David Eastman outside the ACT Supreme Court in Canberra this month.

Eastman awarded $7 million for wrongful imprisonment

David Eastman sued the government in the ACT Supreme Court over the 19 years he spent in prison convicted of the killing of police chief Colin Winchester.

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Lawyer Bernard Collaery addresses the media outside the Supreme Court in Canberra on Tuesday.

'It's dirty political linen':Witness K to plead guilty as lawyer Bernard Collaery committed to stand trial

The former spy accused of exposing an Australian bugging operation on the tiny nation of East Timor will plead guilty to a charge of breaching the intelligence act,while his lawyer and co-accused was on Tuesday committed to stand trial.

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David McBride

Whistleblower strikes deal over handling of sensitive information in court

David McBride says he will now press for the government to reclassify the material and explain why it should remain secret.

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SYDNEY,AUSTRALIA,SMH,JUNE 18:Generic shots of the ABC biulding in Ultimo on Harris Street on JUNE 18,2018 in Sydney,Australia. (Photo by Christopher Pearce/Fairfax Media)

Australian Federal Police raid ABC headquarters at Sydney's Ultimo

The raid on the Ultimo headquarters of the ABC comes a day after AFP officers searched the home of a News Corp journalist.

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The High Court will determine whether a sperm donor can be considered a parent.

Sperm donor says High Court decision could leave child without a parent

The test case could provide certainty to the thousands of couples or single women who have conceived a child through artificial insemination.

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Tania Klemke.

Man jailed after home invasion during which a dog's ear was shot off

The dog would later maul its owner to death during another struggle at the Watson home.

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John William Chute (centre),also known as Brother Kostka,leaves court in 2008.

Brother Kostka to remain in nursing home after child abuse finding

The notorious paedophile last month found again to have abused young boys will remain in the nursing home where he lives with debilitating dementia and Parkinson's disease.

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'You're a lying little mutt':violent crime spree accused in court outburst

The witness had just described the accused pouring boiling water on a woman.

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The back stairs at Beagle Street where authorities found Katherine Panin dead.

'Not a popularity contest':Crown closes in Beowulf trial

Financial dependency and a hostile relationship were the motives behind an alleged murder in Red Hill nearly four years ago,prosecutors say.

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Pair on trial over alleged drug-fueled crime spree,kidnapping

The pair allegedly shot and stabbed a man before kidnapping two people,carjacking an elderly couple at gunpoint and robbing a military shop.

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