US senator meets wrongly deported man in El Salvador
US senator Chris Van Hollen has met Kilmar Abrego Garcia, coming face-to-face with the wrongly deported man after visiting El Salvador to push for his release.
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Man charged with sexually assaulting 84yo woman
Police have charged a man who allegedly sexually assaulted an elderly woman after helping to carry her shopping home.
Probe into motive after mum’s body burnt, son assaulted
A group of men are on the run after a woman and her eight-year-old son were assaulted in their home before she was kidnapped and found dead in a burnt-out car.
Aussie authors launch bid to close the book on AI theft
More than 1700 Australian authors have reported their works were stolen to train AI software but experts say lawsuits may be a gamble and new laws are needed.
Botched hunt for $1m bounty lands killer behind bars
Days after learning about a fight at Chris Habiyakare's house, armed intruders staged a home invasion to steal the rapper's rumoured $1 million in cash.
Teen found ‘lying covered in blood’, murder trial told
A man on trial for murdering an Indigenous teen says he found the boy covered in blood after a co-accused allegedly struck him, but denies stomping on him.
Deputy sheriff’s son shoots two dead at US university
Two people have been killed and four injured in a shooting at Florida State University, with the shooter identified as a deputy sheriff's son.
Savage kidnapping leaves mother dead and child in coma
Police are investigating a kidnapping in Sydney's southwest that has left a woman dead and an eight-year-old boy in hospital with head injuries.
Dismembered neighbour buried under kids’ cubbyhouse
A killer who dismembered her elderly neighbour has revealed details of her horrendous crime in a failed bid to have her sentence reduced.
‘Playing on him’: appeal set for Taser cop jail call
A police officer who tasered an elderly woman could be hit with jail time as prosecutors get a hearing locked in to try to overturn his community sentence.
Man who killed wife with hammer loses murder appeal
A man convicted of murdering his estranged wife claimed a retrial by jury was needed to determine whether new DNA tests on a hammer could acquit him.
Accused cocaine kingpin ordered to surrender handprints
Police allege palm prints from an accused cocaine smuggler would match images posted in encrypted group chats by users called 'Wanted' and 'John Dillinger'.
Accused mushroom triple-murderer fronts pre-trial court
Erin Patterson has appeared in a Melbourne court as she prepares to face trial accused of killing three relatives with poisonous mushrooms.
Accountant’s $2.7m splurge for control leads to prison
A former Deloitte director has been jailed after spending more than $2.7 million of company cash on personal items and masking them as expenses.
Legal system veil of silence ‘another form of trauma’
Australia's legal systems need reform to ensure survivors of domestic and sexual violence are not being silenced by non-disclosure agreements, advocates say.
Ex-Marist brother seeks record of sex abuse ‘flashback’
A former Marist brother wants to attack the credibility of a pupil he allegedly abused in the 1980s after he underwent a controversial psychotherapy procedure.
Prosecutors fight damning findings in Mokbel appeal
The Director of Public Prosecutions is challenging findings made against police in drug kingpin Tony Mokbel's drug conviction appeal.
‘Justice done’: dad sees daughter’s killer go to jail
Cindy Crossthwaite's family and friends are relieved her killer Emil Petrov will spend at least 20 years behind bars for her murder.
Residents rattled as ‘lovely’ mum dies in alleged arson
Shock and devastation has gripped teary neighbours after a man allegedly murdered his wife and set fire to the family home.
Sobs as father’s killer could walk free in a few years
A young man who stabbed a father to death after being confronted over a car break-in will be eligible for parole after only five years.
‘Taboo fiction’ author can’t hide in child abuse case
A Christian charity's marketing executive facing child abuse charges over her book Daddy's Little Toy has lost a bid to shield her identity from the public.
‘Profound anguish’: tears for boys killed in crash
The families of two boys killed in a horror crash shared their "immeasurable grief" and broke down in tears as the driver responsible learned his fate.
Dog licences, seizure powers mulled after fatal attack
A man's fatal mauling by his pet bull terrier has prompted calls for dog licences and greater powers to seize dangerous or menacing animals.
Former cop cleared of stealing luxury watches from raid
A former police officer told a jury there were flaws in evidence claiming he stole luxury watches and then sold them to a jeweller for more than $90,000.
‘Woman’ refers to biological sex, top UK court rules
Britain's Supreme Court has ruled that trans women are not "women" under equalities law, but says the decision "does not remove protection from trans people".
‘Lucky he came, he saved you’, teen murder trial told
A man on trial for murdering an Indigenous teen has told a jury he found his co-accused standing over the bloodied boy after earlier spotting him with a pole.
Meta’s landmark trial could dismantle huge tech empire
Meta faces a historic antitrust trial which may force it to break off Instagram and WhatsApp, startups it bought that have become social media powerhouses.
Trio of shooters in home attack that killed grandmother
A grandmother has been shot and killed after three people opened fire in what police describe as a targeted attack on her home on the city outskirts.
Pilot ‘manipulated’ lawnmower death scene, judge told
A woman said she felt "very unsafe" before her husband strangled her and placed the body at the scene of a ride-on lawnmower accident, a prosecutor alleges.
Six killed in mall rampage loved and missed one year on
Flowers have been left near the shopping centre where one of Australia's worst mass killings unfolded one year ago as loved ones commemorate six people killed.
Tobacco war could put pressure on emergency departments
Violence linked to the illegal tobacco trade could lead to serious injuries and more work for busy emergency departments, doctors warn.