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Lehrmann files anti-corruption complaint over rape case

Lehrmann files anti-corruption complaint over rape case

Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann claims "political bias" from a state government could have led to him being charged with two counts of rape.

Police check 115,000 videos in aged care abuse case

Police check 115,000 videos in aged care abuse case

Police check 115,000 videos in aged care abuse case

Police check 115,000 videos in aged care abuse case

More than 100,000 videos are being checked for evidence after police charged an aged care employee with abusing five male and two female patients.

Second childcare's CCTV promise after alleged sex abuse

Second childcare's CCTV promise after alleged sex abuse

Second childcare's CCTV promise after alleged sex abuse

Second childcare's CCTV promise after alleged sex abuse

A major childcare provider is following a rival in installing CCTV cameras at its centres after another former worker was charged with sexually abusing kids.

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Anti-hate group lauded as 'fringe' protesters slammed

Anti-hate group lauded as 'fringe' protesters slammed

Jewish groups are optimistic an anti-hate task force will trigger political action as a small group of protesters is lashed over a violent confrontation.

Chinese community warned as police seek seven over scam

Chinese community warned as police seek seven over scam

Alleged scammers involved in a "fly-in, fly-out" scam targeting the Chinese community are believed to have fled overseas, as police appeal for information.

Diddy to be sentenced on October 3

Diddy to be sentenced on October 3

Sean "Diddy" Combs may ask the judge to set aside his conviction at his sentencing in October.

Mushroom trial circus packs up after guilty verdicts

Mushroom trial circus packs up after guilty verdicts

Life goes on in the towns touched by Australia's headline-grabbing mushroom murder trial, but will it leave an indelible mark on the area forever?

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ICC issues warrants for Taliban over female persecution

ICC issues warrants for Taliban over female persecution

ICC issues warrants for Taliban over female persecution

ICC issues warrants for Taliban over female persecution

For the first time, judges of the International Criminal Court in The Hague have issued a warrant on charges of gender persecution.

Family 'validated' over coroner's police racism finding

Family 'validated' over coroner's police racism finding

Family 'validated' over coroner's police racism finding

Family 'validated' over coroner's police racism finding

A police force says it won't tolerate racism in its ranks but the family of an teenager shot by an officer say they're not holding their breath for change.

Childcare firm to roll out CCTV after alleged sex abuse

Childcare firm to roll out CCTV after alleged sex abuse

Childcare firm to roll out CCTV after alleged sex abuse

Childcare firm to roll out CCTV after alleged sex abuse

A parent is suing the childcare giant where several children were allegedly abused as the company promises changes starting with security cameras.

Top cop admits racism 'truth' after fatal teen shooting

Top cop admits racism 'truth' after fatal teen shooting

Top cop admits racism 'truth' after fatal teen shooting

Top cop admits racism 'truth' after fatal teen shooting

Racism within a police force will no longer be tolerated by its top cop after a coroner handed down her findings into the fatal shooting of an Indigenous teen.

Mushroom cook murder convictions 'appeal-proof': expert

Mushroom cook murder convictions 'appeal-proof': expert

Mushroom cook murder convictions 'appeal-proof': expert

Mushroom cook murder convictions 'appeal-proof': expert

Mushroom cook Erin Patterson is unlikely to succeed in having her triple-murder convictions overturned should she choose to appeal, a legal expert says.

'Extraordinary': prison guards slammed over teen death

'Extraordinary': prison guards slammed over teen death

'Extraordinary': prison guards slammed over teen death

'Extraordinary': prison guards slammed over teen death

An inquest into a teenager's prison death has revealed confusion among corrective officers on who would deal with his request to transfer to a protection wing.

Delays for rideshare driver accused of fatal hit-run

Delays for rideshare driver accused of fatal hit-run

Delays for rideshare driver accused of fatal hit-run

Delays for rideshare driver accused of fatal hit-run

A rideshare driver has faced court more than a year after he allegedly struck a 28-year-old lawyer during a fatal hit-and-run in the middle of the night.

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Inside the mushroom trial: death stares, cell issues

'Special treatment' in her cell, photo bans, media contempt threats, death stares and Simon Patterson's requests: what the mushroom trial jury didn't hear.

Teachers, business owners granted COVID vaccine appeal

A group of teachers and small business owners have been granted an appeal to argue that a state's COVID-19 vaccination mandates were unlawful.

‘Grave concerns’ over radio king’s sexual abuse case

A lawyer for Alan Jones has raised concerns about the legality of a police investigation as the ex-broadcaster prepares to defend sexual abuse allegations.

'No regard': shots fired into home with toddler inside

Police are investigating whether a targeted shooting at a suburban home is linked to another shooting in a nearby suburb weeks earlier.

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Justice Dept hoses down Epstein 'client list' theory

An acknowledgement that sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein did not maintain a "client list" runs counter to a theory the Trump administration had helped to promote.

'Legendary' Cold Chisel rocker cops speeding warning

The guitarist from classic Australian rock band Cold Chisel has overturned a conviction for speeding after a magistrate heard how much he did for charity.

Photos of deadly meal revealed as killer learns fate

After a triple-murder trial that attracted global attention, mushroom cook Erin Patterson has been found to be one of Australia's worst female killers.

Man's 'irrational blame' before killing partner

A woman died behind a Salvation Army store where her partner bashed her, after the pair became homeless following devastating floods.

'Astronomical' cocaine use and debt lands man in jail

A man who was consuming an ‘astronomical’ amount of cocaine each week went to criminal lengths to clear his pricey drug bill.

Diddy 'received standing ovation' on return to prison

Fellow inmates gave Sean "Diddy" Combs a big round of applause after he was found not guilty of some of his charges, his lawyer says.

Fears for next anti-Semitic firebombing on home soil

A "terrifying" synagogue firebombing has left Jewish Australians fearing more attacks as authorities establish a task force to examine police powers.

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