Government concedes climate change may impact bonds
The Australian government has agreed to a proposed settlement, conceding climate change may affect the value of its bonds, to end an investor class action.
crime, law and justice
Bikie boss challenges jail term for nightclub drug ring
A Queensland bikie boss who beat up his gang members and staged a violent takeover of a drug trafficking operation has sought to appeal his sentence.
‘No woman deserves this’: family’s cry for justice
The family of a woman choked to death by her abusive husband have called for justice "for men killing women", as he was jailed for at least 17 years.
Refunds after holidaymakers overcharged for electricity
Holidaymakers will be refunded more than $30,000 after a company admitted overcharging them for electricity at a complex on the Sunshine Coast.
Prigozhin buried, Russia will not probe plane crash
The funeral of Russian mercenary Yevgeny Prigozhin has been held in St Petersburg, as Russia says it won't probe the plane crash in which he died.
Man jailed for sexual assault of legally blind mother
Timithy Mark O'Neill has been jailed for sexually assaulting a 79-year-old legally blind woman in her bathroom while visiting her visually impaired son.
‘No option’ but to Taser Indigenous man in fatal arrest
An inquest has heard a Queensland police officer feared for his life when he used his Taser to continuously shock an Indigenous man who later died in hospital.
ABC targeted ex-commando in ‘PR exercise’, lawyer says
Ex-platoon leader Heston Russell claims his reputation was ruined by ABC articles the broadcaster says were published in the public interest.
Bucket man pitch invader jailed for A-League incursion
A violent pitch invader who stormed an A-League match and threw a bucket of sand at a goalkeeper has walked from court despite being handed a jail sentence.
Outgoing ACT prosecutor sues over Lehrmann inquiry
Shane Drumgold, the ACT's outgoing director of public prosecutions, has launched legal action in the Supreme Court over the Bruce Lehrmann inquiry.
Police continue search after remains found in waterway
Police hope the discovery of human remains at a far north Queensland tourist spot might provide answers to what happened to a woman who went missing in January.
Bodies of three US marines arrive in Darwin
The remains of three US marines killed in a military aircraft crash on a Northern Territory island have arrived in Darwin.
US judge rules Trump election trial to start on March 4
Donald Trump is due in a Georgia court on September 6 to enter a plea in one case as a federal judge says his election trial will start in March 2024.
Jury finds man guilty after crowbar confrontation
Michael Collins has been found guilty of unlawful striking causing death after a man died in hospital following a crowbar confrontation in Fortitude Valley.
WA MP found guilty of indecently dealing with a child
A jury has found West Australian MP James Hayward guilty of two counts of child sex abuse and acquitted him of two others.
Bruce Lehrmann denies false sex abuse claims are ‘rare’
Expert analysis claiming that false sexual assault complaints aren't common will be opposed by Bruce Lehrmann's lawyers in his cases against two broadcasters.
Qld govt defends youth crime laws after ex-judge’s plea
The Palaszczuk government has defended its watch house laws after a former top appeals judge called for an end to "the race to the bottom" on youth crime.
Partner charged over ‘vile, tragic’ death of Tatiana
A three-month investigation into the homicide of Tatiana Dokhotaru in a Sydney apartment tower has led to her allegedly abusive partner being charged.
Stab accused remains in custody after interstate search
Queensland police requested help from the general public and law enforcement in two other states to arrest a suspect in an attempted murder case.
Three killed in racially motivated Florida shooting
Jacksonville's sheriff says a gunman who killed three people at a general store was racially motivated and hated Black people.
Three killed in ‘racially motivated’ Florida shooting
Jacksonville's sheriff says a gunman who killed three people at a Dollar General store was racially motivated and hated Black people.
‘Dangerous driver’ charged after boys killed in crash
A Sydney man will face a bedside court hearing after being charged with causing the death of his two young nephews when he crashed his car into a tree.
Teen charged over Gold Coast security guard stabbing
A security guard is in a serious but stable condition in hospital after he was attacked at a Gold Coast shopping centre.
All of Trump’s co-defendants turn themselves in on time
Donald Trump and 18 people indicted along with him on charges they participated in an illegal scheme to overturn election results have all turned themselves in.
Mother jailed for role in Bass Strait drug trafficking
A 50-year-old mother from the Gold Coast has been sentenced to 15 years' jail for trafficking illegal drugs into Tasmania on the Bass Strait ferry.
Man jailed for trafficking, fleeing police on motorbike
Van Trieu Nguyen has been jailed after fleeing police, driving dangerously with a passenger through a Brisbane tourist spot before crashing his motorcycle.
Soldier’s lawsuit has ‘overlap’ with war crimes probe
A judge has decided he should not preside if war crimes investigators can access sensitive information from Ben Roberts-Smith's defamation proceedings.
Trump co-defendant in jail as others in case post bond
Donald Trump and 18 people indicted along with him on charges they participated in an illegal scheme to overturn election results have all turned themselves in.
Court approves $137.2 million toxic foam compensation
Thousands of people across Australia will share multi-million dollar compensation from toxic firefighting foam after the Federal Court approved the sum.
Man jailed for ‘traumatic’ attacks on crash bystanders
A man attacked and threatened several people with a machete after a bystander refused to let him flee the scene of a vehicle collision.
Family loses Mount Isa mine lead-poisoning claim
A Queensland court has ruled against a family claiming $5 million from Mount Isa Mines alleging a teenager suffers brain damage as a result of lead poisoning.