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Report suppressed by Catholic Church to be tabled at royal commission
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A report into the Catholic compensation scheme for abuse victims, which has been suppressed by the Church for more than a year, will be tabled at the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses into Child Sexual Abuse this week.
Topics: catholic, royal-commissions, crime, australia
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Brisbane cafe manager 'feared for family' during alleged extortion, court hears
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A man accused of attempting to extort $50,000 from a cafe manager threatened to "break his legs" if he did not pay up, a Brisbane court hears.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, crime, qld, brisbane-4000, logan-central-4114
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Biographer Grantlee Kieza details the life of the 'notorious Mrs Kelly' Video
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Journalist and author Grantlee Kieza has delved into Australia's archives to bring to life the story of Ned Kelly's mum, Ellen, in his new book, Mrs Kelly.
Topics: books-literature, arts-and-entertainment, history, crime, australia
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Egg the pug still missing but owner charged with allegedly making up dognapping
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Many Sydneysiders were shocked to hear about Egg the pug's alleged dognapping at knifepoint, but in a twist his owner has been charged with making a false report of armed robbery.
Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, homebush-2140
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Order of Australia recipient charged with growing cannabis, stealing electricity
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Melbourne man Boris Trajkov, lauded for services to the Macedonian community, is charged with serious drugs offences and is being pursued over millions of dollars missing from a charity he helped found.
Topics: courts-and-trials, fraud-and-corporate-crime, drug-offences, charities, crime, law-crime-and-justice, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
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Social media a 'conduit' for grief in wake of fatalities
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The tendency to turn to social media in the wake of fatal accidents can also be a "conduit" for grief says a NSW professor.
Topics: grief, social-media, crime, capel-6271, essendon-3040
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Israeli soldier gets 18 months' jail for killing injured Palestinian attacker
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An Israeli court sentences a soldier to 18 months in prison for killing a Palestinian attacker who was lying injured on the ground, capping one of the most divisive trials in Israel's history.
Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, murder-and-manslaughter, prisons-and-punishment, unrest-conflict-and-war, territorial-disputes, israel
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Adam Harvey reports from Bali, saying Sara Connor's lawyers are shocked by prosecutors' requests Video
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Lawyers for Byron Bay woman Sara Connor say they are shocked by a request from Indonesian prosecutors that their client be jailed for eight years for her role in the killing of a police officer.
Topics: courts-and-trials, crime, murder-and-manslaughter, bali
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Jail Australian for eight years over Bali cop's death: prosecutors
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Byron Bay woman Sara Connor should be jailed for her involvement in the killing of a police officer involving her British boyfriend, Bali prosecutors say, but her lawyers argue the demand is incredible as she did not deliver the fatal blows.
Topics: crime, murder-and-manslaughter, bali
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Body found at Mount Macedon confirmed as Karen Ristevski
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Victoria Police confirm human remains found at Mount Macedon on Monday are that of missing Avondale Heights woman Karen Ristevski.
Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, mount-macedon-3441, avondale-heights-3034
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Why the odds are stacked against Gordon Wood
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Gordon Wood is suing the state of NSW for malicious prosecution and wrongful imprisonment over the death of Caroline Byrne, so what does he need to prove?
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, prisons-and-punishment, crime, murder-and-manslaughter, sydney-2000
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Knuckle dusters, throwing stars seized during raids targeting bikie gang
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Police seize more than 70 illegal weapons including knuckle dusters, machetes and metal throwing stars in a series of raids targeting the Lone Wolf bikie gang at Lismore in northern New South Wales.
Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, lismore-3324, nsw
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Death of Cairns pensioner suspicious, police say
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The death of a Cairns pensioner, who lived with a disability, is being treated as suspicious after his body was found in his bedroom up to three days after he died.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, crime, law-crime-and-justice, mooroobool-4870, qld, cairns-4870
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Victorian MP calls for tougher laws to control outlaw motorcycle gangs
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Outlaw motorcycle gangs should be the target of consistent laws across all states Mildura, MP Peter Crisp says.
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Bogus death threats at work see man jailed, wife in home detention
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Adelaide man Simon Peisley is jailed and his wife given home detention after they concocted death threats, including packages with red-stained children's clothing, at their workplace, the Aboriginal Health Services division of SA Health.
Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, fraud-and-corporate-crime, courts-and-trials, prisons-and-punishment, adelaide-5000, sa
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Canberra teen charged over shooting that left two injured
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Earlier this month two men allegedly stormed a Gordon home shooting a man and woman in the backside and arm.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, gordon-2906, canberra-2600, act, australia
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Police probe fatal crash after 4WD driven into oncoming highway traffic
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A crash that left a woman dead after her car was hit head-on by a vehicle driven on the wrong side of the road in Western Australia's South West is investigated by detectives from the Major Crime Squad.
Topics: accidents---other, police, suicide, crime, capel-6271, busselton-6280, wa
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Darwin jail inmate's mail criticising prison system blocked, mum says
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Glenice Grieve says she sent her son, Zak, news stories of a report criticising Darwin prison's facilities but the Corrections Department blocked their delivery.
Topics: prisons-and-punishment, crime, human, government-and-politics, darwin-0800
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Melbourne criminal hospital to expand as demand grows
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A high security mental health facility in Melbourne — which houses killers and other serious criminals — is set to expand, months after staff rallied for more staff to deal with a jump in violence.
Topics: crime, prisons-and-punishment, mental-health, fairfield-3078, melbourne-3000, vic
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Victorian police yet to identify body found at Mt Macedon
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SES crews are scouring bushland where a decomposed body was found north-west of Melbourne, about 30 kilometres from where a previous search was conducted for missing Avondale Heights mother Karen Ristevski.
Topics: crime, mount-macedon-3441, macedon-3440, vic
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Passengers describe Uber carjacking in Brisbane Video
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Three friends who had stopped in at a bottle shop in Spring Hill say a gunman forced their Uber driver out of his vehicle and warned them to 'move along', February 20, 2017.
Topics: armed-robbery, crime, law-crime-and-justice, spring-hill-4000, qld, brisbane-4000
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Man charged over death of baby at Colac six years ago
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A 27-year-old man faces court charged with the murder of an eight-week-old baby boy at Colac, in south-west Victoria, almost six years ago.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, crime, law-crime-and-justice, geelong-3220, colac-3250
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Passengers witness to 'unreal' Uber carjacking in Brisbane
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Three passengers recount the moment an alleged gunman climbed into their Uber while parked outside a bottle shop in Brisbane, forcing the driver out of his car while warning them to "move along".
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, crime, armed-robbery, spring-hill-4000, qld, brisbane-4000
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'Kind, caring' 72yo man shot in head while cycling
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A Melbourne family says their 72-year-old father may have seen something he was not meant to see before he was shot in the head while cycling on a trail south-east of Wangaratta on Saturday.
Topics: crime, assault, everton-3678
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Explained: How Tiahleigh's death is changing the child protection system
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Tiahleigh Palmer was one of 46 Queensland children in the child protection system who died in 2015-16, in a case the Government has described as "tragic". Take a look at what could be changing as authorities hope to prevent similar incidents.
Topics: family-and-children, community-and-society, law-crime-and-justice, crime, crime-prevention, government-and-politics, state-parliament, parliament, qld, brisbane-4000
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