Tourist ‘faked death’ for sun and sand
A French tourist who faked his own death at a notorious suicide spot could now be living in Queensland because he hated “cold old raining France”, the former lead detective on the case believes.
Behind The Scenes
The Melbourne cop who helped catch murderer Martin Bryant
Former Victorian SOG officer Don Stokes will never forget the moment he stared into mass murderer Martin Bryant’s “crazy, lifeless eyes” as they took him down for the Port Arthur massacre, with the cold-blooded killer screaming revenge.
Aussie spy taking on ISIS extremists unmasked
One of Australia’s leading counter terrorist operatives has been revealed as the secret agent stopping ISIS supporters and plotters from using Australian courts to combat moves to boot them out.
‘Muscling up’: Top cop gives officers new marching orders
After years of being dubbed the “plastics” for not doing real police work, new AFP Commissioner Reece Kershaw says his top cops will outsmart serious, organised crims and hit them where it hurts as he shakes up the federal agency.
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Never before seen footage of Cowan’s arrest
This is the moment Queensland Police ended a great ruse – an elaborate covert operation that finally elicited a confession out of Brett Peter Cowan for the murder of schoolboy Daniel Morcombe.
Christchurch shooter to get mental tests
The Australian man arrested over a terror attack on two mosques in New Zealand will undergo mental assessments before his case proceeds.
Prakash fights for freedom as damning photo exposed
This is the photo that brought down Australia’s most wanted jihadist, as News Corp can also reveal Melbourne-born jihadi Neil Prakash is seeking to apply for a lighter sentence.
Unseen photos: John and Yvette Nikolic’s yacht life
A man who innocently crewed John and Yvette Nikolic’s yacht has broken his silence to reveal fresh details about what he now knows was the former Melbourne horse trainer’s well-organised drug run.
Vulnerable victims we can’t let down
Decent Queenslanders are sick of the vile perpetrators of violence against children receiving penalties that seemingly don’t match the crime, or benefiting from plea bargains to receive lesser sentences.
Parole secrecy ‘to protect privacy’ of criminals
The NSW parole board is putting the privacy of some of the state’s most heinous criminals, including killers and rapists, before the safety of the public which has no way of finding out details who has applied for parole and judgments are not posted online.
Profiler lifts lid on Betty Shanks’ murder
Was it a cop, soldier or bogeyman? For almost 70 years theories have haunted Brisbane as to who killed Betty Shanks. Now an ex-criminal profiler trained by the original FBI ‘mindhunters’ reveals his thoughts on Queensland’s coldest case.
Mucaad’s last words in NZ mosque after he kissed dad
Mucaad Ibrahim has become the face of the Christchurch attack. His grieving family have revealed what happened in his final minutes at the mosque. WARNING: Graphic
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