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Uncle's quest reveals police racism in train track case

Uncle's quest reveals police racism in train track case

After a long campaign by the family of an Aboriginal teenager mysteriously found dead on train tracks, a coroner has found racism hindered the investigation.

Neighbours' grief over remorseless killer's plea deal

Neighbours' grief over remorseless killer's plea deal

Neighbours' grief over remorseless killer's plea deal

Neighbours' grief over remorseless killer's plea deal

An 85-year-old woman who was killed and dumped in a river is being remembered as a generous neighbour as her killer finally admitted her guilt.

'Carry his loss': family mourn son, drunk driver jailed

'Carry his loss': family mourn son, drunk driver jailed

'Carry his loss': family mourn son, drunk driver jailed

'Carry his loss': family mourn son, drunk driver jailed

A speeding, drunk driver has been jailed for 14 years over a horror crash that killed a nine-year-old boy and seriously injured his dad as they rode an e-bike.

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Charges dropped for woman accused of children's murder

Charges dropped for woman accused of children's murder

A woman accused of killing her adult children has had her final murder charge dropped after nearly 10 years of police investigations and six years in custody.

Snowtown killer’s parole release back in limbo

Snowtown killer’s parole release back in limbo

A decision to block a Snowtown killer's parole has been set aside by a court, but it has ordered a new review of the process.

Teen to stand trial over businessman's fatal stabbing

Teen to stand trial over businessman's fatal stabbing

A teen has been committed to stand trial after being accused of fatally stabbing the Universal Store clothing retailer co-founder at a house party.

Teary mum says murder-accused ex was physical with son

Teary mum says murder-accused ex was physical with son

A man accused of murdering a two-year-old boy thought the toddler was naughty and grabbed him during toilet training, his mother has told a jury.

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Mum of girl's killer believed psychosis was hormonal

Mum of girl's killer believed psychosis was hormonal

Mum of girl's killer believed psychosis was hormonal

Mum of girl's killer believed psychosis was hormonal

A teenager was given a vitamin to treat mental health symptoms before she killed a 10-year-old girl on a rural property, an inquest has been told.

Ben Roberts-Smith free to attend War Memorial opening

Ben Roberts-Smith free to attend War Memorial opening

Ben Roberts-Smith free to attend War Memorial opening

Ben Roberts-Smith free to attend War Memorial opening

Alleged war criminal and decorated veteran Ben Roberts-Smith has been allowed to go to a grand opening at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra while on bail.

Gamer thought it would be 'funny' to kill homeless man

Gamer thought it would be 'funny' to kill homeless man

Gamer thought it would be 'funny' to kill homeless man

Gamer thought it would be 'funny' to kill homeless man

A gamer who brutally beat and killed a homeless man in the stairwell of an urban internet cafe went out clubbing and grabbed a kebab after the violent attack.

Family blamed video games for teen killer's violence

Family blamed video games for teen killer's violence

Family blamed video games for teen killer's violence

Family blamed video games for teen killer's violence

The mother of a teenager who killed a child while in the grips of psychosis didn't believe in mental illness, an inquest has been told.

'Lost his will': daughter on trial after parents' death

'Lost his will': daughter on trial after parents' death

'Lost his will': daughter on trial after parents' death

'Lost his will': daughter on trial after parents' death

An elderly woman who died had many medical conditions, and her husband may have "lost his will to live", a lawyer for a daughter accused of killing them says.

Teen complicit in 14-year-old boy's stabbing murder

Teen complicit in 14-year-old boy's stabbing murder

Teen complicit in 14-year-old boy's stabbing murder

Teen complicit in 14-year-old boy's stabbing murder

A teen has been remanded in custody after a jury found him guilty of the murder of a young boy who was walking home with friends.

'It wasn't me': man's plea after guilty murder verdict

'It wasn't me': man's plea after guilty murder verdict

'It wasn't me': man's plea after guilty murder verdict

'It wasn't me': man's plea after guilty murder verdict

A man will spend at least 20 years in prison after being found guilty of murder following the disappearance of his American girlfriend eight years ago.

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Toddler's death painted as tragic mystery, not murder

There is no evidence a man ever assaulted a two-year-old boy, let alone inflicted a fatal blow in the middle of the night, his lawyer says.

Tradie's mysterious death on roadside likely a homicide

More than a decade after a young tradie was found lying dead in a pool of blood in a resort town, a coroner has ruled he was likely killed with a weapon.

Blood-stained shirt pivotal in toddler murder trial

Despite only knowing his partner and her children for two months, a man is alleged to have escalated household discipline against her two-year-old to murder.

'Poisoned': daughter accused of killing elderly parents

A woman accused of killing her parents may have been motivated by the "misplaced idea" she could spare them from a nursing home, a court has been told.

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'Senseless': note found after bodies pulled from river

A six-year-old girl whose body was recovered from a river over the weekend may have been deliberately thrown in the water by her father, who also died.

Killers learn fate after man dies in botched burglary

Two would-be burglars turned killers, one of whom fatally stomped on a kind-hearted man during a drug-fuelled home invasion, have been jailed.

Murderers jailed for 58 years after bikie gunned down

Two men who helped pepper an underworld figure with a hail of bullets as his wife took cover in a car park have been jailed for decades over the brazen crime.

Alleged murder victim could still be alive, jury told

A man's lies after his girlfriend went missing show his intent to kill her, prosecutors have told a jury but his defence argued she could still be alive.

Mother vouches for 'kind' gunman behind gangland hit

A murderer's mother has taken the unusual step of reading her character reference in court while under oath as the victim's family watched on.

Body found eight years after mum allegedly murdered

Police believe they have found the remains of a mother who went missing almost a decade ago.

Long fight for answers over more possible Milat victims

Loved ones of murdered and missing people have decried a lack of interest from police in finding those responsible for the unsolved crimes.

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