NRL player in custody pending sentence
Manly Sea Eagles hooker Manase Fainu has lost a last bid for freedom after being found guilty of stabbing a church leader at a Mormon event in October 2019.
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Canberra Airport reopens after shooting
A man has been arrested after firing as many as five shots inside Canberra Airport, forcing passengers to evacuate and planes to be grounded.
Alleged Canberra airport shooter detained
Ali Rachid Ammoun is charged with three firearm offences following a shooting at Canberra airport and remains in custody until at least September 5.
Man in custody over Townsville death and shooting near Mackay
Detectives will question a man over the sudden death of a woman in Queensland's north following his arrest at Proserpine on Sunday night.
Google to pay $60m for misleading Aussies
The tech giant will pay the fine for misleading users when it told them it would not obtain data about their locations.
Aussie detained in Myanmar testifies
Australian academic being tried with ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi testifies in court for the first time.
Four children taken from Qld property
Four children aged three, four, seven and eight have been taken from a central Queensland property, with police looking for a man in a four wheel drive.
Palmer to pay bulk of defamation costs
West Australian taxpayers are set to be spared some of the cost of the Premier Mark McGowan's defamation case against billionaire litigant Clive Palmer.
Teenage NSW rapist called a ‘monster’
The victim of a teenage rapist found guilty of sexual assault and choking has called him a monster and said he belongs in jail.
‘Gutless’ Love Machine killers face court
Two men who shot dead a patron and security guard from a car outside Melbourne's Love Machine nightclub in 2019 have faced a pre-sentence hearing.
NSW closer to banning Nazi hate symbol
The NSW government is closer to banning the Nazi swastika as laws outlawing their display pass the Legislative Assembly.
Macleay Island man to stand trial for Lamb Island murder
Police have been accused of not following proper procedures in a murder investigation at a Queensland man's Brisbane committal hearing on Tuesday.
Accused NRL player ‘unimpressive witness’
Manly Sea Eagles hooker Manase Fainu was an unimpressive and evasive witness who gave contradictory answers, a prosecutor has told the jury in his trial.
Man due in court over Brisbane double murder
A 49-year-old man has been charged with the stabbing murders of a man and a woman at a home in southern Brisbane.
Man in court over triple shooting killings
Darryl Young appeared before a magistrate for the first time after being charged with killing three family members on a remote Queensland cattle property.
Two found dead in Brisbane’s south
A 49-year-old man is assisting police with their inquiries after the bodies of two people were found at a property in Brisbane's south.
NRL player tells jury he wasn’t stabber
Many Sea Eagles hooker Manase Fainu, giving evidence at his trial, has told a jury he did not bring a knife to a Sydney church dance and denies the stabbing.
Seven charged in $40m Qld cannabis bust
Seven men have been charged and almost $40 million worth of cannabis allegedly seized after police swooped on a farm in southeast Queensland.
Alleged backpacker killer granted bail
Tobias Moran, accused of murdering Simone Strobel in 2005, will be released on bail after prosecutors decided not to proceed with an application for detention.
Three dead, one wounded in shooting at remote property where killer remains at large
One man is in critical condition and multiple people were reportedly injured as a result of a shooting in north Queensland.
Ex-NRL star in limbo on drug charges
Former NRL player Michael Gordon's fate remains in limbo after his cocaine possession and supply case was adjourned until August 16.
Jury discharged in chainsaw attack trial
The District Court trial of a man charged over an alleged chainsaw attack north of Brisbane has been abandoned after the jury was discharged.
Missing Brisbane woman may be in Victoria
Brisbane woman Kathleen Riethmuller, who went missing in Sydney almost a year ago, could be living in Melbourne, NSW Police suspect.
Qld mayor sentenced to community service
A Queensland mayor has been sentenced to community service for drink-driving after she crashed a car into a tree while more than three times the legal limit.
Alleged spyware creator identified as 24yo
A 24-year-old Melbourne man faces six charges after he allegedly created spyware software used by domestic violence perpetrators and other criminals globally.
Boy, 8, found dead in central Queensland
Police have launched an investigation after an eight-year-old boy was found dead in a central Queensland home.
Hiring family ‘common’ at Qld health body
It was common for family to be hired at Queensland's biggest public hospital service before an alleged nepotism scandal, a court has heard.
Trial ordered on Chinese influence charge
Chinese community leader and ex-Liberal candidate Di Sanh Duong, will stand trial in the County Court after being charged with planning foreign interference.
More arrests sought for backpacker killing
The boyfriend of slain German backpacker Simone Strobel charged with her murder 17 years ago on the NSW north coast has been mentioned in a Sydney court.
Witness accused of embellishing evidence
Queensland's corruption watchdog pressured a key witness to embellish evidence against a former health boss in an alleged nepotism scandal, a court has heard.
Newmarch COVID response ‘appallingly bad’
The management of a COVID-19 outbreak at Newmarch House in early 2020 has been described as "appallingly bad" as an inquest into 19 deaths continues.