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Outback Wrangler sued by families over airboat crash

Outback Wrangler sued by families over airboat crash

Outback Wrangler Matthew Wright and his wife Kaia are being sued by families over an airboat crash that injured passengers in Top End crocodile country.

Girl allegedly sought guns while plotting school attack

Girl allegedly sought guns while plotting school attack

Girl allegedly sought guns while plotting school attack

Girl allegedly sought guns while plotting school attack

A teenaged boy and girl glorified mass-casualty attacks on schools, police say, after raiding their homes and finding allegedly extremist material.

Fines for childcare centre and worker for toddler death

Fines for childcare centre and worker for toddler death

Fines for childcare centre and worker for toddler death

Fines for childcare centre and worker for toddler death

The parents of a toddler who choked to death on a fence have hugged in court surrounded by supporters wearing purple as a childcare centre was fined $40,000.

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Molly's family heartbreak over murderer's shock appeal

Molly's family heartbreak over murderer's shock appeal

The family of slain woman Molly Ticehurst has been hit with yet another shock, learning of her murderer's appeal via media reporting.

Flydubai co-pilot likely radicalised in Australia: UAE

Flydubai co-pilot likely radicalised in Australia: UAE

The UAE attorney general says there are signs an Omani pilot was drifting towards "extremism and terrorism" while he was studying in Australia in 2017.

'Tragedy': toddler unsupervised before daycare death

'Tragedy': toddler unsupervised before daycare death

Years after toddler Ebony Thompson became trapped on a fence and fatally choked, a childcare centre and an employee have entered guilty pleas.

Sydney silk to prosecute MP charged with assault

Sydney silk to prosecute MP charged with assault

Federal MP Luke Gosling, who faces two charges of assaulting a territory administrator, will be up against a prosecutor who is a seasoned Sydney silk.

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State's domestic violence charge rates at all-time high

State's domestic violence charge rates at all-time high

State's domestic violence charge rates at all-time high

State's domestic violence charge rates at all-time high

The latest crime statistics reveal that charges for domestic violence offences in one Australian state have seen a "remarkable" spike in the past two years.

Tates tell US judge they are playing characters online

Tates tell US judge they are playing characters online

Tates tell US judge they are playing characters online

Tates tell US judge they are playing characters online

A woman who says she has been in a romantic relationship with Andrew Tate for more than five years has backed the influencer's bid for bail in a US court.

Prosecution rests in Tupac trial, Duane Davis up next

Prosecution rests in Tupac trial, Duane Davis up next

Prosecution rests in Tupac trial, Duane Davis up next

Prosecution rests in Tupac trial, Duane Davis up next

Prosecutors have wrapped up their case against Duane “Keffe D” Davis in the Tupac Shakur murder trial after nearly two dozen witnesses testified.

Top prosecutor wins appeal in bitter feud with judge

Top prosecutor wins appeal in bitter feud with judge

Top prosecutor wins appeal in bitter feud with judge

Top prosecutor wins appeal in bitter feud with judge

One of the country's top prosecutors has succeeded in getting a judge to recuse herself from three cases after they made comments to parliament criticising her.

Alleged illicit tobacco money launderer granted bail

Alleged illicit tobacco money launderer granted bail

Alleged illicit tobacco money launderer granted bail

Alleged illicit tobacco money launderer granted bail

A businessman charged over a multimillion-dollar money-laundering racket linked to illicit tobacco and vape sales has been granted bail with strict conditions.

Young man with school shooting plans to walk from jail

Young man with school shooting plans to walk from jail

Young man with school shooting plans to walk from jail

Young man with school shooting plans to walk from jail

A judge has criticised prosecutors for lengthy delays as he abruptly sentenced an eccentric man viewed as "unlikely to act out" his school shooting plans.

'Substantial' evidence in Little Baby murder case

'Substantial' evidence in Little Baby murder case

'Substantial' evidence in Little Baby murder case

'Substantial' evidence in Little Baby murder case

Prosecutors have compiled a substantial brief of evidence against a man charged with murdering five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby, a court has been told.

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Deported drug kingpin sentenced to life by Iraqi court

The alleged head of an organised crime syndicate who was deported by Australian authorities has been given a life sentence in Iraq for drug trafficking.

Judge rules D4vd to stand trial in killing of teen girl

A judge has ruled there’s enough evidence to send singer D4vd to trial for the killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.

Former accused killer fails to get last charge tossed

There have been gasps in court as a man previously accused of murdering Melbourne teenager Isla Bell learnt he will still face trial on a lesser charge.

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.

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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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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