Woman, 26, charged with attempted murder after three-month-old found with reported stab wound
A 26-year-old woman has been charged with attempted murder, after a three-month-old baby was found with what police say appeared to be a stab wound to the abdomen.
Two men charged over alleged kidnapping and torture of woman in Brisbane's south face court
Queensland police allege a 43-year-old woman was taken from a property in Doolandella on Friday afternoon by a group of men and assaulted, before being driven to Forest Lake.
London 'corrosive substance' attacker may have died after vanishing into River Thames, police say
Authorities say the chances of Abdul Ezedi surviving after disappearing on London's Chelsea Bridge are "extremely remote".
Police probe into home invasion in same south-east Queensland suburb where grandmother killed was 'entirely unsatisfactory,' judge found
The "unsatisfactory" investigation into the 2021 home invasion contributed to the suspect being found not guilty, according to the judge's decision handed down last year.
Man's body found in the Murrumbidgee River near Canberra
Police say the 23-year-old man entered the river near Uriarra Crossing bridge yesterday evening and failed to resurface. His body was found three hours later.
Vandals render earthmovers inoperable, delaying dredging at the mouth of the Murray River
Police ask the public for help to identify those who smashed the machines' windows, tore off doors and wrecked internal fittings.
Community legal centres facing unprecedented demand
The centres have only been able to help fewer than 1 per cent of people who reach out.
Former Australian boxing champ pleads guilty to drug trafficking, will walk free from jail
Michael Katsidis, who won the WBO interim lightweight championship in 2007, will walk free from custody after serving nearly two years in jail.
'Don't judge the whole community by a couple of bad apples': Stab victim daughter's plea for unity
The daughter of a 70-year-old woman who was stabbed to death in a shopping centre car park, says her mother "loved everybody" and urged people not to "judge the whole community by a couple of bad apples".
Community legal centre turning away more people than it can help due to massive demand
Around 180,000 people were helped by Australia's community legal centres last year — but even more people were turned away from the service.
Queen's Wharf project delayed again, as Star Entertainment's remediation plan to operate in Queensland remains unclear
Star Entertainment Group and the Queensland government have been accused of lacking transparency for not releasing the casino giant’s full remediation plan to the public, while the Queen's Wharf project has been delayed again.
Kingsley Pickett wins release decades after killing WA mother and son
The victim's widower says he fears the notorious recidivist, who is now in his 40s, will reoffend again.
'I just panicked': Woman tells inquest she had no idea she had hit and killed partner with car
Melissa Oates says she heard a "bang" and "panicked", but insists she had no idea she had struck her partner with her vehicle at high speed while he walked home late at night. But an inquest into Jari Wise's 2020 death has heard evidence at odds with her account.
Ex-Wagner commander who escaped to Norway denied asylum
Andrei Medvedev, who fought in Ukraine as part of the Wagner mercenary group, fled to Norway across its Arctic border with Russia in January 2023.
Six students from Townsville high school rushed to hospital after ingesting 'brownish' powder
An ambulance spokesman says the students reportedly ingested an unknown substance from a bag, and paramedics arrived to find one of the teens vomiting.
US appeals court rejects Trump's sweeping immunity claim
A federal appeals court rules that Donald Trump does not have immunity from charges that he plotted to overturn his 2020 election defeat.
Steven Miles grilled on youth crime after Redbank stabbing
The Queensland Premier says he will take advice from police and experts on any future law changes.
Malaysians outraged by halved jail sentence for disgraced former PM Najib
For many Malaysians, the reduced punishment for disgraced former leader Najib Razak is seen as the ultimate betrayal, with authorities appearing to go soft on a corrupt 70-year-old whose ill-gotten gains once helped fund a Hollywood movie.
'That includes me': Tasmanian magistrates ruled out from hearing criminal case against Supreme Court Justice
An interstate magistrate will be called in to hear a criminal case involving Tasmanian Supreme Court judge Gregory Geason. Justice Geason has pleaded not guilty to charges of common assault, and emotional abuse or intimidation.
Woman's horrific ordeal at hands of 20yo man detailed as he is sentenced to a decade in prison
A young Tasmanian man who accused his then-girlfriend of cheating on him, then subjected her to 48 hours of horrific abuse, is sentenced to a decade in prison.
What impact have alcohol bans had in the NT?
A year on from the return of alcohol bans in Aboriginal town camps and communities, progress on alcohol-related harm and violence remains an uphill battle.
Just two per cent of the ACT's population are Indigenous, yet a quarter of Canberra's prisoners are First Nations people
The independent review will first assess how the ACT has acted on previous recommendations and then offer practical measures to reduce Indigenous incarceration rates.
Police investigate potential hit-run after body found on major highway
An investigation is underway after the body of a motorcycle rider was found on the M1 Motorway.
Woman in 70s stabbed in front of granddaughter near Ipswich
Police have described the attack in Redbank Plains as a 'cowardly' and 'abhorent' crime.
Shoplifting on the rise amid soaring cost of living pressures
While major supermarkets can boost security, options are limited for small businesses to combat theft.