Bail denied after ankle monitor removed before arrest
A man's promise to wear a tracking device if granted bail has failed to secure his release after the court heard he should have been wearing one when arrested.
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Man accused of ‘revenge’ via home invasion refused bail
A judge has refused bail for a man he said was accused of a highly aggressive, violent and impulsive response after an argument in a shopping centre.
Covert calls and credibility queries amid rape report
A Network Ten producer says Brittany Higgins' allegations of parliamentary interference weakened "very strong" claims she was raped by Bruce Lehrmann.
Police pause to reflect a year on from ‘evil’ killings
Queensland police officers have marked the first anniversary of the shooting deaths of their colleagues Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow.
National Parks’ get-out-of-jail-free card in High Court
The High Court has begun hearing a case to decide whether the Commonwealth can avoid criminal penalties for damaging sacred sites in the Northern Territory.
Russian oligarch using Aussie court to fight sanctions
A Russian billionaire represented in court by former attorney-general Christian Porter is fighting to overturn the sanctions regime banning him from Australia.
Public servant charged with indecent treatment of child
A 59-year-old public servant with no criminal history has spent two nights in the watch house after being charged with indecent treatment offences.
NRL player spared, father jailed for hammer attack
Suspended Dragons five-eighth Junior Amone has left court with a lashing from a magistrate over his "appalling" conduct as his father is sent to jail.
WA justice boss resigns following unit 18 death
Adam Tomison, Western Australia's justice department chief, has resigned two months after Indigenous teen Cleveland Dodd died in juvenile detention.
Bikie arrested, accused of separate bashings
A suspected bikie is facing a swathe of charges, accused of being involved in two separate assaults, including a bashing involving eight other men.
Gun seized, men charged after shots fired into home
Three men have been charged and a gun seized after shots were allegedly fired into a home west of Brisbane.
Man accused of ignoring medical alerts in fatal crash
A 66-year-old man has been charged over the Royal Daylesford Hotel beer garden crash that killed five people in Victoria.
AFL concussion rules need to shift after Tuck’s death
A coroner's findings into the death of former Richmond player Shane Tuck includes multiple recommendations to the AFL over concussion.
Trump says he won’t testify again at New York trial
Donald Trump was expected to return to the stand as the last big defence witness at his New York civil fraud trial, but now says he will not appear.
‘I could not have consented’: Higgins to colleague
A court heard Brittany Higgins was a 'broken soul' after being allegedly raped by Bruce Lehrmann and insisted she cannot have consented to have sex with him.
Migration overhaul targets students and dodgy employers
A plan to fix a faltering migration system will take aim at bogus international students and unscrupulous employers while trying to reduce overall migration.
Two nabbed over botched 560kg cocaine import off WA
Two men have been charged over a botched attempt to import 560kg of cocaine which came undone when one of them needed rescuing off the WA coast.
Murder probe after woman collapses, dies near home fire
Police allege a man was behind the stabbing death of a woman following her discovery near a burning house north of Brisbane.
Drug traffickers risk lives and freedom in pivot to sea
Drug cartels are increasingly using the oceans to import drugs into Australia, leading to more calls for help when smugglers run into trouble on the water.
Harry loses bid to have libel claim defence thrown out
A judge has ruled Prince Harry's libel case against a British newspaper over reports on his security arrangements must go to trial.
Underworld link after macabre theft from corpse
A graveyard theft in Melbourne, which has shocked the underworld, is believed to be a targeted attack ordered by an overseas crime boss to cause hurt.
Mother of boy found dead in pool charged with murder
More than two years after Tarrin-Macen O'Sullivan was found dead in a pool, his mother has been charged with the four-year-old's murder in north Queensland.
Advocates urge targeted programs in youth crime plan
Advocates have called on the state government to develop a comprehensive plan to tackle youth crime with the current strategy to expire this month
John Setka’s ex threatened to kill him, court finds
Emma Walters has been spared a conviction after a magistrate found she threatened to kill her estranged husband, union boss John Setka.
Retrial for Olympian’s brother over bungled drug plot
The brother of Olympic silver medallist Nathan Baggaley has had a guilty verdict set aside over a botched plot to import $200 million worth of cocaine.
Higgins in ‘tug of war’ between job and rape complaint
Brittany Higgins felt she could not keep her parliamentary job and go to police with an allegation she was raped by Bruce Lehrmann, her counsellor has said.
Man ‘posted online video threat’ after police shootings
A US citizen has been accused of posting a video online threatening violence against police days after a religiously-motivated terrorist attack in Queensland.
Reward offered to help solve body in wall murder case
Twelve months after Tanya Lee Glover's body was discovered, Queensland authorities are offering $500,000 for information to solve her suspected murder.
Two men charged with murder over alleged inmate bashing
Two men have been charged with murder over the death of Benn Schinkel after a suspected bashing in a central Queensland prison last year.
Outback Wrangler to face trial over fatal chopper crash
Outback Wrangler star Matt Wright will face trial accused of perverting the course of justice in a crash that killed his co-star.
Two punched after coming to aid of woman under attack
A man has been arrested after allegedly assaulting a woman outside a shopping centre and hitting two good Samaritans who came to her aid.