‘Only God can sentence me’: shooter’s outburst at judge
A man found guilty of attempted murder yelled "only God can sentence me" as he learnt he would spend at least 15 years in jail over a flower stall shooting.
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Kidnapper jailed for 22 years for taking siblings
A kidnapper who bound and gagged two Melbourne children, then three and five, and sought a $1 million ransom from their parents has been jailed for 22 years.
Officer attacked after men found asleep in car with gun
A Queensland police officer has a head injury after being violently attacked by one of two men found sleeping in a suspected stolen car on the Gold Coast.
‘No proof’ Higgins would lose job for rape complaint
A Ten producer has admitted there was no proof Brittany Higgins would lose her parliamentary job if she told police of her alleged rape by Bruce Lehrmann.
Russian oligarch fighting ban ‘Putin’s personal friend’
A court has been told a Russian billionaire fighting Commonwealth sanctions banning him from Australia has close links with President Vladimir Putin.
Jail for life over stabbing murder of young mother
A man has been jailed for life over the stabbing murder of a young Queensland woman at her friend's home in Tasmania.
Specialist police arrive after youth crime ‘spike’
Almost 30 specialist police officers have been sent to north Queensland following a "spike" in youth crime, with almost 80 car thefts recorded in one week.
Accused bottleshop worker killer to claim self-defence
The alleged murder of a young bottleshop worker in Darwin has been captured on CCTV and could be seen by a jury.
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.
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