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Alleged murderer ‘found’ headless partner

A Queensland woman accused of murdering her de facto partner claimed she found him decapitated and wrapped in plastic at their house, a court has heard.

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SA dominatrix escapes without conviction

An Adelaide magistrate will not record a conviction against a self-described dominatrix who assaulted a woman at an adult event.

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9 hours ago

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WA triple murder accused in psych hospital

A 19-year-old Perth man accused of murdering his mother and younger siblings has been remanded to a psychiatric facility.

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10 hours ago

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WA triple murder accused in psych hospital

A 19-year-old Perth man accused of murdering his mother and younger siblings has been remanded to a psychiatric facility.

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10 hours ago

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Rotten pole sparked WA fire

A class action trial has begun in Perth over a 2014 bushfire that destroyed 57 homes and was sparked by a rotten, privately owned power pole.

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10 hours ago

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Leaders want trust as by-elections loom

Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten want voters to place their trust in them at five by-elections, as polls show their primary vote is weakening.

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Feds tip $5m into kids’ brain cancer trial

A children’s brain cancer treatment trial is getting a $5 million boost from the federal government to be rolled out nationally.

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10 hours ago

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Minister defends health data security

The three month opt-out period has begun for the My Health Record database amid digital security and privacy concerns.

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11 hours ago

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Child homicide sentences lenient: families

Relatives of child homicide victims say sentences handed down for murder and manslaughter in Queensland are too lenient.

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12 hours ago

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Nurses’ CPR on NSW inmate ‘without value’

The family of an Aboriginal man who died in a NSW prison hospital has been shown video of him screaming “I can’t breathe” as he is restrained by prison guards.

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13 hours ago

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Karen Ristevski’s disappearance and death

Melbourne mother and fashion store owner Karen Ristevski vanished from her suburban home in June 2016 and 18 months later her husband was charged with murder.

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NSW govt to probe Chinese land visa deal

The NSW government is investigating a potential scam involving a Chinese developer promising overseas investors a visa if they buy into a Hunter land deal.

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13 hours ago

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Family Court litigant denies murders/bombs

The case against a former Family Court litigant Leonard John Warwick is absurd, his lawyer has told his murders and bombings trial.

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13 hours ago

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Ristevskis had money trouble, court told

A Melbourne court has been told Borce and Karen Ristevski had money worries when she vanished, with him later charged with her murder.

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14 hours ago

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Turnbull widens lead as preferred PM: poll

Malcolm Turnbull has widened his lead as preferred prime minister over Bill Shorten, but Labor continues to lead the coalition in the overall race.

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18 hours ago

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Small health funds to be spared Labor cap

Labor will make sure smaller health insurers aren’t negatively affected by a two per cent cap on premium increases if the party wins the next election.

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19 hours ago

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Teenager charged over Ellenbrook murders

A 19-year-old man has been charged with the murders of a 15-year-old girl, her eight-year-old brother and their mother in the Perth suburb of Ellenbrook.

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22 hours ago

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Disgraced NSW MP refuses to quit politics

NSW MP Daryl Maguire has refused to quit politics after being caught up in a development scandal before the Independent Commission Against Corruption.

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