Police officers stabbed, man shot dead in rural town
Two respected police officers were stabbed and a man shot dead in an incident in country South Australia that has rocked the state.
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Olympic boxer Harry Garside to defend DV allegations
Olympic boxing medallist Harry Garside says he intends to fight a charge of domestic violence and was taken by surprise by police conduct during his arrest.
Barbaro juror referred to DPP for disobeying directions
A Supreme Court justice will refer a juror in a Victorian murder trial to the Director of Public Prosecutions for disobeying his directions.
Safety gaps before truckie crushed by pipe: coroner
A coroner has listed a few possible explanations as to why a truckie broke a golden rule and entered an exclusion zone before being crushed by a falling pipe.
Ex-NRL star Brett Stewart makes cocaine confession
Retired NRL star Brett Stewart has walked out of court with a promise to behave after police watched him buy a bag of cocaine.
Ex-cricket star Slater pleads not guilty to charges
Ex-cricket star Michael Slater has appeared in court charged with assaulting and obstructing police but has described the incident as a misunderstanding.
Appeal for Hayley Dodd’s killer dismissed
A WA court has dismissed Francis John Wark's appeal against his conviction and record sentence for abducting and killing missing teenager Hayley Dodd.
Appeal rejected for teen who killed couple, unborn baby
Queensland's Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal against the 10-year sentence handed down to a teenager who killed a young couple and their unborn child.
Champion boxer Harry Garside charged with assault
Olympic boxing champion Harry Garside has been charged with assault after an investigation into reports of an alleged domestic violence incident.
Bail for man charged with same murder for second time
A man charged under Queensland's double jeopardy laws over a 2009 murder has been granted bail, with a judge noting the unusual circumstances.
Attempted murder charge after police officer stabbed
A 30-year-old man will face court charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a police officer in the shoulder during a call-out to a disturbance.
Maryborough mourns crash victims as teen faces court
A regional Queensland community is mourning three crash victims as a 13-year-old boy faced court charged with dangerous driving causing death.
Support overwhelms referee as alleged attacker jailed
A hospitalised Sydney soccer referee has been overwhelmed by community kindness as his alleged attacker faces his own seismic shift.
One arrested as Qld police clear Indigenous protesters
A protester has been arrested at a proposed development near the Deebing Creek Aboriginal massacre site in southeast Queensland during a dawn police operation.
Family anger at boy’s sentence for killing pregnant mum
A Perth teen who lay in wait behind a wall before throwing a concrete block that fatally injured a pregnant mother will serve five years in detention.
WA mum murdered three kids before burning them
Margaret Hawke, 36, has formally pleaded guilty to murdering her three children before burning their bodies in a house fire in the WA town of Port Hedland.
Man cleared of murder after skull fragments found
Bruce Anthony Coss has been cleared of a 2010 murder in NSW after the discovery of skull fragments linked to Darren Willis, the man he was accused of killing.
No bail for man accused of ramming car with ute, murder
Jonathan Wright has been refused bail after being accused of ramming a car off the road then hitting a fleeing man with his ute and stealing from the victim.
Attempted murder accused wanted to ‘coerce’ not kill
A man accused of attempting to kill his ex-girlfriend has said he waited for her in a car park with a weapon but planned only to force her to talk to him.
Australian man arrested while naked in Indonesia
A Noosa man is being held in Indonesia after allegedly chasing and hitting people while naked at an island resort in the deeply conservative Aceh province.
Lawyer seeks Lehrmann’s sworn statement on events
Bruce Lehrmann's lawsuits against two media companies can proceed over reports of Brittany Higgins' claim she was raped in Parliament House, a judge has ruled.
Man jailed for hunting girl in store with bow and arrow
Benjamin Jeremy Bourke has been jailed for 10-and-a-half years after hunting a 15-year-old girl "like an animal" with a compound bow in a shop west of Brisbane.
Woman attacked with axe and choked, trial told
An attempted murder trial has heard testimony from a woman who said her ex-boyfriend hid in wait with a hatchet while she walked to her car.
Confidential coronial finding in Porter accuser’s death
A coroner has made a confidential finding and won't hold an inquest into the death of a woman who alleged being raped by former minister Christian Porter.
Kathleen Folbigg case ‘like Lindy Chamberlain’
Convicted child killer Kathleen Folbigg has been compared with the wrongly jailed Lindy Chamberlain at an inquiry into her case.
Grace Tame’s abuser suffers recent ‘medical episode’
Nicolaas Ockert Bester, who abused former Australian of the Year Grace Tame, has had a court case into allegations that he harassed her online delayed.
Aussie designer wins lawsuit against singer Katy Perry
A Federal Court judge has found US pop singer Katy Perry's company infringed on Australian fashion designer Katie Perry's trademark and is liable for damages.
Woman gets life for fatal Gold Coast stabbing
Freedom Mona Maunsell Anderson has received a life sentence after being found guilty of murder following the fatal stabbing of a man on a Gold Coast footpath.
Office workers rallied to halt axe attack, court told
Multiple witnesses have told an attempted murder trial they ran into a office car park at evening rush hour and saw a man trying to strangle a woman.
Child killer ‘cautiously optimistic’ ahead of findings
Former NSW chief justice Tom Bathurst KC will decide whether there is "reasonable doubt" that Kathleen Folbigg killed her four children.
Police probe after woman’s body found in Brisbane
A 45-year-old woman has been found dead at a unit in Brisbane's south, triggering an investigation.