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Judge ruled to split Patterson trial to avoid prejudice

Judge ruled to split Patterson trial to avoid prejudice

A Supreme Court judge has released his pre-trial rulings more than a month after mushroom cook Erin Patterson was convicted of triple murder.

Crash pilot a 'cocaine-using party animal', court told

Crash pilot a 'cocaine-using party animal', court told

Crash pilot a 'cocaine-using party animal', court told

Crash pilot a 'cocaine-using party animal', court told

A jury has heard flight-time meters were regularly disconnected and paperwork falsified for reality TV star Matt Wright's helicopters before a fatal crash.

Accused murderer claims drug altered his state of mind

Accused murderer claims drug altered his state of mind

Accused murderer claims drug altered his state of mind

Accused murderer claims drug altered his state of mind

An accused murderer claims he was not in control of his actions when he stabbed a woman to death after taking an illicit drug to manage pain.

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Patient’s heartbreaking final words before death

Patient’s heartbreaking final words before death

A woman uttered five striking words to her family from her hospital bed before she died of complications arising from her pursuit of a healthier life.

Tourist pleads guilty over fatal e-scooter crash

Tourist pleads guilty over fatal e-scooter crash

An English tourist has pleaded guilty over the death of a man after she collided with him while riding an e-scooter drunk.

Ice user posed as a flood victim to pay for drug habit

Ice user posed as a flood victim to pay for drug habit

A drug user who fraudulently obtained $18,000 in disaster funds has had his jail sentence cut, with an appeals court considering his severe social disadvantage.

Premier doubles down as Folbigg slams 'unfair' $2m deal

Premier doubles down as Folbigg slams 'unfair' $2m deal

The NSW premier is not budging on a $2 million compensation offer to wrongfully jailed mother Kathleen Folbigg after she described it as "a slap in the face".

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China drone boffin loses visa appeal over weapons claim

China drone boffin loses visa appeal over weapons claim

China drone boffin loses visa appeal over weapons claim

China drone boffin loses visa appeal over weapons claim

A doctoral candidate has fought a multi-year battle to study in Australia after being accused of links to China's military and weapons of mass destruction.

Cop who tasered grandmother drops bid to get job back

Cop who tasered grandmother drops bid to get job back

Cop who tasered grandmother drops bid to get job back

Cop who tasered grandmother drops bid to get job back

A police officer who was suspended after killing a 95-year-old aged care resident won't push ahead to don his blue uniform again.

Hope new images will crack cold case 50 years on

Hope new images will crack cold case 50 years on

Hope new images will crack cold case 50 years on

Hope new images will crack cold case 50 years on

A woman has waited more than 50 years for her attacker to be brought to justice, as police release new images in a bid find him and solve the case.

Folbigg review push as $2m 'plucked out of the air'

Folbigg review push as $2m 'plucked out of the air'

Folbigg review push as $2m 'plucked out of the air'

Folbigg review push as $2m 'plucked out of the air'

Mystery surrounds the calculation of a $2 million offer to compensate Kathleen Folbigg for 20 years of wrongful imprisonment, prompting calls for more scrutiny.

Patterson husband's poison fears pre-dated deadly lunch

Patterson husband's poison fears pre-dated deadly lunch

Patterson husband's poison fears pre-dated deadly lunch

Patterson husband's poison fears pre-dated deadly lunch

Erin Patterson's estranged husband feared she was poisoning him on several camping trips in the years before she murdered his loved ones.

Palmer claims $30 million fraud in bid to freeze funds

Palmer claims $30 million fraud in bid to freeze funds

Palmer claims $30 million fraud in bid to freeze funds

Palmer claims $30 million fraud in bid to freeze funds

Businessman Clive Palmer's solicitor allegedly defrauded his companies of $30 million and invested some of the money in real estate, a judge has heard.

Transparency gaps cloud $2m Folbigg compensation offer

Transparency gaps cloud $2m Folbigg compensation offer

Transparency gaps cloud $2m Folbigg compensation offer

Transparency gaps cloud $2m Folbigg compensation offer

A high-profile lawyer has called for the release of reasons for a widely criticised $2 million payout offer to wrongfully jailed Kathleen Folbigg.

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'Disgraceful': cops who beat up naked woman jailed

Two former police officers who assaulted and pepper sprayed a naked woman while doing a welfare check have been jailed for three years.

Longer term urged for brutal killer to send DV message

A young woman's death in a frenzied domestic violence-related attack should result in a sentence that sends a message to other offenders, a court has been told.

'Felt like forever': pilot details crash scene at trial

A bush pilot has described the scene after being first to arrive at a fatal helicopter crash at the trial of an Outback Wrangler reality TV star.

'Hero' surgeon loses defamation case against Nine

High-profile orthopedic surgeon Munjed Al Muderis sued over reports on his practice but a court has ruled the reporting was in the public interest.

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Mushroom cook's lies to police exposed on film

Erin Patterson's lies to police and claims she loved her estranged husband's family after killing them can be viewed as a court released her police interview.

'Not good enough': thousands of DV calls go unanswered

Thousands of women have abandoned their calls to a domestic violence helpline after they went unanswered, with a state minister saying it is "not good enough".

'Disgraceful' sex offender MP resigns parliament seat

Jailed MP Gareth Ward has resigned after being convicted of sex offences as former parliamentary colleagues prepared to vote on his expulsion.

'Utterly brutal': man's multiple life term appeal fails

A man who argued he should be given credit for calling an ambulance after subjecting a woman to weeks of torture will continue to serve multiple life sentences.

Suspended lawyer fined $5k for groping underage girl

A Melbourne lawyer who was found guilty of grabbing a 17-year-old's buttock during a night out has been convicted and fined.

Penchant for poison: what the mushroom jury didn't hear

Another trip to the tip, poison documents and an allegedly fake cat: what the jury did not hear in killer mushroom cook Erin Patterson's trial.

Why estranged husband didn't go to deadly mushroom meal

Erin Patterson's estranged husband Simon did not go to a toxic mushroom lunch at her home as he believed she'd been trying to poison him, it can be revealed.

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