Duo who raped friend after 21st avoid more jail time
Shaun Bloomfield and Luke Merryfull, who had their convictions overturned before again being found guilty of rape, have avoided more time behind bars.
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Qantas attacks SafeWork’s COVID stand-down lawsuits
Qantas has tried to halt two criminal cases over its stand-down of a worker who raised health concerns about cleaning planes from China early in the pandemic.
Women’s pain inevitable, say contraceptive case lawyers
Lawyers defending a permanent female contraceptive say pain and abnormal bleeding are inevitable for many women, and deny a causal link with the Essure device.
Carnival defeats norovirus class action pleadings
Carnival has successfully scrapped the pleadings in a class action against the cruise operator over eight outbreaks of the highly contagious norovirus.
Crikey releases ‘Trump explosion’ defamation defence
Crikey has highlighted texts sent between Lachlan Murdoch, his father and Fox executives about "crazy" claims made by Donald Trump in its defamation defence.
Man ‘intended to kill’ while firing shots at couple
Queensland man Brendyn Wade Clark used a .22 rifle to shoot a man five times and his girlfriend twice during a dispute over a stolen bike in 2019.
MP to face one trial in Sydney on sex assault claims
Recently returned MP Gareth Ward will face one trial in Sydney over two alleged incidents after a judge prevented another trial being held in Nowra.
US bank employee shoots five dead, livestreams attack
A 23-year-old bank employee in Louisville, Kentucky has shot dead five of his colleagues and wounded nine others while livestreaming his attack online.
New stop and search powers uncover knives at train stop
Three of the six knives found during a Queensland Police operation over the Easter weekend were detected at public transport stops in Brisbane and Townsville.
Former church youth worker charged with abusing teens
A former youth worker has been arrested over allegations he sexually abused two teenagers while in a position of authority in a Perth church.
Woman charged over fatal Good Friday collision
A woman has been charged over a fatal Good Friday collision while several people remain in a critical condition following a series of serious road accidents.
Gunman at large after man shot west of Brisbane
Police are hunting a gunman after a man was shot in a small town west of Brisbane with the victim airlifted to hospital in a serious condition.
Sixteen deaths on Australian roads over Easter weekend
A person has died in a fiery collision in Queensland, the latest to die on Australia's roads since Good Friday.
US scrambles to trace source of classified intel leak
Highly classified military and intelligence documents that appeared online have US officials racing to identify the source of the leak.
US bank employee shoots four dead, livestreams attack
A 23-year-old bank employee in Louisville, Kentucky has shot dead four of his colleagues and wounded nine others while livestreaming his attack online.
‘Savage and brutal’ mass murderer to remain behind bars
A Queensland man who killed his partner and three of her children in 1995 has sought to appeal a finding that he would pose too high a risk if granted parole.
ABC sued over Higgins and Tame address to Press Club
Court documents show Bruce Lehrmann is suing the ABC over its broadcast of a National Press Club joint address by Brittany Higgins and Grace Tame.
‘Vulnerable’ Hayne spared jail for the time being
An application to detain former NRL star Jarryd Hayne prior to sentencing has been refused after he was found guilty on two counts of rape.
Woodchipper murder accused thought death was ‘accident’
The barrister for a woman accused of murdering her ex-partner has denied she manipulated two people into staging the man's death as a woodchipper accident.
Man shot dead after allegedly stabbing cops
Police have shot and killed a man after he allegedly stabbed two constables during a scuffle in central Newcastle, leaving the officers with serious injuries.
AFP investigated over handling of Lehrmann rape case
Australian Federal Police is facing an independent probe due to complaints about its handling of Brittany Higgins' sexual assault allegations.
Russia charges US reporter Gershkovich with espionage
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been formally charged with espionage by Russian investigators, a claim which he and the US newspaper deny.
Trump, newly charged, calls for defunding of the FBI
Donald Trump has lashed out at investigators a day after facing court on criminal charges, demanding funding massive cuts for the FBI and Justice Department.
NSW man faces murder charge after fatal dispute
A NSW man has been charged with murder after a man was critically injured during a dispute in western Queensland and died in hospital.
Australian suspects arrested in global cybercrime raid
Australian police have taken part in a multinational crackdown on a sprawling online marketplace popular with cybercriminals, arresting 10 Australian suspects.
Former NSW minister guilty again of abusing minors
Ex-NSW minister Milton Orkopoulos has been found guilty of 26 counts of sexually abusing and supplying drugs to teenage boys.
Rolfe dismissal ‘glimpse of change’ for Walker’s family
Kumanjayi Walker's family has said the NT Police decision to sack Zachary Rolfe has brought hope for change and accountability.
Charges against Guy Sebastian’s neighbour withdrawn
An order has been made to protect singer Guy Sebastian from his older neighbour, but criminal charges have been dropped.
‘Cocaine traces found’ in Outback Wrangler crash pilot
The star of the Outback Wrangler TV series says blaming him for the helicopter crash that killed a colleague is unfair, after new evidence emerged in court.
Bruce Lehrmann files defamation case against the ABC
Bruce Lehrmann has launched his third defamation lawsuit over media organisations' coverage of rape allegations against him, this time targeting the ABC.
Plea for platypus return after animal spotted on train
Police have urged two members of the public to return a wild platypus after they were allegedly seen taking the animal on a Brisbane train.