Bali Nine member walks on decades-old ‘joyride’ charge
A Bali Nine member has avoided punishment for "joyriding" two decades ago, just before he was locked up in an Indonesian prison over the notorious drug plot.
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Ten to pay Lisa Wilkinson $1.1m in Lehrmann legal costs
Network Ten has agreed to pay star journalist Lisa Wilkinson more than $1.1 million to cover her legal costs of defending a defamation case by Bruce Lehrmann.
Vandals scared off trying to decapitate Captain Cook
Beefed-up security has prevented vandals doing more damage to a statue of Captain Cook as a historical cottage was defaced with anti-colonial graffiti.
Retaliation fears if construction union leaders return
A report from the administrator appointed to clean up a major union says a pending legal challenge to the removal of some leaders has stymied reform efforts.
Oil, flies alert cops to body in concrete, court told
How police were able to find a body wrapped in plastic and encased in concrete in a warehouse has been revealed by a detective at a murder trial.
Dad tells of horror at finding daughter’s body on beach
A father's voice broke with emotion as he told a murder trial jury how he found the body of his 24-year-old daughter buried at a remote beach.
‘Cult’ members jailed for gambling with child’s life
The parents of an eight year old girl have been jailed over the child's "painful" death after a church group gambled with her life and withheld her insulin.
South Korea’s Yoon defends martial law as ‘warning’
President Yoon Suk-yeol has defended his martial law decree as a warning of the South Korean opposition Democratic Party's abuse of its parliamentary majority.
Social media, travel ban for nurse in anti-Israel video
A nurse at the centre of a widely condemned anti-Israel video has been bailed on charges of making violent threats amid a "very complex" investigation.
Crash expert to be called in Samantha Murphy trial
Prosecutors will call evidence from a crash reconstructionist, DNA and digital forensic experts in the trial of the man charged with killing Samantha Murphy.
‘Broke my jaw’: referee’s shock after soccer assault
A referee was left bloodied and in shock after an "inexcusable" assault at a suburban soccer match which has ended with his attacker being thrown behind bars.
City streets locked down after woman shot and killed
A woman is dead and three witnesses are being questioned by detectives after a mid-afternoon shooting on a busy city street.
Man denies ‘murder porn’ link to woman’s beach death
A man says he did not post Toyah Cordingley's details to a rape and "murder porn" website in the days leading up to the young woman's violent death.
‘Hostile’ ABC partisan on Gaza conflict views: lawyer
The ABC has been accused of being hostile and partisan by calling a casual radio host an activist for sharing her views on the conflict in Gaza.
Car seized in search after woman fatally shot on street
A car has been seized as police ramp up their investigation after a 27-year-old woman was fatally shot on a suburban street in broad daylight.
‘Cruise from hell’ passengers reimbursed and then some
Passengers will get back about double what they paid for a storm-affected P&O cruise from Australia to the south Pacific.
Man stabbed before body found in concrete, court told
A murder trial has been told by a woman that she saw Andrew Walsh being stabbed before his body was discovered wrapped in plastic and encased in concrete.
Host ‘relieved’ of work, not fired after Gaza post: ABC
The ABC has denies it sacked a pro-Palestine fill-in host by taking her off air, claiming it was contractually allowed to shorten her shifts.
End looms in wait for answers to beach death mystery
The death of a young woman out walking her dog at the beach will be examined by a jury after years of delay, an extradition and a $1 million reward.
Holocaust Memorial attack suspect planned to kill Jews
The suspect accused of stabbing a man at Berlin's Holocaust memorial is a Syrian refugee who wanted to kill Jews, German police say.
Probe into alleged murder after tense rooftop stand-off
Police are investigating the motive behind a man who allegedly murdered his friend before engaging in a tense stand-off with police on top of a two-storey roof.
Bruce Lehrmann accused of stealing four-wheel drive
Ex-Liberal Party staffer Bruce Lehrmann has appeared in court after being accused of stealing a Toyota Prado.
Notorious killer, rapist has win over key DNA evidence
A man serving a life sentence over the shocking 1988 rape and murder of bank teller Janine Balding has had a court win as he tries to clear his name.
Emergency doctors raise alarm on escalating crisis
Violence in Australian emergency departments is pushing the healthcare workforce to its breaking point, according to a new report.
Tesla owners sue for cars ‘falling flat’ on tech claims
Aussie drivers have launched a class action against Elon Musk's Tesla, claiming it over-promised what its cars could do and sold them with major defects.
Mine giant denies it’s to blame for community division
Native title holders are seeking $1.8 billion in compensation from an iron ore miner as a long-running legal dispute over a Pilbara mine draws to an end.
‘Pure cruelty’: men face trial over body in concrete
A jury has been shown a picture of a plastic wrapped body found in concrete at a transport depot on the opening day of a murder trial in Brisbane Supreme Court.
Stab victim might have been alive when buried in sand
A murder trial jury heard a young woman might have been still alive when she was buried in sand at a beach after a man allegedly inflicted devastating injuries.
Woman avoids deportation over laundering scammer money
A woman used identification with real people's names but her photos to set up bank accounts and receive money stolen by invoice scammers, a judge has heard.
Death of woman ‘undetermined’ after rubbish bin probe
A coroner has been unable to determine the cause of death for a retired teacher who disappeared and was suspected to have been dumped in a wheelie bin.
Bail granted to woman accused of attacking Muslim women
A woman accused of assaulting two Muslim women at a shopping centre has been bailed, as details of a previous assault on a woman in a hijab was aired in court.