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Byron Bay woman Sara Connor denies wanting to destroy evidence to hide her involvement in the killing of Bali policeman Wayan Sudarsa, saying "if I did, I would have done a better job".
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, laws, courts-and-trials, indonesia, australia
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| UpdatedBusinessman and former federal MP Clive Palmer is to appear in the Federal Court in Brisbane as liquidators of his failed Queensland Nickel company look to question him over its demise.
Topics: courts-and-trials, company-news, clive-palmer, federal-government, brisbane-4000, qld, australia, townsville-4810
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| UpdatedShocking new videos showing workers being forced to simulate sex acts for not meeting sales targets have emerged as part of a $60 million class action against leading charity fundraiser Appco Group Australia.
Topics: courts-and-trials, charities, work, australia
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A man on parole after serving jail time for robberies he committed as one of the "overall bandits" used a fake penis in a bid to give authorities a clean urine sample, an Adelaide court hears.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, offbeat, adelaide-5000, sa
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| UpdatedA woman who is suing activewear retail company Lorna Jane began to suffer a mental health condition after being bullied in the workplace for her weight, a Brisbane court hears.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, discrimination, brisbane-4000, qld
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| UpdatedA man accused of running down a nine-year-old boy on Christmas Day while drunk is struggling to deal with the death, his lawyer says.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, springwood-4127, qld, logan-central-4114
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| UpdatedThe fate of $60,000 of gold stolen from a West Australian mine site by three men is set to be decided by a Kalgoorlie court, with police due to apply for it to be forfeited to the state.
Topics: crime, courts-and-trials, police, kalgoorlie-6430, coolgardie-6429
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| UpdatedA former NSW Rural Fire Service volunteer is refused bail after being charged for lighting two fires north-west of Forster, a crime the RFS Commissioner slams as "heinous".
Topics: fires, courts-and-trials, nabiac-2312, taree-2430
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A man who admitted killing Daniel Hind before putting his body in a wheelie bin in Adelaide's northern suburbs tells a court the victim "took a swing" at him before he retaliated, but he "didn't mean for Daniel to die".
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, crime, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, adelaide-5000, sa
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| UpdatedA man faces court accused of raping a backpacker and holding her against her will at a property south-east of Adelaide, as police warn more alleged victims may emerge.
Topics: courts-and-trials, crime, law-crime-and-justice, murray-bridge-5253, adelaide-5000, sa
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A man, suffering an undiagnosed mental illness at a time of a hit-and-run crash, is sentenced to four years jail.
Topics: crime, accidents, courts-and-trials, police, morisset-2264, wyong-2259
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A jury is discharged after a Hong Kong national admits his role in a drug operation that led to WA's largest methylamphetamine seizure.
Topics: courts-and-trials, drug-offences, perth-6000, south-hedland-6722
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| UpdatedThe former partner of rugby league star Semi Radradra tells a Sydney court he punched her in the face soon after she gave birth, and then confessed to their pastor.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, sport, nrl, rugby-league, domestic-violence, sydney-2000, nsw
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The man accused of murdering missing WA teenager Hayley Dodd 18 years ago wants to be tried by judge alone, instead of a jury.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, murder-and-manslaughter, crime, wa, perth-6000, badgingarra-6521
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| UpdatedPolice allege a 21-year-old male nursing student repeatedly raped, assaulted and threatened a woman in his care north of Brisbane between July and November last year.
Topics: sexual-offences, courts-and-trials, assault, brisbane-4000
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| UpdatedLin family killer Robert Xie, who murdered five members of his family, is given five life sentences without the possibility of parole, while his wife says he is innocent and a "scapegoat" for the crimes.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, murder-and-manslaughter, family-and-children, courts-and-trials, epping-2121, sydney-2000, nsw
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Michael Gunner rejects calls to prohibit police from use tasers against children, saying officers should not be held back from carrying out their duty.
Topics: police, children, crime, courts-and-trials, youth, palmerston-0830
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| UpdatedA man is charged over the death of a 69-year-old man who was the victim of an alleged one-punch attack at a hotel near Ipswich, west of Brisbane.
Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, redbank-4301, brisbane-4000, qld, ipswich-4305, australia
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An Australian man who pleaded guilty to carelessly driving his rented jet ski into his girlfriend in Phuket releases an emotional letter explaining his decision and his "unbearable sorrow".
Topics: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, community-and-society, thailand, australia
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A Sydney woman is charged with the murder of her two-year-old daughter, just months after charges were laid against her de-facto partner over the girl's death.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, crime, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, sydney-2000, guildford-west-2161
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Iranian refugee Loghman Sawari is being moved from his Port Moresby police cell ahead of his bail application.
Topics: courts-and-trials, refugees, papua-new-guinea
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| UpdatedThe driver, who tells the jury he is passionate about wrestling and very familiar with the DVD playing in the ute, says he knew when the "big twist" in the event was coming because of the music and commentary.
Topics: road, accidents, courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, traffic-offences, port-germein-5495, adelaide-5000, sa
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| UpdatedConvicted conman Peter Foster pleads for bail on fraud charges over a 2013 betting scam, arguing his life is at risk in custody and admitting to a "shameful" past while insisting he is a changed man.
Topics: courts-and-trials, fraud-and-corporate-crime, southport-4215, byron-bay-2481
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| UpdatedAustralian kickboxer Antonio Bagnato will lodge an appeal after being sentenced to death for the kidnapping and murder of a former Hell's Angels bikie and suspected drug trafficker in Thailand.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, courts-and-trials, death, thailand, australia