Surrender negotiations met with gunfire at Wieambilla
Recordings of a police negotiator calling on cop shooters to put down their weapons have been played at an inquest into the deaths on a rural Qld property.
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Vast native title risks ‘speculative’, High Court told
An Indigenous land rights case is being brought to "redress past wrongs", a lawyer for the Gumatj Clan has told High Court justices.
‘Unprecedented’ evidence: Samantha Murphy case delayed
The case against Samantha Murphy's alleged killer has been delayed by more than three months as a prosecutors work through a "significant" brief of evidence.
Son of slain mother recalls father chasing him with axe
The son of a man on trial for killing his estranged wife has recalled how his father chased and attacked him with an axe when he tried to run for help.
Higgins’ papers leaked to expose ‘corruption’: Reynolds
Senator Linda Reynolds has told a defamation trial she was exposing corruption when she sent confidential documents about Brittany Higgins' payout to media.
Volley of gunfire ‘rocked’ heavily armoured cop vehicle
A specialist police officer has described the "surreal" rocking of a heavily armed vehicle that came under fire from a trio who had shot dead three people.
‘Grotesque’ depravity to dogs lands croc expert in jail
A judge who jailed crocodile expert and academic Adam Britton for the torture and killing of dozens of dogs said he had inflicted "unimaginable" suffering.
Urgent call to pass deepfake sexual image sharing laws
Laws that crack down on the creation and sharing of non-consensual sexual images, including digitally altered deepfakes, should pass with haste, senators say.
Catalan leader gives police the slip on return to Spain
Police are hunting Catalan separatist Carles Puigdemont after he reappeared in Barcelona to rally supporters then vanished before they could arrest him.
Woman feels ‘vindicated’ over role in sister’s death
A learner driver who accelerated with the car door open leading to her sister's death has been spared a conviction and walked free from court with a $600 fine.
Reynolds feared losing job over ‘lying cow’ comment
Senator Linda Reynolds has told her defamation trial she feared losing her ministerial job after she called Brittany Higgins a "lying cow".
UK braces for anti-Muslim riots and counter-protests
Britain's far right has vowed attacks on law firms and asylum centres while anti-fascists pledge counter-protests as the UK's anti-Muslim violence continues.
Sharper knife laws allow anywhere, anytime searches
Western Australia's proposed new knife laws will subject everyone in search areas to mandatory wanding or walk-through metal detectors.
Man guilty of murder over scissors stabbing at station
A jury has found a young man guilty of a murder over stabbing a 24-year-old in the neck with a pair of scissors at a Brisbane railway station.
‘Sad reality’ for troubled ex-TV star despite court win
Former Seven Network host Andrew O'Keefe was just hours away from having his driver's licence reinstated when he was recognised by police and pulled over.
Rex bailout likely, but not necessary: administrator
Cash-strapped Rex Airlines appears set to receive a government bailout, but an administrator appointed to the carrier says it could still survive without one.
Home, bank accounts of accused Russian spies restrained
An alleged Russian-Australian spy couple have had their family home and bank accounts restrained as police push to confiscate them under proceeds of crime laws.
‘Systemic issues’ prompts police watch house review
Queensland Police will internally review every single watch house across the state after "systemic issues" were outlined by the service's top cop.
Ex-cycling champ’s charges confirmed over wife’s death
Olympic medal-winning cyclist Rohan Dennis has been ordered to answer charges laid over the death of his wife Melissa Hoskins in December last year.
Top cop concerned about rise in armed offenders
Queensland's top cop is concerned about the rise in armed offenders confronting police after two men were shot in as many days.
Google maintains illegal monopoly over search: US judge
"Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly," a US judge has ruled, say the search engine illegally exploits its dominance.
Reynolds recalls breakdown amid Higgins’ allegations
Liberal senator Linda Reynolds has told a defamation trial the pressure of the Higgins saga caused her to break down in parliament.
Police fired after talks failed: Wieambilla inquest
Police fired their first shot at three cop killers after trying to negotiate with them for more than an hour at a remote Queensland property, an inquest heard.
Britain adds more prison places as riots continue
The UK is adding hundreds more prison places as it grapples with violent anti-immigrant riots that have prompted other countries to issue travel warnings.
UK police hurt in violent riot after three girls killed
Rioters have clashed with British police, hurling bricks and setting fires in a town already reeling from a knife attack that left three children dead.
Trapped shooting cop’s rescue risked by ‘blackspot’
The police commander responding to a deadly shooting in rural Queensland was unable to order a rescue mission for an officer in danger due to phone blackspots.
Teen faces UK court charged with murder of three girls
A 17-year-old boy has appeared in a UK court over a stabbing attack that left three young girls dead and sparked two days of violent unrest.
Youth offenders leaving detention without case plan
Around one in 10 serious juvenile offenders in Queensland are being released from detention centres without a rehabilitation plan, budget estimates has heard.
Mood-altering drug use a ‘human right’: top prosecutor
Australia's longest-serving public prosecutor is pushing for a Portuguese-style cannabis model that decriminalises drugs and brings users before experts.
Vanguard faces fine for greenwashing ‘ethical’ fund
Investment firm could have to pay fines amounting to all, or most, of it's annual profits after misleading consumers by promoting an "ethical" investment fund.
US prisoners released from Russia back on home soil
The United States and Russia have completed a 24-person prisoner swap, the largest in post-Soviet history, with the US detainees finally back home.