German stabbing rampage suspect is Syrian who confessed
German police say a 26-year-old man turned himself in, claiming to be behind the deadly knife attack that left three people dead.
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Bail for alleged sex trafficking boss over brothel ring
A 43-year-old man has been granted bail over his alleged involvement in trafficking an Indonesian girl in a syndicate luring girls to work in brothels.
Australians dabble with crime as cost of living bites
Thefts of groceries and alcohol are increasing, with police citing the cost of living and high interest rates as factors turning non-offenders to crime.
PM slams prosecutors amid fallout over ex-detainee bail
Anthony Albanese has distanced himself from a decision to oppose bail for a released detainee before an alleged assault, saying it "lacks common sense".
Man charged after car crash and daylight shooting
An accused gunman has been charged days after a car crash that led to a man being shot in the leg in broad daylight.
Teen charged over pulling a knife on two cabbies
A man will face court accused of threatening two taxi drivers with a knife and injuring one of them during botched robbery attempts.
Sixteen arrested after hooning event
Sixteen people have been arrested and are facing a combined 49 charges over what police described as a large-scale hooning event south of Brisbane.
Man charged after 26 snakes found in car
A man has been charged with animal cruelty after 26 snakes, some dead and others alive, were found inside a car.
Thousands of youths arrested in year-long crackdown
A police operation has resulted in more than 11,000 arrests over drug, weapons, traffic, property crime and bail offences, with 4000 of those children.
Man charged with knowingly giving women herpes
A man allegedly had multiple intimate relationships with women he met on social media and police say he knowingly gave them a sexually transmitted disease.
Attempted murder charges laid after baby stabbed
A three-month-old child has been stabbed and police have charged a woman with attempted murder in the Ipswich area in Queensland.
NSW’s ‘most wanted’ man to face Sydney court
Senior NSW gangland figure Masood Zakaria will be extradited to NSW after being deported from Turkey, accused of organised crime-related offences.
Police farm raid yields $70m cannabis crop
Cannabis worth almost $70 million has been seized and six people are behind bars after police raided a farm where the illicit crop was growing in greenhouses.
Billion-dollar gang busted but key figures out of reach
An international crime syndicate allegedly trading in prohibited drugs has been disrupted with dozens of people arrested in Australia.
Man in custody after threatening police with gun
A man accused of threatening police with a gun on the Gold Coast has been arrested.
Australia’s most wanted Ayik may be spared local courts
An Australian-raised criminal mastermind arrested in Turkey might not be extradited, but federal police say they have disrupted the drug trade.
Hakan Ayik arrested in Turkey in major crime operation
Turkey has arrested Hakan Ayik, who is wanted in Australia, and 36 others involved in an "international armed organised crime organisation".
Men who fled correctional centre found, arrested
Police have arrested and returned two men to custody after their escape from a Queensland prison.
Man extradited over cafe shooting murder of gangster
A Sydney man allegedly involved in the suburban cafe shooting of Melbourne gangland figure Gavin "Capable" Preston has been charged with murder.
Dad charged after allegedly trying to drown his child
A man is set to appear in court on assault and attempt-to-kill charges after allegedly trying to drown his own child at a beach in Western Australia.
Six men charged with more than 100 child sex offences
Queensland detectives have charged six men with more than 100 child sex offences, and are urging parents to talk to their children about keeping safe online.
Guns seized, hundreds of charges laid in bikie blitz
Almost 2100 police officers joined have forces for the bikie-focused Taskforce Morpheus, ultimately arresting almost 160 people and laying about 700 charges.
Arrest warrant for man over cliff murder 26 years ago
Police are searching for a 70-year-old man who hasn't been seen since June in relation to the murder of his former partner Meaghan Louise Rose in 1997.
Man arrested after three found dead in Nottingham
A man has been arrested in the English city of Nottingham after three people were found dead in the city's streets, police say.
Bus driver out of custody as community mourns dead
A bus driver blamed for one of Australia's deadliest crashes has been released on bail as the country wraps its arms around a grieving local community.
Body found in floating Bunnings cabinet in rural creek
A young man was brutally murdered in a Sydney unit, bundled into a cabinet bought from Bunnings and driven 500km to be dumped in a rural creek, police say.
Rural Queensland farm raid sparks $23.1m cannabis bust
A raid on an isolated rural Queensland farm has unearthed $23.1 million of cannabis linked to a nationwide drugs syndicate.
Seatbelt mandate flagged after horror school bus smash
Victoria could look at mandating seat belts on all buses in response to a crash in Melbourne's west that left several children with traumatic injuries.
Two arrested after shooting during attempted carjacking
Two men have been taken into custody after a shooting during an attempted carjacking west of Brisbane.
Man charged over stabbing at customer service centre
A 54-year-old public servant at NSW's customer service agency remains in intensive care after being stabbed repeatedly while at work in the centre of Sydney.
State ‘had to know’ bail reform risked more jail deaths
Victoria's justice department boss says the government knew 2018 bail reforms would mean more Aboriginal people were locked up, risking more deaths in custody.