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Ben Cousins of the Eagles poses with the 2005 Brownlow Medal after being announced as the winner.

Seven just gave a TV job to a high-profile convicted stalker. Women deserve better

I’m less concerned about whether the person on my television screen has abused drugs, and far more concerned about whether they’ve abused another human being.

  • Clare Stephens

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Man slashed with machete during failed Camp Hill carjacking.
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Second man arrested after Camp Hill machete attack

Man slashed with machete during failed Camp Hill carjacking.

Eight-month-old Dexter Wilton died on June 21, 2019 in Ipswich.

Man admits killing baby left unattended while mum took drugs

The defendant was due to face the start of a seven-day trial in Supreme Court in Brisbane, but instead pleaded guilty and ran off from reporters outside.

  • Rex Martinich
The US deportees are marched into the Terrorism Confinement Centre in Tecoluca. The crown jewel of El Salvador’s aggressive anti-crime strategy is a mega-prison where visitation, recreation and education are not allowed.

‘Most extreme measure yet’: Trump invokes wartime law to deport migrants to infamous mega-prison

The law requires a president to declare the US is at war. It has only been invoked three times, and not for about 80 years.

  • Iona Cleave
The unit block in Belmore where a man, aged in his 30s, was found stabbed to death. His friend was released without charge.

Man stabbed to death in Sydney suburb’s ‘worst property’

A man’s body has been found with stab wounds inside a notorious unit block in Sydney’s inner west.

  • Perry Duffin
A search for a six-year-old in bushland on the NSW south coast has ended in tragedy.

Body discovered in search for missing six-year-old

A desperate search for a young girl who went missing on Sunday afternoon has ended in tragedy after a body was found in bushland.

  • Angus Thomson
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Urgency and clarity: Jacinta Allan explains the imperative for her proposed changes to bail laws.

Why Jacinta Allan is pushing for laws that will lock up more kids

A Labor government, led by a woman of the Left, is legislating with the explicit intention of putting more young recidivist home invaders and car thieves behind bars.

  • Chip Le Grand
Isla Bell’s mother, Justine Spokes, and uncle, Keiran Dionysis both spoke at the She Matters rally in Melbourne’s Treasury Gardens.

‘It’s a widespread, toxic culture’: Isla Bell’s mother calls for justice

The family of the 19-year-old Brunswick woman who was allegedly murdered have called for media reporting on victims to be more sensitive to the impact on loved ones.

  • Wendy Tuohy
Premier Jacinta Allan and Police Chief Commissioner Rick Nugent on Thursday.

Just 1 per cent of ‘designated area’ searches find illicit items

The Allan government wants to expand the usage of “designated areas”, allowing Victoria Police to declare them for up to six months at a time.

  • Rachel Eddie
Johnny Birch had links to the drug trade, his family says.

Man found buried in north-western Sydney paddock had links to drug trade, family says

A family member found Johnny Birch’s body after reporting him missing on Thursday night.

  • Riley Walter and Sally Rawsthorne

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