Sydney man’s threat to kill woman and her baby
A man from Sydney’s west faces jail after using threats, coercion and deception to force a woman and child to leave Australia in a bid to revoke her visa.
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Most dangerous female inmate would ‘bash her head in’
The officers who saw Australia’s most dangerous female inmate stab another prisoner to death have never recovered. Listen to their story. Warning: Graphic
‘Constant pain’: Ex-Myer model jailed over Bali drug bust
Former Myer model Jed Texas will do time in Bali’s notorious Kerobokan Prison for possessing $60 worth of marijuana, which he claimed he needed to use for his anxiety.
Prison slang quiz: What’s a brick?
Think you’ve got what it takes to talk like an inmate? As part of our new On Guard prison podcast series, we put your knowledge of jailhouse lingo to the test.
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Moment man came face-to-face with two terrorists
Their frenzied attack began after the jihadists mowed down pedestrians with a rental Renault van on London Bridge. Now a witness has revealed what it was like to see them up close.
Aussie jihadi claims Supermax ‘too harsh’
A former bit actor on Home and Away, who was involved in Australia’s biggest terrorism plot and shot a police officer, has complained his jail time is too hard, with grievances including his coloured pencils being taken away.
Victoria’s volent criminals getting free rein after jail
State government efforts to make it harder for criminals to get parole mean many are now being freed from prison without any supervision, a Herald Sun investigation has found.
Coast conman writes bizarre Mother’s Day tribute
Notorious Gold Coast conman Peter Foster has opened up about being on the ‘lam’ and how he managed to give his mum the best Mother’s Day ever.
Crims convert to ‘Prislam’ as terror groups target Supermax
Criminals are being pressed into an extreme form of Islam — dubbed Prislam — in our jails, while al-Qaeda and IS have been discovered trying to make contact with terrorists held at our highest-security prison.
Death row Aussie’s plea for legal aid turned down
The Australian Government refused to pay Sydney terrorist Ahmed Merhi’s legal fees under new laws, in a case which ultimately saw the jihadist ordered to face the hangman’s noose.
How enduring Milat mystery was finally solved
He’s Australia’s most infamous serial killer. But since he was jailed for the backpacker slayings there have been persistent rumours that Ivan Milat, who has been rushed to hospital, did not act alone. Here’s how the truth was uncovered.
Inside new Supermax 2 terror jail built to hold radicals
Australia’s first purpose-built terrorism jail has opened for business to house the nation’s most dangerous criminals amid fears of further returns and arrests of Islamic State fighters and their sympathisers.
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