‘Devious’ drug courier jailed over $1 million deal
The judge said Sydney woman Thi Phuong Mai Nguyen's claim about being forced into acting as a courier for 150 kilograms of MDMA was a "bald-faced lie".
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Bodies of two men found in NSW caravan park
Parts of a caravan park have become a crime scene after the bodies of two men aged in their 50s and 60s were found in a township near the NSW-Queensland border.
Receptionist could be jailed for Cricket Tasmania theft
The woman at the centre of a texting saga with one-time Australian Test cricket captain Tim Paine could be jailed for stealing from Cricket Tasmania.
Pokies-addicted elderly woman defrauds stroke victim
An 80-year-old woman dishonestly withdrew almost $300,000 from her stroke victim friend's accounts to feed a poker machine addiction, a court has heard.
Construction boss on trial over excavator drug haul
The alleged sound of Tony Maaz's "frustration" was picked up by devices planted by police who earlier removed hundreds of kilos of MDMA from an excavator.
Extreme Christian ideology incited police terror ambush
Australia experienced its first terror attack inspired by extremist Christian ideology in the deadly ambush of police and shootout in Queensland last year.
Bus driver granted bail after death of 14-year-old boy
A bus driver charged over the death of a 14-year-old boy outside a school in Sydney's southwest has been granted bail.
Dad unhappy with sentence for kids’ deaths in hot car
Kerri-Ann Conley has been jailed for nine years after her "inexcusable" decision that left her two toddlers to die in a hot car after a night spent socialising.
Drug courier forced by threats into $1m deal, jury told
A Sydney woman has told a jury she was threatened with a pistol and warned her family members would die if she did not carry out a major drug deal in Brisbane.
Qld tour company fined after boys drown on school trip
A Queensland tour company has been fined $250,000 after two Japanese schoolboys drowned when their school group visited K'gari (Fraser Island).
Two more women accuse footy great of child sexual abuse
Two more women have told a trial that Australian rules football legend Barry Cable sexually abused them when they were children.
Union sues amid garbage collector strikes
Waste management firm Cleanaway could face $125,000 in penalties for allegedly blocking union members from engaging in legal industrial action.
Lawyer claims vendetta against ex-NRL star Sam Burgess
Former NRL star Samuel Burgess will plead not guilty to driving unlicensed, his lawyer says, claiming a former NSW minister had a "vendetta" against him.
Prisoner stands trial accused of raping three inmates
Accused serial sex offender Raymond Henry Garland allegedly raped a fellow inmate a day after the man arrived at the Queensland jail, a court has been told.
‘Delinquent’ mum slept as kids died in hot car
Queensland woman Kerri-Ann Conley has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of her two young daughters by leaving them in a hot car for nine hours in 2019.
Concerns for children lead to vapes and tobacco seizure
An alleged illegal tobacco and e-cigarette operation has been disrupted in Queensland after investigations pointed to peak sales before and after school.
Murder-accused boyfriend admits seeing body in bath
The man accused of murdering Melbourne woman Sarah Gatt denies killing her but admits he saw her remains in the bath four months later and said nothing.
Coach Heal sues Sydney Flames amidst bullying claims
Head coach Shane Heal has sued the Sydney Flames after being suspended from the women's basketball team following bullying allegations made against him.
Army vet in need of mental health in prison, judge says
Christopher James Finn is in urgent need of mental health treatment in prison after suffering complex post traumatic stress disorder as a soldier, a judge says.
Murder charge dropped after 78-year-old mother dies
Queensland Police have dropped a murder charge after a woman accused of killing her autistic son more than 50 years ago passed away at the age of 78.
Future of Victorian electric vehicle tax up in the air
The High Court is set to rule on whether Victoria's electric vehicle tax is constitutional in a case that could decide what levies states can impose.
Men jailed over bashing of suspected teen rivals
Two teens were bashed unconscious at separate parties within 30 minutes by a group who suspected they were members of a rival Brisbane gang, a court has heard.
Woman accused of ‘drug courier’ role in fake $1.1m deal
A Sydney woman has gone on trial accused of acting as the driver in multiple attempts to exchange 350 kilograms of drugs for cash at various Brisbane locations.
Victim of alleged taxi rank robbery dies in hospital
A group of teenagers are expected to have charges of grievous bodily harm upgraded following the death of a 75-year-old man after an alleged assault last week.
Murder probe after body found in Qld back yard
Homicide detectives are investigating the death of a man found in a backyard of a Queensland home.
Energy Australia’s $1.5m fine after worker’s death
Energy Australia has been fined $1.5 million after admitting the death of a worker working on high voltage cables at its Yallourn power station was preventable.
Turkish rescuers dig to save family a week after quake
Rescuers are still pulling people from the rubble a week after two devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria as the death toll rises to more than 35,000.
‘Reasonable’ doubts of guilt in Folbigg inquiry
The new inquiry into Kathleen Folbigg's convictions for killing her children has been told evidence would show a reasonable hypothesis inconsistent with guilt.
Inquiry over deaths of Folbigg’s four children resumes
Scientific evidence and Kathleen Folbigg's diaries will be examined in the next hearings of the second inquiry into her convictions for killing her children.
Alleged shooter found hiding out in roof
A man charged over a shooting in Sydney's south-west was caught after police found him hiding out in a roof cavity.
Man charged with murder over young woman’s death
Police have charged a 21-year-old man with murder over the death of 19-year-old Krystle Monks west of Brisbane, after a suspected domestic violence incident.