Mystery caller claims to be Queensland croc headhunter
The discovery of a decapitated crocodile in Queensland has sparked an investigation, after a man took responsibility for the killing in an anonymous phone call.
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Man told by court to stay away from Brittany Higgins
A man charged with making threats on social media says he will behave after a court banned him from contacting Brittany Higgins, her fiance and an MP.
Police seek CCTV vision of Sydney inferno’s beginnings
Fire investigators are appealing for anyone with vision from cars or CCTV footage of the streets immediately around the site of a huge CBD blaze in Sydney.
Man charged with murder after stabbing in Queensland
A man has been charged with murder after another man died after being stabbed during an altercation at a home in the Ipswich suburb of Redbank in Queensland.
Caravan fire kills man, 22, and woman, 26
A caravan fire in Brisbane's outer west has killed two people in their twenties as police investigate whether the blaze is suspicious.
Investigation after man’s body found in Queensland home
Police are appealing for CCTV or dashcam footage after the body of a 69-year-old man was discovered in a home in rural Queensland.
Tears of relief as deadly aged care case heads to trial
A magistrate has ruled a case against a Melbourne aged care home, where a COVID-19 outbreak led to 34 residents' deaths, should go to trial.
Police investigate party after teen’s body found
Townsville police continue to investigate the death of an 18-year-old after the man's body was found with several injuries.
$30m meth stuffed into duffel bags seized in NSW
Twenty kilograms of meth have been seized during a vehicle stop following a joint NSW and Queensland police investigation into cross-border drug trafficking.
Queensland backbencher faces parliamentary probe
A Queensland Labor backbencher is under parliamentary investigation over allegations of misusing taxpayer funds.
Pilot in fatal chopper crash had ‘high-risk appetite’
The pilot of a helicopter involved in a fatal crash three years ago had a history of risk-taking and was not legally allowed to fly, a report has found.
Police probe if Brisbane woman died in recycling clash
An elderly woman missing in Brisbane for almost two weeks is now believed to be dead and police think it might be linked to a neighbourhood dispute.
Police foil plan to bring $1b of cocaine into Australia
Police have stopped 2.4 tonnes of cocaine worth $1 billion from coming into Western Australia and have arrested 12 people over the alleged shipment.
‘Sophisticated’ Brisbane meth syndicate smashed
An alleged drug syndicate has been dealt a "knockout blow" by police who seized kilos of meth and hundreds of thousands of dollars over a 14-month operation.
International team suspends investigation into MH17
An international team investigating the downing of MH17 says it has insufficient evidence to launch any new prosecutions.
Teen charged over Queensland stabbing
A teenager police say was found with a knife the size of a machete has been charged after a man was stabbed to death in Brisbane's north.
Special counsel named to lead Trump probes
US Attorney-General Merrick Garland has named a special counsel to oversee the Justice Department's investigations into former president Donald Trump.
Ukraine power supply under constant attack
Ukrainian authorities are working to restore power nationwide after Russia unleashed the heaviest bombardment of civilian infrastructure of the war.
Russia launches deadly attacks on Kyiv
Russian drone attacks on central Kyiv have killed at least three people as residents of the Ukrainian capital fled for shelter.
No link between same-day shootings in Brisbane: Police
Two separate attacks in which a man and a woman were both shot in the face south of Brisbane are not related, Queensland detectives say.
Qld lab halted DNA tests on wrong advice
A decision by Queensland's forensics lab not to test certain DNA samples as thoroughly as possible saved less than $1 million a year, a hearing has been told.
Tourist finds human skull near Darwin
Human skeletal remains have been found by a bushwalking tourist and his dog in Darwin's outskirts where forensic experts are processing the grim discovery.
Queensland water supplier to back-pay staff
Seqwater, who supply water to more than three million people, will back-pay staff $7 million after an investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Trump refused to call off riot, probe told
Donald Trump watched the US Capitol attack on TV while his family and advisers begged him to tell his supporters to end the riot, a hearing has been told.
Qld Police arrest 12 over girl’s murder
Queensland Police have arrested 12 people linked to a religious group after a girl, eight, died in the family home in Toowoomba in January.
Trump ‘wanted to join US Capitol riot’
Donald Trump wanted to join supporters storming the US Capitol and tried to grab the wheel of his limousine in a bid to get there, a former aide has testified.
Trump ‘detached from reality’: Barr
Donald Trump's advisers dismantled his false claims of 20202 election fraud but he became "detached from reality", the US Capitol riot probe has heard.
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Mother, son ‘bury pedestrian’ hit by car
A mother and son have appeared in court after allegedly moving the body of an Indigenous pedestrian fatally struck by a car on a Northern Territory highway.
Body found after human leg left on NT road
Two people have been arrested following the discovery of an Aboriginal woman's body near Darwin, two days after a partial leg was found on an NT highway.
Fresh assault claim in federal parliament
A woman has allegedly been indecently assaulted by a man at parliament house in Canberra, with an investigation under way.
Victorian men killed in shooting, stabbing
Two men have died in a double stabbing in Melbourne's north after a man was fatally gunned down in a separate incident earlier in the night.