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'We've been left in the dark too long': Labor plans to resuscitate city's night-life

Labor says it will turn Newcastle into a vibrant throng of activity after sundown if it wins the state election in March.

Newcastle Herald

Uluru motel mass murderer Douglas Crabbe to take part in WA prison re-socialisation program

Douglas Crabbe, who killed five people when he drove his semi-trailer into a motel near Uluru in 1983, is currently serving five consecutive life sentences for murder in Perth's Acacia Prison.

ABC News

Child neurologist turned MP tells inquiry Kathleen Folbigg's son could have died from an undiagnosed disorder

Paediatric neurologist-turned MP Monique Ryan told the inquiry into Kathleen Folbigg's convictions one of her sons likely died from an undiagnosed disorder.

Newcastle Herald

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Bluesfest defends booking Sticky Fingers despite claims

The director of a northern NSW music festival has stood by his decision to book a controversial performer, after another band cancelled in protest.

AAP

Disorder link to baby death, MP tells Folbigg inquiry

Paediatric neurologist-turned MP Monique Ryan told the inquiry into Kathleen Folbigg's convictions one of her sons likely died from an undiagnosed disorder.

AAP

Matthew Palmer elected chair of Central Land Council

Matthew Palmer, who replaces well-known Aboriginal rights advocate Kunmanara Hoosan following his sudden death late last year, used his maiden address to advocate for an First Nations Voice to Parliament.

ABC News

Quadruple murderer Ljube Velevski found not guilty of failing to comply with reporting obligations

An Illawarra man convicted of murdering his wife and three daughters maintains he did not kill his family, as a magistrate finds him not guilty of breaching his reporting obligations after being released from jail.

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Man charged with murder over death of Bribie Island woman Janet Guthrie

Janet Guthrie, 51, was found dead in her home in Bongaree just before 9pm last Thursday.

ABC News

NSW Labor unity about more than 'winning the election'

NSW Labor Leader Chris Minns says unifying his party in the lead up to the state election is about more than just securing a sweet political victory.

AAP

Labor's lead drops in Resolve and Essential polls, but they are still far ahead

A federal Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted February 15-19 from a sample of 1,604, gave Labor 40% of the primary vote (down two since January), the Coalition 31% (up two), the Greens 10% (down one), One Nation 5% (down one), the UAP 1% (down one), independents 9% (up one)…

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Aboriginal pension win would open floodgate, court told

An Aboriginal man has taken the Commonwealth to court, arguing he should have access to his age pension sooner because his life expectancy is shorter.

AAP

Man convicted of raping unconscious woman in Moil's Butters Park given six year sentence

The21-year-old victim was "targeted" by the man while she was heavily intoxicated, the Northern Territory Supreme Court has heard, as he was sentenced to six years in prison over the attack.

ABC News

Fish 'rained from the sky', outback community says, in freak weather event

This isn't the first time locals in Lajamanu, a community 560 kilometres south-west of Katherine on the northern edge of the Tanami Desert, have witnessed fish falling from the sky.

ABC News

SA Liberals to oppose Indigenous voice to parly bill

The South Australian opposition has criticised legislation to provide an Indigenous voice to state parliament and will opposed the bill.

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Hillcrest jumping castle inquest cannot begin as WorkSafe refuses to release findings to coroner

An inquest cannot begin into the deaths of six Tasmanian children in a jumping castle accident because WorkSafe Tasmania believes it will prejudice "any potential prosecutions".

AAP

PM narrows timeline on Indigenous voice referendum

The prime minister says a referendum to enshrine an Indigenous voice to parliament in the constitution will be held between October and December.

AAP

Woodside opponent arrested over parliament vandalism

Woodside's logo has been painted on the front entrance of the WA parliament in the latest protest against the oil and gas giant's activities.

The Canberra Times

Family's touching tribute to bricklayer who 'put everyone's best interests before his own'

Patrick Prevett is the second man to have slipped and died at Gibraltar Falls in the space of one week

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Victorian law to 'close the gap' for Aboriginal kids

A Victorian bill putting Aboriginal self-determination at the forefront of children and family services is aimed at reducing rates of child removals.

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Justin Millington found guilty of sexually assaulting two women he met on Tinder

A Central Coast man accused of sexually assaulting two women he met on the dating app Tinder has been found guilty of all 10 offences by a jury in Newcastle.

The Canberra Times

'Anyone that might help' asked to make submissions to Lehrmann trial inquiry

"Anyone with information that might help" a retired judge investigate the conduct of criminal justice agencies is asked to make a submission.

Newcastle Herald

Tinder rapist: man found guilty of abusing women he met on dating app

Justin Kane Millington has been found guilty of sexually abusing two women he met on the dating app Tinder - including raping one of his victims in bushland near the Fernleigh Track.

ABC News

South Australian Liberals to oppose state First Nations Voice to Parliament proposal

South Australia's Liberal opposition says it will not support the state-based First Nations Voice to Parliament in its proposed form, saying it is opposed to the model.

ABC News

Premier Dominic Perrottet's brother Charles refuses to front NSW parliamentary inquiry

Premier Dominic Perrottet's brother confirms he will not front a parliamentary inquiry into Sydney's Hills Shire Council, calling it a "Labor/Greens circus".

ABC News

Remote Top End community of Peppimenarti lodges discrimination complaint over violence, under-policing

Residents in Peppimenarti lodge a complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission, alleging that they are being denied adequate policing based on their race, after years of worsening violence including a recent death and shootings.

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