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Businessman jailed over 'breathtaking' $395m NDIS fraud

Businessman jailed over 'breathtaking' $395m NDIS fraud

A businessman who duped international investors out of tens of millions of dollars as part of an NDIS scheme has been sentenced to up to 12 years in prison.

Intent to murder charge after two people stabbed

Intent to murder charge after two people stabbed

Intent to murder charge after two people stabbed

Intent to murder charge after two people stabbed

A man has been charged with wounding with intent to murder after a man was stabbed in the face, head and neck and a woman slashed in the throat.

Call for 'respect, decency' after Qld MP threatened

Call for 'respect, decency' after Qld MP threatened

Call for 'respect, decency' after Qld MP threatened

Call for 'respect, decency' after Qld MP threatened

Threats and harassment have been aimed at staff members of a Queensland MP who disclosed she was drugged and sexually assaulted.

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Fears new NT curfew laws will target Indigenous people

Fears new NT curfew laws will target Indigenous people

Legislation that lets the Northern Territory's police commissioner enact a three-day curfew have passed parliament, sparking fears they could be misused.

'Extraordinary': stabbed cop who chased attacker hailed

'Extraordinary': stabbed cop who chased attacker hailed

A man has been charged with the attempted murder of a police officer who he is accused of stabbing in the head during an unprovoked daylight attack.

NT man to face court over child abuse material charges

NT man to face court over child abuse material charges

A Northern Territory man will face court after an investigation sparked by US reports about an Australian user uploading child abuse material online.

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.

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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.

NRL player Taylan May faces domestic violence charges

NRL player Taylan May faces domestic violence charges

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

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?

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 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.

'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.

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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

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

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

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

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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

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

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.

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.

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