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A northern Tasmanian man has been sentenced to more than two decades in prison for the “unnecessary and pointless” 2022 stabbing death of another man. Source link

The Albany Magistrates Court heard the woman had transferred the money to her personal account in smaller amounts over 15 months.  Source link

A salmon company gave Tasmanian authorities a week’s notice before it planned to start using a new antibiotic in the state’s waterways to combat a disease outbreak, sparking a strong rebuke from the industry regulator. Source link

An e-scooter rider has suffered critical head and pelvic injuries in a crash with a car on a Townsville street. Source link

Lawyers for former federal environment minister Tanya Plibersek have defended the Commonwealth’s acceptance of the Blue Banded Bee Dreaming to protect part of a gold mine site from development. Source link

New research has revealed five people on average are ending up in Queensland hospitals from e-scooter injuries each day. Source link

The anti-corruption watchdog chief personally drafted lines in a media release saying his recusal from defence cases was “unnecessary”. His deputies have publicly disagreed. Source link

An Illawarra man living with diagnosed schizophrenia has been found guilty but not criminally responsible for murdering his father in February 2024. Source link

The Victorian Court of Appeal ruled to overturn the former Jetstar pilot’s murder conviction and ordered a new trial.  Source link

Gavin Morris, the former principal of Yipirinya School in Alice Springs, has received an 18-month suspended sentence for the aggravated assault of four students. Source link