Lockbit cybercrime gang disrupted in global takedown
Law enforcement agencies from several countries say they have infiltrated and disrupted a ransomware syndicate behind cyber attacks around the world.
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PM urges detained writer’s release after appeal waived
Jailed writer Yang Hengjun has made the "difficult" decision not to appeal his suspended death sentence out of fear it will impede needed medical treatment.
Assange targeted by US over WikiLeaks exposures: lawyer
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's legal team is trying to stop his extradition from the United Kingdom to the United States in a two-day hearing.
Navalny’s mother files lawsuit, demands release of body
Alexei Navalny's mother has filed a lawsuit contesting Russian officials' refusal to release her son's body, the state news agency says.
Assange begins last-ditch fight to stop US extradition
Julian Assange's lawyers have begun their final UK legal challenge to stop the WikiLeaks founder from being sent to the United States to face spying charges.
Predator admits threatening child to follow rules
A judge has delayed sentencing so a man who admitted dozens of offences can be assessed to understand the sinister and manipulative offending.
Child, woman found dead in martial arts centre
A young child and a woman in her 40s have been found dead at a martial arts centre hours after police found a man dead in a home a few kilometres away in Sydney
Man took assisted dying drugs meant for someone else
A woman has told an inquest how she left her father's home to run errands and returned to find him dead from assisted dying drugs prescribed to another person.
German doctor fined for importing drugs
A German doctor has been fined for importing an illegal drug into Australia, after more than 700 grams of GHB was found in his luggage.
Woman shot in leg while getting into car
Police say a man approached a woman as she got into a car north of Brisbane and shot her in the leg before fleeing.
Jarryd Hayne’s mate to get $38k over spitting story
A friend of Jarryd Hayne will receive "nominal" defamation damages over a Seven report that claimed he stared down and spat at the ex-NRL star's rape victim.
ANZ, Suncorp welcome takeover approval as ACCC reflects
ANZ's proposed $4.9 billion takeover of Suncorp's banking arm will proceed after a tribunal found it would not lessen competition but would benefit consumers.
Qld top cop to stand down, says not a scapegoat
Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll will not renew her contract after almost five years at the helm, finally ending speculation about her future.
PNG leader vows tough response after dozens massacred
An eruption of tribal violence in PNG that resulted in dozens being killed has prompted Prime Minister James Marape to bestow additional powers on the army.
Stabbing leads to calls for tougher youth crime laws
A Queensland council is calling on the government to introduce more significant sentences to violent youth offenders after a grandmother's fatal stabbing.
‘No safety boost’ from axing terrorists’ citizenship
Experts have picked apart laws that strip Australian citizenship from dual nationals convicted of serious offences, saying the powers don't increase safety.
Hundreds detained in Russia as country mourns Navalny
A prominent rights group says more than 400 people have been detained in Russia while paying tribute to opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
Company fined $1.3m for contractor forklift crush death
A company has been fined $1.3 million and its owner has avoided time behind bars in Victoria's first workplace manslaughter conviction.
Mother, father to face trial on baby murder charge
A woman has been committed to stand trial charged with murdering her seven-month-old son and failing to provide the necessities of life for the baby.
Dozens of people massacred in PNG tribal violence
PNG police say a highlands tribe, their allies and mercenaries were on their way to attack a neighbouring tribe when they were ambushed, with dozens killed.
Roll of the dice for Star Casino as it fronts new probe
Star Casino was fined $100 million and had its licence suspended after an inquiry and it will face another after the watchdog was unsatisfied by its progress.
Trump labels $US355m fraud fine ‘election interference’
Donald Trump claims the judge who ruled he fraudulently overstated his net worth is part of a conspiracy aimed at stopping him from becoming president again.
New Sender ID Registry to fight SMS scammers
A new registry could prevent fraudsters sending text messages using registered brand names in the latest government crackdown on scammers.
Navalny’s team confirms his death, searching for body
The cause of death of the Putin critic and opposition leader has not yet been established.
Trump found liable in New York civil fraud case
Former US president Donald Trump has been found liable in his civil fraud case, and has been banned from doing business in New York for three years.
Retreat elders were ill-equipped for kambo emergency
Elders at a spiritual retreat where a man died after taking illicit substances appeared ill-informed to deal with the warning signs, an inquest has heard.
Judge faces ‘inadequate’ laws in stabbing sentence
A man has been jailed for stabbing of a 52-year-old who was sleeping rough, with a Supreme Court judge saying he cannot impose the sentence the case demands.
Fisherman charged with torture, slavery of deckhands
Slavery, assault and torture offences are among further charges laid against a fisherman accused of mistreating numerous deckhands on his boats.
‘Bitter, savage’: Roberts-Smith’s silk lashes media
Ben Roberts-Smith has to wait for a decision in his defamation appeal after a final day targeting "speculative" evidence for findings he committed war crimes.
Man charged with murder of wife at rural property
A man has been charged with murder amid reports his wife was fatally injured by farm machinery at a Queensland property.
Ex-LNP candidate in court after federal election probe
A man who stood as a candidate in the 2022 federal election has faced court accused of providing false or misleading information to the electoral commission.