Bali Nine have served ‘more than enough time’: advocate
A supporter of one of the Bali Nine drug smugglers says returning the group to Australia to be with loved ones will make a difference in their rehabilitation.
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‘Whatever it takes’: child removal floated to tackle DV
Child protection practices will be examined by a government in response to a landmark inquiry into the domestic violence deaths of four women.
Man dies after balcony fall during police operation
A crime watchdog is investigating the death of a man who fell from a balcony during a police operation.
Car found after gran’s mysterious disappearance, death
A car belonging to a Queensland grandmother has been found by police after she was inexplicably found dead hundreds of kilometres from her hometown.
Silent Alan Jones to fight indecent assault charges
Broadcaster Alan Jones has been granted bail after being, charged with 24 offences against eight victims between 2001 and 2019, when he dominated the airwaves.
Schoolies given good report card after four arrests
Schoolies revellers on the Gold Coast have been congratulated with the overwhelming majority keeping out of trouble and just four arrested for minor offences.
Third person in custody after crash claims grandmother
A third person is behind bars after being charged in relation to a car crash that killed a Queensland grandmother and allegedly involved a stolen vehicle.
Indigenous incarceration in NSW is at a record high
One in 27 Aboriginal men are in custody in NSW, the highest proportion ever recorded.
Grandmother of fatal crash teen slams justice system
The family of a teen charged after a grandmother died in a high impact car crash has taken aim at the justice system for releasing repeat juvenile offenders.
Third person charged over alleged theft of Bluey coins
A woman in her 20s is the latest person arrested and charged over the alleged theft of limited edition Bluey coins police value at more than $600,000.
Alleged illegal tobacco ringleader walks from court
A man arrested at an airport for allegedly running an illegal tobacco syndicate has been released by a court after a magistrate found he was not a flight risk.
Victims of crime stand on opposite sides of politics
Two families were torn apart when their kids were killed in car crashes but they now stand on opposite sides of politics ahead of the Queensland election.
Woman charged with murder after man found unresponsive
A woman will face court charged with domestic violence-related murder after a man was found unresponsive and not breathing south of Brisbane.
Murder charge for husband of wife found near lawnmower
A mother-of-three found dead near a ride-on lawnmower is being remembered as a beloved community member after her husband was charged with murder.
Alleged killer extradited on domestic murder charge
A woman's death in hospital has led to a murder charge for a NSW man who police say left the scene of the attack.
Businessman accused of poisoning wife with laced tea
A Sydney man will remain behind bars, prohibited from contacting his wife after he allegedly tried to poison her with a cup of tea spiked with ant-killer.
Australia waives immunity of diplomat’s partner in NZ
Charges could be laid against the partner of an Australian diplomat over an alleged street fight after his immunity from prosecution was removed.
Two shot as police track car stolen from MP’s home
Two men have been shot by police in Sydney's west after allegedly driving at officers in a car taken from a Labor MP's house a day earlier.
Musk anoints Trump in double act at Pennsylvania rally
Billionaire Elon Musk has joined Donald Trump on stage at a boisterous rally in Pennsylvania where the Republican candidate previously dodged a gunman's bullet.
Opposition election pledge dismissed as ‘weasel words’
Queensland's premier has dismissed as "weasel words" the opposition leader's pledge to stand down if crime numbers don't decline in his first term of office.
Late-night scrap sparks trans-Tasman diplomatic wrangle
New Zealand authorities want the partner of an Australian official to lose his diplomatic immunity after he was involved in a post-Bledisloe Cup altercation.
Routh charged with attempted assassination of Trump
Prosecutors have charged Ryan Routh with the attempted assassination of former US president Donald Trump.
Foiled plan to import $400m of meth in juice bottles
Three Queensland men have been charged over a foiled plot to import 1.2 tonnes of meth hidden in juice bottles.
Bus driver ‘ignored’ pleas to slow before deadly crash
A survivor of a horror Hunter Valley bus crash has likened the driver's bowed head in court to his hands being in his pockets while a passenger bled to death.
Three decade sentence for bus driver’s ‘ultimate sin’
Brett Button has been jailed for 32 years after expressing sorrow and shame for causing a bus crash that left 10 dead and 25 injured in the NSW Hunter Valley.
Bus crash victims sue state over ‘unsafe’ interchange
Survivors and family of victims of a horror bus crash that killed 10 people are suing a government over alleged failings in the roundabout where it happened.
Girl ‘argued’ to stop insulin, dad tells murder trial
A tearful father told a judge he was "infuriated" by his daughter's protests against insulin shots but later joined a church that believed God would heal her.
Man flees country after hot coffee park attack on baby
Police have identified a man accused of pouring hot coffee on a baby, only to discover the alleged attacker has already fled Australia.
Police put brakes on ‘drug superhighway’ in $44m bust
Two people have been charged after allegedly trying to collect $44 million worth of cocaine from a wharf in Queensland's remote north.
Criminal charges ‘on the cards’ for health union boss
The Fair Work Commission's case against a health union boss has hit a stumbling block as she applies to stay the proceedings due to possible criminal charges.
Privilege and lies: the wasted life of girl’s killer
After being raised among Sydney's elite, Charlise Mutten's killer lived a life of drug use and crime before receiving a life sentence for her murder.