‘My eyes were red’: Port Arthur survivor tells of horror
An off-duty nurse, who helped during the Port Arthur massacre, reveals how she has learned to live with the horror 25 years on.
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Killer mum Folbigg bashed in prison
Kathleen Folbigg has revealed she was brutally attacked in jail by a fellow inmate, as leading scientists call for her pardon based on new genetic evidence.
The million-dollar meth labs smashed by police in 2020
A backyard drug lab capable of producing a staggering 120kg of meth every week is just one of many smashed by police in 2020. Explore the locations and latest stats.
Ice courier mum learns fate after flying $60k of drugs into Tassie
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Aussie forensic experts and MI5 spies set to help NZ
New Zealand police is beefing up its presence in Christchurch as Australia’s forensic and counter-terrorism experts are also set to join the operation. British spy agency MI5 is also investigating.
Brisbane clubhouse could spark bikie revival
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Judge ignores fears of escalating bikie hostilities
Forty-eight hours after a Rebels motorcycle club member was shot eight times, the state’s top anti-bikie cop was arguing in court for an extension of special powers to clamp down on motorcycle gangs.
Simple toy box a window into young life brutally cut short
It’s a sturdy wooden toy box. It shows a magical scene of a rocket ship flying by stars. And it’s a heartbreaking window into the world of four-year-old Tyrell Cobb, killed by his mother in what seasoned Gold Coast cops say is the worst case of child abuse they have seen. This is his story.
The holy house of horrors where boys treated as God’s garbage
This Ballarat boys’ school was supposed to be a house of God. But at one stage in 1971, the entire male staff abused children. One student described the horror: “We had a paedophile priest, we had a paedophile grade three teacher, a paedophile grade five teacher and a paedophile grade six teacher.”
Bikie says girlfriend caused KFC fight
Instagram bikie Ben “Notorious” Geppert has revealed the reason behind an infamous Gold Coast KFC carpark brawl with a rival.
How Borce ended three-year mystery with one word
For more than two years, Borce Ristevski played the doting dad and grieving husband. But in one word, he sensationally revealed himself as Karen’s killer, bringing to an end an almost three-year mystery. And Rebekah Cavanagh was the only journalist there.
The man touted as George Pell’s get out of jail card
Bret Walker, SC, has a client list spanning mobsters, Prime Ministers, bikies, fraudsters and those from Australia’s rich list. Now he is charged with leading the case for the jury’s George Pell guilty finding to be overturned.
Cult’s child victims air horror claims of abuse
Starvation, beatings and forced drug use were some of the “horrible things” The Family’s child victims say they experienced, with explosive new claims against the notorious Victorian sect to be aired tonight.
Killer dad denied ultimate sin next to son’s deathbed
Shane Purssell Akehurst was still trying to talk his way out of arrest as his son Corby lay brain dead in a bed in Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital, but police knew all was not as it seemed.
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