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'I will heal': deepfake porn survivor's courageous vow

The perpetrator at the centre of Australia's first deepfake pornography prosecution dehumanised a teenage girl and should be jailed, a court has been told.

AAP · Sep 22

I'm no criminal, claims ex-MP convicted of deception

A magistrate has convicted and jailed an unemployed former MP for fraudulent allowance claims, but the man maintains he is not a criminal.

AAP · Sep 17

Ousted MP pleads for 'merciful' sentence for fraud

A former MP convicted of deception was "reckless" in his fraudulent claiming of an allowance, which amounted to "haphazard" criminal conduct, a court has heard.

AAP · Sep 4

Backyards become frontline for nation's bird flu fight

What happens in suburban backyards now will be critical to keeping the deadly H5 bird blu strain out of poultry and away from pets as infections rise.

AAP · Aug 10

Seat swap after son's crash killed mum, inquest told

Tracee Grosvenor was found dead behind the wheel of a crashed car but it soon emerged someone else had been driving, an inquest has been told.

AAP · Jul 21

'I have sinned': woman 'confessed' to murder of parents

A diabetic woman charged with murdering her parents with insulin wrote a note to herself to "sob here" during a police interview, a court has been told.

AAP · Jun 17

'Lost his will': daughter on trial after parents' death

An elderly woman who died had many medical conditions, and her husband may have "lost his will to live", a lawyer for a daughter accused of killing them says.

AAP · Jun 16

Elderly man's fatal overdose after pharmacy error

A pharmacy dispensed a mislabelled pill organising pack for an elderly, vision-impaired man, who later died from a drug overdose, a coroner has bee told.

AAP · May 19

Pedophile ex-magistrate fights indefinite detention bid

A 2019 medical report finding a pedophile ex-magistrate was not unwilling to control his sexual urges means a fresh report is unnecessary, a court has heard.

AAP · May 13

'Unbearable ache': parents' plea as slain man named

The body of a murdered man missing for more than five years has been identified, prompting his parents to plead for help to find his killer.

AAP · May 1