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Doctor charged with indecently assaulting woman

Doctor charged with indecently assaulting woman

An obstetrics and gynaecology doctor has been charged with indecently assaulting a woman during a medical procedure in Western Australia.

Man who stabbed officer 'asked police to shoot him'

Man who stabbed officer 'asked police to shoot him'

Man who stabbed officer 'asked police to shoot him'

Man who stabbed officer 'asked police to shoot him'

A man is under police guard after he allegedly confronted an officer near a busy Sydney park and stabbed him repeatedly in the back of the head.

Teen faces court over attempted murder charge

Teen faces court over attempted murder charge

Teen faces court over attempted murder charge

Teen faces court over attempted murder charge

A 17-year-old boy has faced court following an alleged daylight brawl that ended in a man being stabbed multiple times.

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NRL player Taylan May faces domestic violence charges

NRL player Taylan May faces domestic violence charges

Penrith NRL player Taylan May has been charged over allegations he punched a woman he knew in the face.

Scheffler contends in PGA following police arrest drama

Scheffler contends in PGA following police arrest drama

Scottie Scheffler is still contending to win the US PGA Championship despite having been arrested outside Valhalla golf course and charged by police.

Macarthur betting probe: Who is Ulises Davila?

Macarthur betting probe: Who is Ulises Davila?

Ulises Davila has been charged over allegations he was involved in a football betting scheme. But who is Macarthur's maverick Mexican captain?

Snowtown accomplice released into community

Snowtown accomplice released into community

Snowtown murders accomplice Mark Ray Haydon has been moved from the Adelaide Pre-Release Centre to live in the community, after almost 25 years in custody.

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'Truly loved': parents pay tribute to murdered sons

'Truly loved': parents pay tribute to murdered sons

'Truly loved': parents pay tribute to murdered sons

'Truly loved': parents pay tribute to murdered sons

The parents of two Australian brothers murdered in Mexico have mourned their beloved sons as they prepare to bring them home.

Elderly woman's cry for help after sexual assault

Elderly woman's cry for help after sexual assault

Elderly woman's cry for help after sexual assault

Elderly woman's cry for help after sexual assault

A woman in her 80s has detailed how she cried out for help from neighbours after being sexually assaulted in an apartment building in Melbourne.

DFV victim safe spaces in every Qld police station

DFV victim safe spaces in every Qld police station

DFV victim safe spaces in every Qld police station

DFV victim safe spaces in every Qld police station

Designated private safe spaces have been implemented in every police station across Queensland for domestic and family violence victim survivors.

War crimes whistleblower begs leniency as jail sought

War crimes whistleblower begs leniency as jail sought

War crimes whistleblower begs leniency as jail sought

War crimes whistleblower begs leniency as jail sought

Prosecutors want David McBride to spend at least two years in jail after he pleaded guilty to disclosing classified information revealing alleged war crimes.

Anti-money laundering, terrorism get budget boost

Anti-money laundering, terrorism get budget boost

Anti-money laundering, terrorism get budget boost

Anti-money laundering, terrorism get budget boost

More than $166 million in the federal budget will expand money laundering rules so lawyers, real estate agents and other professions have to report.

Surfer murder prompts calls for tough knife search laws

Surfer murder prompts calls for tough knife search laws

Surfer murder prompts calls for tough knife search laws

Surfer murder prompts calls for tough knife search laws

Police are hunting the killer of a 22-year-old man as the surfer's stabbing death in Coffs Harbour adds fuel to calls for knife law reforms.

Ex-lawyer charged over cocaine in frozen chickens bust

Ex-lawyer charged over cocaine in frozen chickens bust

Ex-lawyer charged over cocaine in frozen chickens bust

Ex-lawyer charged over cocaine in frozen chickens bust

A former Brisbane lawyer has faced court after he allegedly trafficked 120kg of cocaine disguised as frozen chicken products between states.

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Alleged DV choker tracked down 1200km away in Qld

A 52-year-old has been led through Sydney Airport in handcuffs as he returns to NSW to answer serious domestic violence charges including choking and assault.

Teen killed in London sword attack, suspect detained

A murder suspect remains in hospital after a 14-year-old boy was killed and four other people were injured in a stabbing in east London.

Men charged after police bust 500kg cocaine import plot

Three men are facing life in jail after police foiled one of Queensland's largest cocaine importation plots, seizing more than 500kg of the drug.

Alice Springs curfew won't work in every town, PM warns

A successful night-time curfew in Alice Springs to reduce violence is not a one-size-fits-all strategy, the prime minister says.

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Police funding boost after curfew as PM tours Alice

Millions of dollars will be spent to increase policing and community support as the prime minister lands in Alice Springs after a youth curfew was lifted.

Girl aged 10 allegedly stabbed to death by teenager

Police have arrested a 17-year-old girl after a younger girl was allegedly found dead in their home in Lake Macquarie.

Bunnings customers sprayed with unknown substance

Several Bunnings customers and staff had to be treated for eye and throat irritation after they were sprayed with an unknown substance in a WA Wheatbelt town.

Man charged with murder after man dies, woman injured

A 26-year-old man will front court in Queensland charged with murder and attempted murder after a man was found dead and a woman was critically injured.

Baby's fatal drowning 'predictable, inevitable'

The death of a nine-month-old baby girl who was thrown into the Tweed River by her father was entirely predictable and inevitable, a coroner says.

Online watchdog urges public not to share Bondi images

Graphic imagery of a Bondi Junction stabbing attack should not be shared because it could cause distress, the online safety watchdog warns.

'None of them asked for this': keeping kids out of jail

The case of a boy acquitted of robbery charges has been used as an example of a youth crime crisis. But experts agree jail should be the last resort for kids.

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