Trucking firm fined $2m following four police deaths
The trucking firm involved in the deaths of four Victorian police officers has been fined $2.3 million for safety breaches while its boss has a $22,500 fine.
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NT police ignored DV claims and set dog on a child
The Northern Territory Ombudsman's annual report has revealed findings of serious complaints against police, corrections and council officers.
First person charged under new law banning Nazi salute
A 24-year-old man is the first person charged since a ban on the public display or performance of Nazi symbol or gestures came into force.
Guards watching movies when teen self-harmed in custody
An interim report into the death of an Indigenous teenager after he self-harmed in youth detention has found multiple system failures.
Man jailed for ‘unprovoked’ killing of woman in park
Bradley Scott Edwards pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of a young woman on the day his murder trial was due to start.
Woman cleared of murdering missing 71-year-old lover
A woman has been acquitted of murdering her 71-year-old lover who went missing from his central-west NSW property in 2016.
Fatal blow followed alcohol-fuelled ‘ego-measuring’
Two men have been jailed over the death of a 37-year-old man who was king hit in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley on Melbourne Cup day three years ago.
Aboriginal woman granted appeal over $1.8m abuse claim
An Aboriginal woman forced into state care decades ago has been granted leave to appeal in her fight for $1.8 million compensation over claims she was abused.
‘Shock and fear’: cop recalls threat over film spoiler
A former junior police officer has described his terror when a colleague pointed a gun at his head over a film spoiler.
Men spared jail for ‘devastating’ sexual assault
Two people who sexually assaulted another man while he slept have walked free from court after a judge accepted they were remorseful.
No bail for man accused of murder over balcony plunge
A man accused of murdering a 74-year-old by throwing him off a balcony remains behind bars after his bail application was refused by a Brisbane court.
Trucking boss to avoid jail despite officers’ deaths
The deaths of four police officers in Victoria were avoidable if not for serious safety breaches at a trucking firm, a court has heard.
‘A wonderful symbol’: tree marks paramedic’s sacrifice
The family of slain paramedic Steven Tougher have planted a fig in his memory in an emotional ceremony in Sydney.
Legal system ‘earthquake’ as AFL club to pay out $6m
A jury has awarded a child abuse survivor almost $6 million, finding the AFL's Western Bulldogs were negligent in giving a pedophile special access to the boy.
Decade in jail for cop impersonator’s bloody burglary
Seven years after dressing up as a cop and beating two men with hammers, leaving them in a pool of blood, a man has been jailed for a decade for the crime.
Qld MP to pay LNP candidate over defamatory publication
A Queensland Labor MP has agreed to pay damages to an LNP candidate who sued him for defamation over a publication in the lead-up to the state election.
Urgent steps needed as infinite detention ruled illegal
A High Court decision ruling indefinite detention illegal has led to calls for an urgent review of the cases of stateless people held in detention.
Ivanka worried Trump wasn’t rich enough, trial told
Ivanka Trump worried Donald Trump wasn't wealthy enough to close a property deal but told underlings to approve it anyway, her father's fraud trial was told.
Pair to stand trial over alleged $2.2 million fraud
Two men accused of using telemarketing to lure investors into a $2.2 million fraudulent property scheme have been ordered to stand trial.
Man found not guilty of filming teen girl in shower
A man admitted to police that he had filmed a 13-year-old girl in the shower but said he thought it was his wife in the bathroom.
Police back down over tasering footage after criticism
Police have released CCTV footage from an incident in which a man was tasered outside a care facility after criticism from human rights advocates.
Mental health spiral behind ‘hare-brained’ $395m fraud
Demetrios Charisiou has admitted a $395 million investment fraud involving NDIS-supported housing, claiming he was in a manic state during the offending.
Australian family flees Gaza war-zone to safety
An Australian family of three has fled the violence-stricken Gaza Strip through the Rafah border into Egypt, but another 76 Australians remain in the war-zone.
Folbigg poised for review of child-killing convictions
Kathleen Folbigg could have her convictions for killing her four children officially overturned after earlier receiving an unconditional pardon.
‘Buddy system’ in place at JBS before worker trapped
The world's largest meat processor's local subsidiary has been fined $300,000 after a worker was struck by falling hay bales.
Queensland youth crime reform inquiry now ‘unavoidable’
A victims of youth crime advocacy group says a royal commission into justice reform in Queensland appears inevitable after "decades of poor management".
Man charged over gun threats to police
A man accused of threatening police with a revolver on the Gold Coast has been charged with a string of offences.
Portuguese PM steps down amid corruption probe
Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa has resigned after his government was involved in a widespread corruption probe, but he insists his conscience is clear.
Qantas, ACCC head to court over misleading ticket sales
Qantas and the ACCC will present their cases before a Federal Court justice over the airline's decision to sell tickets for already cancelled flights.
Scientists give testimony in Torres Strait climate case
Scientists have begun giving evidence in a landmark climate case at the Federal Court in Melbourne, where Torres Strait Islanders are challenging the government
‘Underlying issues’ in accused fatal crash driver case
The alleged unlicensed driver of a car that crashed in Sydney's southwest, killing two teenage boys, will remain in custody on a string of charges.