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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
‘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.
‘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.
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.
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.
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.
Rat-plagued youth detention centre in ‘acute crisis’
An independent inspector has described Perth's Banksia Hill youth detention centre as being in acute crisis, with major riots exacerbating longstanding issues.
Man critical after being stabbed, falling from balcony
A man is in critical condition after being stabbed and falling from a fire exit balcony in a building in north Queensland.
Slain mathematician’s family ‘finally has some peace’
Scott Johnson's killer may be out of jail in three years after being sentenced for his fatal punch in 1988 but Steve Johnson says his family feels vindicated.
Lawyer wraps up Prince Harry case by grilling reporter
A former royal correspondent has rejected questions by a lawyer for Prince Harry that some of the information in her stories came from phone hacking.
France lauds ‘backpack hero’ of Annecy attack
Two toddlers are in a stable but critical condition, two more escaped with minor injuries after a Syrian national went on a stabbing rampage in a French park.
Man ‘didn’t mention killing wife to mate at first’
A friend told a jury Shaun Robert Sturgess did not mention that he had killed his wife earlier that day as they drank together but told him the next afternoon.
Third arrest over murder of Northern Territory man
Northern Territory police have arrested a third person in connection to the murder of a man who went missing more than a year ago.
‘Nobody wants to be phone hacked,’ Harry tells court
Prince Harry has rejected a suggestion that a lack of evidence meant his phone was not hacked by reporters for Mirror Group Newspapers.
Prince Harry says phone-hacking was on industrial scale
Prince Harry has faced a second day of grilling over his allegations "rock bottom" British tabloids had used unlawful means to target him since he was a child.
Brisbane police bust drug lab, seize cash, firearm
A Brisbane man has been charged with a string of drug offences following a police raid on a drug lab in Brisbane's north.
Fatal attack on fisherman by two crocs may be a first
Officials believe a deadly attack on a fisherman in north Queensland might be the first time two crocodiles have been known to hunt a human.
Council fails in bid to stall drowning prosecution
A regional council has tried to stop a workplace health and safety prosecution alleging that a lack of lifeguards contributed to two Chinese tourists drowning.