Doctor jailed for forcing refugee to work at candy shop
A doctor will spend at least 18 months behind bars for threatening to deport an asylum seeker if he did not work long hours while underpaid at his candy shop.
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Qld police share evidence on alleged shooting supporter
Evidence gathered by Australian authorities into the December 2022 fatal shooting of two police officers at Wieambilla has been provided to a US court case.
No return to Labor for banished MP cleared of assault
Victoria's sexual crimes squad has closed its case into Victorian MP Will Fowles, with police saying he won't face charges over a serious assault allegation.
Skipper fined after ship run aground by passengers
A charter boat skipper has been fined and convicted after letting unqualified, unsupervised passengers take control of the vessel before it ran aground.
Reynolds and Higgins defamation case returns to court
Lawyers for Senator Linda Reynolds, Brittany Higgins and her partner have appeared in court to sort out key dates in preparation for a joint defamation trial.
Two arrested over missing Colombian man feared dead
A Colombian man is feared dead after vanishing in suspicious circumstances as police arrest two men they believe could help with answers.
‘No sign’ of drug-laced smoothie after alleged murder
A mother accused of murdering her adult son told police her life had been a "nightmare" due to his violent behaviour resulting from a brain injury.
Four in custody after man drowns at Hobart waterfront
Police have taken four people into custody after a 27-year-old man drowned at Hobart's waterfront after allegedly being pushed.
Man charged with murder after woman’s body found
A 43-year-old man has been charged with murder after a 30-year-old woman's body was found in a home north of Brisbane.
Woman says ‘desperate’ Beale forced her into sexual act
Kurtley Beale's sexual assault trial has been told the "desperate" rugby union star forced a woman to give him oral sex at a Bondi hotel in December 2022.
Mother confronts man who stabbed her daughter to death
A forensic specialist has contradicted the claims of a murderer, that some of the 23 stab wounds suffered by Celeste Manno were caused by breaking glass.
Charges possible for cop in fatal Indigenous teen crash
Police were told not to pursue a trail bike that Indigenous teen Jai Wright was riding before he crashed into an unmarked car and died, an inquest has heard.
Two dead after three separate Qld shooting incidents
A woman and man in their 20s have died from gunshot wounds in separate and unrelated Queensland shootings.
Fake rideshare driver jailed for sex assault on teens
A man posed as a rideshare driver to pick up two teens in Brisbane's nightclub precinct before sexually assaulting them while taking them home.
Israel braces for World Court ruling
UN judges will rule on South Africa's request for emergency measures against Israel over its war with Hamas in Gaza, while talks continue for a new ceasefire.
Trump denies sexual assault claims in defamation case
Donald Trump has spoken briefly at his New York defamation trial but still broke the judge's rules by claiming a writer's sexual assault allegations were false.
Man, 63, on more than 100 historical child sex charges
A 63-year-old Queensland man has been charged with more 100 child sex offences that occurred over an 11-year period.
Alabama completes first execution by nitrogen gas
The US state of Alabama has put to death convicted murderer Kenneth Smith, carrying out the first execution using asphyxiation by nitrogen gas.
World Court says Israel must prevent genocide
The United Nations' top court has ordered Israel to do all it can to prevent death, destruction and any acts of genocide in Gaza.
Alabama ‘proves’ nitrogen asphyxiation execution
Kenneth Smith writhed and shook as he died from nitrogen asphyxiation, the first death row inmate to undergo the controversial new execution method.
Trump ordered to pay E. Jean Carroll $83m in damages
Former US president Donald Trump must pay $US83.3 million to writer E. Jean Carroll for calling her sexual assault allegation a lie, a jury has found.
Ex-NRL star Hayne in second bid to quash rape verdicts
Jarryd Hayne will watch on as lawyers fight to overturn his convictions following three trials and a guilty verdict on two counts of rape.
Captain Cook statue hacked, Queen memorial vandalised
A Captain Cook statue in Melbourne has been hacked off at the ankles ahead of Australia Day, and a memorial to Queen Victoria has been covered in paint.
Accused kidnapper granted bail over $1b cocaine bust
An alleged attempted kidnapper of a man with over 700kg of cocaine has been bailed after lawyers asked how four men could carry all those drugs in a Yaris.
Lawyer hit in brazen shooting tight-lipped with police
Investigators hope the release of CCTV showing the lead-up to lawyer Mahmoud Abbas's Sydney shooting will help them find the gunman.
Man extradited months after road rage shooting
A man accused of shooting at another driver in an alleged road rage attack on the Gold Coast has been extradited to Queensland from NSW.
Ex-TV star O’Keefe avoids jail for ‘degrading’ DV crime
Former presenter Andrew O'Keefe has been ordered into community supervision for domestic violence-related offences and fined for drug possession.
Trio accused of ‘violent’ pro-Gaza protest granted bail
Protesters have allegedly forced their way into two defence contractors' buildings in the belief they were supplying Israeli forces in Gaza.
Cops charged over bar brawl with now-cleared NRL star
NRL player Tom Starling is seeking compensation over a brawl in which he was repeatedly punched by police officers, two of whom are now facing assault charges.
Woolworths CEO defends Australia Day merchandise choice
Woolworths chief executive Brad Banducci has backed the supermarket's choice not to stock Australia Day merchandise as staff report more and more abuse.
Beale’s sexual assault accuser set to give evidence
Kurtley Beale has pleaded not guilty before a jury that is expected to hear from the woman he is accused of groping and sexually assaulting at a Sydney pub.