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Strict secrecy over Snowtown killer's parole review

Strict secrecy over Snowtown killer's parole review

A hearing on a bid to stop the release of Snowtown killer James Vlassakis on parole will be held privately, the commissioner overseeing the process has ruled.

Teen's alleged killer loses bid to have case thrown out

Teen's alleged killer loses bid to have case thrown out

Teen's alleged killer loses bid to have case thrown out

Teen's alleged killer loses bid to have case thrown out

A man will stand trial over the murder of 19-year-old Isla Bell, whose body was found in a rubbish tip six weeks after her disappearance.

Nurse banned after escape room trip with young patient

Nurse banned after escape room trip with young patient

Nurse banned after escape room trip with young patient

Nurse banned after escape room trip with young patient

A nurse has been disqualified over an intimate relationship with a mental health patient, with a tribunal finding she betrayed the trust of a vulnerable person.

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Buddhist monk taken into custody after guilty verdicts

Buddhist monk taken into custody after guilty verdicts

A jury has rejected a chief monk's claims that he did not sexually abuse six girls more than two decades ago.

Five more arrests made in Louvre jewel heist

Five more arrests made in Louvre jewel heist

French authorities have arrested five more people over a brazen heist that made off with crown jewels from the Louvre in Paris.

Prison guard walk-off struck down as courts duck chaos

Prison guard walk-off struck down as courts duck chaos

A court system has avoided chaos after a planned strike by prison guards, incensed with the sentencing of man who bashed four officers, was overturned.

'You killed those two girls': Easey St interview aired

'You killed those two girls': Easey St interview aired

Audio from a detective grilling a suspect over the Easey St double murders nearly 50 years ago has been aired as a different man stands accused of the killings.

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Workers threatened with weapons as retail crime spikes

Workers threatened with weapons as retail crime spikes

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.

Ex-cricketer's assailants avoid jail after coke theft

Ex-cricketer's assailants avoid jail after coke theft

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

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

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

'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

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

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

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

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.

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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

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

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

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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