Duncan Murray   

Former NRL star Jarryd Hayne will fight a lawsuit brought by his former rape accuser after he was cleared of criminal allegations over her claims.

The death of an unarmed Indigenous man who was shot while fleeing custody has prompted a coroner to recommend an urgent review of laws governing the use of firearms by correctional officers.

The mother of an Indigenous man who was shot dead as he fled from custody has told a coroner that her son posed no threat before he was killed.

Papua New Guinea's petroleum minister will fight an accusation that he assaulted a woman during a domestic dispute in Sydney. Jimmy Maladina, 58, pleaded not guilty in Waverley Local Court on Thursday...

Former NRL star James Roberts has walked away without a conviction after breaching an AVO by repeatedly calling his estranged partner. Roberts appeared at Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court on Tuesda...

A woman is suing the NSW prison system and inmate healthcare service over the death in custody of her partner after a coroner found the emergency response to his asthma attack was confused and unreaso...

Over two weeks, a trial has heard graphic and intimate details of the night Kurtley Beale was accused of raping a woman in the bathroom of a Sydney pub.

Kurtley Beale's alleged rape victim has been accused of concocting the sexual assault to gain sympathy from her fiance as a two-week trial draws to a close.