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Lawyers for disgraced former Test cricketer Michael Slater have withdrawn from his court case just weeks after he was charged with a raft of domestic violence-related offences. Mr Slater’s matter was briefly mentioned before Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Friday where it was adjourned for another four weeks. The court was told his legal team – […]

Brittany Higgins is set to wed her fiancee David Sharaz this weekend as Bruce Lehrmann considers whether to appeal a Federal Court judgment that he is a rapist. It’s D-Day for Mr Lehrmann and the deadline to lodge an appeal to the Federal Court’s decision. Mr Lehrmann is still tipped to lodge an appeal in […]

The nation’s aviation authority has agreed to talks with lawyers representing Outback Wrangler star Chris Wilson’s widow, though monetary compensation remains unlikely. Mr Wilson was killed when his helicopter crashed during a crocodile egg-collection mission in remote West Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory in February 2022. In its final report, Australian Transport Safety Bureau […]

Anthony Albanese has sidestepped questions on Donald Trump’s conviction, saying it was a “matter for the US” where he could still be re-elected as president later this year. But the Prime Minister said there would be no effect on Australia’s relationship with the US whether Mr Trump or incumbent Democrat President Joe Biden won in […]

Aussies wishing for a sunny weekend to greet the coming change of seasons are in for some disappointment, as a 5000km rain cloud band continues to move across the country. The cloud band will continue its journey east throughout the coming days and is set to have brought rain to 90 per cent of the […]

The husband of missing woman Samantha Murphy has made a tragic admission about the mobile phone found in a dam this week. Mick Murphy’s wife has been missing since she went for a run on February 4, from their home in Ballarat. There were subdued celebrations from police this week as a muddy phone in […]

Another repugnant account of high school girls being ranked with designations such as “unrapeable” and “abduction material” has emerged. This latest instance concerns girls from Foxwell State Secondary College in Coomera, on the Gold Coast. Unknown controllers of an Instagram account out the teenage girls into categories such as “abduction material” and “one night stand” […]

A gay male sex worker and advocate for sex workers’ rights has won a discrimination case against two Australian financial service providers — an in doing so helped protect others in the industry from becoming victims of “debanking”. “Debanking” is when a bank or financial institution stops providing services like accounts, loans, or payment processing […]

The mother of alleged killer Justin Stein knew Charlise Mutten had been shot twice, despite police not releasing information about the schoolgirl’s death, a jury has heard. Mr Stein is facing trial after pleading not guilty to murder, but has admitted to disposing of the nine-year-old girl’s body. The 33-year-old is accused of murdering the […]

Disgraced former AFL legend Barry Cable will fight allegations he sexually assaulted a young girl decades ago. The 80-year-old pleaded not guilty at Perth Magistrates Court on Thursday to five counts of unlawfully or indecently dealing with a girl aged under 13. The former WAFL and VFL great also pleaded not guilty to two counts […]