Teenager’s alleged murder sparks calls for change
A mother whose teenage daughter was allegedly murdered on a night out has called on the community to unite against gendered violence.
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Victim’s family calls for end to ‘rampant’ knife crime
The heartbroken family of a man stabbed to death inside an elevator have called for stronger laws to end "rampant" youth knife crime.
Disgraced politician to serve community as punishment
A former state Liberal leader who supplied cocaine to friends and used the drug as a "form of escapism" must do community service to atone for his offending.
Urgent bail reform after store owner’s fatal stabbing
Urgent bail reforms are set to be introduced after a teenager handed himself in to police following the fatal stabbing of a store owner.
MAFS groom accused of retaliation against screen wife
A Married at First Sight groom has been accused of lying in his bid for protection against his on-screen wife, who he claims tried to destroy his life.
Carjacking, shooting accused to remain behind bars
A man will remain in custody after being charged with a string of offences after allegedly causing a fatal crash, shooting a good Samaritan and carjackings.
Ex-Test star’s domestic violence jail term suspended
Former Australian cricket star Michael Slater will be released after more than 12 months in custody following his sentencing for assaulting and choking a woman.
More crimes solved but are police paying a heavy price?
Police are solving more crimes but the push to improve efficiency is leaving officers exhausted and driving them out of the force, an expert warns.
Man killed ‘within hours’ of palliative care meeting
A woman made repeated attempts to give her terminally ill husband a lethal overdose because she "could not take" his delay to assisted dying, prosecutors claim.
‘Out of the car now’: dramatic footage reveals arrest
The tense arrest of a man accused of a crime spree including carjackings, a shooting and a fatal crash has been captured in footage released by police.
‘Tragedy’: Fatal crash, hijacking and highway shooting
A woman is dead after a major collision, while a driver allegedly involved was accused of a shooting and hijacking multiple cars.
Missing one km stretch may solve mum’s murder mystery
Detectives are appealing for information on the alleged murder of a 49-year-old woman with a focus on a one kilometre gap between her last known locations.
US top court blocks deportations under old wartime law
The US Supreme Court has paused the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan men in immigration custody following an emergency appeal by rights activists.
US senator meets wrongly deported man in El Salvador
US senator Chris Van Hollen has met Kilmar Abrego Garcia, coming face-to-face with the wrongly deported man after visiting El Salvador to push for his release.
Man charged with sexually assaulting 84yo woman
Police have charged a man who allegedly sexually assaulted an elderly woman after helping to carry her shopping home.
Probe into motive after mum’s body burnt, son assaulted
A group of men are on the run after a woman and her eight-year-old son were assaulted in their home before she was kidnapped and found dead in a burnt-out car.
Aussie authors launch bid to close the book on AI theft
More than 1700 Australian authors have reported their works were stolen to train AI software but experts say lawsuits may be a gamble and new laws are needed.
Botched hunt for $1m bounty lands killer behind bars
Days after learning about a fight at Chris Habiyakare's house, armed intruders staged a home invasion to steal the rapper's rumoured $1 million in cash.
Teen found ‘lying covered in blood’, murder trial told
A man on trial for murdering an Indigenous teen says he found the boy covered in blood after a co-accused allegedly struck him, but denies stomping on him.
Deputy sheriff’s son shoots two dead at US university
Two people have been killed and four injured in a shooting at Florida State University, with the shooter identified as a deputy sheriff's son.
Savage kidnapping leaves mother dead and child in coma
Police are investigating a kidnapping in Sydney's southwest that has left a woman dead and an eight-year-old boy in hospital with head injuries.
Dismembered neighbour buried under kids’ cubbyhouse
A killer who dismembered her elderly neighbour has revealed details of her horrendous crime in a failed bid to have her sentence reduced.
‘Playing on him’: appeal set for Taser cop jail call
A police officer who tasered an elderly woman could be hit with jail time as prosecutors get a hearing locked in to try to overturn his community sentence.
Man who killed wife with hammer loses murder appeal
A man convicted of murdering his estranged wife claimed a retrial by jury was needed to determine whether new DNA tests on a hammer could acquit him.
Accused cocaine kingpin ordered to surrender handprints
Police allege palm prints from an accused cocaine smuggler would match images posted in encrypted group chats by users called 'Wanted' and 'John Dillinger'.
Accused mushroom triple-murderer fronts pre-trial court
Erin Patterson has appeared in a Melbourne court as she prepares to face trial accused of killing three relatives with poisonous mushrooms.
Accountant’s $2.7m splurge for control leads to prison
A former Deloitte director has been jailed after spending more than $2.7 million of company cash on personal items and masking them as expenses.
Legal system veil of silence ‘another form of trauma’
Australia's legal systems need reform to ensure survivors of domestic and sexual violence are not being silenced by non-disclosure agreements, advocates say.
Ex-Marist brother seeks record of sex abuse ‘flashback’
A former Marist brother wants to attack the credibility of a pupil he allegedly abused in the 1980s after he underwent a controversial psychotherapy procedure.
Prosecutors fight damning findings in Mokbel appeal
The Director of Public Prosecutions is challenging findings made against police in drug kingpin Tony Mokbel's drug conviction appeal.
‘Justice done’: dad sees daughter’s killer go to jail
Cindy Crossthwaite's family and friends are relieved her killer Emil Petrov will spend at least 20 years behind bars for her murder.