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Man flees country after hot coffee park attack on baby

Man flees country after hot coffee park attack on baby

Police have identified a man accused of pouring hot coffee on a baby, only to discover the alleged attacker has already fled Australia.

First man accused of Nazi salute in Vic fights charge

First man accused of Nazi salute in Vic fights charge

First man accused of Nazi salute in Vic fights charge

First man accused of Nazi salute in Vic fights charge

A man accused of performing a Nazi salute outside a Melbourne court is arguing the charge is constitutionally invalid in a two-day contested hearing.

Girl 'argued' to stop insulin, dad tells murder trial

Girl 'argued' to stop insulin, dad tells murder trial

Girl 'argued' to stop insulin, dad tells murder trial

Girl 'argued' to stop insulin, dad tells murder trial

A tearful father told a judge he was "infuriated" by his daughter’s protests against insulin shots but later joined a church that believed God would heal her.

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Parents of slain surfers to honour sons with foundation

Parents of slain surfers to honour sons with foundation

A GoFundMe appeal of more than $500,000 will be used to set up a foundation in honour of two Australian brothers killed on a surfing trip in Mexico.

Police put brakes on 'drug superhighway' in $44m bust

Police put brakes on 'drug superhighway' in $44m bust

Two people have been charged after allegedly trying to collect $44 million worth of cocaine from a wharf in Queensland's remote north.

Criminal charges 'on the cards' for health union boss

Criminal charges 'on the cards' for health union boss

The Fair Work Commission's case against a health union boss has hit a stumbling block as she applies to stay the proceedings due to possible criminal charges.

Privilege and lies: the wasted life of girl's killer

Privilege and lies: the wasted life of girl's killer

After being raised among Sydney's elite, Charlise Mutten's killer lived a life of drug use and crime before receiving a life sentence for her murder.

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NSW Liberal MP quits seat, denies child-sex charges

NSW Liberal MP quits seat, denies child-sex charges

NSW Liberal MP quits seat, denies child-sex charges

NSW Liberal MP quits seat, denies child-sex charges

NSW Liberal MP Rory Amon will resign from parliament after being charged with 10 separate child-sex offences relating to an alleged assault in 2017.

Man charged with murder after two people found dead

Man charged with murder after two people found dead

Man charged with murder after two people found dead

Man charged with murder after two people found dead

A man is facing murder charges after allegedly supplying two friends with drugs then failing to call triple zero when they had an adverse reaction.

Jailed kids locked in cells with no toilet, bed: report

Jailed kids locked in cells with no toilet, bed: report

Jailed kids locked in cells with no toilet, bed: report

Jailed kids locked in cells with no toilet, bed: report

An investigation into a youth detention centre has found children being locked in bare cells without running water, a toilet or even a bed - sometimes for days.

Couple nabbed with 6kg MDMA boarding Spirit of Tasmania

Couple nabbed with 6kg MDMA boarding Spirit of Tasmania

Couple nabbed with 6kg MDMA boarding Spirit of Tasmania

Couple nabbed with 6kg MDMA boarding Spirit of Tasmania

A man and a woman have been caught allegedly trying to smuggle 6kg of party drug MDMA onto the Spirit of Tasmania as police launch a major crackdown on drugs.

Crime syndicate's drugs, cigarettes and firearms seized

Crime syndicate's drugs, cigarettes and firearms seized

Crime syndicate's drugs, cigarettes and firearms seized

Crime syndicate's drugs, cigarettes and firearms seized

A months long investigation has ended with 13 arrests and police finding 11kg of methylamphetamine and 2.8 million illegal cigarettes imported into Victoria.

Libs' return to office brings familiar promises for NT

Libs' return to office brings familiar promises for NT

Libs' return to office brings familiar promises for NT

Libs' return to office brings familiar promises for NT

Labor's red sea across the Australian mainland is over after Lia Finnochiaro and the Country Liberals' thumping victory in the Northern Territory.

NT election loss an 'indictment' on crime and disunity

NT election loss an 'indictment' on crime and disunity

NT election loss an 'indictment' on crime and disunity

NT election loss an 'indictment' on crime and disunity

As a federal election looms, Labor has been urged to take lessons following its devastating defeat in Saturday's Northern Territory contest .

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Findings of mum, four kids' fatal crash 'waste of time'

The findings of an inquest into a crash that claimed the lives of a mother and her four children on a major highway have been dismissed as a "waste of time".

Public memorial tree for ex-PM Abbott felled twice

Security will be upgraded at a NSW Blue Mountains park after a young oak tree planted to mark the tenure of former prime minister Tony Abbott was vandalised.

Foreign group charged with luxury thefts worth $500,000

A group of foreign nationals allegedly committed more than 20 burglaries in which they took cash, jewellery and vehicles from homes across Melbourne.

Sunny bike ride turned fatal for dad hit by speedster

A man has been jailed after 90 seconds of speeding on a motorbike at a popular Brisbane mountain ended in a fatal crash.

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Vigil for slain girl as community embraces stricken dad

A candlelight vigil will be held as a devastated community comforts the distraught father of a 10-year-old girl who was allegedly murdered by his wife.

Murder, torture was 'fairytale ending', jury told

A court has heard the alleged murder and torture of a Brisbane man was the "fairytale ending" for the accused after months of growing hatred.

Investigation threat looms for robodebt officials

Former officials involved in the robodebt scheme could soon be investigated for misconduct under new laws.

'Relentless' bikie blitz as 100 arrested, drugs seized

A massive blitz on bikies across Australia has prompted a warning for gang members after more than 100 people were arrested and firearms, drugs and seized.

Ex-teacher denies historical child sexual offences

An-ex teacher has proclaimed his innocence when released on bail, charged with sexual crimes against 19 children at a Brisbane school from the late 1980s.

Girl charged with murder after caravan park stabbing

A teenage girl has been charged with murder after a man was stabbed at a caravan park on the Queensland coast.

Driver who killed top cop's son to hear from family

A date has been set for sentencing submissions for the teenage driver who killed Charlie Stevens, the son of South Australian Police Commissioner Grant Stevens.

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