Double murderer urges judge to lock him up for life
Darren John Chalmers, 56, has urged a Victorian judge to keep him jailed for life after admitting to murdering a woman in 1992.
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Roberts-Smith ordered to pay publishers’ legal costs
Ben Roberts-Smith has been ordered to pay the legal costs of newspapers that published allegations he committed war crimes, following a failed defamation suit.
Hefty fines for dodgy builders as ‘loophole’ closes
Builders who don't take out insurance on behalf of paid-up customers will face new offences under a legislative crackdown by the Victorian government.
Elderly woman dies after rape in aged care home
A 90-year-old woman who was critically injured when she was attacked and raped in her nursing home has died.
‘This country failed them’: calls for detention inquiry
Refugees, politicians and asylum seeker advocates are urging the Albanese government to establish a royal commission into immigration detention.
Woman to face trial accused of plot to kill ex-husband
The woman at the centre of an alleged murder plot that left her ex-partner a tetraplegic and her lover with a gunshot wound has been denied bail.
‘Scapegoating’ of soldiers motivation for McBride leaks
The reasons David McBride leaked information revealing alleged war crimes have been questioned, but a secret document has shone a light on his decision.
Second woman charged over attempted murder of man in SA
A second woman has been charged with the attempted murder of Jonathan Hawtin in 2018, a day after his ex-partner was extradited over the alleged plot.
Opposition backs age verification for pornography
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has backed calls to implement age verification for viewing pornographic material online.
Older Australians falling victim to NBN scammers
Older Australians are losing the most amount of money to scammers impersonating NBN staff, with more than $1.2 million already swindled.
Ex-Labor MP lured boys for sex with drugs, money
Former politician and convicted pedophile Milton Orkopoulos will spend the next decade behind bars for serious sex crimes against young boys.
Woman behind alleged love triangle murder plot arrested
Lisa Lines has been arrested after she was extradited from a Pacific Island and charged with attempting to kill her ex-partner in a bizarre love triangle plot.
Calls to shut down ‘scam’ sovereign citizen websites
A former NSW magistrate has called for people making money from pseudo-legal "sovereign citizen" claims to be prosecuted as frauds.
Son denies role in cocaine plot that led to diver dying
A superyacht tour operator who organised the importation of $20 million of cocaine, resulting in a diver's death, wants to be sentenced as soon as possible.
Prosecutors review findings over fatal chopper crash
Northern Territory prosecutors are looking at the findings over a fatal outback helicopter crash.
Consistency call for early uni offers, assault handling
Education ministers are looking at national standards covering how universities offer early placements and handle sexual assault complaints.
‘Armed and dangerous’ killer found dead after manhunt
A police manhunt for wife-killer Kevin Jewell is over after the 55-year-old was found dead on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula.
NT coroner dismisses Zach Rolfe’s call to step down
Northern Territory coroner Elisabeth Armitage has dismissed Zach Rolfe's request to recuse herself from the inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker.
‘Armed and dangerous’ alleged wife killer at large
A man is on the run after allegedly shooting dead his wife, with police warning he is extremely dangerous, has a rifle and should not be approached.
‘Professionals’ blamed for pro-Palestine protest clash
A pro-Palestine rally at one of the nation's biggest ports was complicated by the presence of "professional protesters", a senior police officer says.
Concerns new measures targeting detainees are overreach
The Law Council and federal Greens say emergency measures targeting detainees released under a High Court ruling need a rethink.
‘I have to kill my kids’ father to survive’: Setka’s ex
Union heavyweight John Setka's estranged wife said, in video played to court, she wanted to get a firearm because she had to kill him "to survive".
Man charged with ‘horrendous’ attack on elderly woman
A man has been charged over the sexual assault of a 90-year-old woman after allegedly breaking into an aged-care facility on the NSW Central Coast.
Driver’s ‘stupid decisions’ ruined five families
Families have told of their pain as Tyrell Edwards awaits sentencing for crashing a speeding ute, killing five teenagers from the same high school.
Alleged hit-run killer of top SA cop’s son gets bail
Dhirren Randhawa, the man accused of fatally crashing his car into the South Australian police commissioner's son Charlie Stevens, has been released on bail.
Driver hit with new charges over death of top cop’s son
The 18-year-old son of South Australia's police commissioner has died, leading to more serious charges against an alleged hit-run driver.
Terrorism protection laws floated for former detainees
Terrorism laws allowing authorities to keep dangerous people behind bars are being floated as a possible way to lock up freed immigration detainees.
Top SA cop’s son dies in hospital after alleged hit-run
The 18-year-old son of South Australia's police commissioner has died following an alleged hit-run during schoolies celebrations.
Whistleblower pleads guilty to leaking war crime claims
David McBride has pleaded guilty to leaking classified information to journalists that helped expose allegations of war crimes by Australian soldiers.
Four arrested after 4WD crashes into 30 cars in Sydney
Police have arrested four people after a four-wheel drive reported stolen in Queensland smashed into dozens of vehicles after a pursuit in Sydney.
Hundreds of emergency calls failed during Optus outage
A Senate inquiry into a 12-hour Optus outage that affected millions of Australians has revealed hundreds of triple-zero calls were unable to go through.