Sydney teen's six-hour gang-rape ordeal horrifies police
A six-hour gang rape of teenage girl in a car allegedly at the hands of four youths has been described by senior Sydney police as a degrading crime that "beggars belief".
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Australia's rainbow population rising after 'burst of acceptance'
Australia's rainbow population rising after 'burst of acceptance'
Australians are becoming more comfortable identifying as lesbian, gay or bisexual, and experts are likening it to the sexual revolution of previous decades.
Accused mushroom murderer did not have motive: lawyer's closing submission
Accused mushroom murderer did not have motive: lawyer's closing submission
Mushroom cook Erin Patterson did not have a motive to kill members of her ex-husband's family and never planned to serve them death cap mushrooms, her lawyer has argued.
Remains found in bushland confirmed to be missing teen
Remains found in bushland confirmed to be missing teen
Human remains found in a national park have been confirmed as missing teenager Pheobe Bishop, who was allegedly murdered by her two housemates.
Caffeine overdose fatal after seven-hour ambulance wait unacceptable, coroner finds
Caffeine overdose fatal after seven-hour ambulance wait unacceptable, coroner finds
Seven hours after calling triple zero, an aspiring cancer researcher was found dead from a caffeine overdose and a coroner says the wait for help was unacceptable.
'Highly regarded' officer shot dead in rural Tasmania
'Highly regarded' officer shot dead in rural Tasmania
An experienced police officer who was shot dead at a rural Tasmania property while delivering a home repossession order has been formally identified.
Proposed law change protects questionable pub jokes
Proposed law change protects questionable pub jokes
Telling a questionable joke at a pub will not land people before an anti-discrimination complaints hearing under an Australian territory's proposed new laws.
Toolbox murder accused blame each other
Toolbox murder accused blame each other
Two men accused of murdering two people by drowning them in a toolbox have blamed each other, an acquaintance or a witness for the killings at their trial's end.
Three shot in 'brazen' Sydney street attack
Three shot in 'brazen' Sydney street attack
Three people are being treated for gunshot wounds after a "shockingly brazen" daylight shooting on a street in Sydney.
More denials from mushroom murder-accused
More denials from mushroom murder-accused
Disagree. Disagree. Disagree. Those were Erin Patterson's responses to the prosecution's final three questions in her murder trial.
Death cap cook denies 'wild goose chase'
Mushroom murder-accused denies 'wild goose chase' about grocer
Erin Patterson has been accused of sending health authorities on a "wild goose chase" to track down the shop where she claimed to have bought dried mushrooms used in a deadly lunch.
Alleged mushroom murderer accused of lying
Alleged mushroom murderer accused of lying
Accused triple-murderer Erin Patterson has been accused of lying about throwing up remains from a beef Wellington and serving herself on a different plate.
Aussie reporter hit with rubber bullet at LA protest
Aussie reporter hit with rubber bullet at LA protest
An Australian senator wants an urgent explanation from US President Donald Trump after police shot an Australian TV reporter with a rubber bullet in Los Angeles.
Operator not guilty over bouncy castle tragedy
Operator not guilty over Tasmania bouncy castle tragedy
The operator of a bouncy castle at the centre of a tragedy that killed six children in Tasmania has been cleared of breaching workplace safety laws.
Qld teen's body found after housemates charged with murder
Qld teen's body found after housemates charged with murder
The body of missing and suspected-murdered teenager Pheobe Bishop has been found in national park bushland on the same day two housemates faced court charged over her death.
Multiple personalities helped sex abuse survivor
Multiple personalities helped sex abuse survivor
A father who sexually abused his daughters, one of whom developed multiple personalities as a survival tactic, may die in prison after receiving a two-decade jail term.
Lies a 'stupid knee-jerk reaction': mushroom meal murder-accused
Lies a 'stupid knee-jerk reaction': mushroom meal murder-accused
Erin Patterson says her lies to police after cooking a deadly meal for her estranged husband's family were a "stupid knee-jerk reaction" to finding out people had become sick.
Superyacht worker abducted ex-girlfriend, pulled knife on her
Superyacht worker abducted ex-girlfriend, pulled knife on her
A superyacht worker has admitted to abducting his ex-girlfriend and pulling a knife on her after she broke up with him.
Alleged mushroom murderer gives her account
Alleged mushroom murderer gives her account
An Australian woman accused of murdering three of her estranged husband's elderly relatives with poisonous mushrooms gave her account of the fatal lunch on Wednesday, in a case that has gripped the...
High prices drive tobacco black market in Australia
High prices drive tobacco black market in Australia
A "deep-seated and unhinged" desire to bring down big tobacco via sky-high taxes has created a thriving black market in Australia, an expert says.