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'Spectacular fall from grace': elder jailed for abuse

'Spectacular fall from grace': elder jailed for abuse

A former Senior Victorian of the Year award-winner has mouthed "I'm alright" to his supporters in court as he was jailed for child sex abuse.

'Don't you dare': driver warned before police shooting

'Don't you dare': driver warned before police shooting

'Don't you dare': driver warned before police shooting

'Don't you dare': driver warned before police shooting

A coroner has heard second-by-second details of a dramatic and deadly confrontation between a police officer and a driver.

Latest technology for police amid crime crackdown

Latest technology for police amid crime crackdown

Latest technology for police amid crime crackdown

Latest technology for police amid crime crackdown

A state government will maintain its crime crackdown in a milestone budget, with police to get the latest technology including tasers and body worn cameras.

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Family's tears as jury finds car park murderer guilty

Family's tears as jury finds car park murderer guilty

Jurors have handed down their final verdict after three men faced trial over an underworld murder that ended in a hail of bullets in an underground car park.

Police search for teenage driver after fatal crash

Police search for teenage driver after fatal crash

Police are searching for the male driver of a car involved in a head-on collision that killed a passenger, with a driver's unborn baby also dying.

Major boost for tradie students to solve housing crisis

Major boost for tradie students to solve housing crisis

Tradies will be able to complete their apprenticeships for free as a state government tries to ease the housing crisis.

Belarus opposition leader, 13 others freed from jail

Belarus opposition leader, 13 others freed from jail

Fourteen dissidents including Belarus opposition leader Syarhei Tsikhanouski have been released from prison, media reports and relatives say.

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Grandfather pens letter to PM after death in custody

Grandfather pens letter to PM after death in custody

Grandfather pens letter to PM after death in custody

Grandfather pens letter to PM after death in custody

The family of Kumanjayi White, who died in police custody on May 27, have stepped up their calls for justice and an independent probe into his death.

Botched 'dead drop' could land man in jail for life

Botched 'dead drop' could land man in jail for life

Botched 'dead drop' could land man in jail for life

Botched 'dead drop' could land man in jail for life

Cocaine allegedly worth millions was replaced before a man collected a sports bag near an inner-city park as police warn traffickers not to get comfortable.

Diddy's ex-assistant bought drugs, set up sex parties

Diddy's ex-assistant bought drugs, set up sex parties

Diddy's ex-assistant bought drugs, set up sex parties

Diddy's ex-assistant bought drugs, set up sex parties

The jury at Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial has heard his assistant's job included setting up sex parties and scoring drugs.

Singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty to assault in UK

Singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty to assault in UK

Singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty to assault in UK

Singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty to assault in UK

American R&B singer Chris Brown has faced court in Britain and pleaded not guilty to attacking a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub.

Lab boss suspended in latest DNA contamination scandal

Lab boss suspended in latest DNA contamination scandal

Lab boss suspended in latest DNA contamination scandal

Lab boss suspended in latest DNA contamination scandal

The director of a forensic testing lab has been suspended following the emergence of contamination issues, with more than 30,000 samples still to be reviewed.

Secret's out: premier's ex-partner misled watchdog

Secret's out: premier's ex-partner misled watchdog

Secret's out: premier's ex-partner misled watchdog

Secret's out: premier's ex-partner misled watchdog

Former NSW Liberal premier Gladys Berejiklian's ex-partner has failed to hide a finding he misled a corruption probe over a $48 million property development.

Liberal leader's unity call after $1.5m party bailout

Liberal leader's unity call after $1.5m party bailout

Liberal leader's unity call after $1.5m party bailout

Liberal leader's unity call after $1.5m party bailout

Victorian Liberal leader Brad Battin denies he has sided against defamed MP Moira Deeming after supporting a $1.5 million party loan to his predecessor.

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Teacher's aide 'exploited' boys for explicit material

A former teacher's aide allegedly paid some boys and blackmailed others pretending to be a teenage girl to obtain explicit sexual images and videos.

Doubts after 'unprecedented' arrests over luxury fakes

Three men allegedly involved with a business selling knock-off designer watches and jewellery have been bailed as a magistrate questions the case against them.

Ex-TV star asks to be spared conviction for Nazi salute

A former Neighbours actor has faced court where his lawyer asked for him to be spared a criminal conviction over an alleged Nazi salute.

More delay in Molly Ticehurst's accused murderer's case

The man accused of the domestic violence murder of Molly Ticehurst was due to face court, but the case has been delayed for another two months.

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Mushroom jurors' long weekend before verdict decision

Jurors sitting in Erin Patterson's triple-murder trial will have a four-day break before they hear the judge's final directions and begin deciding on a verdict.

Legal bill bailout to spare ex-Liberal boss bankruptcy

Ousted state Liberal leader John Pesutto will avoid bankruptcy after his party agreed to a loan to settle his $2.3 million debt to a defamed colleague.

Man critical after being shot by police during siege

An hours-long siege at a caravan park has ended with a man in a critical condition after being shot by police, who say he rushed at officers armed with a knife.

Cost-of-living crisis blamed for soaring crime rates

Youth offending is at a record high in one state, latest figures reveal, as police attribute cost-of-living pressures to a jump in property crimes.

Protester confident in fight against new police powers

A prominent activist says he is "very confident" after taking a state government to court over controversial anti-protest laws which expanded police powers.

Puzzles and jumps: end game in mushroom murder trial

Mushroom cook Erin Patterson's lawyer has urged jurors to find his client not guilty of triple murder, saying prosecutors forced evidence to fit their theory.

What's the crime, say accused $10m fake merch dealers

Caught with over 500 fake luxury items, three founders of an alleged $10 million counterfeit empire have attacked the investigators who put them in custody.

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