Yahoo 7 journalist Krystal Johnson may face contempt of court charges and other top stories.

• Yahoo 7 journalist Krystal Johnson may face contempt of court charges

  

  An over-zealous, young Yahoo 7 journalist who ignored publishing protocols and directly published an article online, causing a murder trial to be aborted, could now face contempt of court charges.Sydney-based reporter Krystal Johnson published the article on the first week of the Supreme Court murder trial, which contained information that had not been presented to the jury.   Yahoo 7 reporter Krystal Johnson outside court.  Photo: Justin McManus The reporter and head of Yahoo editorial ..

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• Mike Baird letting former Liberal MPs 'off the hook' in donations probe, says Labor

  

  Premier Mike Baird is resisting calls to revisit political donations laws so that nine of his former Liberal colleagues can be prosecuted for trying to "evade" campaign finance rules before the 2011 election that brought the Coalition to power.In its Operation Spicer report tabled on Tuesday, the Independent Commission Against Corruption found the former Liberal MPs sought to "evade" the law in relation to disclosure of donations and the ban on property developers as donors in force since 2010...

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• Archbishop admits he let sex abuse victims down

  

  The Anglican Archbishop of Perth says he badly let down child sexual abuse survivors in his former diocese and hopes the church has been "woken up" by the royal commission.Archbishop Roger Herft has finished giving evidence at hearings into how the NSW diocese of Newcastle, which he headed between 1993-2005, handled allegations of abuse. Bishop Roger Herft leaving Newcastle Court House after a session of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Photo: Max Ma..

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• Women remanded over Adelaide grandfather Robert Whitwell's murder

  

  Women remanded over Adelaide grandfather Robert Whitwell's murder Posted August 30, 2016 16:03:04 Two young women charged with the murder of the grandfather of one of the accused have made a brief appearance in Adelaide Magistrates Court. Brittney Jade Dwyer, 19, and Bernadette Burns, 21, are both accused of murdering Dwyer's 81-year-old grandfather Robert Whitwell at his Craigmore home earlier this month. The pair appeared dishevelled as they stood handcuffed in the ..

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• Corrective Services insists 'helmet' on teen was no 'mask', despite case notes

  

  When is a spit mask not a spit mask?When Queensland Corrective Services is doing everything it can to distance itself from the use of the controversial restraints. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Teenager given spit mask Backpacker dies in hospital Bikes v cars: 'blanket disrespect' Lions yet to look for coach Greyhound trainer shunned by industry School porn site restarts Fatal crash into parked tru..

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• Priest confronts Opposition Leader Bill Shorten over same-sex marriage

  

  Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has been confronted by an Anglican priest over comments linking opponents of same-sex marriage to bigoted views and homophobia. Canberra priest Ian Powell approached Mr Shorten after the traditional church service to mark the opening of Parliament on Tuesday, as Labor comes under pressure to support the Turnbull government's planned plebiscite on same-sex marriage. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Priest confronts Shorten at chur..

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• Proposed Queensland crime laws will create new offences

  

  Proposed Queensland crime laws will create new offences, increase some penalties Posted August 30, 2016 17:38:17 Crossbench MPs will decide the form of Queensland's crime laws, with the Government and Opposition at loggerheads over Labor's plan to overhaul the previous LNP administration's suite of anti-gang laws.The Serious and Organised Crime Amendment Bill will be introduced into the hung parliament on September 13 following consultation with stakeholders, and will..

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• Home Hill hostel stabbing: 'Hero' British backpacker dies in hospital

  

  Tom Jackson, 30, had spent the past week fighting for life in Townsville Hospital. (9NEWS) British backpacker Tom Jackson has died in hospital a week after he was critically injured in a stabbing attack at the Home Hill hostel in north Queensland.Queensland Police confirmed the 30-year-old died in Townsville Hospital, following a week-long fight for his life.Mr Jackson was stabbed repeatedly when he tried to intervene as fellow British backpacker Mia Ayliffe-Chung, 21, was stabbed to death. Mia..

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• Labor national secretary George Wright quits politics, joins BHP

  

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• Teens swamped by wave at Bondi Beach

  

  A TEENAGE boy was last night in a serious condition and another rushed to hospital after a group of international students were caught in a rip at Bondi Beach early yesterday afternoon. Emergency services were called to Bondi Beach just before 12.30pm following reports several youths from Indonesia were seen struggling in the water.Bondi lifeguards rescued the group of boys, dragging them from the water before providing CPR on one of the teens. Paramedics took over once they arrived at the scene..

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