A man booked an airline ticket to Japan in the two hours between fatally stabbing his mother and his arrest at Brisbane airport’s international terminal, police allege. Emergency services were called to a residence on Chestnut Place about 4.20pm on […]
An 18-year-old has been charged with murder following the fatal stabbing of a man by an alleged machete-wielding group amid plans to ban the weapon. Timothy Leek was stabbed to death near the Marriott Waters shopping centre in Melbourne’s south-east
Melbourne teenager charged with murder after machete attack | Melbourne Read More »
A body has been found during a search for a missing six-year-old girl. The girl was last seen in North Nowra, in southern NSW, on Sunday afternoon. Police were notified when the girl could not be located, with officers from
Body found in NSW bushland believed to be missing six-year-old girl | New South Wales Read More »
A well timed sprinkling of rain has come to the aid of firefighters battling a blaze that destroyed a home on the outskirts of Melbourne. The blaze swept through rugged terrain at Montrose in the city’s outer east on Saturday
Criminal charges against Richard Boyle, who blew the whistle on aggressive tax collection practices, have been dropped but advocates want the prosecution ended. The Commonwealth prosecutor on Friday dropped five charges including three counts of attempting to disclose protected information
Five criminal charges dropped against ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle | Tax Read More »
Former Australian Test cricket star Stuart MacGill might still be jailed, but he has been spared a potential life sentence over his role in a $330,000 cocaine deal that led to his violent kidnapping. The former legspinner, whose post-cricket life
Hundreds of thousands of households face higher power bills as the energy regulator has proposed lifting benchmark prices by up to 9% in some regions. The government has conceded power bills are “too high” and urged users to shop around
Australians urged to shop around as power prices set to rise up to 9% from July | Energy Read More »
A woman has admitted serving up magic mushrooms at a spiritual retreat where a participant died, leaving court without a conviction recorded for drug trafficking. Spiritual healer Deanne Mathews, 53, was fined $3000 after she pleaded guilty to the single
Traditional owners say justice has been served for their people as the high court dismissed a commonwealth appeal in a landmark compensation case. The commonwealth lost the high court battle over whether it may be liable for up to $700m
A surfer fatally mauled by a shark at a remote beach in Western Australia was on a six-month holiday with his partner and pet dog. Steven Payne, 37, was attacked on Monday at Wharton beach, east of Esperance, and his
