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Alleged 100-bullet gunman peppered with new charges

Alleged 100-bullet gunman peppered with new charges

A man accused of opening fire on a busy urban shopping strip injuring 16 people has been hit with a hail of new charges without his barrister knowing.

Damages reduced for youth detention centre tear gassing

Damages reduced for youth detention centre tear gassing

Damages reduced for youth detention centre tear gassing

Damages reduced for youth detention centre tear gassing

A tear gassing incident in a notorious youth detention centre has led to a court win for four detainees more than a decade later.

Burger joint accused of 'misleading' green promotion

Burger joint accused of 'misleading' green promotion

Burger joint accused of 'misleading' green promotion

Burger joint accused of 'misleading' green promotion

Popular hamburger franchise Grill'd has been accused of misleading customers over a tree-planting donation campaign.

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Legal action over plans to bulldoze tropical savanna

Legal action over plans to bulldoze tropical savanna

Environmentalists say the federal environment minister's decision not to assess plans to bulldoze tropical savanna for industrial agriculture is legally flawed.

Family's plea: don't politicise Little Baby's death

Family's plea: don't politicise Little Baby's death

Police have made more arrests over rioting in an outback town as elders call for calm after charges were laid against the man accused of killing a local girl.

Report completed almost a year after death in custody

Report completed almost a year after death in custody

An external police review of the use of force by officers who held down a young Aboriginal man just before he died is completed ahead of a decision on charges.

Arrests, charges amid pitch invasion for NRL hero

Arrests, charges amid pitch invasion for NRL hero

Two men have been charged with offences by police after thousands of fans flooded the field after the NRL's all try-scoring record was broken in Sydney.

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Spat grows between top judge and chief prosecutor

Spat grows between top judge and chief prosecutor

Spat grows between top judge and chief prosecutor

Spat grows between top judge and chief prosecutor

A growing war between a top judge and a state's chief prosecutor has spilled over into parliament, with the matter escalating to a high court.

'Reckless' water plan sparks landmark legal challenge

'Reckless' water plan sparks landmark legal challenge

'Reckless' water plan sparks landmark legal challenge

'Reckless' water plan sparks landmark legal challenge

The health of an outback river and hot springs tourist drawcard are under threat from a territory's water allocation plan, an environment group says.

Controversial gas project extension sparks legal action

Controversial gas project extension sparks legal action

Controversial gas project extension sparks legal action

Controversial gas project extension sparks legal action

Landmark legal challenges have been launched after the Commonwealth's controversial decision to green light a 40-year gas hub extension near ancient rock art.

Why the dark truth of domestic violence is unbelievable

Why the dark truth of domestic violence is unbelievable

Why the dark truth of domestic violence is unbelievable

Why the dark truth of domestic violence is unbelievable

The more domestic violence survivors are victimised, the less likely they'll be believed - and liars are more believable than truth-tellers, research reveals.

Ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith under investigation

Ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith under investigation

Ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith under investigation

Ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith under investigation

US officials are investigating Jack Smith, the former special counsel who investigated then-candidate Donald Trump before his re-election to a second term.

Fears for heritage site as gas plant expansion approved

Fears for heritage site as gas plant expansion approved

Fears for heritage site as gas plant expansion approved

Fears for heritage site as gas plant expansion approved

The fallout from a decision to extend the life of a massive gas project continues with accusations of a political cover-up over a scientific report.

Murdered mother 'lit up every room', friend

Murdered mother 'lit up every room', friend

Murdered mother 'lit up every room', friend

Murdered mother 'lit up every room', friend

A man who murdered his girlfriend and dumped her body before trying to cover it up has been sentenced to 21 years in prison.

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Parents, energy company settle over greenwashing claims

A settlement has been reached between a parents' climate action group and one of Australia's largest energy companies over greenwashing claims.

Men charged over major kava seizure in remote community

Two men have been charged after police seized more than 200kg of kava in a remote community as well as more than $15,000 cash in a property search.

Mystery over failure to charge alleged Nazi salute cop

A state's prosecutor's office and top law officer won't say the reasons why charges weren't laid against a police officer accused of performing the Nazi salute.

Longer jail sought for driver in fatal school bus crash

Prosecutors have appealed a "manifestly inadequate" two-year jail sentence imposed on a bus driver who struck and killed a teenage boy outside a school.

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Acquittal of William Tyrrell foster mum may be appealed

Prosecutors are weighing up challenging a finding that missing boy William Tyrrell's ex-foster mum did not intimidate another child.

More kids to be jailed in 'draconian' crime crackdown

Law reform to crack down on youth crime rates has been slammed as heavy-handed as the government rolls out bail and other changes.

Acquittals more likely in judge-only criminal trials

Judge alone criminal trials conducted in the NSW higher courts are more likely to result in the defendant being acquitted than jury trials.

Call for sex assault trial review to go further

A review of sexual assault trial cases should be expanded to include police, says one MP as the NSW premier backs an under-fire leading prosecutor.

'Blizzard of lies' tangled reporter in Plutus blackmail

Statements by a "proven liar" led a veteran crime reporter to be linked to the blackmail of the architects of a major tax fraud scheme, a court has heard.

Vigilantes get legal fees paid after flawed murder case

Two men involved in the fatal kidnapping of Canberra man Peter Keeley will be paid their legal costs after defending an inconsistent, flawed murder case.

NSW's worst police case: wrongly accused man gets $1.8m

An appeals court has upheld $1.8 million awarded to former William Tyrrell suspect Bill Spedding, citing NSW's worst case of police misconduct.

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