How right-wing extremists are exploiting virus crisis
Violent right-wing extremists are inciting followers to “weaponise” COVID-19 and spread it to police officers, religious minorities, non-whites and other “enemies”.
Crime In Focus
SA justice takes slow pace
South Australia’s court system is taking 15 weeks to hear serious cases. But it’s not all bad news – the figures show crime has actually reduced.
Terror teen up for parole early
A teen who plotted an Anzac Day attack in Melbourne with IS recruiter Neil Prakash, pictured, is up for parole just five years after being sentenced to life and could be out as early as next week with a new identity.
Coronavirus breeds new generation of crims
The global pandemic threatens to create a new generation of coronavirus crooks as long-term unemployed youth turn to a life of crime, with three offences most likely to rise.
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Holiday fraudsters sent packing
Five dodgy backpackers are sent home each week for fraud, including falsifying documents in a bid to stay in Australia.
Final homecoming for tragic Aiia
Murder victim Aiia Maasarwe has been returned to her family, laid to rest in a heartbreaking funeral in Israel attended by thousands of mourners.
Young criminals could be named after review: Attorney-General
Juvenile offenders who have their identity suppressed by NSW courts could be named publicly once they turn 18 as part of an upcoming review into open justice by the NSW Law Reform Commission after it was revealed the unidentified “baby-faced killer” could be released.
Final farewell to murder victim Aiia
Thousands of people are expected to attend the funeral in Israel of Aiia Maasarwe, the 21-year-old student killed as she walked home after a night out in Melbourne.
Cop’s kids ‘don’t know mum was shot’
A police officer shot in Glen Innes has had six bullet fragments removed from her neck but doctors are unsure whether they can safely remove the remaining shrapnel. Her partner has spoken for the first time to The Daily Telegraph since the shooting revealing their kids don’t know their mum had been shot.
‘He’ll kill again’: Juvenile jail staff fears
He stabbed a teenage girl 48 times as she walked home from school when he was aged 16. Thirteen years later, this unidentified killer could be released after serving just half of his sentence.
Wanted Aussie terror suspect gloats about new life
The Queensland man who went to Syria as a teen and is now wanted on terrorism charges has broken his silence, saying the loss of his Australia passport was “a blessing in disguise.’’
Slain kingpin’s brother shot in assassination bid
The brother of slain underworld figure Hamad Assaad has been shot twice in western Sydney early today. Assaad was gunned down two years ago after a tit-for-tat war exploded with the murder of the Mr Big of Middle Eastern crime, Wally Ahmed.
Game hunter dead after police officers shot
A female senior constable was shot in the neck and her male colleague, Sergeant Mark Johnston, was shot in the face after responding to a call for help from Lesley Ann Newman, who had fled her gun-wielding 74-year-old husband Eric, a former trophy hunter, at their home in northern NSW.
Two hero cops shot answering SOS call
Eric Newman was a fanatical big-game trophy hunter who revelled in killing wildlife like giraffes and zebras. On Friday night Newman used his marksmanship to shoot Sergeant Mark Johnston in the face and Senior Constable Helen McMurtrie in the neck as they attended to a domestic violence complaint. He then turned the gun on himself.
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