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Six fire extinguishers could not save off-road racers

Six fire extinguishers could not save off-road racers

Competitors in an off-road race did their best to save two men trapped in a buggy as they tried to escape, a coroner has been told.

Footy great to fight historical child sex abuse charges

Footy great to fight historical child sex abuse charges

Footy great to fight historical child sex abuse charges

Footy great to fight historical child sex abuse charges

Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee Carl Ditterich will contest historical child sex abuse charges during a two-day hearing in Melbourne.

Homeless man found not guilty of woman's murder

Homeless man found not guilty of woman's murder

Homeless man found not guilty of woman's murder

Homeless man found not guilty of woman's murder

Homeless man Scott Kennedy will walk from court a free man after a Supreme Court jury acquitted him of the murder of Narelle Emerson.

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Huge spike in motorbike fatalities six months into 2024

Huge spike in motorbike fatalities six months into 2024

Victoria Police are warning motorcyclists to be careful on the road after a 75 per cent spike in rider fatalities this year compared to the same period in 2023.

'Profound responsibility' for new victims' commissioner

'Profound responsibility' for new victims' commissioner

Queensland's first victims' commissioner has been appointed in a bid to combat soaring rates of violence against women.

New normal for Assange as spotlight shifts to next move

New normal for Assange as spotlight shifts to next move

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange must learn to navigate ordinary life after 14 years spent with a target on his back, prompting questions about his next moves.

Teens sentenced over Kefu home invasion 'war zone'

Teens sentenced over Kefu home invasion 'war zone'

Ex-Wallabies star Toutai Kefu's family home resembled a "war zone" after a confrontation with two teenagers who broke in early one morning armed with knives.

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Flatmate arrested over woman's share house killing

Flatmate arrested over woman's share house killing

Flatmate arrested over woman's share house killing

Flatmate arrested over woman's share house killing

Police are speaking with the housemates of a woman stabbed to death at her share home as another assists police with inquiries over the killing.

Aboriginal legal agency sacking breached Fair Work Act

Aboriginal legal agency sacking breached Fair Work Act

Aboriginal legal agency sacking breached Fair Work Act

Aboriginal legal agency sacking breached Fair Work Act

The Federal Court has found Northern Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency unfairly dismissed its former chief executive, as it faces serious financial concerns.

Teen on terror charge filmed approach to MP's office

Teen on terror charge filmed approach to MP's office

Teen on terror charge filmed approach to MP's office

Teen on terror charge filmed approach to MP's office

A 19-year-old who circulated an extremist manifesto before allegedly going to a state MP's office with knives and tactical equipment remains before the court.

'Error in judgment' moments before elite pilot's death

'Error in judgment' moments before elite pilot's death

'Error in judgment' moments before elite pilot's death

'Error in judgment' moments before elite pilot's death

A coroner says the death of an experienced rescue pilot in a training exercise crash at Hobart Airport occurred after an error in judgment.

Man in court for Indian plot to murder father-in-law

Man in court for Indian plot to murder father-in-law

Man in court for Indian plot to murder father-in-law

Man in court for Indian plot to murder father-in-law

A WA man has faced court over an alleged transnational murder plot that resulted in his father-in-law being shot in the head and attacked with a machete.

Spy charge facing Bondi businessman 'arguable': judge

Spy charge facing Bondi businessman 'arguable': judge

Spy charge facing Bondi businessman 'arguable': judge

Spy charge facing Bondi businessman 'arguable': judge

A judge has described the case against a Sydney businessman who allegedly fed non-classified information to foreign agents in China as "arguable".

'Deal of the century': Lehrmann hit with $2m legal bill

'Deal of the century': Lehrmann hit with $2m legal bill

'Deal of the century': Lehrmann hit with $2m legal bill

'Deal of the century': Lehrmann hit with $2m legal bill

Bruce Lehrmann's bankruptcy is becoming more likely after he was ordered to pay $2 million to Ten for its costs of defending his failed defamation case.

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Ex-AFL agent Ricky Nixon sentenced over postie attack

Former AFL player manager Ricky Nixon has given the middle finger to media outside of court before being sentenced over an attack on a postman.

Driver charged over minibus double-fatality gets bail

A man accused of driving a bus that crashed and killed two people has been bailed, while another five passengers remain in hospital.

Lehrmann one of Australia's most hated men, lawyer says

Media "harassment" has forced Bruce Lehrmann to move interstate and left him unable to defend himself in a $20,000 property dispute, a tribunal has been told.

'Controlling, jealous' man jailed for stabbing murder

A man's callous attack on his ex-partner and her new partner is a deadly example of family violence that demands condemnation, a Tasmanian judge has said.

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Former councillor spared jail for vote tampering

A man who tampered with 23 postal ballots to help elect himself to a local council seat has been fined $20,000 and avoided prison for the crime.

Former Olympic rower pleads guilty to hitting woman

Olympic silver-medal-winning rower Simon Peter Burgess will be sentenced for assault and family violence breaches after admitting he hit a woman in the head.

Abused refugee women face additional hurdles

Refugee women who experience domestic violence have added layers of fear in reporting it due to visa insecurity and language barriers, a study has found.

Assange returns as US insists his actions risked lives

Officials in Washington DC insist Julian Assange's actions put its agents at risk of harm while a US judge says no victim has been identified.

Assange seeks privacy to adjust to new-found freedom

After more than a decade in some form of custody overseas, WikiLeaks leader Julian Assange is back in Australia and will take time to adjust to his new freedom.

Russia begins secret spying trial for US reporter

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has appeared in a Russian court as his trial for espionage begins behind closed doors.

Trial date set for Reynolds-Higgins defamation battle

A four- to five-week trial has been set down for Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds' high-profile defamation lawsuit against her former staffer Brittany Higgins.

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