Death plans for Ivan Milat, Neddy Smith
Serial killer Ivan Milat and gangster Neddy Smith will almost certainly die in jail. But what will happen to their bodies after they pass away?
Our Criminal History
Ex-Labor MP pedophile closer to parole
Former NSW Labor MP and convicted pedophile Milton Orkopoulos, who was sentenced for dozens of offences including rape, is one step closer to parole after he was arrested in 2006. And he’s not the only politician to have spent time behind bars.
Mugshots: Faces of South Australia’s criminal past
These are the haunting faces of South Australia’s rich criminal history. From murder and theft to the “crime” of fortune-telling, delve into these fascinating records of our villainous past.
The man who gave us Buckley’s chance
His escape from the penal colony, which saw one convict shot and others turn back in despair, was itself against the odds. His survival for 30 years in the bush before re-emerging as the “Wild White Man”, defied them completely.
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Convict link to key moment in history
HOUSEMAID Rachel Turner was transported on a “floating brothel” for theft — but in an extraordinary turn of events the convict’s illegitimate son would be the only Australian to fight in the Battle of Waterloo.
Howard warns gun laws are at risk
Days after the Christchurch mosque shootings, John Howard has warned that our gun laws are at risk of being eroded.
Breeding ground for mass murder and mayhem
In this extract from his forthcoming book The Night Dragon, Matthew Condon details how Brisbane’s notorious Boggo Road Jail helped sow the seeds for the Whiskey Au Go Go tragedy and other deaths and disappearances in the ’70s
The Vatican’s biggest scandals
The Catholic Church has a heavy cross to bear. It’s facing the worst crisis it has seen in its 2000-year-old history. But questions remain over whether it can survive.
Black widow who poisoned her way into SA folklore
It was called Rough On Rats, a 19th century rodent poison that was little more than a box of arsenic coloured with coal — but for SA’s infamous black widow, Martha Needle, it was the tool she used to murder the people she was supposed to love most.
How Pell’s attitude spurred on his critics
George Pell’s own words to the Australian victims of child abuse summed up his unbelievable contempt for the process of uncovering atrocities in the Catholic Church, writes Charles Miranda.
Australia’s worst mass murders
The now-jailed Bourke Street street attacker committed one of Australia’s worst mass murders. But there were other callous killers before him whose crimes sent shockwaves through the nation.
Whistleblower prostitute seeks compo 50 years on
A former Queensland prostitute who risked her life to take down a corrupt detective almost 50 years ago is set to demand government compensation for decades of pain and suffering.
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