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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Man accused of airport dash after gun discovery
Federal police have charged an alleged bikie accused of fleeing airport security after a stash of weapons, drugs and cash were discovered in his luggage.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
‘Pieces don’t fit’ in alleged former son-in-law murder
Married couple Cedric and Noelene Jordan are on trial in Tasmania over the alleged shooting murder of their daughter's former partner in 2009.
‘Reasonable doubt’ of Folbigg’s guilt, inquiry told
Diary entries used to convict Kathleen Folbigg need to be read in context and should not be considered admissions she harmed her children, a hearing has heard.
Woman admits using dead Sea World pilot’s identity
A woman who used the identity of a pilot killed in the Sea World helicopter tragedy to try to escape a traffic fine has pleaded guilty in a Queensland court.
Pre-sentence hearing set for ultra-Orthodox sex abuser
Ex-Orthodox Jewish principal and convicted abuser Malka Leifer will face a pre-sentence hearing on 18 sexual abuse charges in June.
Elderly man critical after fall during alleged carjack
A man will face court charged with grievous bodily harm and robbery with violence after the alleged assault of an 87-year-old in an underground car park.
Not a ‘he said, she said’ case: Trump rape trial begins
Former US president Donald Trump is unlikely to testify at or even attend a trial in which he is accused of historic rape against a former magazine columnist.
Man hit with rape, numerous sexual assault charges
A 66-year-old man has been charged with rape and 14 counts of sexual assault for alleged offences over four-and-a-half years.
Suspended jail terms for pair involved in home invasion
Matthew David Taylor and Phoenix Nugent have received suspended jail terms for their involvement in a shooting death in a home invasion south of Brisbane.
Good Samaritans ‘prevented’ hatchet killing, jury told
A man accused of attempted murder of his ex-girlfriend with a hatchet in a multi-storey car park allegedly did not count on the kindness of strangers.
Hollingworth ‘fit for ministry’ despite abuse findings
Former governor-general Peter Hollingworth concedes he failed to appropriately respond to child sex abuse complaints while archbishop of Brisbane.
Plaintiff takes to stand in contraceptive class action
Patrice Turner has taken to the stand in a class action against Bayer International over an implant contraceptive device she says caused her great pain.
Gangland shooting murder accused ‘involved in planning’
A Sydney man stopped allegedly attempting to fly to Vietnam will stay behind bars for now after being charged with murdering a man in front of his son.