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‘Unconscious bias’ in disability care

A Queensland woman believes her son was subject to unconscious bias in hospitals and that he didn’t get the ‘gold standard’ of care in the lead-up to his death.

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‘Vulnerable’ man jailed for ATO tax fraud

A vulnerable former drug addict who was recruited to take part in Australia’s largest tax fraud by a high school friend will spend at least two years in jail.

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Buswell on leave after violence charges

Former controversial West Australian treasurer Troy Buswell has taken time off work after he was charged with aggravated assault against a woman he knows.

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Buswell on leave after violence charges

Former controversial West Australian treasurer Troy Buswell has taken time off work after he was charged with aggravated assault against a woman he knows.

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Trio charged with Vic bashing murder

Three men have appeared in court charged with a bashing murder following a road-rage incident in Melbourne.

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WA RSL’s indigenous ban widely condemned

A decision by RSLWA to ban the Welcome to Country during the Anzac Day dawn service and Remembrance Day ceremony has been condemned as out of step and racist.

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Hundreds rally after killing of Qld family

Hundreds have gathered in Brisbane in solidarity against domestic violence after a mother and her three children were killed by their father on Wednesday.

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WA man wins appeal over 1999 teen murder

Francis John Wark has won an appeal against his conviction for murdering WA teenager Hayley Dodd in 1999, with a retrial ordered.

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Driver wants to race SA police underwater

A YouTube prankster says he’s keen to have an underwater car race against South Australian police as they try to prove driving charges against him.

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Passengers speak of XPT derailment terror

Passengers on board the XPT train that derailed north of Melbourne have recounted the event that killed the train driver and pilot.

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Qld man charged with exploiting children

A 55-year-old man has appeared in a Brisbane court on charges relating to the alleged sexual exploitation of children online and in the Philippines.

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Biloela family deportation fight begins

The fight to keep a Tamil family in Australia has started in the Federal Court, with government lawyers filing last-minute evidence.

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MPs ask parliament to examine climate laws

The government and Labor are expected to pressure each other over their plans to tackle climate change when federal parliament returns on Monday.

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What is on federal parliament’s agenda

Climate policy is likely to be a main talking point among members and senators when both the House and Senate sit from Monday to Thursday next week.

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Lawyer X royal commission by the numbers

How the Royal Commission into Victoria Police’s handling of gangland lawyer turned informer Nicola Gobbo unfolded.

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Vic train derailment - the key facts

Two people were killed when an XPT train travelling from Sydney derailed north of Melbourne. Here are the key facts.

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Qld man in court over child-like sex dolls

A man charged with possessing child-like sex dolls, an offence under new Commonwealth laws, has appeared in a Brisbane court.

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Man jailed over Adelaide cold case killing

New Zealand man Paul Maroroa has been sentenced to at least six years in jail over the shooting death of another man in Adelaide 20 years ago.

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Tony Mokbel’s nephew bailed, again

The nephew of drug kingpin Tony Mokbel has been bailed while he appeals a two-week jail term for contempt.

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