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Dad 'trying to protect children' before fatal crash

Dad 'trying to protect children' before fatal crash

A father has been denied bail after appearing in court for the first time since his three-year-old boy died following a horrific car crash with his family.

Man dead after stabbing in waterside tourist spot brawl

Man dead after stabbing in waterside tourist spot brawl

Man dead after stabbing in waterside tourist spot brawl

Man dead after stabbing in waterside tourist spot brawl

A sandstone-lined tourist strip turned into an ugly scene with one man fatally stabbed and another sent to hospital following a fight between two groups.

Builder's family sues over alleged unlawful killing

Builder's family sues over alleged unlawful killing

Builder's family sues over alleged unlawful killing

Builder's family sues over alleged unlawful killing

A state government has been hit with a civil lawsuit over the alleged unlawful killing of a man who died in hospital following his arrest inside a car park.

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Killer violently attacked victim 'to follow' duo's plan

Killer violently attacked victim 'to follow' duo's plan

Three people guilty of a violent manslaughter will have to wait to find out how long they will have to stay behind bars.

Victims of horror crash lash out at system 'in tatters'

Victims of horror crash lash out at system 'in tatters'

A woman hit by a car before watching her friend die has taken aim at the killer driver freed on bail as a grieving father says the system is "in tatters".

Major shift in manhunt for fugitive Dezi Freeman

Major shift in manhunt for fugitive Dezi Freeman

A new task force will take the helm in the search for wanted fugitive Dezi Freeman, two months after he allegedly shot and killed two police officers.

Coroner's call to prevent 'senseless' youth knife crime

Coroner's call to prevent 'senseless' youth knife crime

Reliance on law and order in response to escalating youth knife crime will create further harm, a coroner says as she recommends community-based action "now".

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Health provider charged over new mum's death in care

Health provider charged over new mum's death in care

Health provider charged over new mum's death in care

Health provider charged over new mum's death in care

A hospital's parent company has been charged with exposing patients to health and safety risks following the death of a struggling new mum.

Road rage victim's ashes in court as family speaks

Road rage victim's ashes in court as family speaks

Road rage victim's ashes in court as family speaks

Road rage victim's ashes in court as family speaks

The sister of a young landscaper killed in a road rage attack remains unsure if she will ever forgive the other driver who left her brother for dead.

KISS founding member, guitarist Ace Frehley dead at 74

KISS founding member, guitarist Ace Frehley dead at 74

KISS founding member, guitarist Ace Frehley dead at 74

KISS founding member, guitarist Ace Frehley dead at 74

Ace Frehley, founding member of the glam rock band KISS, has died at 74 after complications following a recent fall.

Coroner considers lead-up to police officer's death

Coroner considers lead-up to police officer's death

Coroner considers lead-up to police officer's death

Coroner considers lead-up to police officer's death

A coroner is examining the lead-up to the death of a cop haunted by the death of two innocent motorists at the hands of a man he could not track down.

Dying on 'own terms' to get easier in law refresh

Dying on 'own terms' to get easier in law refresh

Dying on 'own terms' to get easier in law refresh

Dying on 'own terms' to get easier in law refresh

Barriers to terminally ill patients accessing assisting dying are poised to be pulled down under a law shake-up, honouring the last wishes of a young man.

Guard dogs menaced worker before meter reader killed

Guard dogs menaced worker before meter reader killed

Guard dogs menaced worker before meter reader killed

Guard dogs menaced worker before meter reader killed

The family of a meter reader mauled to death hopes an inquest into the tragedy will provide answers and help protect front-line workers.

Accused body-in-fridge killer pushes for dropped charge

Accused body-in-fridge killer pushes for dropped charge

Accused body-in-fridge killer pushes for dropped charge

Accused body-in-fridge killer pushes for dropped charge

A man accused of murdering 19-year-old Isla Bell and stowing her body in a fridge is fighting to have his murder charge thrown out.

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Prosecutors to appeal mushroom murderer's jail term

Prosecutors have filed the paperwork to appeal Erin Patterson's jail term, describing the 33-year non-parole period as manifestly inadequate.

Young woman's body compacted after alleged murder

A man accused of murdering a young woman and hiding her body in a fridge has listened as grisly details about the condition of her corpse were disclosed.

Search continues as Indonesia building toll rises to 49

Indonesian rescuers have recovered dozens of bodies after the collapse of a prayer hall at an Islamic boarding school.

Death toll from Indonesian school collapse rises to 37

Indonesian rescuers are searching for 26 missing students after a prayer hall at an Islamic boarding school collapsed due to structural failure.

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Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson to appeal convictions

Triple-murderer Erin Patterson has formally indicated she will appeal her convictions after she was found guilty of serving a deadly mushroom lunch.

Three dead after Indonesian school building collapses

Rescuers are racing to pull dozens of students and workers from under the rubble of a school building that collapsed in East Java, Indonesia.

'Fear of retaliation': murder accused teens face court

A 16-year-old and 19-year-old have faced court over the death of a young Indigenous man in an alleged machete attack.

Three dead, eight hurt in North Carolina bar shooting

A shooting at a waterfront bar in North Carolina has left three people dead and at least eight others wounded.

Grieving mum asks doctors to 'truly listen' to parents

Doctors must trust concerned parents when they bring sick children in for help, a mother says after a coronial finding on her three-year-old daughter's death.

Sobs in court as family sees video of bus pinning teen

A bus driver who fatally struck a teen pedestrian claimed the steering column blocked his brake pedal but investigators were unable to recreate this in tests.

Telco 'cowboys' not held to account after prior outage

A reliance on self-regulation has turned the telco sector into the wild west, an expert warns as Optus reels in the aftermath of another serious outage.

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