State turns to Kiwi to overhaul embattled police force
A former top cop from New Zealand, who was part of the response to the Christchurch massacre, will lead the police force in one troubled state.
A former top cop from New Zealand, who was part of the response to the Christchurch massacre, will lead the police force in one troubled state.
Brazilian police have foiled a bomb plot targeting a Lady Gaga concert which saw more than two million fans flock to Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach.
The mother of a man who violently stabbed six victims at a mall had sought police help over a year earlier as his mental health condition deteriorated.
Accused triple murderer Erin Patterson shared her love of mushrooms, photos of a dehydrator and plans to cook a beef Wellington with online true crime fans.
A man has been charged with murder years after his wife drowned while kayaking, with police alleging he tried to claim more than $1 million in life insurance.
A man who groped and kissed 18 women at a nightclub has been ordered to complete 180 hours of community work after being spared jail time.
The alleged daughter of a late dictator and her husband accused flight attendants of doing drugs on the job during a shocking mid-air altercation.
Strip searches were allegedly routinely carried out at music festivals as a massive payout looms in response to a class action involving more than 3000 people.
A man on trial for manslaughter after running over a policeman says the electrical surge from the officer's Taser caused him to lose control.
Police have asked for staff increases and law changes after missteps meant a man did not get the mental health therapy he needed ahead of a mass killing.
The only guest to survive a poisonous beef Wellington lunch has described in detail what happened on the day and how Erin Patterson served up the deadly dish.
The mushroom cook trial has brought an avalanche of fresh information as a media storm hit a small regional town in Victoria.
Oversights, confusion and plain bad luck have been highlighted as a probe investigates a mass tragedy which saw the best of humanity also on display.
Disgraced veteran Ben Roberts-Smith and the journalist who exposed his alleged war crimes have exchanged a cold look after a marathon probe into a taped call.
After 12 weeks of evidence from dozens of witnesses, the jury at a trial for four people accused of murdering an Indigenous teen has started deliberating.
A man accused of murdering his wife and staging a mower crash has been granted bail after disputing "inconsistencies" between his account and forensic evidence.
A court case is due to start over a firefighter's death in hospital after being pulled from a large warehouse fire and her colleague's seriously injuries.
A sentence handed down for the brutal murder of a 21-year-old woman has been blasted as an "insult to women" by her devastated mother.
Erin Patterson's strained relationship with her estranged husband started to involve his parents about six months before a deadly meal, a jury has been told.
Rappers have apologised to families of murdered MPs as anti-terror police probe concert videos allegedly showing one member calling to "kill your local MP".
An investigative journalist has admitted to using 'deceptive methods' as he faces claims he gained an illegal insight into Ben Roberts-Smith's legal strategy.
A prosecutor has dropped all charges against a female teacher previously accused of grooming a student nearly 15 months after she was ordered to stand trial.
No bail has been requested by a man charged with a number of abuse offences allegedly involving children in Queensland and the Philippines.
A man accused of murdering his flatmate told police it would have been "disrespectful" to dispose of her body, which was found in a toolbox 10 months later.
Tyrone Thompson was diagnosed with two mental disorders but had no psychosis when he brutally murdered his ex-girlfriend, a judge has heard.
Ambulance officers responded to up to 4000 calls for assistance on the day of a horror mass stabbing attack in the Bondi Junction shopping centre.
A lawyer for one of the people accused of murdering an Indigenous teen has told a jury it could find that his client acted in self-defence when he hit the boy.
Victims of domestic violence could be at greater risk of criminalisation under a plan to give police rapid protection powers, advocates warn.
Terrorism police want Australians to know what they should do if confronted with an armed offender, after a knife-wielding man killed six people at a mall.
The estranged husband of a woman accused of murdering his parents and aunt says they had an "up and down" marriage before separating permanently.
The highly anticipated triple murder trial of alleged poisonous mushroom cook Erin Patterson has begun, with 15 jurors selected.