Residents urged indoors after shots fired
Residents in Tara, about four hours east of Brisbane, have been urged to stay indoors while others have been evacuated after shots were fired in the small town.
Crime Law and Justice
WA to ban display of Nazi symbols
The display and possession of Nazi symbols is set to be decriminalised in Western Australia, with some exceptions.
Plutus tax fraud trial drawing to close
The judge is summing up the case against five people accused of being involved in one of the biggest white collar crimes in Australian history.
Berejiklian ICAC report due after election
The NSW corruption watchdog says it will deliver its report into former premier Gladys Berejiklian after the state election.
Body found in SA Murray floodwaters
Police divers have recovered the body of a South Australian man who went missing in Murray River floodwaters, the second death since the surge in water levels.
Alleged NSW murderer caught in Queensland
A suspect in the stabbing death of a man in Sydney's west has been charged with murder after being caught in Queensland and extradited to NSW.
Melbourne arson suspect arrested in Qld
A man arrested in Queensland's far north over suspected arson attacks in Melbourne is expected to be charged, with police applying for his extradition.
ISIS bride expat charged for Syria entry
Recently repatriated NSW woman Mariam Raad has been charged for allegedly willingly entering in Syria when it was controlled by terrorist group Islamic State.
NSW Labor sues over Aldi bag donation
NSW Labor has sued its former lawyers for more than $1.6 million, alleging advice about a $100,000 donation delivered in a plastic Aldi bag was negligent.
Repatriated wife of IS fighter bailed
The former NSW police minister and federal opposition have attacked the Albanese government after a so-called ISIS bride was granted bail by a regional court.
Repatriated wife of IS fighter given bail
Mariam Raad, 31, faced a regional NSW court on Friday after being arrested in the regional town of Young on Thursday.
Officer drowns in rip after saving son
An off-duty NSW police officer has drowned in a rip after saving his 14-year-old son who got stuck in the current at an unpatrolled beach on the south coast.
Australia welcomes 2023 with bumper crowds
Australians partied well into the night during the first New Year's Eve celebrations without COVID-19 restrictions in three years.
Drowning tragedies mar Christmas weekend
It's been a tragic Christmas weekend across Australian beaches, lakes and home pools with four people drowning and others pulled from the water.
Sydney teacher’s alleged murderer remanded
A man's murder charge has been mentioned in court as his alleged victim - 31-year-old teacher Dannielle Finlay-Jones - is remembered as a "beautiful person".
Global drug kingpin accused brought to Vic
An alleged global drug kingpin accused of conspiring to traffic up to $4.4 million worth of methamphetamine has been extradited to Melbourne.
Accused global drug kingpin faces court
A man alleged to have run one of the world's biggest drug cartels has been taken to jail after appearing in a Melbourne court charged with drug trafficking.
NRL great Burgess denies driving on drugs
NRL premiership winner Sam Burgess has been arrested for returning a positive drug test while driving unlicensed, but denies having had cocaine in his system.
Sydney woman and her children found safe
A pregnant Sydney woman and her three young sons missing since last weekend have been found safe in Queensland, police say.
Sydney 1982 bomb masterminds identified
Bombs detonated close to the Israeli consulate and Hakoah Club in Sydney 40 years ago were planted by the 15 May insurgent group, the state coroner has found.
‘No evidence’ to back guilty plea: judge
A Melbourne man has admitted he's guilty of negligently causing his friend's death, but a judge says there's "not one jot" of evidence to back that up.
Sydney woman and three children missing
A pregnant Sydney woman and her three young sons have been missing for two days, with police appealing for the public to help find them.
Men charged over Sydney stairwell death
Two men have been charged with murdering a 25-year-old Chinese man who was found dead in the stairwell of a Sydney hotel earlier this month.
Report shows rise in deaths in custody
The Australian Institute of Criminology has released new data showing 106 people died in custody in 2021/22, 23 more than last year.
Houston grilled whether dad deserved jail
Hillsong founder Brian Houston has faced questions about whether he thought his father should have gone to jail for sexually abusing an underage boy.
Charges laid over soccer pitch invasion
Three men who allegedly injured a player and referee during an abandoned A-League soccer clash in Melbourne have been charged
Police release images of pitch invaders
Victoria Police say they will be knocking on doors 'very soon' after launching an investigation into violence at the A-League Men match in Melbourne.
Men allegedly loot police shooting site
A 23-year-old and 25-year-old were caught on Sunday morning by police at the scene of the deadly shooting in Wieamnbilla in rural Queensland.
Dutton breaks down during police tribute
Parliament has honoured the police officers killed in Monday's Wieambulla shooting tragedy, with Opposition Leader Peter Dutton giving a tearful tribute.
‘I need to kill you’: Dad to daughter, 10
After fatally stabbing her mother and sister, a Melbourne dad chased his 10-year-old daughter into the street declaring he needed to kill her.
NT cop loses inquest fight to stay silent
NT policeman Zach Rolfe can be forced to answer questions at an inquest about the night he shot Indigenous teen Kumanjayi Walker dead, the Supreme Court says.