‘National shame’: Landmark inquest shines light on DV
Findings on the deaths of four Aboriginal women at the hands of their partners have been handed down by a coroner.
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Australian offer to help Laos tainted alcohol probe
As friends and family mourn the loss of Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, the prime minister has offered federal police to help the investigation in Laos.
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Bali Nine have served ‘more than enough time’: advocate
A supporter of one of the Bali Nine drug smugglers says returning the group to Australia to be with loved ones will make a difference in their rehabilitation.
US summons for India’s Adani, nephew on bribery claims
A summons has been issued for the head of the Adani Group, Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, and his nephew Sagar Adani over US bribery allegations.
Laos ‘profoundly saddened’ by tourist poisoning deaths
Authorities in Laos are under pressure to get to the bottom of a mass methanol poisoning tragedy that claimed the lives of two Australian teenagers.
Indonesia to transfer remaining Bali Nine to Australia
Indonesia has confirmed it will return the remaining Bali Nine drug smuggling ring members to Australia and seek the repatriation of Indonesian prisoners.
Laos government pledges justice over poisoning deaths
The Laotian government has pledged justice for the victims of a mass alcohol poisoning case that has killed six tourists including two Australians.
Trump hush money sentencing indefinitely delayed
President-elect Donald Trump has ten days to seek to dismiss his hush money conviction, meanwhile his sentencing has been indefinitely delayed.
Hunt for gunman after man shot dead in city street
A major police operation has unfolded in Sydney after a man was shot dead in an inner-city street and a Porsche set alight a couple of suburbs away.
Laos hostel owners held over tainted alcohol poisonings
Police have arrested the manager and owner of a Laotian hostel where two Australian tourists stayed who died after being poisoned by tainted alcohol.
Truckie jailed 20 years after boy killed in hit-and-run
Almost 20 years to the day since a "wonderful" six-year-old boy was killed in a hit-and-run crash, the driver responsible for his death has been jailed.
Man accused of covering up Isla Bell killing seeks bail
A man accused of assisting in the murder of Isla Bell should have known the teen's body was in a fridge he transported across the city, a court has been told.
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Dark horse Katy Perry in court win over Aussie designer
US popstar Katy Perry has decisively won a five-year legal battle by overturning findings she infringed Australian fashion designer Katie Perry's trademark.
Indigenous man repeatedly tasered, sedated before death
Police's decision to repeatedly taser an Indigenous man during an arrest was appropriate, a coroner has ruled.
Attack on vehicles carrying Pakistani Shi’ites kills 42
Gunmen have opened fire on vehicles carrying Shi'ite Muslims in Pakistan's northwest, killing more than 40 people and wounding 20 others.
Slain woman’s mother urges ‘solidarity’ to end violence
Thousands of people, including family members of Melbourne teenager Isla Bell, have descended on major cities to protest against gendered violence.
Embattled mayor suspended on full pay for 12 months
A mayor accused of misleading voters about his army service while campaigning in Australia's biggest military city has been suspended.
Trial witness opts to testify to avoid murder charge
A witness in the murder trial of a suburban mum says he agreed to testify in his friend's trial so his own murder charge could be dropped.
Court scraps ‘marine exclusion zone’ ahead of protest
A temporary exclusion zone intended to help police a major planned climate protest, has been scrapped by a court just one hour before it was due to commence.
Indian billionaire Adani charged over bribery scheme
The US has indicted Indian tycoon Gautam Adani on charges he duped investors in a major solar project in India by hiding its links to an alleged bribery scheme.
Nazi salute convictions overturned in key test for laws
Two men accused of displaying Nazi salutes at the 2022 Australia Cup final have been found not guilty on appeal, while a third remains convicted over the crime.
Jury still considering verdict for cop who tasered 95yo
After its first full day of deliberations, a jury has not decided if a police officer who tasered a 95-year-old will be convicted or acquitted of manslaughter.
Missing teen’s final hours caught on CCTV: police
CCTV footage showing inside the apartment of missing Melbourne teen Isla Bell's alleged killer has captured her final hours, according to police.
Discrimination case launched over child removals
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families have launched legal action against the Western Australian and NSW governments over child removals.
Domestic violence continues to ravage Indigenous women
Indigenous women represent one-third of deaths related to domestic and family violence since June, say advocates who are calling for action.
Tycoon Lai denies lobbying US on China and Hong Kong
Hong Kong democrat Jimmy Lai has testified in his landmark national security trial, saying he never asked the US to intervene during the city's 2019 protests.
Grandad ‘enjoyed’ seeing alligator kill beloved chicken
There was a "degree of sadism" in a grandfather's decision to feed a chicken called Betty White to an alligator at a NSW wildlife sanctuary, a court has heard.
Didn’t see it coming: ‘psychic’ faces multiple charges
A woman accused of being part of a group that pretended to have psychic powers to scam customers out of money and property faces a string of fraud charges.
Man jailed over cocaine imports to pay for new business
A man who wanted to start a business but had wasted all his money on cocaine took up a cash offer to collect the drug after it had been imported into Australia.
Car found after gran’s mysterious disappearance, death
A car belonging to a Queensland grandmother has been found by police after she was inexplicably found dead hundreds of kilometres from her hometown.
Alleged killer in court as teen’s remains found at tip
A man has fronted court charged with the murder of a Melbourne teenager after human remains were found in a waste management facility.