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CrimePremiumInquest out to uncover truth over mysterious Broome death

More than 14 years have passed since the tragic death of Broome’s Josh Warneke. A Coroner’s inquest will finally start into his death this week, with his family saying it is a profound milestone for them.

Phil Hickey

courts & justicePremiumDV thug who bashed mum in front of child jailed for years

A persistent domestic violence offender who attacked a mother in front of their three-year-old son will spend more than two years behind bars.

Rebecca Le May

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Crack riot squad fear for jobs as work with kids increases

Not only is the use of the heavily armoured squad in juvenile detention centres cause for concern, the officers themselves view it as the worst, most stressful part of their job.

Rebecca Le May

CrimePremiumTeen hospitalised after late night Perth stabbing

A teenager is in hospital with serious injuries after a stabbing attack in Perth’s southern suburbs in the early hours of Saturday morning. 

Claire Sadler

CourtPremiumMan freed from child sex charges for wild reason

A Sydney man has been acquitted of child sex charges after his legal team successfully argued that he was asleep during the incidents and suffering from ‘sexsomnia’.

Steve Zemek

NewsPremiumHuge banner blocks views in ritzy area

Prime waterside views in a affluent suburb have been blocked as a local council took drastic action for one reason.

Liam Beatty

CrimePremiumMan jailed for six years over child abuse offences

A Darwin man has been jailed for up to six years for child abuse offences which included possessing sexually explicit images of toddlers.

Holly Hales

CrimeVideoPremiumGang crime squad seizes pistol during Mongrel Mob home raid

Gang crime detectives have charged a patched member of a bikie gang and a 33-year-old woman with a string of firearm and drug offences following a raid at their southern suburbs home.

Hannah Cross

CrimeMother charged with murdering her two sons fronts court

A mother charged with murdering her two sons has fronted court for the first time on two domestic violence murder counts.

William Ton

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Alleged murderer mum faces court after two sons stabbed

A mother who was charged with murder, allegedly stabbing her two young children to death before trying to injure herself has faced court.

Max Corstorphan

NewsPremiumDad’s heartbreaking confession after crash

Within 15 minutes of boarding the bus, Graham McBride’s life changed forever.

Nathan Schmidt

CrimeBrazil court lifts X bank freeze after $4.9m transfer

A Brazilian federal judge has ordered a fine imposed on two of Elon Musk's companies to be taken from their accounts.

Staff Writers

CrimeUS citizens sentenced to death over DR Congo coup bid

A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has handed down death sentences to 37 people, including three US citizens, over a coup attempt.

Staff Writers

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Cops swoop on Wheatbelt campsite to catch wanted trio

Police say they have caught a wanted trio who were allegedly hiding out at a Wheatbelt campsite on the run from interstate police over an attack in Townsville.

Shannon Hampton

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REVEALED: Perth hoons caught just hours after safety summit

Senior WA Police bosses have been left shaking their heads after traffic officers nabbed three alleged hoons in one day - and just 24 hours after a summit was held to address WA’s horror road toll.

Phil Hickey

CrimeComoros president injured in knife attack: spokeswoman

A man has been arrested after allegedly injuring Comoros President Azali Assoumani in a knife attack, the government says.

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CrimeTimberlake pleads guilty to impaired driving

Justin Timberlake has pleaded guilty to impaired driving following his arrest in New York in June.

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CrimeAustrian convicted of infecting neighbour with COVID-19

A woman fatally infected her neighbour with COVID-19 in 2021, an Austrian judge has reportedly ruled.

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CourtPremium‘17 hours’: Horrific detail in brothers’ deaths

A Blue Mountains mother has faced court for the first time since being charged with the murder of her two young sons.

Steve Zemek and Blake Antrobus

CHILD DEATHMother charged after two boys found dead inside NSW home

The boys’ father found his two sons on Tuesday.

Rhiannon Lewin

COURTPremiumKids’ screams before horror crash

A real estate agent who failed to report a driver in a fatal alleged street race which killed two young brothers has been slammed in court for her “shameful” conduct.

Nathan Schmidt

COURTMajor update in Lehrmann rape appeal

A major update has emerged in Bruce Lehrmann’s appeal against his brutal defamation suit loss to Network 10 and Lisa Wilkinson.

Blake Antrobus, Steve Zemek

CrimePremiumYouth minister acquitted in 'sexsomnia' child sex case

A Sydney minister has been found not guilty of child sex charges on the basis he was likely suffering sexsomnia at the time the alleged abuse took place.

Sam McKeith

COURTPremiumMajor update after mum set alight by ex

A jury has returned their verdict in the trial of a man accused of the murder of a woman, who was doused in fuel and set on fire by her estranged ex-husband.

Blake Antrobus