Troy Buswell avoids jail over WA assaults
Former West Australian Liberals leader and state treasurer Troy Buswell has received a suspended jail term after admitting repeatedly assaulting his ex-wife.
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Indonesian teen smugglers’ names cleared
Teenage Indonesian fishermen jailed in Australia as adults for people smuggling offences have cleared their names.
Roberts-Smith’s friend probed on images
Ben Roberts-Smith's former patrol commander denies he is giving false evidence in court to counteract flaws in his story about key allegations in Afghanistan.
Qld man charged after knife threats
A Queensland man has been arrested after allegedly threatening four people, including a 15-year-old girl, with a knife in Bundaberg.
Westpac fined $113m for compliance failure
Westpac has been fined $113 million by the Federal Court for a series of compliance failures that included charging advice fees to thousands of dead customers.
Man intimidates MP, avoids conviction
A man who intimidated NSW minister David Elliott while following and filming their conversation about the legality of COVID-19 lockdowns has avoided conviction.
Qld sex offender indefinitely jailed
Queensland Corrective Services have come under fire after a repeat sex offender had his 10-year supervision order cancelled and was indefinitely jailed.
Bris doctor denied bail over rape claims
A doctor accused of multiple counts of rape against three women, two of whom he met on a religious dating site, has been denied bail in a Brisbane court.
Trivago fined $44.7m over misleading rates
Travel booking company Trivago has been fined $44.7 million after a Federal Court judge found it intentionally misled consumers about hotel room rates.
Friend denies plotting with Roberts-Smith
A former SAS soldier has told a Federal Court trial he never colluded with his friend Ben Roberts-Smith and other soldiers over crucial evidence in the case.
Woman not guilty of Qld boy’s bus death
A former child care worker has been found not guilty of manslaughter after a toddler died when he was left for hours on a hot minibus in Queensland.
Witness denies plotting with Roberts-Smith
A former SAS soldier has told a Federal Court trial he never colluded with Ben Roberts-Smith in order to lie about alleged war crimes of murder in Afghanistan.
Qld man doused in accelerant, set alight
Two men have been charged with attempted murder after a Queensland man was doused in accelerant and set alight.
Cosmetic surgeon wins fake review action
A Gold Coast cosmetic surgeon and his wife have been ordered to pay more than $450,000 in damages after posting a fake review about a competitor.
Drugs bought after stabbing: witness
A man accused of murdering his housemate in North Gosford travelled to Sydney to buy heroin a few hours after the stabbing, a jury has heard.
Traumatised man fractures partner’s spine
A Queensland man traumatised by a home invasion choked and kicked his partner so hard she suffered a spine fracture after a night of drinking.
Military probe a witch hunt: SAS soldier
Ben Roberts-Smith's former patrol commander has described as a witch hunt the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force's probe into Afghanistan.
Ex-fugitive’s charge details revealed
Archived charges against former underworld fugitive Graham Gene Potter have been released by a court months after his arrest in Queensland.
Ex-Block star appeals assault conviction
Former reality TV contestant Suzi Taylor has lodged an appeal after being convicted last year of assaulting a furniture removalist in a Brisbane hotel lobby.
Coroner rules child killings ‘preventable’
A South Australian coroner has ruled that the killings of two children in 2016 by their mother's partner were preventable if authorities had intervened earlier.
Youth-dominated crimes rise again in Qld
Break-ins, burglaries, shop and car thefts, joy rides, arson and property damage in Queensland are rising amid a controversial youth crime crackdown.
Greens optimistic over Brisbane Labor seat
Labor has dismissed a Greens party poll which shows federal MP Terri Butler could be ousted from her inner Brisbane seat of Griffith.
Road rage attacks cap month-long spree
A month-long crime spree in Queensland by a man on parole was capped by two road rage attacks that left a motorist with a broken jaw, a court has heard.
Accuser’s friend wished Porter ill: lawyer
Ill will felt toward Christian Porter should not have barred his barrister from representing him in his defamation case against the ABC, a court has been told.
Two charged with Qld man’s stabbing murder
Queensland police have charged a mother and her son over the stabbing death of another son in Gladstone.
Police investigating death of Gold Coast girl, 12
Queensland police are probing the sudden death of a 12-year-old girl found unresponsive at a Gold Coast home.
Police to question victim’s mum, brother
Queensland police continue to investigate the death of a man and injuries to a woman and man at a home in Gladstone.
Roberts-Smith’s witness opposes key claims
The first SAS witness to testify on Ben Roberts-Smith's behalf in the Federal Court has contradicted a number of key allegations the VC recipient faces.
Foster still waiting for scam case details
Almost two years after his initial arrest on fraud offences, Peter Foster's lawyer says they are still waiting for Queensland Police to disclose information.
Qld man admits sex assault near station
A man has admitted sexually assaulting a stranger who was walking to a train station on a Sunday morning, only letting her free when someone heard her cries.
Man’s body found in Qld welfare check
Queensland police have found a man's body, and an injured woman and man, during a welfare check at a home in Gladstone.