6+ hour, 43+ min ago   (397+ words) A bizarre alleged blackmail plot against an independent mayor has been explored at a state corruption hearing. Matthew Blackmore admitted he did not always plan on honouring agreements made with Strathfield Council colleagues at an Independent Commission Against Corruption hearing…...

6+ hour, 58+ min ago   (161+ words) An Australian man and two children have been found dead in Bali in what local police are treating as a possible murder-suicide. The trio were reportedly found at a bungalow in Kuta, a resort town on the Indonesian island's southwest…...

7+ hour, 28+ min ago   (274+ words) Racism claims by Aboriginal community police officers are far from straightforward, a federal court has been told. More than 300 officers have joined a class action lawsuit filed against the Northern Territory government alleging racial discrimination, with many saying they have…...

8+ hour, 24+ min ago   (480+ words) Doubt has been cast about how sorry a victim of ongoing domestic violence is for killing and dismembering her husband's body. Nirmeen Noufl is awaiting sentence for manslaughter after pleading guilty in August to killing her husband Mamdouh in circumstances…...

9+ hour, 54+ min ago   (324+ words) A prominent athlete has looked Alan Jones in the eye as he prepared to describe how the radio king allegedly kissed and sexually touched him without consent. The athlete has elected to appear in person in a Sydney Local Court…...

10+ hour, 44+ min ago   (279+ words) Australian Grand Prix organisers have failed to overturn a $2.84 million compensation order to a music promoter over a COVID-era Robbie Williams concert cancellation. A panel of three Court of Appeal justices backed the 2024 Victorian Supreme Court ruling on Monday, unanimously…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (561+ words) An ex-officer has been accused of placing tracking devices on the cars of four women, tracing their movements as police probe the possibility there are dozens of alleged victims. Timothy Wilson, 65, faced Melbourne's Bail and Remand Court on Sunday afternoon…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (399+ words) Pioneering Australian judge Mary Gaudron has been honoured for her contributions to Australia's legal landscape after her death at age 83. Ms Gaudron became the first woman appointed to the High Court of Australia in 1987 at age 44 and served until 2003. While…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (454+ words) Controversial "adult crime, adult time" laws proposed by a state opposition have been criticised for wrongly targeting vulnerable young people being used as tools by organised crime gangs. The NSW coalition on Sunday pledged to make young offenders face tougher…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (239+ words) A member of an outlaw motorcycle gang is among multiple people arrested over a tobacco store firebombing that left an alleged offender critically injured. The Bandidos clubhouse in Delacombe, on the outskirts of Ballarat in Victoria, was among several properties…...