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Bangladeshi CDU student, 23, dies after sustaining critical injuries in Darwin home invasion

Northern Territory Police say they are treating the death of Md Ishaqur Rahman, 23, commonly known as Sifat, as a homicide. A man remains in custody but has not been charged.

ABC News · May 4, 2023

Teacher found guilty of one further charge of sexually abusing student after pleading guilty to six counts

The 42-year-old woman had already pleaded guilty to six counts of abusing the girl, more than a decade ago.

ABC News · May 4, 2023

Alleged Windang terrorist told police Nazi flags and tattoos not political, Supreme Court trial hears

A man standing trial accused of carrying out a terrorist act motivated by right-wing ideologies told police a Nazi flag hanging in his bedroom and his swastika tattoos were "nothing political", a NSW Supreme Court trial has heard.

ABC News · May 4, 2023

Truck driver Amala Paulson given three-year prison term over fatal collision with Horsham cyclist Liam Batson

A South Australian B-double driver has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for dangerous driving causing the death of 24-year-old Liam Batson, in what the judge described as an act of "considerable culpability".

ABC News · May 4, 2023

Former fine dining chef Joshua Samson Moore sentenced over sexual assault and carjacking in Narrandera

Joshua Samson Moore is facing more than six years behind bars over the 2021 sexual assault and carjacking of a then-52-year-old grandmother.

ABC News · May 4, 2023

Grace Tame says changes to wording of child sexual abuse offences in SA reflects seriousness of crime

The change is the result of a campaign being led by abuse survivor and former Australian of the Year Grace Tame, and is similar to changes made in other states.

ABC News · May 4, 2023

Which banks have passed on the May RBA rate rise to mortgage borrowers? NAB kicks it off, as ANZ follows

Here is a breakdown of which major banks have responded to the RBA's decision, and which ones we're still waiting on.

ABC News · May 4, 2023

Shane Wanganeen, charged with manslaughter of young son, is granted bail

Shane Wanganeen was arrested last week following police investigations into the death of his seven-year-old son in February 2022. WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains the name of a person who has died.

ABC News · May 4, 2023

Sean Ferris had known mental health issues and homemade weapons, neighbour says

A neighbour who was with Sean Ferris minutes before he stabbed two police officers and was then shot dead says the incident should never has escalated to this — as homemade weapons and a Samurai sword are removed from the property.

ABC News · May 4, 2023

Search underway for man missing in Torres Strait waters since Wednesday afternoon

The 38-year-old man was last seen in an outrigger canoe in the channel between Horn and Thursday islands, with his canoe later found 100 metres off the coast.

ABC News · May 4, 2023