3 h. ago Minister apologises after victim's family not told of killer's day release

Killer James Stoneham was accidentally given day release without the victim's distraught mother being told.

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15 h. ago ‘Indefensible’: Murderer accidentally given day release without grieving mother being told

Grace Donato’s daughter Adriana was killed with a hunting knife by her ex-boyfriend in 2012. Grace discovered by chance that the killer had been allowed out on day release.

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50 h. ago Qld police failed to get Bondi Junction killer help before stabbing spree, inquest told

A NSW coroner is likely to recommend systemic changes after an overworked police force failed to connect a mass killer to the mental health system before his attack.

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3 d. ago Police walk back charges were expected to be laid on AFL players

AFL stars Steven May and Dion Prestia have been interviewed and released pending further inquiries over a Boxing Day brawl on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula that left two in hospital.

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3 d. ago AFL players interviewed by police over Sorrento brawl that left man blind in one eye

Steven May and Dion Prestia have been interviewed and released pending further inquiries over a late-night Boxing Day fracas that put two men in hospital.

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4 d. ago ‘Invisible victims’: Calls for reform as family violence system fails children

The nation’s leading family violence prevention advocates and experts have warned that vulnerable children are falling through cracks and desperately need their own tailored services.

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9 d. ago Prayer notes and smell of death led police to body on Brisbane balcony

The body of Chinese national Qiong Yan was found in a large tool box at her Hamilton home. A jury has been told her alleged killer was motivated by greed.

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2 w. ago ‘Shattered lives’: Elevator stabbing victim’s family pleads for harsher knife crime laws

Andrew Sullivan’s killer, Kloud Allen, is facing up to 25 years behind bars after pleading guilty to manslaughter.

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2 w. ago Labor drums up fight for female vote as Dutton prepares his pitch

Labor has sharpened its attack on gender issues and released new domestic violence policies, a day after Dutton said he was preparing to unveil his own.

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