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Accused murderer's drug-dealing defence questioned

Accused murderer's drug-dealing defence questioned

A man on trial for murdering Indigenous teen Cassius Turvey with a metal pole has faced fierce cross-examination after blaming his mate for the killing.

South Korea's Yoon removed from office over martial law

South Korea's Yoon removed from office over martial law

South Korea's Yoon removed from office over martial law

South Korea's Yoon removed from office over martial law

President Yoon Suk-yeol has apologised to his fellow South Koreans after a top court removed him from office over his ill-fated declaration of martial law.

Andrew Tate's ex accuses him of sexual assault: lawsuit

Andrew Tate's ex accuses him of sexual assault: lawsuit

Andrew Tate's ex accuses him of sexual assault: lawsuit

Andrew Tate's ex accuses him of sexual assault: lawsuit

Andrew Tate is facing a new lawsuit filed by his ex-girlfriend accusing him of sexual assault and battery.

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Trump administration ordered to keep Signal messages

Trump administration ordered to keep Signal messages

A US judge has ordered US government agencies to preserve Signal messages about Houthi military strike.

'Anti-Israeli' nurse's odd exit as key video contested

'Anti-Israeli' nurse's odd exit as key video contested

A nurse has left court shielded by a tight scrum of supporters after being charged over widely condemned alleged threats to kill Israeli patients.

Active Super to pay $10.5 million for greenwashing

Active Super to pay $10.5 million for greenwashing

A super fund has been ordered to pay millions of dollars and cover the regulator's legal costs for misleading members about its green credentials.

Rival rallies for South Korea’s impeached president

Rival rallies for South Korea’s impeached president

Thousands of South Koreans have filled the streets of downtown Seoul in massive rival rallies for and against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.

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Girls tell of bloody incidents before teen's murder

Girls tell of bloody incidents before teen's murder

Girls tell of bloody incidents before teen's murder

Girls tell of bloody incidents before teen's murder

A teenage girl has told a trial the man accused of swinging the weapon that killed Cassius Turvey pulled up on them in a car with a bloodied boy in the back.

All judges immune from lawsuits, High Court rules

All judges immune from lawsuits, High Court rules

All judges immune from lawsuits, High Court rules

All judges immune from lawsuits, High Court rules

All judges of inferior and superior courts are immune to civil lawsuits, even if they make errors, the High Court has ruled in a landmark appeal judgment.

FBI agents sue over probe on January 6 investigations

FBI agents sue over probe on January 6 investigations

FBI agents sue over probe on January 6 investigations

FBI agents sue over probe on January 6 investigations

FBI agents have sued the Justice Department over a questionnaire seeking to identify those who worked on January 6 Capitol riot investigations.

S Korean investigators ask prosecutors to indict Yoon

S Korean investigators ask prosecutors to indict Yoon

S Korean investigators ask prosecutors to indict Yoon

S Korean investigators ask prosecutors to indict Yoon

South Korean investigators have asked prosecutors to indict detained President Yoon Suk Yeol.

Former top judge 'lost everything' for assaulting woman

Former top judge 'lost everything' for assaulting woman

Former top judge 'lost everything' for assaulting woman

Former top judge 'lost everything' for assaulting woman

A Supreme Court judge who resigned from the bench after being convicted of assault and intimidation has been sentenced for a subsequent breach.

'National shame': the women killed and forgotten

'National shame': the women killed and forgotten

'National shame': the women killed and forgotten

'National shame': the women killed and forgotten

With nine Aboriginal women killed in six months across the Northern Territory, experts are trying to pin down causes of the shocking domestic violence rate.

'Huge kick in the guts' for grandmother jailed in Japan

'Huge kick in the guts' for grandmother jailed in Japan

'Huge kick in the guts' for grandmother jailed in Japan

'Huge kick in the guts' for grandmother jailed in Japan

The WA premier says there are avenues of appeal for an Australian granny who has been sentenced to six years jail in Japan for drug smuggling.

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Cost of big races revealed right at the finish line

Revelations about the price of events such as major motor races are among the dozens of reports released on a parliament's final sitting day.

Court scraps 'marine exclusion zone' ahead of protest

A temporary exclusion zone intended to help police a major planned climate protest, has been scrapped by a court just one hour before it was due to commence.

Judge who assaulted woman formally resigns

Supreme Court justice Gregory Geason has formally tendered his resignation after being found guilty of assault and emotional abuse.

Judge who assaulted ex-partner avoids jail sentence

A Tasmanian judge has been ordered to serve 100 hours of community service after being found guilty of assaulting and emotionally abusing a woman.

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Peg supplies questioned at fatal jumping castle hearing

The families of children who died after a jumping castle became airborne have watched in court as photos of the blood-stained equipment were shown.

Minister works to skirt High Court ankle bracelet edict

Strengthened laws are imminent in a bid to keep electronic monitoring and curfew restrictions on former immigration detainees.

Common sense prescription for medical cannabis drivers

Traces of cannabis detected in drivers who are prescribed the drug will no longer automatically cost them their licence under a tweak to sentencing laws.

Ex-Wallabies captain Elsom sentenced to five years jail

Former Wallabies rugby union captain Rocky Elsom has been convicted by a French court in absentia and an international warrant has been issued for his arrest.

MP found guilty of stealing $436,000 from non-profit

South Australian MP Troy Bell has been found guilty of theft and dishonesty offences for stealing more than $436,000 from an educational not-for-profit.

Gobbo seeking non-Victorian judge for police lawsuit

Lawyers for police informant Nicola Gobbo will make an application to recuse all Victorian judges from presiding over her case against Victoria Police.

Top prosecutor made a Victorian Supreme Court judge

Victoria's Director of Public Prosecutions has stepped down from her role to become a justice of the state's Supreme Court.

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