California governor to grant clemency to all 548 death row inmates in state
The fate of hundreds of inmates facing death sentences in California hinges on the Supreme Court's approval after the governor says he wants to end state-sanctioned killing.
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The fate of hundreds of inmates facing death sentences in California hinges on the Supreme Court's approval after the governor says he wants to end state-sanctioned killing.
Marine scientist Olaf Meynecke says disposing of dead whales is complex, costly and should not fall to local councils.
The Tasmanian government has paid about $2 million to not build a thermal power plant at Macquarie Point, the site of the planned Hobart stadium.
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A woman accused of stalking and threatening WA Greens senator Jordon Steele-John is ordered to stay away from him.
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One of seven masked security contractors at the centre of an alleged Sydney underworld figure's contested extradition denied the accused murderer was illegally restrained.
The Captains Flat community has concerns about how ongoing lead exposure risks are being managed in their hometown, after elevated lead levels were detected at their preschool.
A final report into a plane crash on the Lower Eyre Peninsula that killed pilot Jarred Wait found he died while trying to avoid a power pole during wheat spraying.
The bass player in one of Central Australia's pioneering Aboriginal bands has been jailed for an aggravated assault on his partner.