Sarah Grasso tricked family, friends, even legitimate lawyers, into believing she was a barrister by sneaking into uni lectures and faculty social events, and awarding herself fake degrees, leaving a manipulative trail of bounced cheques and debt in her wake.
Australia’s government departments of Defence, Health and Home Affairs are risking their websites being hijacked by criminals, who want taxpayers’ private data. This is how it works.`
When Drug Squad detectives seized a thriving marijuana crop in the hills of Healesville in 1971, Graeme ‘Hondo’ Henderson left a note for the hapless crooks who’d grown it — and it would wind up in a bizarre location two years later.
Deadly super strength ecstasy pills will hit Australian shores once lockdowns end. We reveal how manufacturers in the Netherlands are doing it amid fresh global calls for local pill testing.
Fewer than 50 people were there the moment a Victorian jury handed down one of the most stunning verdicts in history. Here’s why George Pell’s case was heard in secret — and what unfolded in court that could not be reported until today.
The serial paedophile who drugged, molested and killed nine-year-old Samantha Knight has never applied for parole during his 17-year jail term, meaning he could walk free — with no restrictions — in June.
A young female prison officer has been suspended after reports she took photos while on a hospital escort of a loaded gun being held to her head — and sent them to fellow staff.
Such was the nature of her injuries, police who worked on the Anita Cobby case and brought her pack of killers to justice struggle to this day to talk about the level of brutality she endured.
Legendary detective Ron Iddles claimed many scalps in his storied career, but one suspect made a creepy first impression during a police raid. And the murderous quadruple killer was on the loose, after a brazen escape from Pentridge Prison’s notorious D division.
Former detective and Assistant Commissioner Clive Small, who led the team that captured Ivan Milat, has revealed his near brush with his own mortality.
They’re feared and ferocious. From the Prisoners of War to the pair responsible for Tony Mokbel’s stabbing, these are the most notorious and feared gangs in our state’s prisons.
Insiders say Tony Mokbel has become obsessed with the prospect of getting back into court, as the drug kingpin wrote longwinded letters prompted by revelations in the Lawyer X scandal, demanding his release.
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