This Month
Dutton says Labor is failing on crime. Here’s what the numbers say
The opposition leader made law and order a key feature of his campaign. But is criminality increasing, and do Australians care enough to change their vote?
Russell Brand charged with rape, sexual assault by British prosecutors
The English actor and comedian has been charged with five counts of rape and assault stemming from incidents with four women between 1999 and 2005.
Tony Mokbel walking free caps another bad week for Jacinta Allan
Wearing a big smile and an ankle bracelet, one of Australia’s most notorious gangland figures was granted bail after 18 years in prison.
Death penalty sought for Luigi Mangione
The case represents the first time the Justice Department has decided to seek the death penalty during President Donald Trump’s second term.
March
Submarine carrying tonnes of cocaine seized in Atlantic
Spanish authorities, who tipped off the Portuguese, said it was the first time a drug-running semi-submersible had been intercepted in the open sea.
Why everyone in Britain is talking about Netflix’s Adolescence
The show has captured how British society is grappling with what it means to be a boy when the loudest voices defining masculine identity belong to Andrew Tate and Donald Trump.
Tax inspectors busted art expert’s $7.7m forgery scam
Bill Pallot, an expert on 18th-century French furniture, is accused of running a counterfeit operation between 2008 and 2015.
Coles names Victoria as Australia’s supermarket theft capital
Other grocery retailers are also warning about a rise in shoplifting in the state, suggesting criminal organisations are becoming more brazen.
Antisemitism video nurse turns up to court surrounded by dark-clad men
Key evidence allegedly showing two former nurses discussing killing Israeli patients will face a legal challenge, threatening their prosecution.
Dutton wants deportation referendum to fix ‘restrictive’ Constitution
The opposition leader says spending as much as $450 million on a poll to give the government powers to expel criminal dual nationals would be value for money.
Victoria police reject Allan’s claim about CFMEU crackdown advice
Jacinta Allan said it was the acting police commissioner’s fault that she said a nine-month-old operation against thuggery in the construction industry was new.
Dutton backs US-style racketeering laws to tackle CFMEU
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton brands Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan’s response to reports of CFMEU and bikie misconduct on government projects as “a wet lettuce”.
Whiteley, Quilty among artists collected by crime syndicate
Forget Lamborghinis or brass knuckles. This Melbourne drug syndicate preferred Australian paintings such as Ben Quilty’s Mazda 121, which has now made $73,621 for the Commonwealth.
AFP raids Melbourne properties in CFMEU investigation
Police have executed two search warrants in Melbourne as part of its investigation into criminality in the construction industry.
Jewish community queries police on ‘bizarre’ antisemitic incidents
NSW Premier Chris Minns has defended labelling discovery of explosives at Dural terrorism, after accusations of “hyperbolic” and “kneejerk” response.
Former Philippine leader Duterte arrested over drug killings
Rodrigo Duterte was arrested after arriving from Hong Kong and police took him into custody on orders of the International Criminal Court.
Organised crime not antisemitism behind explosives, graffiti: police
Police believe one organised criminal was behind both the discovery of explosives in a caravan at Dural and multiple crimes directed at Sydney’s Jewish community.
Teen charged after dramatic Jetstar confrontation
Police were called to Avalon Airport near Geelong on Thursday afternoon following reports a male wielding a firearm had tried to board the flight.
Boy, 16 arrested after ‘abhorrent’ Sydney mosque threat
NSW Police say there is no “ongoing threat” to the community after a same-day arrest over an alleged threat against a religious centre at Edmondson Park in Sydney.
One dead after driver rams car into crowd in Germany
German police say a driver drove into a group of people in Paradeplatz, a pedestrianised street in Mannheim, killing one person.