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Rape charge dropped but accused murderer to stand trial

Rape charge dropped but accused murderer to stand trial

A man charged over the death of a sex worker will no longer face a rape charge after a magistrate found their was insufficient evidence to convict.

Police witnesses seek protection over Aboriginal death

Police witnesses seek protection over Aboriginal death

Police witnesses seek protection over Aboriginal death

Police witnesses seek protection over Aboriginal death

The family of an Aboriginal man who died in custody are seeking justice as the police officers involved in his arrest make a bid to avoid self-incrimination.

Crime boss foot soldier shot dead in botched burglary

Crime boss foot soldier shot dead in botched burglary

Crime boss foot soldier shot dead in botched burglary

Crime boss foot soldier shot dead in botched burglary

A man believed to have been involved in tobacco store arsons was killed in an aggravated burglary gone wrong, a coroner investigating his death has been told.

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'No justice': grieving mum sobs as killer driver jailed

'No justice': grieving mum sobs as killer driver jailed

A mother has broken down in tears while lamenting the sentence handed to the driver who smashed into a car, killing her two children.

Jealous killer jailed for 'frightening' attack on wife

Jealous killer jailed for 'frightening' attack on wife

The violent murder of an innocent and unarmed woman at the hands of her husband should be strongly condemned, a supreme court judge has said in sentencing.

Chilling footage shows skydiver joy before death plunge

Chilling footage shows skydiver joy before death plunge

A video shows a tandem skydiver strapped to an instructor and grinning ear to ear just moments before an accident turned their jump into tragedy.

Dozens killed in military plane crash in Colombia

Dozens killed in military plane crash in Colombia

The search for survivors continues after a Hercules C-130 crashed after take-off in Colombia, killing at least 66 of the military and police personnel on board.

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Doula refuses to give statement into influencer's death

Doula refuses to give statement into influencer's death

Doula refuses to give statement into influencer's death

Doula refuses to give statement into influencer's death

A coroner has compelled a doula to give evidence into the death of an influencer who was rushed to hospital after giving birth to her son at home.

'Appalling': family slam drug-driving killer's sentence

'Appalling': family slam drug-driving killer's sentence

'Appalling': family slam drug-driving killer's sentence

'Appalling': family slam drug-driving killer's sentence

The family of a grandfather killed by a drug driver have been shocked to learn the offender was on a good-behaviour bond for meth possession at the time.

Accused murderer pushes for charges to be thrown out

Accused murderer pushes for charges to be thrown out

Accused murderer pushes for charges to be thrown out

Accused murderer pushes for charges to be thrown out

A man accused of murdering a sex worker inside her brothel is seeking to have some of his charges struck out.

Trump cheers death of former FBI chief Robert Mueller

Trump cheers death of former FBI chief Robert Mueller

Trump cheers death of former FBI chief Robert Mueller

Trump cheers death of former FBI chief Robert Mueller

Robert Mueller, the former FBI chief who would later investigate links between the Russian government and Trump's first election campaign, has died at 81.

'Get out': police cop deathbed rant from outback killer

'Get out': police cop deathbed rant from outback killer

'Get out': police cop deathbed rant from outback killer

'Get out': police cop deathbed rant from outback killer

Even as he lay on his deathbed, a notorious murderer refused to divulge the whereabouts of a backpacker he shot dead in a crime that shook the nation.

Police, experts quizzed over brothel owner's killing

Police, experts quizzed over brothel owner's killing

Police, experts quizzed over brothel owner's killing

Police, experts quizzed over brothel owner's killing

Lawyers for a man accused of murdering a sex worker inside her brothel have questioned evidence about her cause of death, and police investigations, in court.

Tears and terse words in probe into jockey’s fatal fall

Tears and terse words in probe into jockey’s fatal fall

Tears and terse words in probe into jockey’s fatal fall

Tears and terse words in probe into jockey’s fatal fall

The friend of an apprentice jockey who died in a trackwork accident became emotional as she recalled being told the racehorse shouldn’t have worked that day.

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Woman threatened with handgun after 'gangland' murder

A woman has been approached and threatened by a man with a handgun and wearing a balaclava, in the wake of what police suspect was a gangland murder.

French Antarctic expeditioner dies after ship jump

Divers have recovered the body of a young Frenchman who got into trouble after jumping off a docked Antarctic research vessel.

Armed man arrested after body found on highway

Police have arrested a man they say was holding a knife and behaving erratically after the discovery of a man's body.

Police back e-bike crackdown after two teenagers die

Two teenagers riding an e-bike have died in a horrific head-on collision with a Harley Davidson, raising more questions about the safety of the devices.

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'Coward's act': teens flee after deadly car crime spree

A police hunt is under way after a 15-year-old boy was left to die when a stolen car crashed into three vehicles before rolling into a front yard.

Tech, education could help prevent fatal crash repeat

Experts have suggested measures that could prevent a repeat of a horror crash that killed five people after a diabetic driver became hypoglycaemic.

Girl returned to killer parents despite 'cult' warning

A family's extreme religious beliefs against medical treatment were known to authorities years before their "cult" killed a little girl, a coroner has heard.

Family's torture after fatal brawl probe 'goes nowhere'

An inquest's disappointing failure to identify who fatally punched a 23-year-old during a late-night brawl caps years of torment, his family says.

Fatal mine crash likely had medical cause, coroner told

There were two plausible theories for why a drill rig worker suddenly accelerated his ute before fatally crashing into a mine truck, a coroner has been told.

Plumber referred after great granny's bath burn death

A plumber has been referred to a state's safety watchdog after an elderly woman died suffering fatal burns from scalding hot bathwater at home.

'A joke': nursing home fined after deadly COVID breach

The families of 45 aged care residents who died in a nursing home's COVID-19 outbreak have lashed a $150,000 fine handed to the organisation as a "joke".

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