Blow for Thai government as court suspends PM from duty
A top court has suspended embattled Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra as it considers a push to sack her over a damaging leaked phone call.
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Captured prison escapee asks court for freedom
A bank robber dubbed the "Postcard Bandit" has asked a court to declare his prison sentence invalid and order his release.
Court shoots down appeal bid in ‘Wild West’ murder case
Two men exchanged hostile text messages about a drug deal gone wrong before their armed stand-off that ended in a fatal shooting and a murder conviction.
Parents demand answers after childcare abuse scandal
Families of more than 1000 children have been told to test for diseases after a childcare worker linked to 20 centres was charged with "sickening" crimes.
Man shot firefighters who asked him to move his vehicle
A US sheriff says a man shot firefighters battling a blaze in northern Idaho after they asked him to move his vehicle, killing two of them and wounding a third.
Mushroom jury finishes first full day of deliberations
The jurors tasked with deciding the fate of mushroom cook Erin Patterson have been sent back to their accommodation after their first full day of deliberations.
Islamist preacher’s court loss over ‘perverse’ sermons
Sermons delivered by an Islamist preacher drew on fundamentally racist tropes and made "perverse generalisations" about Jewish people, a judge has found.
UK police probe Bob Vylan, Kneecap over Glastonbury set
UK police say performances by Bob Vylan and Kneecap at the Glastonbury Festival are subject to a criminal investigation.
No verdict on first day of jury deliberations on Diddy
The first day of deliberations in Sean "Diddy" Combs' federal sex trafficking trial saw a flurry of notes from the jury but no verdict.
‘Animals treated better’ than Indigenous teen: family
An Indigenous teen who fatally self-harmed in detention was subjected to "barbarous and criminal" neglect, his mother says as an inquest into his death resumes.
Probe called into violent arrest at pro-Palestine rally
Police have initiated an internal probe into the break-up of a pro-Palestine protest that left a former federal Greens candidate with a serious eye injury.
Man accused of murder after another dies in hospital
A man accused of causing head injuries that turned fatal for another man has also been charged with possessing a handgun, ammunition and drugs.
Ambushed US firefighters ‘didn’t have a chance’
A US sniper lured firefighters to a mountain area by igniting a blaze before mowing them down in an ambush, killing two, while a third is fighting for life.
Jury prepares to decide fate of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
Jurors are due to begin deliberating on whether rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs ran a sex trafficking criminal scheme or just indulged in a swingers' lifestyle.
Forever 17: loved ones remember free spirited Pheobe
Loved ones have come together for a private service to say goodbye to "free spirited" teen Pheobe Bishop, who was allegedly murdered six weeks earlier.
Jury sent out to decide fate of accused mushroom killer
A Supreme Court jury has finally started its deliberations as mushroom cook Erin Patterson's triple-murder trial enters its 10th week.
BBC regrets not stopping Glastonbury live stream
The BBC says it should have pulled a live stream of rap group Bob Vylan's performance at Glastonbury over chants against Israeli troops.
Machetes and swords get the chop as new laws begin
South Australia will conduct a three-month period when people holding banned machetes and swords can surrender them to police.
No butts: fines and jail for illegal cigs and vapes
Lucrative profits from selling cheap cigarettes and vapes across a rampant black market could go up in smoke under a plan for $1.5 million fines and jail time.
Arrest as remains found in search for missing man
Police have made an arrest after finding human remains as they investigate the suspicious disappearance of a man who's been missing for a month.
Diddy’s lawyer says charges ‘badly exaggerated’
A defence lawyer says in his closing argument that the US government "badly exaggerated" its evidence against music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs.
‘Too much crime’: top cop vows to speak truth to power
In his first day on the job, a newly minted top cop insists he won't shy away from asking "hard questions" of the state government.
Jury told to be careful assessing mushroom cook’s lies
A judge has offered a word of caution on mushroom cook Erin Patterson's self-confessed lies as he gives final directions to the jury in her triple murder trial.
Victim’s head missing as ex-TV star faces murder charge
Police are still searching for the head of a man who was allegedly murdered and dismembered by his partner, a former reality TV star.
Teen held on murder charge after businessman’s stabbing
A 15-year-old has been charged with murder after the multimillionaire co-founder of a national clothing chain was killed at a packed house party.
‘Nonsense’: cop’s jail fight after tasering great-gran
Lawyers for an ex-policeman who fatally tasered a 95-year-old woman have rubbished claims that jailing him would deter other officers from similar conduct.
‘They’re monsters’: teen’s murderers get life in prison
The mother of a murdered Indigenous boy says her son's killers are "monsters", after the man who delivered the fatal blows was jailed for at least 22 years.
Love you: daughter’s touching tribute to slain officer
Family, friends, colleagues and the broader public have farewelled a dedicated policeman who was shot dead at a rural property.
Indon police outline activities of Aust murder suspects
Indonesian police have outlined what they believe happened on the night one Australianwas shot and killed and another injured at a private villa in Bali.
Diddy used violence to traffic women, jury told
Hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs faces at least 15 years behind bars if convicted at his sex trafficking trial.
Coroner slams evidence, rules shooting death accidental
Witnesses to young woman's fatal shooting gave inconsistent or "reprehensible" evidence to protect friends or family from criminal charges, a coroner found.