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Car auction site that misled buyers fined $10 million

Car auction site that misled buyers fined $10 million

An Australian online auction business has been hit with a multimillion dollar fine by the consumer watchdog after advertising false and misleading car listings.

Police hunt man over stabbing fatality

Police hunt man over stabbing fatality

Police hunt man over stabbing fatality

Police hunt man over stabbing fatality

This is the man police want to question over the stabbing death of another man in Melbourne's north.

Drug trafficker admits sex offences against teen girl

Drug trafficker admits sex offences against teen girl

Drug trafficker admits sex offences against teen girl

Drug trafficker admits sex offences against teen girl

A drug trafficker has admitted indecently dealing with a 13-year-old girl he met online while he was pretending to be a teenager.

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Prosecutors appeal Trump classified documents case

Prosecutors appeal Trump classified documents case

US prosecutors have filed an official notice of appeal in the case over classified documents retained by Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida.

Cyanide killed six guests at Bangkok hotel: authorities

Cyanide killed six guests at Bangkok hotel: authorities

Traces of cyanide have been found in the blood of six foreigners found at a Bangkok hotel, with one of them believed to have poisoned the others over a debt.

10 grand in assets: Higgins' finances revealed in court

10 grand in assets: Higgins' finances revealed in court

Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds has been granted court access to details of a trust which manages Brittany Higgins' $2.4 million taxpayer-funded settlement.

Man accused of assisting others in double fatal arson

Man accused of assisting others in double fatal arson

A man has faced court accused helping two alleged offenders avoid police apprehension over the deaths of two men in a fatal factory fire.

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Mother on trial for girl's death acted on Bible 'facts'

Mother on trial for girl's death acted on Bible 'facts'

Mother on trial for girl's death acted on Bible 'facts'

Mother on trial for girl's death acted on Bible 'facts'

A woman accused of killing her daughter by withholding medication told her prior trial for near-fatal child neglect the Bible's "facts" showed God could heal.

CFMEU loses Labor, peak union ties following suspension

CFMEU loses Labor, peak union ties following suspension

CFMEU loses Labor, peak union ties following suspension

CFMEU loses Labor, peak union ties following suspension

An increasingly friendless CFMEU has had its links with the peak union body and Labor governments suspended following criminal allegations.

Mum and son accused of murdering teen in 'retribution'

Mum and son accused of murdering teen in 'retribution'

Mum and son accused of murdering teen in 'retribution'

Mum and son accused of murdering teen in 'retribution'

A mother and her son ran down and killed an Indigenous teen south of Sydney as a series of violent incidents between them escalated, jurors have heard.

Man jailed over 'toolbox' killings wins verdict appeal

Man jailed over 'toolbox' killings wins verdict appeal

Man jailed over 'toolbox' killings wins verdict appeal

Man jailed over 'toolbox' killings wins verdict appeal

A man jailed over the killing of two drug dealers who likely drowned while trapped in a toolbox south of Brisbane has been acquitted on appeal.

Woman faces court over body found in river

Woman faces court over body found in river

Woman faces court over body found in river

Woman faces court over body found in river

A 49-year-old woman has faced court charged with murder over the discovery of another woman's body in a Melbourne river.

Vow for justice remains, decade on from MH17 disaster

Vow for justice remains, decade on from MH17 disaster

Vow for justice remains, decade on from MH17 disaster

Vow for justice remains, decade on from MH17 disaster

The fight for justice continues as victims' family and friends join ceremonies marking a decade since flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine.

Doctor on $1m bail hit with fresh sex assault charges

Doctor on $1m bail hit with fresh sex assault charges

Doctor on $1m bail hit with fresh sex assault charges

Doctor on $1m bail hit with fresh sex assault charges

A doctor due to be released from custody on a $1 million surety has been hit with extra charges after a third patient complained of sexual assault.

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Illegal firewood thieves prosper as living costs bite

Victorians buying firewood are being urged to ask where it comes from amid evidence native trees are being illegally logged by poachers from parks and forests.

Misogyny a 'significant' predictor of violent extremism

Almost one-in-five Australian men believe feminism should be forcibly resisted as a report calls on authorities to view misogyny as a national security threat.

Man detained after Australians killed in Philippines

A former hotel employee has surrendered to police in the Philippines after the killing of two Australians and a Filipina, officials say.

Cops query PNG allegations for DV-accused minister

Papua New Guinea minister Jimmy Maladina will face a hearing after allegedly assaulting a 31-year-old woman at a Bondi unit while two children were present.

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Abbott calls for Putin apology on MH17 anniversary

A decade after the downing of flight MH17 Tony Abbott says responsibility lies with Vladimir Putin, who should pay compensation to the families of the victims.

Islamic State claims responsibility for Oman attack

Islamic State says it is behind an assault on a mosque in Oman's capital Muscat that left at least nine people dead.

Telstra fined $1.5 million after customers put at risk

Thousands of Telstra customers have been made vulnerable to scams and other kinds of mobile fraud after the telco failed to comply with ID requirements.

'Bitcoin inventor' referred to prosecutors for perjury

A UK judge has referred self-declared bitcoin inventor Craig Wright for alleged perjury after ruling the Australian had lied "extensively" to support his claim.

Three charged over double fatal arson attack

Three men have been charged over an arson attack that spread to a nearby factory, killing two sleeping workers, in Melbourne's west.

Woman's memory questioned after judge's alleged assault

A woman has recounted her judge partner allegedly assaulted her after finding a funny photo from a colleague on her phone, but her memory has been questioned.

Murder accused dad told girl needed insulin 'for life'

A man accused of murdering his daughter by withholding her insulin was repeatedly told she would die without the medication, a judge has heard.

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