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Prisoners raped inmate over tobacco demand

Two Victorian prisoners must serve more jail time after brutally bashing and raping a fellow inmate over demands for contraband tobacco.

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Call to hospitalise residents with virus

Coronavirus-infected aged care residents must be automatically hospitalised to avoid the numbers of elderly dying like in Victoria, NSW aged care providers say.

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Inmate’s Insta post exposed ex as informer

Lance Farrell ordered the creation of Instagram account Sydneyinformer while raging that an ex-lover was prepared to give evidence against his brother.

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Inmate’s Insta post exposed ex as informer

Lance Farrell ordered the creation of Instagram account Sydneyinformer while raging that an ex-lover was prepared to give evidence against his brother.

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Beirut blast victim family to return to WA

The family of a toddler killed in the horrific explosion in Beirut may be allowed to quarantine at home when they return to Western Australia.

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Gender surgery dispute leads to $3m payout

A woman who threatened to kill her Orthodox Jewish father at his Synagogue has been awarded more than $3 million from his deceased estate.

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Sydney duo jailed over 900kg of cocaine

A Sydney duo charged over attempting to supply nearly one tonne of cocaine in Sydney worth $180m have each been jailed for more than 10 years.

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Virus cheques going on bills and mortgages

One in three Australians received coronavirus payments from the federal government in May and most people spent the money on household bills and mortgages.

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Challenges remain with SA virus cluster

SA Health Minister Stephen Wade says authorities are dealing with some particular challenges in managing a small cluster of COVID-19 cases in Adelaide.

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No knowledge of icare-paid staff: Premier

The NSW premier says her office was not involved in the decision to bring two icare-paid ministerial staffers on board in Treasurer Dominic Perrottet’s office.

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Teen testifies at scientist’s stab trial

A scientist who says he was mentally disturbed when he stabbed teenagers in a Sydney park later had a blood alcohol reading of 0.23 per cent, a jury has heard.

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NSW cop guilty of grabbing worker’s breast

A long-serving NSW police officer took no steps to gain a colleague’s consent before he groped her breast at a pub, a judge has said.

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PM wants Afghan killer kept behind bars

Prime Minister Scott Morrison wants a rogue Afghan soldier who murdered three Australians in 2012 to remain behind bars.

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PM hopes stuck Canberrans get border fix

The prime minister has given a nudge to ACT and NSW authorities to fix a travel restriction that has resulted in Canberrans stuck at the Victorian border.

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SA man on trial for cold case killing

A South Australian man has gone on trial charged with the cold case killing of his wife in 1973.

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WA site blast puts other miners on notice

The mining industry has acknowledged it must improve relations with Aboriginal people after Rio Tinto’s destruction of sacred sites in Western Australia.

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