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The first person charged with misusing a landmark public sex offender registry has been spared jail after he posted details of an offender in a Facebook community group.

The NSW government is ramming restrictions through parliament and artificial intelligence is also being discussed at a federal level.

A Queensland man who killed his dog and then appeared on TV asking for help has avoided jail time.

A 27-year-old man has been charged with 596 child abuse related offences in Queensland.

It began on a flight to Bali in December when a group of young men from Melbourne met a woman who invited them to a party on the popular holiday island.

Cooper Smith says taking his place behind the decks at top music festivals makes him feel free and connected.

WA Premier Roger Cook has announced a man has been charged with a terror offence over the failed alleged bombing attack on a crowd of Invasion Day protesters in Perth.

Mokbel’s barrister has said a decision on the future of a retrial was made on Thursday.

Pressure is mounting on the prime minister to rescind an official invitation to the Israeli president, ahead of next week's visit.

A man has been charged with the alleged growing of cannabis and farming of protected and illegal reptiles, including a crocodile and 38 snakes, in NSW's north.

A 23-year old man is behind bars, refused bail after allegedly pretending to shoot at people on the footbridge where the Bondi terror attack unfolded.

A young Melbourne skier who died in Japan is being remembered as a kind and compassionate person who went through life with a smile on his face.

Families of the victims from the Westfield Bondi Junction attack hope action will be taken, after a coroner made more than 20 recommendations around mental health and responses to mass casualty events.

A coronial inquest into Max McKenzie’s death found several steps were missed by medical professionals.

A suspect has been identified in the disappearance of four-year-old Gus Lamont, with police declaring the case a major crime.

Overseas businesses allowing the selection of embryos for their perceived advantageous traits are exploiting parents’ fears and fantasies, with no guarantee of success.

It's now expected Tony Mokbel won't face a retrial after prosecutors made a call on the drug case against him.

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A Perth court has been played covert recordings between an accused murderer and his son, who probed for answers as to what happened when his mother went missing decades earlier.