'I was tormented': Pilot grounded after false allegations he was flying drunk
The pilot wants the informant who made the false complaints ousted so he can sue them.
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Crate Day tragedy: Family forgive man after girl falls off back of his ute
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Man charged with murder after woman found dead in house fire
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Convicted child rapist sent back to prison over exploitation images
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Apartment owners hit with $20,000 bill after angry tenant runs amok
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'Sexual sickness': Man took photos up girl's skirt at St Luke's mall
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Waikato sex offender's preventive detention sentence quashed despite high risk of reoffending
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Man accused of critically assaulting baby still can't be named
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Man shot by police, faces nine charges
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Bail refused ahead of manslaughter sentencing
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Former prison guard awarded $70,000 for unjustifiable dismissal
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Lisa Lewis' privacy breached by bureaucratic blunder
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Woman who ignored GST on lawyer fees must pay $7800
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Named: Woman who abused, neglected and bashed her child to death
The woman abandoned her bid for continued name suppression.
Thousands of documents linked to high-profile prisoner's alleged fraud
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$17m Lotto winner alleges woman spent $2.8m on properties for herself
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