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A coronial inquest is being held into the death of 18-week-old, premature-born twins, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, who died in their Far North Queensland home in late…
June 2, 2026
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Obesity surgeon Reza Adib has been suspended from practising medicine as he faces rape charges.
June 2, 2026
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A coronial inquest will investigate whether an aged care facility in Adelaide's inner north appropriately treated the bed sores a 79-year-old man with dementia developed in the lead-up to his…
June 2, 2026
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NSW Police will move to the mandatory use of body-worn cameras for sworn officers in the wake of allegations of a culture of impunity within the police force.
June 2, 2026
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The judge said he was trying to influence officials. “This type of conduct threatens the very operation of the justice system and government as a whole,” she told him.
June 2, 2026
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A judge had just sentenced the man to 19 to 60 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to a count of possession of a stolen vehicle.
June 2, 2026
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He was arrested in March in connection with the fatal shootings of Nhalani Hiner, 1, and her mother’s friend, 20-year-old Danaijha Robinson.
June 2, 2026
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Two LGBTQ+ groups called the lawsuit “frivolous,” saying plans for the event at a public pool had already changed to comply with a new Texas law.
June 1, 2026
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Local News
Westbank, with a reported $50 billion in projects completed or under development, is focused on the future, says founder Ian Gillespie in a rare interview
May 29, 2026
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Courts
A court has heard a man charged with extortion was "potentially gagged" by his bail terms in an effort to protect a high-profile married man.
May 29, 2026
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Courts
A woman who says she was raped by a former South Australian police officer did not confront her alleged attacker "because she knew it wasn't true", a court has heard.
May 29, 2026
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Courts
A man who accused his mother of stealing compensation he received after the Dreamworld Thunder River Rapids ride disaster believes the legal system has let him down after a case…
May 29, 2026
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Child Abuse
A former police staffer and lauded SES volunteer is granted bail on a charge of possessing child-abuse images.
May 29, 2026
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Courts
NSW Deputy State Coroner David O'Neil finds police acted within reason during a pursuit that led to a man being killed on the Pacific Motorway, north of Byron Bay.
May 29, 2026
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Courts
A Melbourne teenager who had been on probation for just nine days when he caused a deadly, high-speed crash is also facing court over a bashing that left a man…
May 29, 2026
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Courts
Erin Patterson's appeal against her triple murder conviction will be heard in August, Victoria's Supreme Court has confirmed, with the director of public prosecutions also challenging the length of her…
May 29, 2026
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Courts
The Court of Appeal knocked back the woman's attempt to have her eggs frozen while she serves a ten year prison sentence.
May 29, 2026
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Courts
A Victorian coroner has found a baby's death could have been avoided if his mother had been transferred to hospital hours earlier, after signs of an obstructed labour.
May 29, 2026
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Courts
A federal appeals court allowed Texas to require app stores to verify users’ ages and seek parental consent before a minor can download apps.
May 29, 2026
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World Politics
In refiling his lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal, the US president alleges Rupert Murdoch indicated a story about his ties with Jeffrey Epstein would not be published.
May 28, 2026
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Courts
A former South Australian police officer says he got into bed with a woman while she was sleeping and caressed her thigh soon after she rejected his advances, but denies…
May 28, 2026
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Courts
A coroner has found that the death of an RAAF serviceman could have been prevented, including when he left a military health centre during a mental health crisis. Warning: This…
May 28, 2026
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Courts
Sheena Fairfield was stabbed to death outside her family home more than three years ago. Her killer will now spend 20 years in supervised custody.
May 28, 2026
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Courts
Lawyers prepare legal action against a Tiwi Islands town manager who blocked an alleged murderer from being granted bail to the islands, where his potential return has already provoked rioting.
May 28, 2026
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Courts
A 35-year-old inmate at Victoria's Fulham Correctional Centre died of a drug overdose after consuming drugs smuggled into the jail, a coronial investigation has found.
May 28, 2026
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Courts
Joshua Brown, who has been charged with 156 offences, including sexual assault, has appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates' Court via video link.
May 28, 2026
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Courts
Robert Black Farmer was handed a 24-year sentence over the attempted murder of Lauren Huxley at her Northmead home in 2005.
May 28, 2026
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Courts
Vincent Llamas, 18, pleaded guilty to threatening to cause bodily harm or death to a pupil or school employee, conspiracy to commit assault with a deadly weapon, and battery constituting…
May 28, 2026
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Courts
The all-Republican Court of Criminal Appeals has undergone extensive turnover since AG Ken Paxton began targeting incumbent judges.
May 27, 2026
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Scams and Fraud
The Romanian citizen, who illegally visited Australia as part of a global "distraction fraud" operation, has been jailed after fleecing thousands of dollars from elderly Australian shoppers.
May 26, 2026
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Courts
A police officer goes on trial in South Australia's District Court after pleading not guilty to two counts of rape and one count of attempted rape.
May 26, 2026
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Local Government
A Southern Highlands property developer is only allowed to communicate with his local council's mayor and general manager through his lawyer under interim AVOs issued against him during a heated…
May 26, 2026
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Youth Crime
One of the teenagers involved in a group escape from the Ashley Youth Detention Centre in December is sentenced for his involvement in the armed robbery of two tourists.
May 26, 2026
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Federal Parliament
National Anti-Corruption Commissioner Paul Brereton will face a grilling by senators at estimates hearings today following his shock resignation on Monday, amid calls for a wider reset of the troubled…
May 25, 2026
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Courts
The affidavit filed in a civil lawsuit between two men is only the latest step in a long-running, tangled case in which the two sides have traded claims of wrongdoing.
May 25, 2026
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Homicide
Sheena Fairfield was brutally stabbed to death in the yard of her suburban home in 2022. The man charged with her murder never went to trial due to mental impairment…
May 25, 2026
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