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Domestic violence rife in problem area for local police

Domestic violence rife in problem area for local police

One part of Melbourne is experiencing so much domestic violence that police are arresting a suspect every 90 minutes on average.

Child murder accused couple to face trial without jury

Child murder accused couple to face trial without jury

Child murder accused couple to face trial without jury

Child murder accused couple to face trial without jury

A man facing allegations that he acted with his fiance to murder her three-year-old daughter will face a judge-only trial due to the risk of an "emotive" jury.

Ex-Home and Away star bailed, facing sentence delay

Ex-Home and Away star bailed, facing sentence delay

Ex-Home and Away star bailed, facing sentence delay

Ex-Home and Away star bailed, facing sentence delay

Former Home and Away star Orpheus Pledger has been released on bail as he faces a six-week delay on sentencing for a violent assault.

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Antibiotics may not have saved toddler: doctor

Antibiotics may not have saved toddler: doctor

A pediatrician says he believed a two-year-old girl was "getting better" before her death and a late course of antibiotics may not have saved her life.

Couple record themselves plotting man's murder

Couple record themselves plotting man's murder

A murderer made eight voice recordings on his phone before and after he shot another man dead with his girlfriend in a revenge attack.

No jail for 'morally repugnant' rioter who punched cop

No jail for 'morally repugnant' rioter who punched cop

A man who attended violent riots after a church bishop's stabbing and was pepper sprayed after punching a police officer will not spend any more time in prison.

'Life-long' Rebels bikie has murder conviction quashed

'Life-long' Rebels bikie has murder conviction quashed

A court has overturned the murder conviction of one of six men found guilty over the fatal bashing of Clint Starkey in 2017.

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Girls arrested, boys flee after 'cowardly' fatal crash

Girls arrested, boys flee after 'cowardly' fatal crash

Girls arrested, boys flee after 'cowardly' fatal crash

Girls arrested, boys flee after 'cowardly' fatal crash

Up to four males are on the run and two teenage girls are in custody after their allegedly stolen car crashed into another vehicle, killing the driver.

Health checks as substance suspected in custody death

Health checks as substance suspected in custody death

Health checks as substance suspected in custody death

Health checks as substance suspected in custody death

A man who died in police custody is suspected of ingesting some sort of substance shortly after his arrest with officers who tried to save him sent for checks.

Judge delays Trump hush money sentencing to September

Judge delays Trump hush money sentencing to September

Judge delays Trump hush money sentencing to September

Judge delays Trump hush money sentencing to September

Justice Juan Merchan has delayed Donald Trump's sentencing for his conviction on criminal charges in his hush money trial from July 11 to September 18.

Doctor admits oversights before toddler's sepsis death

Doctor admits oversights before toddler's sepsis death

Doctor admits oversights before toddler's sepsis death

Doctor admits oversights before toddler's sepsis death

Reflecting on a two-year-old toddler thought to have died of sepsis in regional NSW, an emotional doctor has said more could have been done before the tragedy.

Woman's calls over missing teenager went unreturned

Woman's calls over missing teenager went unreturned

Woman's calls over missing teenager went unreturned

Woman's calls over missing teenager went unreturned

A woman who spent hours with a missing teen shortly before her 2002 disappearance phoned authorities but wasn't called back until this year, a judge has heard.

Mayor charged with domestic violence offences

Mayor charged with domestic violence offences

Mayor charged with domestic violence offences

Mayor charged with domestic violence offences

A long-serving mayor of a remote Aboriginal community has appeared in court after being charged with multiple domestic violence offences.

'Morally bankrupt' driver left cyclist like roadkill

'Morally bankrupt' driver left cyclist like roadkill

'Morally bankrupt' driver left cyclist like roadkill

'Morally bankrupt' driver left cyclist like roadkill

A "morally bankrupt" repeat offender who drove off after hitting a cyclist, leaving him to die "like road kill", continues to deny he was behind the wheel.

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Hearing to test if landmark war-crime case can be tried

Prosecutors are concerned about the length of time the case of an ex-SAS soldier charged with war crimes has been shuffled through lower courts.

Firearms and cocaine trafficking leader jailed

A 24-year-old leader of a gun-running and drug trafficking ring that supplied assault rifles and cocaine across Queensland has been given a lengthy jail term.

Warning opioid-laced cocaine could be a killer

Cocaine users in Melbourne have been warned their drugs could contain a potentially lethal opioid that could lead to an overdose.

Woman's accused killer hit with further charges

A man accused of stabbing a woman in a domestic violence-related murder has been charged with further offences allegedly committed after fleeing the scene.

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ANZ named and shamed for charging dead clients

The ANZ bank has been publicly named and shamed for charging fees to dead clients and ignoring requests for information from their representatives.

Workplace killer's sentence no surprise to victim's mum

George Tereva's mother say she is unsurprised his killer Christopher Bell, 53, could be released from jail in as little as three years.

Trump has broad prosecution immunity: US Supreme Court

Hopes of a pre-election trial on charges Donald Trump plotted an insurrection have dimmed after the US Supreme Court ruled former presidents have some immunity.

Two men charged over 1970s child sex offences

Police have charged two men over historic child sex offences allegedly involving a girl they knew in north Queensland half a century ago.

US Supreme Court due to rule on Trump's immunity bid

Donald Trump is due to find out whether his bid for immunity in the criminal case involving his efforts to overturn the 2020 election result is successful.

Assange lawyer urges support for Hong Kong's Jimmy Lai

Australia is being urged to back a campaign for the release of newspaper founder Jimmy Lai after Julian Assange won his bid for freedom.

Prison lacked care for Aboriginal life: grieving mother

An Indigenous man's death was preventable if prison staff were told of his deteriorating health and prioritised it over security protocols, a coroner has found.

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