Sydney stabbing accused Mert Ney to defend charges ‘on grounds of mental illness’ | Australia news
The man accused of murdering a woman in a Sydney unit before stabbing another woman in the CBD will defend the charges on the grounds...
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Roberta Williams allegedly threatened to kill TV producer making show about her life | Australia news
Gangland widow Roberta Williams has been given bail by a Melbourne court after allegedly kidnapping and threatening to kill a television producer making a show...
Faruk Orman to be released after gangland murder conviction quashed over Lawyer X scandal | Australia news
Melbourne gangland getaway driver Faruk Orman will be immediately released from jail because of a “substantial miscarriage of justice” caused by his double-agent lawyer Nicola...
Father charged with murder after daughter found dead in car in Adelaide | Australia news
A man has been charged with murder after his daughter was found dead in a car in suburban Adelaide, while he suffered a serious abdominal...
Independent review ordered after riot at NSW juvenile justice centre | Australia news
An “urgent” independent review has been called following a riot at a juvenile justice centre on the New South Wales central coast which left seven...
Western Sydney stabbing: woman allegedly murdered mother in ‘horrific attack’ | Australia news
A woman has allegedly decapitated her mother in front of the 57-year-old’s four-year-old grandson in their western Sydney home. The dead woman’s 25-year-old daughter was...
Cancer con artist Belle Gibson took overseas holidays but says she cannot afford fine | Australia news
The disgraced wellness blogger Belle Gibson spent more than $90,000 in two years and went to Bali and Africa, a court has heard, but still...
Chris Dawson pleads not guilty to murder of wife Lynette | Australia news
The former husband of Sydney woman Lynette Dawson has formally pleaded not guilty to her murder. Chris Dawson, a former rugby league player and teacher,...
Victorian police commander Stuart Bateson suspended and charged over leaks | Australia news
One of Victoria’s top police officers has been suspended from the force after he was charged by the state’s anti-corruption watchdog with leaking restricted information....
NSW electrician jailed for providing missile advice to Islamic State | Australia news
An electrician from rural New South Wales has been jailed for at least six years and nine months after he designed missiles for Islamic State...
George Pell appeal: cardinal’s victim not a liar or fantasist, court told | Australia news
The complainant who said Cardinal George Pell sexually abused him when he was a 13-year-old choir boy is a compelling witness and neither a liar...
Darwin shooting: Northern Territory police order parole review after rampage | Australia news
The Northern Territory chief minister has announced a review of every person currently subject to electronic monitoring after a man wearing one of the bracelets...
Witnesses describe panic and carnage in Darwin during hour-long shooting rampage | Australia news
Witnesses of a shooting in Darwin that left four people dead and a woman injured have described scenes of panic after the gunman went on...
Melbourne nightclub shooting leaves two people in critical condition | Australia news
Two people are fighting for their lives after a shooting outside a Melbourne nightclub. Bloodstained clothing left in the middle of a road alongside bullet...
Coalition’s proposed anti-corruption body flawed and weak, police veteran warns | Australia news
A long-serving former senior federal police officer has warned that the Coalition’s proposed integrity commission is flawed, weak and would “not be capable of responding...