No firm inquest findings on WWII vet’s disappearance
Thirty years after Leslie Ralph Ball disappeared, a coroner says there is insufficient evidence to say what happened to him but his daughter is not convinced.
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Car thief acquitted because of corrupt undercover cop
A judge said he quashed an accused car thief's convictions due to "reprehensible conduct" during an undercover operation more than 30 years ago.
Murder charge for man accused of running over constable
Reagan Ainsley Chown, 23, has fronted a Perth court charged with the murder of a West Australian police officer who was run over and pinned under a car.
Parents thankful potential suspects referred to DPP
Jeffrey Lawrence Brooks was shot in 1996 by accident or by persons unknown, a coroner has ruled while referring evidence to Queensland prosecutors.
Fatal bus crash driver stays silent as he walks on bail
A bus driver told passengers to fasten their seatbelts moments before the fast-moving vehicle crashed on a bend, killing 10 people, a magistrate has heard.
WA officer dies after being hit by car during an arrest
Constable Anthony Woods, 28, has died from his injuries three days after he was run over and dragged beneath a car while carrying out an arrest in Perth.
AFL player Marlion Pickett in custody over burglaries
The Richmond Football Club says it will continue to support Marlion Pickett, who was remanded in Perth over a series of burglaries.
Scotland’s Sturgeon proclaims innocence after arrest
Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon has defended her innocence after being arrested as part of a financial investigation into her party, the SNP.
Murder charge looms after young constable dies on duty
Police expect to lay a murder charge against the Perth driver accused of running over Constable Anthony Woods, who succumbed to his injuries in hospital.
Search suspended for missing woman in Torres Strait
Police have called off their search for a woman who went missing from a vessel which overturned near Mabuiag Island five days ago.
Imprisoned pilot’s human rights breached, family claims
The operator of a NSW prison denies it is holding former US military pilot Dan Duggan in solitary confinement as alleged by his family.
AFL player Marlion Pickett bailed on burglary charges
Richmond Football Club player Marlion Pickett has been granted bail after facing a Perth court on allegations he was involved in several commercial burglaries.
Hunt for cattle thieves as Angus cows and bulls stolen
Dozens of Angus cows and bulls have been stolen from a remote paddock in Queensland where police have described cattle theft as a "deplorable act".
Trump allies cite Clinton in classified records case
If former US president Donald Trump retained classified documents, he could face multiple acts under the Espionage Act, his former attorney general says.
Agency ‘didn’t fully know’ of McLeod’s mental state
A child safety investigation into Charmaine McLeod found she was able to care for her four children months before she and her children died in a car crash.
JPMorgan reach $A430m settlement with Epstein victims
After months of embarrassing disclosures JPMorgan ignored internal warnings about their client Jeffrey Epstein, the bank settled a class action out of court.
Son charged with murder of man found dead in backyard
A 30-year-old man has been charged with murder after his father was found dead in the backyard of a property south of Brisbane.
Drunk and naked Aussie surfer deported by Indonesia
An Australian surfer has been deported from Indonesia after a restorative justice process with the family of a fisherman he injured during a drunken rampage.
Trump blasts charges as a baseless witch-hunt
Former US president Donald Trump is blasting his federal indictment as 'ridiculous' and 'baseless' as he tries to turn his legal peril to political advantage.
Former Cricket Australia exec spared jail for assaults
Cricket Australia's former head of communications has avoided jail for sexually touching two men without their consent.
Leaked Higgins texts ‘calculated to pressure witnesses’
The leaking of text messages sent by Brittany Higgins could be part of an effort to influence Bruce Lehmann's defamation action, a court has been told.
‘Gutless, evil’ men slammed for lethal GHB dose killing
Two Victorian men who killed a man by leaving him in a remote forest after a lethal dose of GHB have been described as gutless dogs by the victim's father.
‘Peeping Tom’ admits filming naked women in homes
A man has pleaded guilty to watching and recording women aged between 15 and 49, including one who was heavily pregnant, in their homes over two months.
Policeman, crime figure in frame for drag queen murder
Nearly 40 years after the death of Sydney drag queen Wendy Waine, there are numerous theories about what led to her unsolved shooting murder.
Jury discharged in pub patron one-punch death trial
A Brisbane jury has been unable to reach a verdict in the trial of a man accused of killing another pub patron in a one punch attack and has been discharged.
Post-natal red flags missed in mother who killed baby
The family of a Melbourne woman who took her son's life have called for change to the health care system after red flags were missed by health professionals.
Man receives 15 year jail term for shooting couple
Brendyn Wade Clark has received a 15-year jail term after shooting a couple seven times with a sawn-off rifle outside his home in Brisbane's south.
Teen guilty of manslaughter over stabbing death of 16yo
The family of a 16-year-old stabbed to death on Queensland's Sunshine Coast say no verdict was going to be good as a teen is convicted over the killing.
French stabbing suspect charged with attempted murder
A Syrian man accused of stabbing four children and two adults in a French Alps park has appeared in court in the lakeside town of Annecy.
Trump faces 37 counts in classified US documents case
Unsealed documents show Donald Trump has been indicted on 37 felony counts related to holding classified information, obstructing justice and false statements.
Trump faces US criminal charges over documents probe
Former US president Donald Trump will appear in a federal court in Miami after being indicted over his handling of classified government documents.