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Coroner to examine killer cop Roger Rogerson's death

Coroner to examine killer cop Roger Rogerson's death

An inquest into the death of Australia's most notorious cop, who died in January while serving a life sentence for murder, will be held later in the year.

Death toll rises to 19 after gunmen attack Dagestan

Death toll rises to 19 after gunmen attack Dagestan

Death toll rises to 19 after gunmen attack Dagestan

Death toll rises to 19 after gunmen attack Dagestan

Fifteen police officers and four civilians, including an Orthodox priest, have been killed in a rampage by gunmen in Russia's southern republic of Dagestan.

'Disgraceful': train cleaner contract had 'secret link'

'Disgraceful': train cleaner contract had 'secret link'

'Disgraceful': train cleaner contract had 'secret link'

'Disgraceful': train cleaner contract had 'secret link'

The former boss of Victoria's V/Line network has faced a committal hearing as a barrister raises further questions about a Metro cleaning contract.

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'Investigating' not covered by whistleblower law: court

'Investigating' not covered by whistleblower law: court

A court has rejected a whistleblower's appeal against a ruling that found he was not immune from prosecution related to evidence of unethical tax debt recovery.

A-League captain axed over bet-fixing scandal

A-League captain axed over bet-fixing scandal

Ulises Davila will no longer play for Macarthur FC after facing court accused of coaxing players into earning yellow cards in A-League matches.

Terminally ill Bicycle Bandit handed 85-year jail term

Terminally ill Bicycle Bandit handed 85-year jail term

The bank robber known as the Bicycle Bandit has been sentenced to decades in jail despite being terminally ill, with a judge accepting his remorse is genuine.

Woman wins $240k legal action against barrister

Woman wins $240k legal action against barrister

A barrister must pay $240,000 that a court found he had borrowed from a woman he befriended after visiting her massage parlour.

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Detective jailed for intercourse with sex crime victim

Detective jailed for intercourse with sex crime victim

Detective jailed for intercourse with sex crime victim

Detective jailed for intercourse with sex crime victim

A former police detective has been thrown behind bars for having intercourse with a vulnerable sex abuse victim while investigating her allegations.

Machete threat sparked Westfield lockdown, court told

Machete threat sparked Westfield lockdown, court told

Machete threat sparked Westfield lockdown, court told

Machete threat sparked Westfield lockdown, court told

Two boys, aged 15 and 16, have faced court over an incident that sparked a lockdown at Adelaide's Westfield Marion shopping centre.

Lynn jury deliberates after queries on murder verdicts

Lynn jury deliberates after queries on murder verdicts

Lynn jury deliberates after queries on murder verdicts

Lynn jury deliberates after queries on murder verdicts

Deliberations continue in the murder trial of Greg Lynn after the jury returned to court with questions about verdicts over the deaths of two Victorian campers.

Unlicensed handgun seized from alleged killer's home

Unlicensed handgun seized from alleged killer's home

Unlicensed handgun seized from alleged killer's home

Unlicensed handgun seized from alleged killer's home

Police have seized three firearms from an alleged gunman's home including a handgun they believed was used to kill a woman in north Queensland.

Granny-flat hideout clue in search for drug diver

Granny-flat hideout clue in search for drug diver

Granny-flat hideout clue in search for drug diver

Granny-flat hideout clue in search for drug diver

Police have carried out a forensic search on a Sydney property where a missing Brazilian man linked to a Newcastle cocaine haul is thought to have hidden out.

Teen fight in food court triggers Westfield lockdown

Teen fight in food court triggers Westfield lockdown

Teen fight in food court triggers Westfield lockdown

Teen fight in food court triggers Westfield lockdown

A major Adelaide shopping centre has been locked down after an altercation between two groups of teenage boys in a food court.

Man charged after hospital staff assaulted, slashed

Man charged after hospital staff assaulted, slashed

Man charged after hospital staff assaulted, slashed

Man charged after hospital staff assaulted, slashed

Police have charged a man after he allegedly slashed security guards and injured a nurse at a western Sydney hospital.

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Trump lawyers challenge prosecutor Smith's appointment

Donald Trump's lawyers have urged a judge to dismiss a case against the former president, arguing Special Counsel Jack Smith was not properly appointed.

Incentives arrest decline in aspiring police recruits

Australia's biggest police force has been flooded by more than 1500 applications from potential recruits as far away as NZ after a pledge of paid training.

Perth Mint urged to come clean on finance law breaches

A clear statement of governance failures is needed from Perth Mint on events leading up to breaches of terrorism financing and laundering laws, a report says.

MPs set to back stronger gun laws after fatal shooting

Politicians are being asked to back a bill before parliament to strengthen gun laws in a bid to avoid a repeat of a fatal shooting that has shocked a community.

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Retail syndicate 'steals items to order' for drug trade

Victoria Police have charged two men who they allege are part of a retail syndicate stealing items to order in Melbourne and regional towns.

Tobacco arson 'puppeteer' arrested in cross-state raids

Police in two states have arrested 13 people who were allegedly part of an organised crime group and seized millions of illicit cigarettes, and stolen cars.

Cousins jailed for 'easy money' identity, phone fraud

Two men have been jailed for involvement in a syndicate that obtained telco customers' details while selling devices before intercepting their delivery.

'Given a voice': youth centre victims reach $75m deal

Lawyers representing former detainees who were abused at Tasmania's youth detention centre have reached an in-principle $75 million settlement with the state.

Tributes for victim as fatal road-rage accused charged

A man has been charged over an alleged road-rage incident when police say a 27-year-old driver was dragged 100m down a street before dying at the scene.

Serial rapist in Balding abduction back behind bars

A man convicted over the shocking gang rape of Janine Balding in the 1980s is back in custody less than two weeks after he was released from prison.

Slain officers' families want former top cop at inquest

An inquest into a shooting that claimed six lives including those of two officers should hear from a former police commissioner, say victims' families.

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