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'Close to perjury': key witness warned at inquest

'Close to perjury': key witness warned at inquest

A man previously charged with three cold-case murders has been warned of being "close to perjury" under questioning at the inquest into the triple homicide.

Man charged over death allegedly threw objects at walls

Man charged over death allegedly threw objects at walls

Man charged over death allegedly threw objects at walls

Man charged over death allegedly threw objects at walls

A man charged over the death of his partner was seen raising his fists at her and drinking before her death, a court has been told.

Concreter wailed after allegedly killing ex-partner

Concreter wailed after allegedly killing ex-partner

Concreter wailed after allegedly killing ex-partner

Concreter wailed after allegedly killing ex-partner

A concreter accused of violently murdering his ex-partner during a domestic argument was incoherent as he tried to revive her before paramedics arrived.

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'Trying to kill me': woman dies after call for help

'Trying to kill me': woman dies after call for help

A man accused of murdering his ex-partner after she rang triple zero for help was heard sobbing as first responders surrounded her body.

US man linked to Wieambilla killings makes plea deal

US man linked to Wieambilla killings makes plea deal

A United States-based conspiracy theorist linked to the deadly ambush shootings at Wieambilla has accepted a plea deal after agreeing to watered-down charges.

Woman dies after serious assault at suburban home

Woman dies after serious assault at suburban home

A man is being questioned by homicide detectives after a woman was seriously assaulted and died at a suburban home.

'Someone must know': $1m reward for murder cold case

'Someone must know': $1m reward for murder cold case

Detectives have doubled a cash reward in the hope of cracking the 30-year unsolved murder of a young tourist on a picturesque beach.

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Teens charged over boys' deaths refuse to come to court

Teens charged over boys' deaths refuse to come to court

Teens charged over boys' deaths refuse to come to court

Teens charged over boys' deaths refuse to come to court

Prosecutors have been given time to figure out how to force two teens accused of murder to attend court for a compulsory procedure.

Love triangle killer has 20-year jail sentence tossed

Love triangle killer has 20-year jail sentence tossed

Love triangle killer has 20-year jail sentence tossed

Love triangle killer has 20-year jail sentence tossed

A jury was wrong to convict a man for murdering a carpenter over a love triangle where both believed they were the father of a baby, an appeal court has found.

Former pilot to face trial over wife's lawnmower murder

Former pilot to face trial over wife's lawnmower murder

Former pilot to face trial over wife's lawnmower murder

Former pilot to face trial over wife's lawnmower murder

A former air force pilot accused of murdering his wife under the guise of a lawnmower accident is facing an "extraordinary weak" case, a magistrate has heard.

Why prosecutors are appealing Erin Patterson's sentence

Why prosecutors are appealing Erin Patterson's sentence

Why prosecutors are appealing Erin Patterson's sentence

Why prosecutors are appealing Erin Patterson's sentence

Prosecutors have called for mushroom cook Erin Patterson to remain behind bars for longer than her "manifestly inadequate" 33-year non-parole period.

'Quick google' weakens mower murder case, court told

'Quick google' weakens mower murder case, court told

'Quick google' weakens mower murder case, court told

'Quick google' weakens mower murder case, court told

A pathologist who examined a woman allegedly murdered by her husband in a staged lawnmower crash has denied his autopsy findings were influenced by police.

Man allegedly shot and stuffed into tree to burn

Man allegedly shot and stuffed into tree to burn

Man allegedly shot and stuffed into tree to burn

Man allegedly shot and stuffed into tree to burn

A 53-year-old man was allegedly shot three times before being shoved into a tree which was then set on fire, a court has been told.

Ex-AFL player jailed over women's deaths

Ex-AFL player jailed over women's deaths

Ex-AFL player jailed over women's deaths

Ex-AFL player jailed over women's deaths

Two women in their 80s lost their lives when an ex-AFL player with meth in his system fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into their car.

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Three charged with torture and murder of cyber expert

A man allegedly murdered after being tortured in multiple locations is being remembered by his family as kind and loving as his alleged killers face court.

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.

Man lured to death over 'forbidden' marriage, jury told

A man was disgusted with his uncle over what he saw as incest and fatally stabbed him during an ambush in the dark outside his own home, a jury has been told.

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.

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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.

Bones found but no clues over girl missing for 55 years

A police search hoping to solve one of Australia's longest-running missing child cases has ended in disappointment despite the discovery of bones.

Killer inmate fantasised about dismembering victims

A coroner says corrective services officers could not have predicted a sadistic prisoner's murderous plan to lure a fellow inmate to his death.

War crimes trial could be years away for ex-SAS soldier

National security concerns are threatening to delay a landmark war crimes trial for more than a year as a former soldier pleads not guilty to murder.

'Won't be silenced': accused killer cop rants in court

Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon has broken his silence with an extraordinary courtroom outburst as a date was set for his murder trial.

Molly Ticehurst's accused killer comes closer to plea

After almost 18 months of legal negotiations, the man accused of the domestic violence murder of Molly Ticehurst may soon be ready to enter a plea.

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.

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