Woman who tried to suffocate dad jailed
A woman must serve at least 10 months in prison after pleading guilty to attempting to murder her brain-injured father by smothering his face with a cushion.
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Housing shortage impacts Qld DV victims
A shortage of social housing is forcing women to stay in violent relationships, an inquiry into Queensland Police's response to domestic violence has heard.
Police raid cocaine house linked to cartel
Federal and state police have raided a cocaine production house in country Queensland which they say is linked to a Columbian cartel.
WA town grieves children after fatal fire
A mother is being flown to Perth for treatment as she assists police after her three children died in a house fire in Port Hedland in the Pilbara region.
Ex-lover feared Roberts-Smith, court told
The former lover of Ben Roberts-Smith both loved and feared him after an alleged attack and stereotypical reactions should be rejected, a judge has been told.
Ex-TV journalist jailed over fatal crash
Ex-journalist Trent Evans has been jailed for more than seven years for killing his friend in a car crash by driving while speeding and heavily intoxicated.
Sydney man jailed over $2 million fraud
A Sydney businessman has been jailed after defrauding $2 million from a Queensland printing business through shell companies and false directorships.
Lie alleged to cover up Afghan execution
War veteran Ben Roberts-Smith has been accused of colluding with four of his witnesses by inserting a lie into evidence to cover up an alleged war crime.
Premier Perrottet urges Sidoti to resign
The NSW premier has urged former Liberal minister John Sidoti to resign from parliament after the ICAC found he engaged in serious corrupt conduct.
SAS soldiers ignored ‘despicable crimes’
SAS soldiers who eventually testified against Ben Roberts-Smith were willing to turn a blind eye to alleged crimes due to a code of silence, a judge has heard.
Prime suspect excused from giving evidence
A Victorian coroner has excused Peter Jenkinson from testifying at an inquest into the disappearance of Krystal Fraser after being told he's the prime suspect.
‘Someone is lying’ in Roberts-Smith case
Closing submissions have begun in the defamation trial launched by Ben Roberts-Smith, describing a sustained media campaign to discredit an exceptional soldier.
Accused terror group boss goes on trial
Hamdi Alqudsi is on trial in Sydney for his alleged role leading the Shura, a terror group accused of planning attacks on Israeli diplomats and the mardi gras.
Attempted murder charge over Qld stabbing
A woman has been charged with attempted murder after a teenager was stabbed multiple times in central Queensland.
Man jailed over throat slashing in revenge
A Brisbane man has been sentenced to jail after admitting slashing a person's throat in revenge over a photo of a woman smoking drugs.
Rapist admits killing mum as girls slept
A man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter over the death of a Brisbane mother who was smothered and strangled while lying next to her two daughters.
Jail for carjacker who left injured woman
A man has been jailed over a carjacking in which a woman was seriously injured by being dragged with her head hitting the road as she hung out the vehicle.
Jail cut for killer driver ‘so unjust’
Samuel Davidson who was speeding, drunk and drug-affected when he killed four children walking on a Sydney footpath has had his prison sentence slashed.
Brisbane airport freight workers charged
Federal police have charged eight people, including two freight workers, with stealing phones and tablets from packages at Brisbane Airport.
Jail cut for driver who killed four kids
Samuel Davidson who was speeding, drunk and drug-affected when he killed four children walking on a Sydney footpath has had his prison sentence slashed.
Couple jailed after car ‘used as a weapon’
A Queensland couple have been jailed for nine years after a woman twice hit people with a car before her knife wielding partner threatened to kill them.
Addict’s ‘selfish plan’ to blame for death
A drug-fuelled man who came up with a selfish plan to get drugs by violence if necessary was "very much to blame" for an unlawful killing, a judge says.
Father of ex-choirboy sues Pell, Church
Cardinal George Pell and the Catholic Church are being sued in Victoria's Supreme Court by the father of a deceased former choirboy, for psychological harm.
Man jailed for 14 years for daughter abuse
A 73-year-old man has been jailed for 14 years on dozens of charges after abusing his two daughters from a young age in Queensland.
Abuse survivor jailed for abusing kids
A man who has applied for child sexual abuse victim compensation has been jailed for a string of offences against his former partner's grandkids.
Accused baby killer ‘lied to protect mum’
A man accused of murdering a six-month old baby has said he lied to protect the child's mother despite their casual relationship mainly involving drugs and sex.
Missing pregnant woman told ‘get in’ car
An inquest into Krystal Fraser's disappearance from Victoria's north has been told she got into a red station wagon with a man on the night she vanished.
Man’s throat cut over drug smoking pic
A man had his throat slashed after tensions boiled over when he took a photo of a female friend smoking drugs, a Queensland court has heard.
Dad asked me to kill him: Qld woman
A woman who put a cushion over her father's face in an attempt to kill him says she acted at the request of the 68-year-old who had a brain injury and dementia.
NSW govt sues nurses union over strikes
The NSW government is seeking court-ordered penalties over allegedly unauthorised strikes by health staff in February and March this year.
Pregnant woman may have been killed
An inquest into the disappearance of Bendigo woman Krystal Fraser 13 years ago is investigating whether she was murdered by her unborn child's father.