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Appeals locked in for William Tyrrell ex-foster parents

Appeals locked in for William Tyrrell ex-foster parents

Missing boy William Tyrrell's former foster parents will face separate appeal hearings after being convicted for the assault and intimidation of another child.

Mum calls for 'love and hope' after daughter murdered

Mum calls for 'love and hope' after daughter murdered

Mum calls for 'love and hope' after daughter murdered

Mum calls for 'love and hope' after daughter murdered

The mother of a woman whose battered body was found burnt in bushland has remembered her kind and generous daughter while calling for an end to violence.

Trio to be sentenced over buck's weekend gang rapes

Trio to be sentenced over buck's weekend gang rapes

Trio to be sentenced over buck's weekend gang rapes

Trio to be sentenced over buck's weekend gang rapes

Ten guilty verdicts will lead to jail sentences for three men who lured three women into a rented Airbnb to be gang-raped during a buck's weekend.

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Premier admits delay on 'menace' CMFEU complaint

Premier admits delay on 'menace' CMFEU complaint

Victoria's premier concedes the response to allegations of CFMEU reprisals wasn't quick enough, while unveiling plans to overhaul complaints systems.

First coercive control cases as cops confront DV deluge

First coercive control cases as cops confront DV deluge

Australia-first coercive control laws will require extra resources and time to enforce, the head of the nation's biggest police force says.

National hunt for identity of woman in beach bones find

National hunt for identity of woman in beach bones find

A woman whose body was found on a beach could have died years before her remains were uncovered, as authorities call for help to identify her.

Second man charged over woman's abduction and ransom

Second man charged over woman's abduction and ransom

Another man has faced court three months after after a woman was forced into a car by a group of men before being drugged and sexually assaulted.

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Son who admitted covering up killing walks free

Son who admitted covering up killing walks free

Son who admitted covering up killing walks free

Son who admitted covering up killing walks free

An Adelaide judge has told a man who covered up a killing carried out by his father to "reflect deeply" on the loss felt by the dead man's sons.

Biden calls judge's Trump documents ruling 'specious'

Biden calls judge's Trump documents ruling 'specious'

Biden calls judge's Trump documents ruling 'specious'

Biden calls judge's Trump documents ruling 'specious'

Former President Donald Trump has had a legal victory with a judge throwing out the classified documents case against him.

Toddler murderer sentenced to 32 years behind bars

Toddler murderer sentenced to 32 years behind bars

Toddler murderer sentenced to 32 years behind bars

Toddler murderer sentenced to 32 years behind bars

Brendan Pallant has been sentenced to 32 years' imprisonment after he was found guilty of murdering two-year-old Jaidyn Gomes-Sebastiao.

After attempt on his life, Trump wants to unite America

After attempt on his life, Trump wants to unite America

After attempt on his life, Trump wants to unite America

After attempt on his life, Trump wants to unite America

After surviving an assassination attempt, Donald Trump has told the New York Post: "I want to try to unite our country."

Lehrmann-Ten evidence probed for Higgins-Reynolds case

Lehrmann-Ten evidence probed for Higgins-Reynolds case

Lehrmann-Ten evidence probed for Higgins-Reynolds case

Lehrmann-Ten evidence probed for Higgins-Reynolds case

Evidence from Bruce Lehrmann's failed defamation case will be used by Liberal senator Linda Reynolds in her defamation suit against Brittany Higgins.

Murder accused 'cult' leader grills teen member's mum

Murder accused 'cult' leader grills teen member's mum

Murder accused 'cult' leader grills teen member's mum

Murder accused 'cult' leader grills teen member's mum

A religious leader accused of murder has cross-examined a witness who confronted him over her teenage daughter spending too much time in his congregation.

He 'flipped': woman recounts judge's alleged tracking

He 'flipped': woman recounts judge's alleged tracking

He 'flipped': woman recounts judge's alleged tracking

He 'flipped': woman recounts judge's alleged tracking

A woman has told of the control and coercion she felt while in a relationship with a Tasmanian Supreme Court judge accused of intimidation and assault.

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Cops, watchdog called on to investigate 'rotten' CFMEU

Victoria and NSW want CFMEU officials facing possible criminal investigations to stand down and the Labor Party to suspend accepting its donations.

Domestic violence murder charge following woman's death

A 36-year-old man has been charged with murder after police doing a welfare check found the body of a woman inside an Ipswich home.

'Real risk': doctor fails in appeal against medical ban

A decision to ban a doctor from practising after he was suspended in two states over alleged patient misconduct has been upheld by an appeal tribunal.

Guilty verdicts for trio over buck's night gang rape

A jury has found three men guilty of gang-raping three women at a rented apartment during a buck's party weekend.

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'Jealous man' looking for ex-girlfriend when stabbed

A man tried to keep his girlfriend's ex-partner alive after stabbing him in the chest by cradling him and putting pressure on the wound, a jury has heard.

Ex-cop had sex with boy, sent G-string pic to 'teen'

A former senior constable is awaiting sentence on child abuse-related charges after admitting a string of offences.

Autopsy wait to unravel mystery of body in car park

Investigators are questioning a man while awaiting autopsy findings after a body was found in the car park of a unit complex on Sydney's northern beaches.

NZ man to be deported for bashing elderly pokie-player

A man who attacked and robbed a 77-year-old for his pokie winnings has lost a court bid not to be deported to New Zealand.

Three-year-old girl found lying in filth when she died

A coroner is expected to examine institutional responses to a family before a three-year-old died in squalor from bronchopneumonia.

Doctor on $1m bail after alleged abuse of two patients

A doctor accused of raping one patient and sexually touching another has been granted bail after promising to cough up $1 million if he breaches his conditions.

Priest charged with abusing girl at regional mission

An 82-year-old Catholic priest is facing historical child sex abuse charges over the alleged assault of a child in the 1980s.

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