Legal challenge to NSW mines over barrier reef impact
Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek is facing a Federal Court challenge over the potential impact on the Great Barrier Reef of extending coal mines in NSW.
crime, law and justice
Families told missing loved ones had ‘gone walkabout’
Many Indigenous women and children are not taken seriously or criminalised when they go missing and fall victim to crime, stoking mistrust in police.
‘Belong in school’: force fears as kid arrest ban looms
Police will no longer be able to arrest children under the age of 12, with Premier Jacinta Allan declaring 10 and 11-year-olds don't belong injail.
‘Crime of passion’ motive behind 2004 murder mystery
A loving husband and father was killed and dumped in a river 20 years ago by an obsessed man who wanted to continue an affair with his wife, police allege.
‘Postcard Bandit’ in legal bid for freedom from WA jail
The bank robber dubbed 'the Postcard Bandit' has launched legal proceedings in WA, asking a court to declare his prison sentence invalid and order his release.
Case to be locked in as ex-cop accused of double murder
Prosecutors hope to soon finalise their case against ex-senior constable Beaumont Lamarre-Condon who allegedly murdered two men, including his former partner.
Father and children killed in car crash
Three people have died, including two children, in a two-vehicle crash west of Brisbane while a woman has been airlifted to hospital.
Elation, sorrow over Sunshine Coast native title
Kabi Kabi Traditional Owners say they're empowered after being formally recognised as the native title holders over parts of the Sunshine Coast.
Killer ordered pizzas after bashing partner to death
Robert Rickerby has admitted to killing his partner Jessica Geddes by violently assaulting her in their Melbourne home.
Pet dog dies after shots fired through unit back door
Police say a man has fired seven shots into a Gold Coast unit complex, with a pet dog later dying and a woman undergoing hand surgery.
Lehrmann rape hearing adjourned for ‘no-case’ argument
Lawyers for former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann plan to argue he has no case to answer when rape charges against him return to court.
Jury begins to consider verdicts in camper murder trial
A Supreme Court jury will start poring over evidence to decide whether airline pilot Greg Lynn is innocent or guilty of two counts of murder.
Drugs, weapons, cash seized in major trafficking busts
Lengthy drug-trafficking investigations across three states have resulted in the seizure of dozens of weapons and almost a million dollars of drugs and cash.
Miles denies move to bury power plant explosion report
The Queensland government has rejected claims it never intended to release an independent report into a 2021 power station generator explosion.
Warnings over banned masseur who is still practising
A public warning has been issued about a banned massage therapist convicted of sexual assault, who is believed to be continuing to provide services.
‘Mind-boggling’ oversight led to crush death of worker
A crane operator who fatally ran over a coworker had faced no management action despite being the subject of complaints about speeding in his 12-tonne vehicle.
Ex-Socceroo seeks trial over sexual assault allegation
A former Socceroo may have to wait until next year to fight allegations he sexually assaulted a woman in the company of another man.
Abortion pill still under threat in US despite ruling
Efforts by abortion opponents in the US to restrict the drug mifepristone may not be over despite a Supreme Court ruling preserving access to the pill.
Church rioters ‘underestimated’ detectives, police say
A teenage boy is the latest to be charged over a riot outside a Sydney church where a bishop was stabbed as police vow to hunt down all remaining suspects.
Sons make $1m plea to solve mother’s bookshop murder
Maria James was brutally murdered four decades ago and her sons believe the killer's identity is being covered up by people keen to protect the Catholic Church.
Olympic medallist, drug dealer Miller granted parole
Scott Miller won two Olympic medals but was devastated neither was gold, before a descent into substance abuse led him to a prison he will soon leave.
Jury sent away to deliberate on campers murder trial
A Supreme Court jury have been sent out to decide whether airline pilot Greg Lynn is innocent or guilty of two counts of murder over the deaths of two campers.
Alarming rise in illegal party drug overdoses
GHB presentations to emergency departments in southeast Queensland have increased by a staggering four-fold in the past two years.
Murder accused described bashing as ‘crime of passion’
A jury has heard how a murder accused told an undercover police officer that he punched and knocked out a man as a "crime of passion" over claims of adultery.
Cops accused of elder assault as police conduct probed
NSW Police are facing scrutiny after two officers were charged with assaulting an elderly man, while another officer awaits sentencing for a fake breath test.
Manslaughter alternative thrown out of Lynn trial
The judge in Greg Lynn's double camper murder trial has told jurors they no longer need to consider manslaughter as an alternative charge.
No miscarriage of justice for jailed wife-killer Dawson
Three appeal judges have unanimously upheld Chris Dawson's conviction for murdering his wife, finding there was no credible evidence to show he was innocent.
Driver on drugs, tired before crash that killed tourist
A young woman was driving while on drugs and was extremely tired when she caused a car crash that killed a tourist in Tasmania.
Opioid-addled bus driver to hear from victims of crash
Bus driver Brett Andrew Button has admitted he took more painkillers than doctors suggested and joked with passengers before a horrific wedding crash.
High Court denies murder appeal based on self-defence
The High Court has rejected a man's claim that he acted in self-defence when he attacked his girlfriend's ex-lover and should not have been convicted of murder.
Jail over ‘remorseless’ stabbings at shopping centre
A man who used a concealed knife to stab and slash two security guards at a busy shopping centre has been jailed.