Drain cleaner attacker skips bail ahead of sentencing
A court has been told a man who poured corrosive chemicals on another man has been at large for weeks before his sentencing date.
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Man cleared of boarding house deaths due to illness
A man who was led by a psychotic episode to start a fire that claimed three lives at a Sydney boarding house has been cleared of criminal responsibility.
Order of Australia recipient not guilty of stealth-rape
A Victorian jury has found a Sydney dermatologist not guilty of raping another man in a Melbourne home.
Treaty backflip ‘kick in guts’ for Indigenous leader
A Queensland Indigenous leader says the state opposition's treaty backflip just days after the failed voice referendum felt like a "kick in the guts".
Arson probe after blaze at gym with bikie links
A police chemist is investigating the cause of a blaze that badly damaged a gym with alleged bikie links in Melbourne's north.
Trump ‘not immune’ from charges in 2020 election case
Prosecutors say Donald Trump is "not above the law", urging a judge to reject efforts to dismiss charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
Murder accused walks from court after bail bid success
Murder-accused Peter John Wetzler, 65, has walked out of the Victorian Supreme Court with his wife and sister after he was granted bail.
Businessman a ‘guinea pig’ for never-proven charge
A barrister says his client who has been in custody for more than six months is being used to test out a law that is yet to ever be successfully prosecuted.
Judge seeks more immunity in false imprisonment appeal
A judge has challenged court findings that he was not immune from being sued and should pay part of $300,000 to a man wrongfully imprisoned by his orders.
Man tried to buy meth from ‘Chinese Amazon’, court told
A man told an overseas seller on the Alibaba website that he wanted to "get around customs" by hiding methamphetamine in an order for rust treatment chemicals.
Wests Tigers junior charged with shooting murder
A 19-year-old man accused of murdering Sydney underworld figure Dejan Radulovic has been revealed as Wests Tigers junior player Masei Tavui.
Fatal bus crash driver ‘fears being tracked down’
A Newcastle magistrate has renewed an order that the address of Brett Button, the bus driver involved in a crash that killed 10 people, not be made public.
NRL hopeful’s brother also accused of underworld murder
The brother of an NRL junior is the second man charged with the shooting murder of Sydney underworld figure Dejan Radulovic.
Man ‘trying to do better’ after role in home invasion
A judge has urged a troubled young man to use his conviction for serious offences as a opportunity to turn his life around.
Former ‘first bloke’ convicted of sexual assault
Tim Mathieson, the ex-partner of former prime minister Julia Gillard, has been convicted and fined $7000 after he sexually assaulted a friend.
Wilkinson sues Ten for Lehrmann defamation suit costs
TV presenter Lisa Wilkinson claims Network Ten has refused to pay her legal bill of over $723,000 as she defends a defamation case by Bruce Lehrmann.
‘Disturbing’ lockdown trend at youth detention centre
Tasmania's custodial inspector has a described disturbing and unprecedented lockdowns at the state youth detention facility.
‘He has to answer’: Rolfe submission delays NT inquest
An inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker will be delayed as the coroner considers a request by Zachary Rolfe for her to step aside.
Dragons player stood down after hammer attack verdict
Dragons player Junior Amone and his father have been found guilty of assault after attacking a tradesman with a hammer near their Wollongong home.
Son’s DNA linked man to cold-case killing, jury told
An ex-taxi driver is on trial for the murder of a German national in his Sydney home after his semen was found in the deceased man's mouth, a court has heard.
Hancock lawyers attack rivals in high-stakes trial
Gina Rinehart's lawyers have attacked two rival mining dynasties' billion-dollar claims for iron ore riches in closing arguments at a high-stakes legal battle.
Footy club ‘should have known’ about brutal abuse
Lawyers for a man suing the Western Bulldogs over the abuse he experienced at the hands of a pedophile claim the club ought to have known about it.
Human rights complaint made over detainee of 11 years
An official complaint to Queensland's human rights watchdog has been made over the "inhumane" treatment of a disabled man detained at a facility for 11 years.
Two prisoners taken to hospital after rooftop protest
Two prisoners have prompted a lockdown at a Queensland prison after climbing on the roof before being taken to hospital.
The reason behind Cheng Lei’s arrest revealed
In her first interview since returning home, journalist Cheng Lei has revealed she was arrested and jailed for three years in Beijing for breaking an embargo.
Rape accused claims ‘errors’ in ruling to unmask him
A magistrate's decision that naming a high-profile rape accused would not further risk his safety or mental health is being challenged in the Supreme Court.
Million-dollar reward to crack double murder cold case
A man is being questioned by police after a million-dollar reward was offered to help track down the suspected killers in a two decade, double murder cold-case.
Suspect in Brussels killings shot dead by police
Belgian police have gunned down an armed suspect following the fatal shooting of two Swedish nationals in Brussels.
US judge bars Trump from criticising prosecutors
A federal US judge overseeing the 2020 election subversion case against Donald Trump has imposed a narrow gag order on him.
Reward offered to solve hitchhiker’s suspected murder
Queensland police hope a $500,000 reward will lead to new information and assist an investigation into the suspected murder of Anthony Jones.
Amorosi claims her mother took control of her finances
Singer-songwriter Vanessa Amorosi has given evidence in the Victorian Supreme Court as she sues her mother for ownership of two properties.