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Reduced jail term for basher

A man who bashed a transexual at her Melbourne apartment will spend less time in jail after having his sentence reduced by two years....

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Murder trial hears of accused's gun purchase

The Victorian Supreme Court has heard a Melbourne man accused of murdering his solicitor, told his daughter he wanted to buy a gun....

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Dench an unwitting participant in fraud: defence

The Victorian County Court has been told former footballer David Dench had no knowledge of a scam that defrauded Victoria University of more than $1-million....

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Man guilty of murder of train passenger

A Supreme Court jury has found a man guilty of the stabbing murder of a Healesville musician on a Belgrave train two years ago....

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Opes Prime client loses test case

ANZ Bank wins key test case over collapse of stockbroker Opes Prime....

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Lawyer remanded on tax evasion charges

A Sydney lawyer has appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on tax evasion charges....

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Man pleads guilty to 86 sex charges

A Melbourne man has pleaded guilty to 86 charges relating to the rape of 11 women over a 10-year period....

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Undercover officer tested explosives with terrorism accused, court hears

An undercover police officer says he tested explosives with the alleged leader of a group accused of plotting terrorism attacks in Melbourne....

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Opes Prime contract was 'sloppy', court hears

The Federal Court has heard there are problems with a contract between failed Melbourne broker Opes Prime and its client Beconwood Securities....

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Judge jails P-plater for driving 255 kph

A P-plate driver who was clocked driving 255 kilometres an hour on Victoria's Hume Highway last year has been jailed for nine months....

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Man pleads guilty over nightclub attack

A 21 year old man has pleaded guilty to attacking a teenage girl at a St Kilda nightclub last year....

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Man charged over fatal tunnel crashes faces court

A Hoppers Crossing truck driver charged over the Burnley Tunnel crash last year has appeared in court....

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Monday decision on Opes Prime investor entitlements

A court ruling scheduled for Monday could determine the entitlements of the 1,200 investors caught up in the collapse of the stockbroking firm Opes Prime....

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Teacher jailed for sexual relationship with student

A former Melbourne teacher who got a student pregnant has been sentenced to six years in jail....

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Gangland killer Williams one step closer to appeal

Melbourne underworld killer Carl Williams has been granted leave to appeal against his jail sentence....

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Witness 'told police he killed Moran'

The key prosecution witness in the trial over the death of underworld figure Lewis Moran has testified that he told detectives he was the killer....

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Underworld feud prompted Moran killing, court told

The Victorian Supreme Court has been told a prosecution witness decided to accept a contract to kill gangland figure Lewis Moran because of a long-running underworld feud....

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Terrorism trial witness questioned about psychiatric problems

A barrister for the accused leader of an alleged Melbourne terrorist cell has questioned a witness for the prosecution about his psychiatric problems....

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Mokbel's brother pleads guilty to drug charges

The brother of convicted drug dealer Tony Mokbel has pleaded guilty to charges including drug trafficking and dealing with the proceeds of crime....

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Conflicting witness accounts of Egypt bus crash

A coronial inquest into the deaths of six people killed in a bus crash in Egypt, has been told there is conflicting evidence over how the accident occurred....

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