rally as former murder accused makes freedom bid

Court rally as former murder accused makes freedom bid

A man previously accused of killing teen Isla Bell has tried to have his remaining charge thrown out, as people rallied outside court calling for justice.

Claim choppers blocked pilot view before crash 'false'

Claim choppers blocked pilot view before crash 'false'

Claim choppers blocked pilot view before crash 'false'

Claim choppers blocked pilot view before crash 'false'

Air crash investigators claim that new helicopters gave pilots poor visibility prior to a mid-air collision at Sea World has been denied by a tour flight boss.

Teen arrested, boy in hospital after school stabbing

Teen arrested, boy in hospital after school stabbing

Teen arrested, boy in hospital after school stabbing

Teen arrested, boy in hospital after school stabbing

A teenager has been rushed to hospital and a boy has been arrested after a suspected stabbing during an altercation at a school in Brisbane's south.

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Calls for change over childcare worker's alleged abuse

Calls for change over childcare worker's alleged abuse

A pattern of alleged abuse spanning years and multiple childcare centres has prompted calls for the industry to further tighten regulations to protect children.

Devoted morning walker slain in apparent random attack

Devoted morning walker slain in apparent random attack

A family is grieving a father of six who was randomly bashed and left for dead while taking his usual morning walk, as police charge a man with his murder.

Hunt goes on for botched kidnap, extortion masterminds

Hunt goes on for botched kidnap, extortion masterminds

Police have made a string of arrests over the botched kidnapping and murder of an 85-year-old grandfather, with an alleged ringleader now charged.

Further indecent assault charges dropped for Alan Jones

Further indecent assault charges dropped for Alan Jones

Prosecutors have dropped multiple indecent assault charges against ex-radio titan Alan Jones, leaving six of an original 11 complainants as his trial looms.

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Police plea for answers, 25 years after outback murder

Police plea for answers, 25 years after outback murder

Police plea for answers, 25 years after outback murder

Police plea for answers, 25 years after outback murder

In one of Australia's most notorious murder cases, Peter Falconio disappeared while travelling through the remote desert with his girlfriend.

UK counter-terrorism police take over Widdecombe probe

UK counter-terrorism police take over Widdecombe probe

UK counter-terrorism police take over Widdecombe probe

UK counter-terrorism police take over Widdecombe probe

Interior minister Shabana Mahmood says new information has emerged which has changed the character of a probe into the suspected murder ‌of Ann Widdecombe.

UK counter-terrorism police probing ex-minister's death

UK counter-terrorism police probing ex-minister's death

UK counter-terrorism police probing ex-minister's death

UK counter-terrorism police probing ex-minister's death

The death of former UK politician Ann Widdecombe is being investigated by counter-terrorism police, the British government says.

Childcare worker charged with 329 child abuse offences

Childcare worker charged with 329 child abuse offences

Childcare worker charged with 329 child abuse offences

Childcare worker charged with 329 child abuse offences

A childcare worker has been charged with 329 child abuse offences affecting more than 135 victims after police seized millions of files from his devices.

'Losing battle': racism surge since voice vote defeat

'Losing battle': racism surge since voice vote defeat

'Losing battle': racism surge since voice vote defeat

'Losing battle': racism surge since voice vote defeat

Australia has gone backwards in its treatment of Indigenous people as online racist abuse surges since the voice referendum, an inquiry has been told.

Teen allegedly stabbed man in heart over ‘bit of weed’

Teen allegedly stabbed man in heart over ‘bit of weed’

Teen allegedly stabbed man in heart over ‘bit of weed’

Teen allegedly stabbed man in heart over ‘bit of weed’

A 15-year-old boy is accused of murdering a man twice his age with a machete during a midnight drug deal gone wrong.

Woman fatally stabbed remembered as 'loving mother'

Woman fatally stabbed remembered as 'loving mother'

Woman fatally stabbed remembered as 'loving mother'

Woman fatally stabbed remembered as 'loving mother'

A shocked community is grieving a mother who was killed with a knife in an alleged domestic homicide, leaving two children behind.

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'Gross, negligent': drugs blamed for chopper tragedy

The head of a joy flight provider has alleged that a pilot was under the influence of drugs when he was killed in a tragic helicopter collision.

Family vow slain mum's memory will live on through son

A man accused of murdering his former partner has faced court by video link after members of the woman's family arrived, including her four-month-old son.

Victims advocate to hold government agencies to account

Experience with tragedies including the Bondi shooting and a horrific wedding bus crash will help a new victims' advocate hold government agencies to account.

Details of alleged Toyota theft ring's methods revealed

A man accused of joining other foreign nationals in using electronic devices to steal 60 high-end 4WDs and export them in shipping containers has sought bail.

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Blame cast for delay in Molly Ticehurst's killer's case

Legal funding cuts, staffing and prosecutors have been blamed for the latest delays in the case against the man who murdered a rural childcare educator.

No political link in ex-UK minister's murder: police

Police say there's no information to suggest former UK minister Ann Widdecombe's suspected murder was terrorism-related or politically motivated.

YouTuber charged after filming Dezi Freeman's hideout

A content creator has been charged with trespassing after he filmed cop killer fugitive Dezi Freeman's secret hideout and posted it to his YouTube channel.

Partner charged with new mum's 'horrific' murder

A man has been charged with the murder of his former partner after the remains of the young mother were found in bushland.

Family violence victims to lose vital access to justice

Vital volunteers who help victim-survivors of family violence navigate the justice system will be ripped from family courts unless urgent funding is secured.

Jailed cops deny beating woman had 'gratuitous cruelty'

Two police officers claim their jail sentences for assaulting and pepper spraying a naked mentally ill woman are manifestly excessive.

Troubling reason Bradley Murdoch may have denied guilt

In chilling new footage, convicted murderer Bradley Murdoch denies Peter Falconio's family the closure of knowing the whereabouts of his body.

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