‘Load of crap’: Son walks free as body still missing
He killed his own mother, shockingly calling her “a waste of space… a bogan… an ugly bitch”. Now, despite her body never having been found, he is set to walk free – and her family are furious.
Behind The Scenes
COVID hits Aussie paedo, drug dealer in Bali jail
Two Australians locked up in Bali have contracted the deadly coronavirus and forced into a cramped isolation wing with hundreds of infected men.
Customs officers secretly given search powers
More than 20 Australian Border Force officers have been secretly given federal police powers — allowing them to execute search warrants — in a hugely controversial move.
The double lives of SA’s criminals exposed
From cops to footy coaches and doctors – they appeared to the world as everyday people. Find out what happened when their double lives were uncovered.
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Why do smart women fall for crooks?
Why someone as intelligent and street-smart as Nicola Gobbo would get herself hooked up with so many crooks on both sides of the law is a mystery of the human condition. But as confusing as they are, “crook lovers” aren’t so rare writes Andrew Rule.
Australia’s first convicted terrorist has parole blocked
The man who plotted to blow up the national electricity grid and Army bases as part of an al-Qaeda linked terror attack will remain in jail with his parole bid quashed by the Federal Government.
What drove Borce Ristevski to kill his wife?
Remorseless wife killer Borce Ristevski has finally been brought to justice. But what drove the suburban dad to kill Karen, his wife of 27 years, and how did police gather the evidence to catch him?
Assange’s dad tells of ‘shock’ in desperate plea
Julian Assange’s devastated father has revealed his reaction to seeing his son after he was arrested, and has called on Scott Morrison to extradite the Wikileaks founder home to Australia.
Aussie protesters rally to free Assange
Australia said it would oppose the death penalty for Julian Assange, as protesters in Sydney and Melbourne called for his release and more details of his behaviour inside the Ecuadorean embassy were revealed.
How Assange became a global wrecking ball
The unwelcome presence of Julian Assange in the Ecuadorean embassy didn’t stop him from disrupting the world. His link to Russia isn’t the only interesting dynamic with a superpower he has developed.
How Assange’s ‘diva demands’ shocked embassy staff
His every whim was initially catered for by starstruck workers. But when News Corp Australia was granted rare access to Julian Assange inside the embassy, the atmosphere was like a ticking time bomb.
Notorious crims caught in wild Goulburn Supermax prison brawl
New footage released shows two of the country’s most notorious inmates — Bassam Hamzy and Talal Alameddine — in a violent punch-up in Goulburn Supermax prison.
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