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Higgins' story sparks reform conversation

<p>Advocates want reforms to support sexual assault complainants who seek justice after Brittany Higgins' experience showed the personal toll of legal...

Floods ease in NSW but threat 'not over'

<p>Residents in regional NSW are being warned flood waters still pose a major risk ahead of the first weekend of summer.</p>

Former NRL star Fainu jailed for stabbing

<p>Former Manly Sea Eagles hooker Manase Fainu has been jailed after being convicted of stabbing a church youth leader during a violent brawl.</p>

Activist jailed for Harbour Bridge protest

<p>A climate activist has been jailed for using a truck to block the Sydney Harbour Bridge in a sentence criticised by human rights observers.</p>

Australian shares finish week up 0.6pct

<p>Despite giving back most of Thursday's gains, the ASX has finished the week up 0.6 per cent to notch its fifth winning week in the past six.</p>

Two fresh faces to join Vic Labor cabinet

<p>A Victorian government minister has been dumped to make room for two cabinet newcomers after seven Labor MPs shifted their factional allegiance.</p...

IOC honours canoe coach Fox-Jerusalmi

<p>Myriam Fox-Jersusalmi, the mother and coach of Australian Olympic gold medallist Jess Fox, has won an IOC lifetime achievement award.</p>

Qld sex offender security overhauled

<p>Security for Queensland's dangerous sex offenders will be overhauled after the alleged assault of a teenage girl at a residential complex. </p>

Australian shares finish week up 0.6 pct

<p>Despite giving back most of Thursday's gains, the ASX has finished the week up 0.6 per cent to notch its fifth winning week in the past six.</p>

Iconic singer dazzles Sydney disco picnic

<p>Disco icon Leo Sayer sang his biggest hits at an open-air lunch in the heart of Sydney as the harbour city promotes its culinary attractions.</p>

NSW rescuers save teen 'pinned underwater'

<p>A teenage girl has been saved from near drowning after her foot became trapped in underwater river debris in the NSW Upper Hunter region.</p>

COVID-19 cases rise across the nation

<p>Weekly COVID-19 case numbers have jumped 20 per cent in NSW and Victoria with the latest wave of infections blamed on new Omicron sub-variants.</p>

Renmark readies as flood peak looms

<p>The South Australian Riverland town of Renmark is just about ready for the first peak in floodwaters heading down the Murray.</p>

New search in SA drug-related murder case

<p>South Australian police have searched a property in Adelaide's south in the ongoing investigation into the suspected drug-related murder of Jeff Mu...

Documents show other Lehrmann allegations

<p>Other women reported sexual assault and harassment allegations against a man accused of raping Brittany Higgins in 2019, court documents show.</p>

Work starts on federal corruption watchdog

<p>With the passing of laws to set up the National Anti-Corruption Commission, work has begun to get it operating by mid-2023.</p>

Alleged kingpin Haddad to be extradited

<p>Alleged Sydney underworld figure Tony Haddad who left Australia while on trial for importing a drug precursor will be returned to NSW to face charg...

NSW child murder suspect faces new charge

<p>The man accused of murdering a girl whose body was found in a barrel on Sydney's outskirts faces a corpse charge after his case was mentioned in co...

Finland backs EU-Australia trade deal

<p>Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has met with his Finnish counterpart Sanna Marin in Sydney for talks on trade and security.</p>

Man held over DV incident dies in custody

<p>A man arrested in an alleged domestic violence incident in central west NSW has died in police custody, sparking an investigation.</p>